The U.K. iPhone 4 Thread

[OverandOut]

Evening all. Just wanted to give you an update on my situation & hopefully it will help some of you.

I reserved a new 16gb iPhone 4 on Tuesday, direct from Apple, to be collected from the Norwich store next Thursday. I have got 7 months left on my 18 month O2 contract, and am paying £499 for the handset. After trawling through several thousand posts over the last few days, I decided the best thing to do would be to buy the handset, run down the remaining months of my current contract, then move on to Simplicity in February.

I phoned the Norwich store this morning to check my reservation had been received, and after taking my name, the assistant thankfully confirmed this. He also told me that my handset was definitely reserved for the whole day, and it didn't matter what time I arrived in store, the handset would be there for me. He said I should understandably expect some lengthy queues, but did say that there will be two separate queues- one for people just collecting the reserved handsets on PAYG (myself included), and another queue for people wanting to upgrade/sign new contracts.

I then phoned O2 directly to clarify the situation with the micro-sim, and they told me that there should be a micro-sim in the new phone (which was confirmed by the apple assistant), and that it would just be a matter of phoning O2 on the 24th when I've got the phone, quoting the serial number of the new sim, and they would be able to activate it immediately. He also said that if for any reason there was no sim in the new phone, I could just collect one from any O2 shop for free on the 24th.

Feel much happier now this has (hopefully!) all been clarified, & this will hopefully reassure many who have done the same thing as me!

Great! I've reserved at Norwich too so it's nice to know that they are informed (as other stores seem to be clueless)! I'll be heading over there if my local stores (o2, Orange etc) have run out of handsets.

Thanks for the info, I'll be ringing them anyway just to confirm my name, maybe see some of you Norwich people on the 24th!

 

[synagence]

I think on balance I have finally, slowly reach the decision to stick with o2.

My reasons are quite simple, their network. Yes I know a lot of people are slating it and at times and in places quite rightly so...a company should never sit on their laurels and think everything is fine.

My reason for sticking is because I'm counting on all those people who hate o2 now to leave the network.... We have all the iPhone 3G users coming on renewals when at the time the only choice was o2 so a lot are going to switch away, we're going to have all the major networks onboard this time and therefore i think the load will be more even, the difference is that o2's had 2 years of pain to expand, upgrade and bolster the network, clearly not perfect but to a degree that I think some others haven't. I think a lot of people are going to jump ship and find that the grass isn't quite so green as it looked when the other networks start to feel the iphone strain.

Just my 2p

 

[leon44]

Never heard of them before. DNS shows a (crappy) residential address rather than a business address. At least it wasn't registered recently and there's a Leicester phone number!

However, no address and no phone on their website that I could find apart from them saying they're based in Derbyshire? Says 'Registered in England' on their site but no company number, no registered office address. Doesn't look like a proper registered limited company to me!

Dates: Created 26-may-2007 Updated 28-jun-2009 Expires 26-may-2011
DNS Servers: DNS1.STABLETRANSIT.COM DNS2.STABLETRANSIT.COM

Registrant:
MY Kassam
Darley St
Leicester, Leicestershire LE2 0GB
GB

Domain name: SELLULAR-PHONES.COM


Administrative Contact:
Kassam, MY ********@yahoo.co.uk
Darley St
Leicester, Leicestershire LE2 0GB
GB
+44.1162100100

It's certainly suspicious :S
And that phone number turns out to be the one for the local leisure centre, I sent the phone to a real address though, in Preston, and it was definitely signed for on Friday morning according to royal mail. I'll have to just keep trying and wait and see...
Thanks for all your help though

 

[benfilan]

I hear you.

Its just really doing my nut in. I suppose I'll have to wait for a few weeks... maybe a month to get the one that I want, but still, it's annoying. I'm starting to get new product fatigue, I can't be arsed with this every year.

 

[spikeyjac]

Just tell them you have transferred a contract to your name and by doing so a credit check was conducted and if by doing this has it harmed your chance of being able to get another contract on Thursday.
Believe me on the paperwork though only two forms of ID are needed, one photo and one paper with the address, ring Apple if ya want though.

Cheers
Hopefully it will be ok!!

 

[sandyjmacdonald]

I think on balance I have finally, slowly reach the decision to stick with o2.

