Not overly happy with the UK Prices!

[MathersMahmood]

I'm not sure there are any savings to be had on the upgrade program. You are looking at £55-60 a month for a iPhone 4.7 128gb once you've factored in your carrier plan! Then there's the upfront fee.

I already have a sim only plan so it will be £44 for me a month and then after 11 month i give it back and get a new iPhone. So in a way I will not be paying the full 819

 

[stu.h]

I know there is state tax in this America but will be in New York so I believe its 4%

Went to NYC in December last year.

The tax is 8.875%.

We bought an iPad Pro from there back with us, it was fine.

 

[derf1990]

I am in the same boat as many of you iPhone 6S plus 64gig very happy with storage level. I saw one other post about this but want to know your thoughts:

I will be heading to America on the 23rd for a Holiday so buying in America is a possiblilty for me.

Prices in the UK

- iPhone 7 Plus 128gig = £819
- iPhone 7 Plus 256gig = £919

Prices in the US

- iPhone 7 Plus 128gig = $869 (£650 ish)
- iPhone 7 Plus 256gig = $969 (£725 ish)

I know there is state tax in this America but will be in New York so I believe its 4% which puts the US iPhone up to:

- 128gig to $903 (£675 ish)
- 256gig to $1007 (£753 ish)

Seems like a better deal as it is the same phone and will unlocked to any network around the world. The downside is it ships with a US plug and therefore the box will have a US plug cut out instead of a UK one, therefore this may effect the possible resale value in the UK come iPhone 7S time next year (yes i buy each phone every year and sell on and put against the new phone).

Would buying a phone in the UK with a US charger (obviously I would supply a UK plug with the sale) stop some people buying it??

Other than the resale is there any other disadvantages of doing this? Does the UK's consumer law work if the product was bought outside the UK? I assume not??

Thanks for any help or opinions

Chris

NYC sales tax is actually 8.5% as you also have a city tax, It does however only add a little to the price but remember in the USA you can;t buy the phone outright for the 1st few weeks, all sales are done through carriers there. Apple will fix phones bought in other countries. I have experience of taking my laptop in to an NY apple store and they fixed it for me.

 

[GadgetSN]

The introduction of the upgrade programme will offset the price increases.

People just cannot resist the monthly cost as oppose to finding a lump sum to fund an outright purchase.

Prices are silly but people will pay them especially if their true cost is hidden in the accessible monthly amount.

 

[Sheza]

Me after the keynote:

Maybe I won't bother this year, nice phone but my 6s will do for another year...

(first time in 6 years I haven't immediately decided I'm going to buy the new release)

Sadly I am a generation behind you, so I will be upgrading.

 

[KarimLeVallois]

Everyone keeps mentioning the upgrade programme, but this is still finance, you still have to pass the Barclays credit check and nobody knows how strict they are...?

 

[Tsuchiya]

Everyone keeps mentioning the upgrade programme, but this is still finance, you still have to pass the Barclays credit check and nobody knows how strict they are...?

They do a full credit check, so if you've already got a few commitments or are unsure what your credit score will be then proceed with caution.

 

[JulianL]

Go do the math, it's not a £50 change, the GBP has lost around 15% this year. Apple's price increase is around 13% so the blame can be squarely laid with Brexit.

Yup. And for anyone in the UK thinking that this price hike is a case of Apple being too greedy and that switching brand will help, any other company selling products into the UK where component supply and build contracts for those products are denominated in USD or other currencies which the pound has weakened against will also have to raise prices. Apple has just rather conveniently put down a marker for such increases in the smartphone market. Other smart phone manufacturers will follow. There might be some reprieve while companies play chicken and/or have some internal cost protections due to pre-paid local UK stock and maybe some currency hedging by their finance departments but ultimately we can't defy the laws of currency devaluation.

 

[bigchrisfgb]

I am in the same boat as many of you iPhone 6S plus 64gig very happy with storage level. I saw one other post about this but want to know your thoughts:

I will be heading to America on the 23rd for a Holiday so buying in America is a possiblilty for me.

Prices in the UK

- iPhone 7 Plus 128gig = £819
- iPhone 7 Plus 256gig = £919

Prices in the US

- iPhone 7 Plus 128gig = $869 (£650 ish)
- iPhone 7 Plus 256gig = $969 (£725 ish)

I know there is state tax in this America but will be in New York so I believe its 4% which puts the US iPhone up to:

- 128gig to $903 (£675 ish)
- 256gig to $1007 (£753 ish)

Seems like a better deal as it is the same phone and will unlocked to any network around the world. The downside is it ships with a US plug and therefore the box will have a US plug cut out instead of a UK one, therefore this may effect the possible resale value in the UK come iPhone 7S time next year (yes i buy each phone every year and sell on and put against the new phone).

Would buying a phone in the UK with a US charger (obviously I would supply a UK plug with the sale) stop some people buying it??

Other than the resale is there any other disadvantages of doing this? Does the UK's consumer law work if the product was bought outside the UK? I assume not??

Thanks for any help or opinions

Chris

Also remember to get a GSM version iPhone, a CDMA version will not work on any network within the UK. Apple are not doing duel GSM and CDMA this year. At+T and another network are CDMA networks in the USA.

 

[cambookpro]

Also remember to get a GSM version iPhone, a CDMA version will not work on any network within the UK. Apple are not doing duel GSM and CDMA this year. At+T and another network are CDMA networks in the USA.

Pretty sure AT&T are the GSM network; the CDMA ones are Verizon, Sprint etc.

 

[scottish]

Pretty sure AT&T are the GSM network; the CDMA ones are Verizon, Sprint etc.

Yeah here's the details - http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/

So if you are buying from USA buy model A1778 or A1784.