iPad 2 UK Thread

[seopher]

Still hoping for PC World to deliver. Order acknowledged at 17.15 Friday. Received voicemail from them to check details on Saturday and called on Sunday morning. I then received the "We are now preparing your PC World order for delivery" email but still haven't received the tracking email. I called CS yesterday evening to be told that they had none in stock... then when she checked she said I had been allocated one but didn't know when it would be despatched. My credit card account shows they debited my account on Friday. So I'm still hoping but not that confident!

Fallback is my 26 April delivery from Apple online. Hopefully this will come forward as so many people are cancelling who get them elesewhere. I still can't belive that an early Apple order quoted as 2-3 weeks ended up as 3 weeks plus 9 days for delivery (even from China this is a long time!).

Surely Apple could have handled the launch far better?

Apple have a beautiful technique for ensuring that their products are always in demand, ensuring PR around "look, their products are so good people were queuing outside in the rain for 63 hours. Demand was so high even the manufacturer's online store will take a month to deliver".

I'm cynical, granted, but it does feel that it's just part of the PR machine. Because then the press cover the people queuing, then the press cover the huge backlog of online orders. It's double exposure. And humans are ultimately pack animals, so if an item is seen as desirable by many, instinctively it's desirable.

What the press don't cover is Jim Smith, who popped down to PCWorld at lunch-time on launch day, put his name down for the model he wanted, turned up at 17:05 and got the one he wanted, without queuing or hassle.

It's all part of the game!

 

[Loopy65]

Tracking and Currys

So then .. phoned them (again!!!!) .. the lines are getting busier lol. My order is definitely in the warehouse waiting on DHL to collect so there is definitely (if I keep saying it I will believe it more!!?!?! ) one unit allocated to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Looking more promising!

Oh, apparently (ALLEGEDLY!) I will get an email with a tracking number once DHL have collected it from warehouse and put it into their system.

loopy-who-is-only-on-her-first-coffee-of-the-day!

 

[CJM]

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MornIng everyone haha, lovely girl from PC World rang me this morning (waking me up in the process) to say my iPad was put for delivery. I groggily acknowledged and thanked her to the best of my ability.
Now that I've woken up a bit and it has sunken in, im a happy bunny!

 

[Adapsys]

Collected my 64GB Black Wifi model from Tesco last night only to find it has backlight bleed and a chip in the case. What now? I doubt I'm going to get a replacement anytime soon.

 

[Dlanod]

Does anyone have a link to a decent case which is too be used with a smart cover?

Would be great if it would be available for delivery in the UK ;-)

Thanks

I use a Watefield Designs Smart case with the Smart Cover and it works great - don't know if they are available in the UK though - I ordered mine with a Personal Muzetto from the US.

http://www.sfbags.com/products/ipad-cases/smartcase-ipad.php

 

[srbuk]

Apple have a beautiful technique for ensuring that their products are always in demand, ensuring PR around "look, their products are so good people were queuing outside in the rain for 63 hours. Demand was so high even the manufacturer's online store will take a month to deliver".

I'm cynical, granted, but it does feel that it's just part of the PR machine. Because then the press cover the people queuing, then the press cover the huge backlog of online orders. It's double exposure. And humans are ultimately pack animals, so if an item is seen as desirable by many, instinctively it's desirable.

What the press don't cover is Jim Smith, who popped down to PCWorld at lunch-time on launch day, put his name down for the model he wanted, turned up at 17:05 and got the one he wanted, without queuing or hassle.

It's all part of the game!

I don't want to play that game!... I live in rural England and prefer the simple life... and gadgets!!

And of course I want to hear your updates!!

 

[RossMc]

Tesco just had some more in stock this morning.

Added it to my basket and went to check out and it said out of stock

 

[woodsy]

I returned my iPad2 this morning to BestBuy. The light bleed was very bad on mine (home button + both sides had noticable yellowing even on 50% brightness).

Planning on waiting another month then going to try tesco direct, as I've got £12 in clubcard vouchers + there is £10 off if you spend over £250 + double points!

 

[ukkey]

So then .. phoned them (again!!!!) .. the lines are getting busier lol. My order is definitely in the warehouse waiting on DHL to collect so there is definitely (if I keep saying it I will believe it more!!?!?! ) one unit allocated to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Looking more promising!

Oh, apparently (ALLEGEDLY!) I will get an email with a tracking number once DHL have collected it from warehouse and put it into their system.

loopy-who-is-only-on-her-first-coffee-of-the-day!

I've been getting this "tale" for a few days now. I don't believe it for a minute. I think once their second allocation comes in will be when DHL mysteriously pick them up from the warehouse....

