The U.K. iPhone 4 Thread

[AdamA9]

Pre-orders will be tomorrow from the networks! Get ready for the 9am rush!

 

[ethical]

Pre-orders will be tomorrow from the networks! Get ready for the 9am rush!

how do you know this?

 

[SonicBoom1981]

£270 for the 32GB handset on the Orange 18 month contract at £40 per month.

Really can't see the value there. I refuse to take a longer contract as the battery will deteriorate before two years and I bet a few other niggles will have crept in by then as well.

Ridiculous pricing a la the iPad

Still works out cheaper than 18 months on a 30 day rolling contract at £20 a month and a full price phone.

 

[flipshot]

1 question though...

I got this with my confirmation mail:

"Right to Return

If for any reason you wish to return your products to us, please contact us on 0845 600 1683 within 14 calendar day remorse period of receiving your order. Full details of the right to return and any exceptions are set out in the terms and conditions found on the Apple Store web site http://store.apple.com/uk/help/salespolicies

An iPhone purchased at the Apple Online Store with the Pay & Go service from O2 can be used only with an O2 SIM. Should you choose to return your iPhone for any reason within 14 calendar day remorse period of receiving your order, and you have activated your iPhone, please read your contract with O2 for any refund you may be entitled on your credit.

An iPhone purchased at the Apple Online Store with the Pay as you go service from Orange can be used only with an Orange SIM. Should you choose to return your iPhone for any reason within 14 calendar day remorse period of receiving your order, and you have activated your iPhone, please read your contract with Orange for any refund you may be entitled on your credit."

Why do they even mention Pay & Go service? It's not even possible to order that from the store... am I right? All phones from UK applestore is SIM-FREE and unlocked?

Probably because it wasn't the case for the 3GS, they were on PAYG and locked. People will have purchased iPhones in the past 14 days and still want to know the terms and conditions.

 

[bigchrisfgb]

They look the real deal to me. They look almost identical to o2 an orange... *cough* price fix anyone?

EDIT:Never mind, they were the 3gs....all of this iphone related pressure is making my mind melt...

What makes you think it wouldn't be?

Illegal or not it happens all the time, the only way they can stop it is if one of them grasses up which never happens, even then these guys have the best lawyers and get away with a slap on the wrist and asked not to get caught doing it again.

 

[bodhi77]

I wanted to pay for an O2 PAYG phone with cash instore on the 24th, however Im reading that apple stores need to be paid with by credit or debit card, can anyone tell me if this is the same with o2 instore too?

i wasn't allowed to pay for my 3g with cash (some wierd rule about being able to trace the sale of mobiles) but i got round it for purchasing a gift card for the same amount and using that

 

[SayCheese]

Pre-orders will be tomorrow from the networks! Get ready for the 9am rush!

Who/what is your source for this?

 

[vitaminz]

anyone pre-ordered from Cardiff?

won't get there until about 3.30 so hopefully no que (and my reserved iphones are still there!!!)

I have, plan to get there for around 7.30...if St Davids 2 is actually open at that time

 

[db2431]

i wasn't allowed to pay for my 3g with cash (some wierd rule about being able to trace the sale of mobiles) but i got round it for purchasing a gift card for the same amount and using that

thanks for the reply, thats strange, how does a gift card make a person traceable lol

 

[JudasBlitzkrieg]

I originally was about to get the £10 Tmobile deal as mentioned by someone here. but reading through forums I read that t-mobile cap the data speed on their standard tariffs including this one. In order to get high speed HSDPA you have to pay extra. I left T-Mobile a few years ago for their shady practices

Thats not strictly true. The data speed is capped at UMTS speeds as standard, but all you have to do is call up Customer Services and ask for HSDPA to be enabled. And thats it. The reasoning is, in some areas HSDPA connections are a third as many as UMTS ones, the vast majority of customers using internet on their phones wont notice the difference between UMTS and HSDPA. If you do notice the difference, all you have to do is ask

 

[Nicholas.C]

Pre-orders will be tomorrow from the networks! Get ready for the 9am rush!

And how do you know this?

edit: if they do start pre-orders tomorrow thank god, i get paid tomorrow!

 

[ddrum1458]

Pre-orders will be tomorrow from the networks! Get ready for the 9am rush!

he has been right on a few things so far

 

[db2431]

Are the network PAYG phones going to be available for preorder too?

 

[Pez555]

believe it when i see it.....

O2 havent even released their iPhone prices yet, only Orange have.

 

[SayCheese]

he has been right on a few things so far

So he is someone in the know who is hiding behind forum anonymity? Or is just good at guessing and has struck lucky a couple of times?

 

[~~Hello~~]

I don't see why you can't just order a microsim with o2. Surely the iphone4 isn't the only phone to have a microcsim in?

I'm not very good with cutting things. I'll have to find some old sims to practice on.

 

[Hicks.]

he has been right on a few things so far

Lol earlier in this thread (post 4185) he said the carriers wouldn't be doing pre-orders!

 

[bodhi77]

Are the network PAYG phones going to be available for preorder too?

i believe so, yes

 

[MikeWilson]

No, what that actually refers to is those who have giffgaff as their provider but dont purchase any of the goodybags (bolt-on's). If you purchase either the £10, £15 or £35 goodybag, you will get Unlimited internet.

The free internet right now is just a general free thing for everyone and will expire at end of June unless you are buying the goodybags.

I am so glad to be wrong

Ok. I shall look into this "giffgaff" a little more.

 

[D4ND4N]

he has been right on a few things so far

Walked into the o2 Store in Manchester and just wanted to know if the price plans have been announced and he said Tomorrow, but that's his word not mine, but i wouldn't take my world. Just Saying

 

[GingerPrince]

Still works out cheaper than 18 months on a 30 day rolling contract at £20 a month and a full price phone.

No it doesn't.

18 x 40 = 720. + 270 = 990

18 x 20 = 360. + 599 = 959

 

[ayzee]

Thats not strictly true. The data speed is capped at UMTS speeds as standard, but all you have to do is call up Customer Services and ask for HSDPA to be enabled. And thats it. The reasoning is, in some areas HSDPA connections are a third as many as UMTS ones, the vast majority of customers using internet on their phones wont notice the difference between UMTS and HSDPA. If you do notice the difference, all you have to do is ask

Thanks for that, but I still think it's a little shady in this smart phone era.

 

[Raikun]

Lol earlier in this thread (post 4185) he said the carriers wouldn't be doing pre-orders!

And they didn't... On the 15th

 

[printf(]

Ahh I love this thread, its a place where the UK apple lovers can relate to one another and drool over the iPhone 4...

 

[GingerPrince]

I've posted this before but it got lost quickly in the dross.

I don't understand why people aren't more annoyed about the loss of the texts abroad on o2.

I'm abroad roughly 90 days a year and I send roughly 20 texts a day. On my current simplicity tariff, each text takes 4 from my bundle but essentially costs me nothing. on the new tariffs, even though I'm unlimited in the UK, on average I'll be charged 20p a text (30 in the US + Canada, 11 in Europe but I split my time between them).

That works out at a whopping £360 extra per year if I step up to the new tariffs. Am I missing something here or do you all stay in the UK year round?!