My reasons are quite simple, their network. Yes I know a lot of people are slating it and at times and in places quite rightly so...a company should never sit on their laurels and think everything is fine.

My reason for sticking is because I'm counting on all those people who hate o2 now to leave the network.... We have all the iPhone 3G users coming on renewals when at the time the only choice was o2 so a lot are going to switch away, we're going to have all the major networks onboard this time and therefore i think the load will be more even, the difference is that o2's had 2 years of pain to expand, upgrade and bolster the network, clearly not perfect but to a degree that I think some others haven't. I think a lot of people are going to jump ship and find that the grass isn't quite so green as it looked when the other networks start to feel the iphone strain.

Just my 2p

GiffGaff use O2's masts and have great 30 day rolling deals with unlimited data. I'm switching to them once my O2 contract expires in October.

http://giffgaff.com/index/offer

 

[iMoo]

Will the micro-sims be for free you think or you reckon the O2 may charge for them? Going to send my mum Thursday morning on her way to work!?

 

[simmo1823]

Yo Yo Yo!!!

This thread is seriously missing its major objective (excuse me, I used to be in the military)

Ive started a new thread for official info relating to the UK Iphone 4 Release

No questions on "what am I gonna do about my microsim" or "what contract people think you should use" and things like that.

Just solid info on tarrifs, prices, opening times, pre-orders, all the stuff 99% people want to know without the chaff.

Post links and pictures when you find them

Check it out guys and we can help each other keep upto date properly

Cheers

Dan

 

[SayCheese]

Evening all,

I am after some advice please.

I have no reservation for an iPhone at any Apple store but want one on launch day. Now I have a couple of options. I can either go and queue up outside the Apple store and take a chance on getting one (am I able to upgrade my O2 contract at the store?). Or I can go to the local O2 store and take a chance.

My other option is that a colleague of mine and I were talking yesterday and it turns out he has an iPhone being delivered from Apple to his house on the 24th. He also has an iPhone reserved at the local Apple store, which he has offered to me (he was hedging his bets with the pre-ordering). Now if I go to the Apple store with his reservation confirmation print out, will Apple give the phone to me? He has not paid anything yet and he has no intention of collecting it as he is getting the one delivered.

I just want to make sure that before I drive all the way to the store with his reservation paperwork and then get told that as it's a different name that I can't have it, that I am not going to be disappointed.

Suggestions please?

 

[simmo1823]

Heres the link for the new thread people:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/940687/

Boom!!!!!!

 

[Boblister]

Yo Yo Yo!!!

This thread is seriously missing its major objective (excuse me, I used to be in the military)

Ive started a new thread for official info relating to the UK Iphone 4 Release

No questions on "what am I gonna do about my microsim" or "what contract people think you should use" and things like that.

Just solid info on tarrifs, prices, opening times, pre-orders, all the stuff 99% people want to know without the chaff.

Post links and pictures when you find them

Check it out guys and we can help each other keep upto date properly

Cheers

Dan

Nah it's ok. Were quite friendly here. By the way welcome. I see you only joined two days ago.

 

[Nicholas.C]

Yo Yo Yo!!!

This thread is seriously missing its major objective (excuse me, I used to be in the military)

Ive started a new thread for official info relating to the UK Iphone 4 Release

No questions on "what am I gonna do about my microsim" or "what contract people think you should use" and things like that.

Just solid info on tarrifs, prices, opening times, pre-orders, all the stuff 99% people want to know without the chaff.

Post links and pictures when you find them

Check it out guys and we can help each other keep upto date properly

Cheers

Dan

I can't take anyone serious when they announce them self in a manner like "Yo Yo Yo!".

Why do we need another thread? This is perfect.

 

[Jr1985]

How did you expect it to work? Them send you the money and then hope you send your phone off to them. Thats why I went for O2 Recycle because its least backed by a company that is well known and there website doesn't look like it was put together by a 3yr old like a lot of them do and could just disappear overnight.

Got £270 for my iPhone 3GS which I was quite happy with.

Well obviously that's the only way they can work, it doesn't mean I can't be concerned. I had thought about stating that in my post but I thought it would be stating the obvious.

 

[OverandOut]

Yo Yo Yo!!!

