I had the same at the Bullring Store.
Got inside the store by 8:05. Left with my iPhone 3G at 16:45. 😱
I'm not getting sucked into the hype this time. I'll order one for delivery and if I've got to wait a week or two, so be it. 🙂
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The U.K. iPhone 4 Thread
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I had the same at the Bullring Store.
Got inside the store by 8:05. Left with my iPhone 3G at 16:45. 😱
I'm not getting sucked into the hype this time. I'll order one for delivery and if I've got to wait a week or two, so be it. 🙂
I can confirm that what ParishYoung did is what I did to reserve mine to collect from Meadowhall/Sheffield. 🙂
tallyho
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I haven't followed all of these VAT posts, but it is quite feasible for the VAT rate to go up and a retailer to keep the customer price the same and just take a hit on their profit margin. Lots of retailers did this when the 15% went back up to 17.5%, using slogans like "VAT held" or "you can trust our prices".
Obviously, a rise to 22% would make it less likely for retailers to adopt this strategy- that's quite a hefty increase.
They won't raise VAT on the day, they'll announce that as of *date much later on* VAT will go up... so there's not going to be a problem.
They have to give people a warning so that they can put their prices up. There are stores out there than run completely computer-free... they are going to have to go around the whole store and change the price tags on them.
They have to give people a warning so that they can put their prices up. There are stores out there than run completely computer-free... they are going to have to go around the whole store and change the price tags on them.
My online order detail from the order status page on the online store says none for the following data plan, voice plan, text plan.... This is for a simfree pre order. I guess it may show the same for a reservation, I would check when the store is back up.
Options
Here are my thoughts which may be useful (in advance of the phone prices from operators) - I've done my sums and figure:
I would like the 32Gb iPhone 4. I will be staying on O2 - you get £5/month off their very good broadband and the phone service is OK for me.
I'm on iPhone simplicity at the moment - £20/month with 600 mins/1200 texts. One option is to stay on simplicity and buy iPhone 4 as O2 payg.
The other option is contract - I would be going on an 18 month £35/month contract (only need 300 mins really), but would like the option to pay off in a year to get the next phone etc. So, assuming a £20/month buy-out.
So, if I see out the full contract for 18 months:
18 months on Simplicity would be £360
18 months on contract would be £630
Therefore, if the payg phone is less than £270 more than the subsidised contract phone, the total amount to pay would be less on Simplicity.
If I was to buy out after 12 months:
12 months on Simplicity would be £240
12 months on contract (plus £20/month buyout) would be £540
Therefore, if the payg phone is less than £300 more than the subsidised contract phone, the total amount to pay would be less on Simplicity.
Simiplicity also gives me 300 extra mins/month and the unlimited data if O2 will let me stay on the existing deal (see below)
The other things to consider are:
Can I use my existing simpilicity 'contract' with the new iPhone 4 (to get unlimited data) or will O2 force me onto their new capped data when they send me a microsim? Could I just get a sim cutter?
Is the O2 insurance (which I would be getting anyway - it's been useful before!) available on payg?
Here are my thoughts which may be useful (in advance of the phone prices from operators) - I've done my sums and figure:
I would like the 32Gb iPhone 4. I will be staying on O2 - you get £5/month off their very good broadband and the phone service is OK for me.
I'm on iPhone simplicity at the moment - £20/month with 600 mins/1200 texts. One option is to stay on simplicity and buy iPhone 4 as O2 payg.
The other option is contract - I would be going on an 18 month £35/month contract (only need 300 mins really), but would like the option to pay off in a year to get the next phone etc. So, assuming a £20/month buy-out.
So, if I see out the full contract for 18 months:
18 months on Simplicity would be £360
18 months on contract would be £630
Therefore, if the payg phone is less than £270 more than the subsidised contract phone, the total amount to pay would be less on Simplicity.
If I was to buy out after 12 months:
12 months on Simplicity would be £240
12 months on contract (plus £20/month buyout) would be £540
Therefore, if the payg phone is less than £300 more than the subsidised contract phone, the total amount to pay would be less on Simplicity.
Simiplicity also gives me 300 extra mins/month and the unlimited data if O2 will let me stay on the existing deal (see below)
The other things to consider are:
Can I use my existing simpilicity 'contract' with the new iPhone 4 (to get unlimited data) or will O2 force me onto their new capped data when they send me a microsim? Could I just get a sim cutter?
Is the O2 insurance (which I would be getting anyway - it's been useful before!) available on payg?
Mikeh12
macrumors member
I'm going to put an O2 sim in, but I asked about prices difference and got told they only sell locked iPhones, seems a bit silly.
To the people who have placed orders : If you go to your account / order status can you see it listed ?
if you order and pay for something today, you pay the prevailing vat rate irrespective of any future change in vat
Chat with Vodafone...
You are now connected with Alex.
Alex: Hello, you're chatting with Alex, one of Vodafone's online sales specialists. May I take your name please?
You: Hi, are you able to preorder the iPhone 4 today?
You: yes its Neil
Alex: hi Neil, yes, we are going to have I-Phone 4 on pre-order by evening, so still few hrs to go
You are now connected with Alex.
Alex: Hello, you're chatting with Alex, one of Vodafone's online sales specialists. May I take your name please?
You: Hi, are you able to preorder the iPhone 4 today?
You: yes its Neil
Alex: hi Neil, yes, we are going to have I-Phone 4 on pre-order by evening, so still few hrs to go
MrTan
macrumors regular
Yep, had my confirmation for my reservation and I pre-ordered a 16gb as 'back up' as well and thats just been confirmed.
I may cancel it once the operators show all their tariffs!
Already summarised.
PPS you'll see the O2 Simplicity tariffs haved changed, You'll need a Smart Phone Tariff if you want Data, £20pm 300mins
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Reservations still ain't a guarantee of getting one, chaps, sadly. I've been trying to order since 9am and haven't got further than the 'Enter your payment details' screen. Now the Apple Store is completely closed again, after a brief period of being back up.
*sigh*
*sigh*
YES but did not get any confirmation email yet!!!!
EDIT: JUST GOT THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL 😀