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The U.K. iPhone 4 Thread
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I wouldn't worry! lots of people are doing the same! i am selling one and my current 3GS and like you say it just makes it more bearable!! just wish i could have bought more!!!
Hi there, I have a sim only from vodafone and I was hoping to go along to a store on june 24th and buy a vodafone payg 32gb iPhone, then cut my sim to shape. Is this going to be possible??? Also will they have them in stock in the shops on june 24th??? Thanks a lot.
Why thank you kind sir! Consider my interest registered.
I sure do hope that "Soon" means the 24th.
have u done it before? do you think its best to list it now or wait until you've got the phone and can take pictures of the box?
i know i would never buy something on ebay thats just a 'preorder', maybe other people are different. what is your target price? just trying to work out what to hope for!
I've been practising making micro-sims just in case O2 let me down.
Found some old deactivated sim cards and just trimmed it down with a pair of scissors - very very easy to do. Obviously just down cut down too much and have a nail file ready to make any minor amendments. To those of you worrying about getting a micro-sim - stop worrying. A child could do this...
Found some old deactivated sim cards and just trimmed it down with a pair of scissors - very very easy to do. Obviously just down cut down too much and have a nail file ready to make any minor amendments. To those of you worrying about getting a micro-sim - stop worrying. A child could do this...
Hey everyone, I have a quick (and probably stupid) question.
I'm really confused as how to get an iPhone 4 through my contract upgrade. I'm on Orange and am now eligible for upgrade. I want the iPhone 4 but Orange (like most other networks) are telling me they are not taking pre-orders and that I should call back ON the 24th to get one.
Everyone whos pre-ordered off the Apple site for a sim-free phone will get theirs on the 24th. Does this mean all of us who are getting it through an upgrade won't be getting it on launch day? Surely we'll be able to pre-order in the next couple of days so we can get it delivered on launch day? Or would we have to pick it up in store?
Also one final question, can upgrades be done in store or just on the phone?
I'm really confused as how to get an iPhone 4 through my contract upgrade. I'm on Orange and am now eligible for upgrade. I want the iPhone 4 but Orange (like most other networks) are telling me they are not taking pre-orders and that I should call back ON the 24th to get one.
Everyone whos pre-ordered off the Apple site for a sim-free phone will get theirs on the 24th. Does this mean all of us who are getting it through an upgrade won't be getting it on launch day? Surely we'll be able to pre-order in the next couple of days so we can get it delivered on launch day? Or would we have to pick it up in store?
Also one final question, can upgrades be done in store or just on the phone?
http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/pre-order/
Reserve at your nearest store, choose 'upgrade' option, you can then upgrade in the Apple store the day you collect.
Interesting. I'm not sure how much control Apple have over the carriers though. Remember, without them, we wouldn't have a phone to use
My SIM card had a large SIM on it and once I had cut out the right shape for the micro SIM it looked like I had just cut round the gold SIM on three sides.
The templates are available all over the place - can't remember where I got mine from, just do a search for 'Micro SIM template' and you'll find one.
Yes! I did it with the 3g and 3gs, personally I waited to get it then as you said took pictures of the box unopened and it raised more interest! If I make £100 on it I will be chuffed any more will be a bonus! There is a guy in Italy on eBay and he had sold 3 for £900 +
Can someone help with a quick question please.
I live in London and am due an upgrade on O2. What's the best way of getting an iPhone 4 on upgrade...
pre-order, go to Regent street on launch day, or go to an O2 store early on launch day?
Thanks, any help would be much appreciated.
I live in London and am due an upgrade on O2. What's the best way of getting an iPhone 4 on upgrade...
pre-order, go to Regent street on launch day, or go to an O2 store early on launch day?
Thanks, any help would be much appreciated.
They aren't?
I thought we're just waiting to hear what each of the operators is going to announce?
Wait, so they will upgrade my Orange contract for me?? Sorry to sound naive but I thought they were only going to sell SIM-free ones and our networks would be the ones to upgrade us? Why isn't everyone doing this then?
Will they definitely not be offering a payg version? if they aren't am I ale to get an o2 payg one and ask them to unlock it? Thanks a lot.
Hi Mike,MikeWilson said:
That's a good question but I'm afraid it's not one I looked at in detail because I intend to be a quite light data user, only using for manual calendar and contact syncing (only when I open the app), no push email and web use mostly to use google and wikipedia to settle pub arguments. I can't imagine me breaching that limit. A lot of it for me isn't to do with cost, it's because I'm a bit obsessive about battery life. I do a lot of book reading and music on the phone, and a few games, so I prefer not to be burning power on constant data activity - my current phone is locked to the 2G network and I might well do the same with my new iPhone.
Sorry I can't be more help. If you're worried about the cap and want something on launch day then it sounds like cutting down a T-Mobile SIM might be the best bet. A few people here are saying that it's dead easy to cut the SIMs to fit; people have been experimenting with their iPads.
- Julian
Tesco Mobile reckon they're going to be selling the iPhone 4. They use the poor O2 network but their rates are pretty good over and above O2's offering.
Does anyone have any experience of Tesco Mobile? How do you purchase from them? Does one "queue" up at a Tesco Extra store on June 24th?
The tariffs they currently offer for the 3Gs look good, especially if they can replicate something like this for the iPhone 4:
Source: http://direct.tesco.com/p/inc/specials/iphone/tariffs.asp
Does anyone have any experience of Tesco Mobile? How do you purchase from them? Does one "queue" up at a Tesco Extra store on June 24th?
The tariffs they currently offer for the 3Gs look good, especially if they can replicate something like this for the iPhone 4:
Source: http://direct.tesco.com/p/inc/specials/iphone/tariffs.asp
I think you're right. I wouldn't say my data activity is particularly high - I would have thought I'm about average, 400mb-500mb a month at a guess.
I'm keeping an eye on all operators, but it's looking like Tesco (reselling O2) or T-Mobile for me as these have a cheaper call rate (T-Mobile to T-Mobile is 8p/min, Tesco via O2 is 10p to five favourite numbers). I've missed the first batch of pre-orders, so I'm feeling a little deflated but other than that - if there are any networks watching - let's have some prices, please!
Ok am i the only one here who's actually wondering whether we will be able to use this phone when it gets delivered to us???? If networks are still not coming out with price plans....or any news on micro sims......are we just gonna have a nice shiny brick on the 24th????
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