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UK Apple Watch Pre-Order/ Dispatch thread

BillGates1969

BillGates1969

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Looks like there is no love in for the UK Apple Watch pre orders!

Post your experiences here.

I have an Apple Watch Ultra 3 Hermes with Orange En Mer strap on it's way.

In PFS, 19th September delivery!
 
Series 11 46mm GPS in Space Grey with Slate Milanese Loop, ordered moments after the store re-opened and due for delivery on the 19th. This is replacing a Series 3 42mm GPS that a friend gave me (in return for beer) about nine months ago (which itself replaced a Pebble Time KS edition which was still working well).
 
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So I'm upgrading finally from a Series 5 to the Ultra 3, not sure on which band size so was just going to pop to the Meadowhall store next Tuesday when I have time to go and pick up the watch and correct strap. Just noticed now that in store collection isn't available now, certainly for launch day, but not showing any dates afterwards. Anyone know how fast they will have stock again to just go along and purchase? I know I could just order online, but there's something still as a geek about going to the store and making a purchase there, as well as trying the bands on for size.
 
Did mine via EE (Black U3 Milanese) on the Thursday lunch time when they went up on their site. No idea when it will arrive. Advisor told me I was one of the first to order and it would be the 19th. Tracking still shows awaiting confirmation so who knows, just a waiting game for a text from DPD
 
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Annoyingly, Apple have taken two loads of pending transactions on my card. What is annoying is that is is my debit card not a credit card.......
 
BillGates1969 said:
Annoyingly, Apple have taken two loads of pending transactions on my card. What is annoying is that is is my debit card not a credit card.......
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Weirdly enough, the pending transaction I had for them from Apple Pay has disappeared. The 849 was returned to my account - I guess it just passed the point for the pending charge to be claimed.
More annoying is I now need to maintain that 849 in my current account which confuses my actual available balance.
 
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joey561 said:
Weirdly enough, the pending transaction I had for them from Apple Pay has disappeared. The 849 was returned to my account - I guess it just passed the point for the pending charge to be claimed.
More annoying is I now need to maintain that 849 in my current account which confuses my actual available balance.
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Just got off the phone with them as they definitely made a mistake. The first pending was for the correct amount of £300 as I paid £1000 from my apple balance, the new pending is incorrect at wait for it....£1300 as the system reserved the full amount for the watch as my apple balance was zero. Guess why? The took the £1000 on the order date. "Oh yes they said, we need to correct that". Long story short, my current account is £1300 light as they take 24-28 hours to correct the pending.
 
Arbitrage; happen to be in the US at present, picking things up here. Strong £/weak US$ means it's 28% off (or not 35% more, however one prefers to look at it). Between myself and my wife, across various products, basically pays for the flight.
 
Question for everyone in the UK preordering: Are you getting the Cellular model and if so have you checked your carrier supports 5G RedCap? If all the information on MR is correct Apple is using the Mediatek modem on 5G RC and currently only EE appears to have it deployed in the UK - although speaking to EE even they do not really know at a customer facing level.

This would put the watch back on 4G/LTE and given how restrictive all the UK carrier's have been in supporting Apple's iPhone products on their 5G Standalone networks (which 5G-RC needs) or requiring new contracts, I am hesitant to order.

Interested to hear if you heard otherwise.

EDIT: Interestingly Apple's US site explicitly states 5G RedCap, UK site just says 5G.
 
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Ordered my AWU 3 on announcement day and money taken from my account pending.

Today it’s all been put back hope all is ok?
 
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Ordered my AWU 3 on announcement day and money taken from my account pending.

Today it’s all been put back hope all is ok?
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Mines same - think the pending only holds usually for about 4 days, they'll charge again on shipping. Just ensure you keep the returned money from pending in the same account until they ship.
 
BillGates1969 said:
Just got off the phone with them as they definitely made a mistake. The first pending was for the correct amount of £300 as I paid £1000 from my apple balance, the new pending is incorrect at wait for it....£1300 as the system reserved the full amount for the watch as my apple balance was zero. Guess why? The took the £1000 on the order date. "Oh yes they said, we need to correct that". Long story short, my current account is £1300 light as they take 24-28 hours to correct the pending.
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That's a royal pain mate, sorry you are going through that.
 
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