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iPad 2 UK Thread
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Would you be able to pre-reserve the ipad 2 and go to the apple store and que up? If so I would do that.
Just checked the Liverpool store (my local) and the workshops are still running; the irony of it too, at 2pm they have a 'Meet your new iPad' workshop
Nothing showing at the Bullring or Touchwood stores for Friday so fingers crossed! :-s
Kind of hope it's a morning release in the UK though.
thats about what they are worth NEW, i hate the
TAX, think how much more revenue apple would get via the appstore if they sold iDevices at cost rather than continuing to demand close to , or higher than 50% profits per device.Surely more devices in more peoples hands means more apps sold and more of that loverly 30% cut of every app sold to apple.
thats about what they are worth NEW, i hate the
Surely more devices in more peoples hands means more apps sold and more of that loverly 30% cut of every app sold to apple.
Do you really think lowering the price by £40 would result in that many more iPad sales? Plus they would need an extra £130+ of App Store sales to make this up. Most people I know (and on this site!) who have iPads/iPhones are actually quite stingy about buying apps! (more so than they are about buying movies/songs on iTunes for some reason). I'm sure Apple have put more thought into their pricing strategy than you are giving them credit for.
Just checked the Liverpool store (my local) and the workshops are still running; the irony of it too, at 2pm they have a 'Meet your new iPad' workshop
My 2 local stores only have the standard ipad workshop on the 25th, but the Covent Garden has Meet your new iPad at 6pm and Regent St at 5pm so its still promising!
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Three in particular look like a great deal; if their data plans are anything like the level of allowance you got for the original ipad, it might actually work out cheaper (relative to what you believe data is worth) to buy it from them for £200 on a 24 monther. Way I look at it is:
£200 for the wifi + 3G 16GB
24 Months x £25 contract = £600 at 15GB of data a month.
That's 360GB of data for 271 quid - minus the retail price of the iPad.
And that's only assuming that they keep the same tariffs. They might introduce some kind of all-you-can-eat data plan and reduce the price of the limited ones. 15GB would be more than enough for me.
Equivalently, on tmobile/orange, you get 24GB IN TOTAL - that's 1GB a month - of data on their 24 month contract - for £27 a month, if you're a non-customer. £25 if you are.
£200 for the wifi + 3G 16GB
24 Months x £25 contract = £600 at 15GB of data a month.
That's 360GB of data for 271 quid - minus the retail price of the iPad.
And that's only assuming that they keep the same tariffs. They might introduce some kind of all-you-can-eat data plan and reduce the price of the limited ones. 15GB would be more than enough for me.
Equivalently, on tmobile/orange, you get 24GB IN TOTAL - that's 1GB a month - of data on their 24 month contract - for £27 a month, if you're a non-customer. £25 if you are.
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I saw a 32GB AT&T jobbie on eBay for £770 yesterday which I almost bought. it was pick up in london, sealed box. lucky I had the willpower to hold out! rip off.
I saw a 32GB AT&T jobbie on eBay for £770 yesterday which I almost bought. it was pick up in london, sealed box. lucky I had the willpower to hold out! rip off.
Three might be cheaper but that is because they have a) poor network coverage in many areas b) awful customer service c) outsourced call centres
I will go with O2/Tesco/Vodafone depending on who has the best deal.
Three in particular look like a great deal; if their data plans are anything like the level of allowance you got for the original ipad, it might actually work out cheaper (relative to what you believe data is worth) to buy it from them for £200 on a 24 monther. Way I look at it is:
£200 for the wifi + 3G 16GB
24 Months x £25 contract = £600 at 15GB of data a month.
That's 360GB of data for 271 quid - minus the retail price of the iPad.
And that's only assuming that they keep the same tariffs. They might introduce some kind of all-you-can-eat data plan and reduce the price of the limited ones. 15GB would be more than enough for me.
Equivalently, on tmobile/orange, you get 24GB IN TOTAL - that's 1GB a month - of data on their 24 month contract - for £27 a month, if you're a non-customer. £25 if you are.
ITA although the current tariff for 3 is £20 for 15gb if you look at their price plans. I will probably get my iPad from them as I have no plans to upgrade when the next one comes out.
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my 3 mifi gives me much better 3G signal in general than my O2 iphone. don't know if it's the device or the provider but I'll be getting a 3 sim card for my new iPad and ditching the mifi
my 3 mifi gives me much better 3G signal in general than my O2 iphone. don't know if it's the device or the provider but I'll be getting a 3 sim card for my new iPad and ditching the mifi
Ditto.
