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iPhone 7/7+ - UK Orders & Dispatches Thread
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Dino F
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If you pre-order through Apple, you don't necessarily have to pay for the phone up front! They have a PayPal Credit Agreement option whereby you select a term, in which to pay back the cost of the phone. This is what I did, with a no up front cost, I opted for a 24 months repayment plan @ £30.62 a month. Add to that my SIM only £20 a month from EE and thats a total of £50.62 a month with NO up front cost (and this is actually slightly cheaper than what I have been paying for my iPhone 6 with O2 these past 2 years).
You can select from various different payment terms with PayPal, so whatever suits your needs. This is how I also bought my Apple Watch 6 months ago (wasn't interested in Apple Watch 2).
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KarimLeVallois
macrumors 68030
Yeah, Covent Garden will be crammed, mainly of scalpers!
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Pretty sure nobody has! Same with the 256GB Plus Black
Bazooka-joe
macrumors 603
Wow so no overnight queues then?FYI just finished an online support chat and they said this
Brookzy
macrumors 603
A word of optimism for people with late delivery dates (like me!)...
These days Apple are very conservative with their delivery dates. I remember the days when things would always arrive at the end of the window, but now things have changed.
When the Apple Watch came out, I had one on order with a 4-6 week wait time. It came on launch day!
When the 12" MacBooks came out, they arrived before the delivery window.
When the Space Black Milanese Loop was added to the range, it was shipping in "5-8 business days". It shipped the next day.
And there are no walk-ins this time round. Surplus stock won't be going to stores. It will go to fulfilling orders sooner.
There is hope!!!
These days Apple are very conservative with their delivery dates. I remember the days when things would always arrive at the end of the window, but now things have changed.
When the Apple Watch came out, I had one on order with a 4-6 week wait time. It came on launch day!
When the 12" MacBooks came out, they arrived before the delivery window.
When the Space Black Milanese Loop was added to the range, it was shipping in "5-8 business days". It shipped the next day.
And there are no walk-ins this time round. Surplus stock won't be going to stores. It will go to fulfilling orders sooner.
There is hope!!!
joeallen
macrumors member
Yes! The Apple Watch was a great example of Apple under promising and over delivering... I had a friend who had the 4-6 week delivery time and it also arrived on launch day without warning! It was just suddenly dispatched! 🙂
I'm in a similar boat but for dissimilar reasons.
I logged on at 8.01 and didn't get in to either apple.com or the app until about 8.10, by the time I got to the reservations page every single store in the North of England had no reservations for the 7+ in either black variant and I had to go to work.
The mistake I made was using my iphone and not using my mac. I was woo-ed by all these people telling me how easy it was to buy on the mac.
So now there is no pre-order stock for collection at apple stores. I have been into store at Manchester today and they say order to collect - but there is no stock (despite there being stock for delivery).
I'm a bit less inclined these days to panic buy. In years gone by I have done and regretted it. I also think for the first time Apple are going to change the product significantly after 12 months.
So, havinga arrived at work I sat down and did some s
I'm in a similar boat but for dissimilar reasons.
I logged on at 8.01 and didn't get in to either apple.com or the app until about 8.10, by the time I got to the reservations page every single store in the North of England had no reservations for the 7+ in either black variant and I had to go to work.
The mistake I made was using my iphone and not using my mac. I was woo-ed by all these people telling me how easy it was to buy on the mac.
So now there is no pre-order stock for collection at apple stores. I have been into store at Manchester today and they say order to collect - but there is no stock (despite there being stock for delivery).
I'm a bit less inclined these days to panic buy. In years gone by I have done and regretted it. I also think for the first time Apple are going to change the product significantly after 12 months.
So, having a arrived at work I sat down and did some sums. I coyuld have at that time picked up a phone on O2 or 3 or EE or voda for delivery at or around launch or used paypal credit.
Having sat down and worked out the cost of using either apple payments or the upgrade programme though it simply isn't worth it. Based on a 7+ 128gb (ad taking a £9 a month 3 sim deal for an unlocked phone) worked out for the cost over the first 12 months on similar plans
Apple payments £619
Upgrade Programme £690
o2 £779
Voda £739
Apple.com (paypal credit) £580
The networks are just too pricey. Paypal credit looks great but its £120 for credit and its simply not necessary. Would I pay £120 top have a phone a few weeks early? Moreover, at 12 months the amount outstanding is £472, which is more than the resale value of the phone. meaning an early upgrade is unlikely.
