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The U.K. iPhone 4 Thread

CptManilow said:
It is, it's at the bottom under Victoria Square. I reserved mine from here
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I got a confirmation email from Apple about collected from Belfast but when i went to my account on apple (apple order status) there was nothing there. Is it only with actual purchases and not reserve that you get an order status or have they cancelled my reservation?
 
MrSingh said:
ps - although i wanted a bumper i just couldn't bring myself to get ripped off for £25 (£25 apple - you've outdone yourselves here Jobs!) to get hold of their little piece of rubber. To be honest they should include one in the box - what, it must cost them a few pence to produce...love Apple's products....hate Apple's greedy business practices.
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Give it a couple of weeks and there'll be knock-off versions on ebay for about a quid.
 
I was quite interested in purchasing an iPhone but the nonsense with
the Apple site earlier today waned my enthusiasm but I received an email from Apple at just after midday today asking me did I want to purchase or reserve an iPhone - I forgot that I had registered my interest with Apple a few days ago. 😱

Anyway, reserved a 16gb black number for collection on the 24th at 8am. 😀
 
I have pre-ordered a "pay monthly" 32gb.

I wonder if, when I arrive, i'll get to choose my operator and pay the sub'd rate... I guess that's the plan anyway...

still hoping they'll get whites in...!
 
When buying the phone from Apple how long should it take to get a confirmation e-mail because I want to make sure that my payment went through as my card randomly gets denied for being unauthorized sometimes.
 
NightFox said:
Don't want to start any scaremongering, but I've just had a thought...

AFAIK all iPhones are sold unlocked and always have been - it's just when you insert a network operator's SIM and activate the phone through iTunes that it gets permanently locked to that network.

So it's possible that when Apple say the new phones are being sold unlocked that what they mean is that you have the choice to decide which network you go with - but once you activate it, the phone will become locked.

If you think about it, from a logistics point of view that makes it easy for Apple to deal with sales if they do start offering PAYG phones as they won't have to have stocks of each phone locked to each operator.

So maybe the prices we're seeing ARE the PAYG prices, rather than permanently unlocked prices? I know that everyone's interpreting these prices as being completely unlocked at the moment, but is there anything on the Apple site that would blow my theory out of the water?
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Quote from Apples Website

So you can sign up for service with the carrier of your choice and change your carrier at any time.
 
pauliphone said:
They have probably just authorised the payments... when you make a purchase online they check with your bank to make sure you have the funds and then your bank put the money aside so you can't spend it. Apple won't actually process the transaction until tomorrow at the earliest.
If you phone your bank they should be able to cancel the holding on the first payment.
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I did a similar thing but instead of cancelling the complete order I just called apple and canceled the bumper leaving the phone on the order. The order update email that I got said if you paid by credit card the money will not have been taken yet, however if you paid by debit then the money will have been taken and it will be refunded in 5-7 days. The guy at apple confirmed that my phone would be out for the 24th although he did say the order status may not show that yet.
 
Just curious as to what peoples thoughts are about what they would rather pay out of either:

UNLOCKED iPhone 4 16GB = £499

or

NETWORK LOCKED iPhone 4 16GB = £450


I personally am in two minds if this is the case (these prices). In years gone an unlocked iPhone has been very pricey and generally maintains its value really well - here we have it at a reasonable price but this has never been an option to buy direct from Apple before, so that needs to be considered.

Is a factory unlocked iPhone 4 worth paying £50 more (if again this is the case), than a locked PAYG iPhone 4?
 
Anyone know if O2 will be offering the 12 months free web and wifi with a pay and go iPhone 4?

Obviously gutted that they're getting rid of unlimited web, but 300mb would be better than nothing.
 
Since '84 said:
£599 = US$885.
€739 = US$907
In the US Apple store, the 32GB is only $299! That is a massive difference!!
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In the US, it's $299 IF you get a long-term AT&T contract. If you don't want a contract, it'll cost you US$699, plus sales tax, and you're still locked to AT&T. That's £474 and if you add VAT it's £556.

Edit: beaten! Maybe there should be a sticky!
 
NightFox said:
Don't want to start any scaremongering, but I've just had a thought...

AFAIK all iPhones are sold unlocked and always have been - it's just when you insert a network operator's SIM and activate the phone through iTunes that it gets permanently locked to that network.
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That may well be the case, but these iPhones are being sold as unlocked and that you are free to change the network at any time. So in practice, I don't think Apple will be locking these phones over iTunes at any point.
 
bobbytallant said:
Just curious as to what peoples thoughts are about what they would rather pay out of either:

UNLOCKED iPhone 4 16GB = £499

or

NETWORK LOCKED iPhone 4 16GB = £450


I personally am in two minds if this is the case (these prices). In years gone an unlocked iPhone has been very pricey and generally maintains its value really well - here we have it at a reasonable price but this has never been an option to buy direct from Apple before, so that needs to be considered.

Is a factory unlocked iPhone 4 worth paying £50 more (if again this is the case), than a locked PAYG iPhone 4?
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Depends. They are not going to give it you £50 cheaper and let you unlock it 5 mins later. They will want their pound of flesh at least. But if it's a carrier of choice then it may not be a problem.
 
Boblister said:
Quote from Apples Website

So you can sign up for service with the carrier of your choice and change your carrier at any time.
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Theory blown!

Apple have been selling SIM-free iPhones in other countries for ages and it's always meant what it means in the UK: the phone is basically not lockable, and will always and forever be unlocked.
 
-Garry- said:
Oh dear. $599 for the 16GB? That's £411. Add VAT and you get £482. Then there always seems to be a £20 or £30 uplift.

So based on $599, expect the 16GB iPhone to be around £499.
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Posted two days ago...

Sometimes it's hard to be right. And to think you lot didn't believe me. 😛
 
simplybob said:
Anyone know if O2 will be offering the 12 months free web and wifi with a pay and go iPhone 4?

Obviously gutted that they're getting rid of unlimited web, but 300mb would be better than nothing.
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It's gone. We know that for sure.

Now, Orange on the other hand had (or still have?) the position that they are offering 12 months web with a PAYG iPhone. But I can't see it on their website anymore. Maybe they've changed their minds?

Argh. All this confusion.
 
Anyone got a word out of any of the providers about SIM card replacements?

I've just tried to contact T-Mobile customer services and they won't tell me any information and the poor woman just kept telling me to go to the website. All I wanted to know if they'd send out a Micro-SIM (or dual one) for replacement so I can at least keep my T-Mobile contract.

I guess I'll hold off buying a SIM-Free iPhone until I know the score.
 
Tunster said:
Anyone got a word out of any of the providers about SIM card replacements?

I've just tried to contact T-Mobile customer services and they won't tell me any information and the poor woman just kept telling me to go to the website. All I wanted to know if they'd send out a Micro-SIM (or dual one) for replacement so I can at least keep my T-Mobile contract.

I guess I'll hold off buying a SIM-Free iPhone until I know the score.
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Worst case scenario - cut your own SIM card to size.
 
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