Frankly, if they keep the tariff at £20 pounds, it would be an absolute steal.
That's maybe relevant when you're talking about phones, dude, but their 3G network is the biggest of all the operators in the UK, have a look at the ofcom coverage maps.
And it's difficult to say Tesco would be any better, they just leech O2, and their data coverage is atrocious.
FWIW, I've been with 3 for my iPhone 4 for around a year, and apart from the odd bit of downtime at 1-2 am for local mast repairs the past couple of days. I've had better coverage overall than when I was on o2. This is particularly the case in terms of data, which to be honest, I see as far more integral to getting the most out of a iPhone/iPad.
The outsourced call centres are a fair point, it's a free call though. At least any gripes aren't costing you dosh.
thats about what they are worth NEW, i hate the
Surely more devices in more peoples hands means more apps sold and more of that loverly 30% cut of every app sold to apple.
According to isuppli, they say production cost of an ipad 2 is estimated at $326.60 for a 32GB GSM iPad 2. I think they sell this model for $700.
So effectively, say apple sold this at just above cost at $350, they need to make up $350 in app revenue on each ipad (average).
Due to them only taking a 30% cut, on average, everyone would have to spend about $1166 on apps ($350 going to apple), on top of what they would usually spend for apple to gain the same overall revenue from the ipad 2.
Even if demand for ipad doubled and twice as many people had them, you would still need each person to spend about $550 in apps on top of the current average. Considering apps transfer to other idevices e.g the next ipad, how would you carry on making a profit?
I don't think this is very good business strategy.
Fair point, I suppose coverage will differ depending on where you're located. I've been with 3 for 7 years and haven't had any major problems that you wouldnt experience with another provider. Yes their CS is outsourced but as someone else pointed out its free and you're not going to be calling them on a daily basis!
That's a good point, I hadn't considered that. I guess the clue is in the name!!
Have to say that coverage with 3 has been better than O2 for me... and REMARKABLY better than Vodafone.
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Hmmm 9 days till launch day and no news on online preorders. Safe to say there won't be any methinks
Hmmm 9 days till launch day and no news on online preorders. Safe to say there won't be any methinks
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Hmmm 9 days till launch day and no news on online preorders. Safe to say there won't be any methinks
Don't despair buddy, we'll probably hear at the beginning of next week, there's always PC World
That said, despite how sad it is to admit, a part of me wants to go and stand in line at the Apple store in the cold, cold air on a frosty Glasgow morning with my coffee from the Starbucks across the road, just to soak up the atmosphere with all the other doofi who couldn't really wait and also have no life
Fortunately the Three shop is only a few hundred metres away, so I'll go stand with all the people from Hong Kong who're buying top up cards instead.
To be fair to horrible 3, in the limited number of places I've used them, their mobile broadband has had excellent coverage. Their customer service is sickening though. It took me nearly 45 minutes of saying "NO" and being passed from person to person to actually cancel a contract. And because I was calling from a different network it cost me £5 for the privilege.
Don't despair buddy, we'll probably hear at the beginning of next week, there's always PC World
That said, despite how sad it is to admit, a part of me wants to go and stand in line at the Apple store in the cold, cold air on a frosty Glasgow morning with my coffee from the Starbucks across the road, just to soak up the atmosphere with all the other doofi who couldn't really wait and also have no life
Fortunately the Three shop is only a few hundred metres away, so I'll go stand with all the people from Hong Kong who're buying top up cards instead.
If we are gonna get pre-orders, Friday should be the day.
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depends on the launch time for me. i might take a half day and rock up to the apple store in covent garden after lunch for a 5pm launch. would be awesome if I had it + iMovie for my skiing trip the week after!
been to an iphone 4 launch at an o2 store which was entertaining, but not in a real hurry to do it again.
There's a pc world near me, and a John Lewis near my flat but I'm dubious about stock levels.
depends on the launch time for me. i might take a half day and rock up to the apple store in covent garden after lunch for a 5pm launch. would be awesome if I had it + iMovie for my skiing trip the week after!
been to an iphone 4 launch at an o2 store which was entertaining, but not in a real hurry to do it again.
There's a pc world near me, and a John Lewis near my flat but I'm dubious about stock levels.