At the minute therefore I have decided to go against all instinct and wait out the next available appointment in store. My plan is to buy the phone using apple payments (no apple care needed) and at 12 months buy out my contract with Barclays Finance using the money that I'd get from selling the phone (I work that out as £308.00, which is substantially less than what I'd get for re-sale).
The only way I'd consider the upgrade programme is if apple told me I would be penalised or it would be difficult to pay off the loan agreement early.
Typing this has been cathartic.
That explains why it didn't have any orders available on the reservation system then!
The only unlocked iPhones are sold by Apple. If you buy an iPhone from the likes of carphone warehouse, very etc it will lock to the first sim card. I thought everyone knew this.
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From carphone warehouses website:
"iPhone will lock itself to the network of the first SIM card that is used in the phone. Subsequently attempting to use it on any other network, for example by replacing the SIM card, may mean it becomes permanently unusable. SIM free iPhones can only be used with a UK-network SIM card, and will not accept foreign SIM cards."
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Last year I ordered an ip 6s+ 128gb from Three with £59/month. I love the jet black color this year but don't know what I should do cos I still have 1 year contract left. shoud I sell my 6s+ and go getting 7+ from apple🙁
I preordered a 7 'mini' 128gb black on the app this morning. Painless. Available for pick up 16th. I will be coming from my 6 Plus 64gb.
Fingers crossed I will be able to get on with the smaller screen size. Hoping it will be easier to grip and not drop, than the 6 plus without a case. Also hope the 7's battery is sufficient enough.
Plus, I'll be able to bend to put my shoes on with the phone in my jeans pocket!
The fact that we're getting b*tf***ed with pricing by Apple has leant me towards the 7, and away from the plus, even though I've long wanted optical zoom on an iPhone camera.
Fingers crossed I will be able to get on with the smaller screen size. Hoping it will be easier to grip and not drop, than the 6 plus without a case. Also hope the 7's battery is sufficient enough.
Plus, I'll be able to bend to put my shoes on with the phone in my jeans pocket!
The fact that we're getting b*tf***ed with pricing by Apple has leant me towards the 7, and away from the plus, even though I've long wanted optical zoom on an iPhone camera.
CamiMR
macrumors 6502a
Apple Mac Daz
macrumors 68040
Anyone know if the cases are the same compared to the 6+/6s+
Also is there an actual EE update thread
Also is there an actual EE update thread
hirsthirst
macrumors 6502a
Do you know that to be true, or are you speculating? Others say not eg: John Lewis. People take things they read online to be Gospel, guessing doesn't help anyone.
RA1N1
macrumors demi-god
I ordered the 128GB 7+ Jet Black and that will arrive between the 4th to 10th Oct 🙁🙁
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AVBeatMan
macrumors 603
I went to Apple Store in Brent Cross yesterday. Nothing. No signs at all of iPhone 7. Bloke said they wouldn't have any on display before next week.
Its the same every year with Vodafone. Their website and backend systems are truly awful and seemingly held together by a fine piece of thread.
Once again this year, first this morning they were taking phone orders via the "contingency system" (aka noting orders on a piece of paper which gets manually inputted into the provisioning system later tonight - this explains why phone orders with Vodafone will not yet have a confirmation email or order number because the order doesn't yet exist on anything other than a bit of paper).
I couldn't even order my upgrades online because their whole 'my account' area has been largely broken since the billing system switch fiasco.
I've also got an order with Apple though, but like most others with the Plus I'm in the 6-8 days / 27-29th September group, despite ordering moments after the store when live.
crono87
macrumors regular
It's always been like that. The night before launch they set up the store with the new products
Dino F
Suspended
I got off the train this morning at around 8:30 (daily commute) and was spamming Safari on my iPhone 6 like mad!
At first, the only iPhone which would show up was the Jet Black, which I was adamant I did not want, but low and behold, a few spams later, up came the Black iPhone 7 32gb, placed my order, got an email confirm and all done and dusted, before I'd even set foot in the office this morning!!!
At first, the only iPhone which would show up was the Jet Black, which I was adamant I did not want, but low and behold, a few spams later, up came the Black iPhone 7 32gb, placed my order, got an email confirm and all done and dusted, before I'd even set foot in the office this morning!!!
CD3660
macrumors 603
They are not unfortunately, because of the camera hump.
Am I right in thinking that Apple have hiked the silicone case from £25 to £35? (for the 7 as opposed to the 6s).
sparkie1984
macrumors 68030