 

[der boons]

I've been getting this "tale" for a few days now. I don't believe it for a minute. I think once their second allocation comes in will be when DHL mysteriously pick them up from the warehouse....

I think like yourself I am definitely a non-believer! Pretty annoyed considering they will happily take my money and then string me along with this "tale" to ensure I don't just cancel and go elsewhere. Not that there is now anywhere else to go for the model I want.

 

[cazz2708]

I've been getting this "tale" for a few days now. I don't believe it for a minute. I think once their second allocation comes in will be when DHL mysteriously pick them up from the warehouse....

I just spoke to them and they said that they are doing all this manually and phone every customer to let them no when it's on it's way etc, they said they would ring me within the next 48 hours?!?!?!, to me that's pushing it on the 3-5 day delivery times!!!

 

[ukkey]

I just spoke to them and they said that they are doing all this manually and phone every customer to let them no when it's on it's way etc, they said they would ring me within the next 48 hours?!?!?!, to me that's pushing it on the 3-5 day delivery times!!!

They are lying through their teeth. They send a despatch email with DHL tracking on - as if they are manually doing it and phoning everyone.

Utter lies.

I called yesterday - chap said none in stock. Told him I had spoke to a lady earlier and mine had been allocated. Put on hold. Came back a minute later "oh, oh yes, there is one for you" etc etc

Just lies.....

 

[seopher]

Still awaiting payment confirmation. My morning at the moment is very much like this:

 

[ukkey]

The shocking thing is, is that they have taken the money from my credit card which legally they cannot do without notifying the CC company that the order has shipped (which is different if you use a debit card as they can take the money immediately)

So I just called them again. It's waiting to be picked up by DHL and you "should" have it by the end of the week.

Great

Currys have monumentally cocked up here. I could have bought it from Tesco, HMV, JL etc etc. I'm on a list with Comet and if that arrives before this then I will take great pleasure in launching the Curry's item straight back at them....

 

[Muscleflex]

The camera is rubbish. I can't see anybody being able to use it for anything more demanding than Facetime.

Below a photo of my desk taken with iPad 2 rear camera, you can't tell how truly awful it is unless you click to make it bigger. But trust me, it's bad. I think the front camera is slightly better, but still terrible for still photos. 720p My A***

lol! yeah, i agree. cameras are bad - even for facetime its so bad!!!

 

[spikez1007]

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MornIng everyone haha, lovely girl from PC World rang me this morning (waking me up in the process) to say my iPad was put for delivery. I groggily acknowledged and thanked her to the best of my ability.
Now that I've woken up a bit and it has sunken in, im a happy bunny!

My DHL status just changed to 'out for delivery' can't wait!!

 

[gooner2011]

what time did you place your order?

 

[whybelieve.com]

mine now also says...

Out for delivery 29/03/11 08:05 PRESTON SERVICE CENTRE

 

[Muscleflex]

anyone know if apple stores carry stock again? has anyone tried to pop in or call?

 

[cazz2708]

it seems like the only people who can deal with the ipad 2 easily enough was TESCO!!!, you order, you get an email with tracking and they even deliver to your nearest store!, where as with apple it takes them 3 weeks to delivery, currys deliver with magical tracking codes that you dont get, its all a big joke dont you think!!

 

[spikez1007]

what time did you place your order?

I ordered 5.30 pm on friday

 

[Loopy65]

Comet online stock (wi-fi only)

they have a few models as of now - 11.15am

 

[Muscleflex]

it seems like the only people who can deal with the ipad 2 easily enough was TESCO!!!, you order, you get an email with tracking and they even deliver to your nearest store!, where as with apple it takes them 3 weeks to delivery, currys deliver with magical tracking codes that you dont get, its all a big joke dont you think!!

seems to me that if people were eager to get their hands on the ipad and werent really prepared to wait 3 weeks, they should have waited in line with the others last friday!

 

[zepp85]

seems to me that if people were eager to get their hands on the ipad and werent really prepared to wait 3 weeks, they should have waited in line with the others last friday!

Unfortunately some peoe have to work.....

Anyway, mine is out for delivery

 

[der boons]

seems to me that if people were eager to get their hands on the ipad and werent really prepared to wait 3 weeks, they should have waited in line with the others last friday!

It seems to me that some of us have jobs that don't allow us to take days off at will to queue and pick up iPads. Some of us eager people also live in parts of the country that don't have Apple stores nearby and I know that there were a very limited number of iPads available near me as I did do the racing around to trying to get one on Friday and Saturday with no luck!

I think the reason everyone is so frustrated on here at the moment is if they are anything like me they feel that they are being lied to and strung along by Currys/DSG group and having taken my money from my CC I am perfectly entitled to be pretty irritated that their three day delivery which runs out tomorrow is unlikely to be correct.