This thread is seriously missing its major objective (excuse me, I used to be in the military)

Ive started a new thread for official info relating to the UK Iphone 4 Release

No questions on "what am I gonna do about my microsim" or "what contract people think you should use" and things like that.

Just solid info on tarrifs, prices, opening times, pre-orders, all the stuff 99% people want to know without the chaff.

Post links and pictures when you find them

Check it out guys and we can help each other keep upto date properly

Cheers

Dan

It's a good idea but it's an idea too late. This thread has grown into a little family lol

I understand your point but this thread is titled 'The UK iPhone 4 Thread' for a reason. The point is to offer the info you wish to receive as well as others to post questions and ideas for help. I'm pretty sure everyone is more or less happy with how it's growing. Can't deny 289 pages worth of information which is indeed, keeping everyone up to date.

 

[Jr1985]

I'd like to find a recycling company who would send you a load of money before you even send them your phone

That's why I thoght ebay might be better since people have to send you the money before you send the phone.

 

[Nicholas.C]

That's why I thoght ebay might be better since people have to send you the money before you send the phone.

but they can always charge back once they have the phone.

 

[Jr1985]

but they can always charge back once they have the phone.

Oh, I didn't know that? So basically you're taking a risk either way?

 

[simmo1823]

I can't take anyone serious when they announce them self in a manner like "Yo Yo Yo!".

Why do we need another thread? This is perfect.

Thanks for the welcome long time reader, recent time poster.

Seriously though I dont have time to read through tens of pages of stuff, im movin house next week and kinda have other stuff to do, fair enough if people wanna sit and discuss contracts and chat about what they were told on the phone this is the thread right here.

But if you just wanna pop on an see what the official word is I thought it would be sensible to have a seperate thread.

Am I the only one!!!!!!

p.s. I beleive Yo Yo Yo is recognised as an official welcome in the Oxford Book of Totally Wicked Greetings as of this year. Oh yes!

 

[Nicholas.C]

Oh, I didn't know that? So basically you're taking a risk either way?

This is only with PayPal though, however PayPal normally side with the buyer.

 

[duction]

19 days till i get my iphone, wish it was 8 like everyone else =[ oh well. least ive got one, some people cant afford them so i should be thankful

 

[ct2k7]

Oh, I didn't know that? So basically you're taking a risk either way?

eBay and PayPal favour the buyer, with bias. It's a large risk.

 

[iMoo]

Thanks for the welcome long time reader, recent time poster.

Seriously though I dont have time to read through tens of pages of stuff, im movin house next week and kinda have other stuff to do, fair enough if people wanna sit and discuss contracts and chat about what they were told on the phone this is the thread right here.

But if you just wanna pop on an see what the official word is I thought it would be sensible to have a seperate thread.

Am I the only one!!!!!!

p.s. I beleive Yo Yo Yo is recognised as an official welcome in the Oxford Book of Totally Wicked Greetings as of this year. Oh yes!

Well my eyes are going square at the amount of reading i have done over the last 3 days with my Family, my head is going to explode and your greeting in my ready to explode square eyes just looks like 3 mermaids with their heads and tails coming outa water....yep they looking for White iPhones too........told ya am cracking up, time for bed me thinks :O)

 

[Mike Oxard]

but they can always charge back once they have the phone.

Couldn't you just unregister your credit card from PayPal after the transaction completes?

 

[Cloudane]

I'm gonna ring orange tommorow, what should I say?
I'ma ring apple, and ask about what I need to bring in, what should I say to Orange?

I'm a pineapple ring
Sorry, lots of fruits and rings there

I think from your previous post you have everything covered. Sometimes they ask for a utility bill if you can get hold of one of those.

Yo Yo Yo!!!

Yoyo.

This thread is seriously missing its major objective (excuse me, I used to be in the military)

Are we supposed to salute?

What you're doing sounds useful (don't know about how the post is coming across to the forum population, mind) - maybe a wiki page could be a good way to keep us civvies up to date!

 

[Boblister]

eBay and PayPal favour the buyer, with bias. It's a large risk.

Yes, someone posted a day or so ago (great thread this), that he got stung 6 months later after selling an iPhone. I believe he did eventually get his money back after PayPal clawed it off him.