Buying iPhone in UK with Cash/Credit Card

[Zach23]

Hey guys,

Around July 6th I'm going to be in the London and I'm wondering what you need to need to purchase an unlocked iPhone 4 in the apple store. I know in the US you need to buy it with a credit card and not cash. If they even have iPhones in stock what will I need to purchase one in London? Also can you buy unlocked iphones in the store or is it only online?

Thanks!
Zach

 

[knuster]

want to know the same thing:

cash or credit card for pickup on 24 june in regents street London??

 

[Pushkar]

Cash should be fine, never had any problems in the past. Can you guys claim VAT back as well?

 

[Gav2k]

http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/iphone/

 

[knuster]

http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/iphone/

this is only for the locked ones with contracts.
i'm buying a full price unlocked one.

 

[Gav2k]

That's what we class as a payg phone. They give you a phone and you pick which carrier and they give you a sim card package for whichever you choose obviously you could refuse the sim card.

 

[simply258]

Now that it has gone on sale, can anyone confirm if it's possible to buy it with cash ?

 

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Payg is not exactly what the op means. We in the UK are able to buy the iPhone, from Apple, SIM-free and not locked to any carrier. These prices are as published £499 / £599 on http://store.apple.com/uk

Payg iPhone 4 handsets are not available as such at the moment. When they are they would typically be slightly cheaper than the SIM-free model and locked to that carrier.

To answer the op, a guy in front of me bought an iPhone 4 SIM-free with cash on launchday from the Apple store Trafford Centre, Manchester.

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[Stiss]

I bought a unlocked iPhone 4 on launch day from Apple with a card. I like the poster above was at Apple Trafford Centre.

They didn't want any kind of ID just a email address to email your receipt to. I took a bank statement with me and I always carry my drivers license just in the eventuality they go all crazy and ask for stuff like that. They have no reason to though if your buying it unlocked.

 

[OziMac]

I imagine the real question is whether or not you'll be able to get stock from one of the UK Apple Stores - how long is their priority list these days?