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Screen protector is here. Hopefully Amazon deliver the plum silicone case on Saturday. I’m almost there - now just to pre order 😁😁
 
Hmm Rebuy are offering me £540 (last week it was £570) for my 11 Pro Max 64GB

Balance remaining on my Barclays IUP (as of 19/10/2020) is £511.

Can I really be bothered to go through the effort for £30?!

Choices choices, lol.

Don’t forget the Apple Pay refund on top of about 100 quid.
 
I'm sure it'll come earlier. Mine was 9-11th November, then it changed to 11th but now it's preparing to ship so I reckon i'll get mine towards the end of the week. A colleague of mine had 9th November delivery and his turned up this past Saturday. Their shipping estimates are always worst case scenario.
Hopefully that’s the case, I guess Apple just likes to be on the safe side. I heard that 12 Pro demand has been underestimated and now they are ordering way more to be made by the end of the year than regular 12. It’s weird as I was originally gonna wait for 12 mini but the three cameras and nicer colours just swayed me back. I can’t believe I spent more money because it’s literally more shiny :D
 
Just been reading the latest IUP UK T&Cs and came across something interesting.

“Point F” states the following:
  1. Prompt Return of Financed iPhone. If you exercise your Upgrade Option and do not return your original Financed iPhone as directed by Apple your original Instalment Loan will be reinstated and you will be responsible for any missed and/or remaining instalment payments, as well as any instalment payments under your New Instalment Loan.
Seems like Apple might be gearing up for a US style system for the IUP in the UK?

 

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Would that AC+ refund not just reduce the amount owed on the IUP with Barclays? Effectively means I would pay less to settle.



I paid off the loan then cancelled ac. Apple sent the money to Barclays and then Barclays sends to me. Was in my account in a few days. I sold my 11 pro Max for £650 and got £105 ac back. Hubby sold his 11 pro for £585 and £105 ac back. After paying off the loan we have around £300 in our pockets that we wouldn’t have got just handing the phones back in the IUP.
 
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Guys its been a crazy few days but im finally back...TLDR: had the iphone 12 pro and it had a camera issue; grainy hazy photos and it couldn't focus on anything! Not even a simple few words typed on paper...so had to return back to ao...will be phoneless from saturday but managed to get approved by barclays for iphone monthly payments so roll on friday for the preorder...here we jump back on the preorder wagon.
 
I paid off the loan then cancelled ac. Apple sent the money to Barclays and then Barclays sends to me. Was in my account in a few days. I sold my 11 pro Max for £650 and got £105 ac back. Hubby sold his 11 pro for £585 and £105 ac back. After paying off the loan we have around £300 in our pockets that we wouldn’t have got just handing the phones back in the IUP.
Wow thank you. Leaning more towards doing this for my 11 Pro Max now 👍🏼😊
 
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Facebook marketplace is good for selling. You have to bear in mind you will get loads of stupid offers but worth it in the end.
Yeah I thought of FB MP but the silly offers is what puts me off.

Rebuy are basically offering me £40 profit but coupled with the £100 AC+ refund it’s not a bad punt.

If I already have an iPhone on IUP can I pre-order a new iPhone for a new IUP on release day?
 
As others have said it will be a Barclays issue and probably the way the 3rd Party who handle the Apple Trade In work. Apple do not manage the trade in program. The 3rd party are like rebuy and music magpie they just have a contract with Apple.

But I did 24m 0% with barclays - online with the app, and traded in my 11 via apple’s third party - online with the app.

Pretty much no difference to iup. Strange restriction really
 
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Yeah I thought of FB MP but the silly offers is what puts me off.

Rebuy are basically offering me £40 profit but coupled with the £100 AC+ refund it’s not a bad punt.

If I already have an iPhone on IUP can I pre-order a new iPhone for a new IUP on release day?

You would just start a fresh IUP and run both at the same time. Unfortunately Apple aren’t doing the upgrades at the moment in the UK due to the lockdown. I grabbed my 12 pro on a fresh IUP last week. Hubby is doing the 24 month loan instead for the Max. Lower monthly payments on the loan due to the longer period.
 
Glad I could be of help.
I know some of the others on here managed pretty well with rather late orders from AO so when I saw your post it was one of the first places I looked.
I will definitely go to them in future too! Just had a note from DPD that they’re delivering tomorrow!!
 
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Screen protector is here. Hopefully Amazon deliver the plum silicone case on Saturday. I’m almost there - now just to pre order 😁😁
That looks exactly the same as I got.

Worked very easily and well. On my 6s, the screen protector (brand entirely forgotten) was just a touch smaller than I thought it should be. Only just covered the display widthwise. The ESR fitted exactly inside my case.
 
So how do all the standard 12 and pro owners feel after a few weeks?

I love the size and shape, the screen is beautiful but I really miss the lovely blue of my Xr.
 
So how do all the standard 12 and pro owners feel after a few weeks?

I love the size and shape, the screen is beautiful but I really miss the lovely blue of my Xr.
It’s one hell of an upgrade from the XR. I do miss the lovely deep red of my XR but the graphite of the 12 Pro is beautiful in a whole different way.
 
So how do all the standard 12 and pro owners feel after a few weeks?

Only had it for three days - not long enough to do much!

But the upgrade from a 6s is amazing. Too many times, the 6s screen was too small (thank you app designers who don't understand small screens). Here We Go (satnav) calculates journey almost instantly - instead of me getting bored.

Nothing, except where data transfer is required, seems to take any time.

The weight, to me, is fine. I can understand why others would find it too heavy for them.

Face ID is working well - but I'd rather have Touch ID as well.

The 6s was a 16GB model - and I was struggling all the time.

Yes - I would have liked better telephoto - but it is luxury compared to a single, fixed lens. Grabbed a quick panorama earlier today.

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I haven't yet commented on the colour fo my graphite 12 Pro 128GB.

It is slightly darker than I had expected. But it is now in a Snakehive Teal newbuck folio case. The teal colour goes well with the graphite - and the inner fold of the case is grey and I am happy.

Pacific Blue would have clashed horribly.

The Snakehive case is decent but a bit thinker than, for example, Nomo cases from the past. The combination of the 12 Pro and the case is significantly larger than my 6s in a Spigen bumper case. But I am happy because changes in my life mean that isn't an issue. It looks as if it would give quite some protection in case of a drop.

And I agree the setup was almost trivial. A few settings don't go across (Here We Go was left on default USA voice. Sending me round traffic circles instead of roundabouts!) . Some downloads were required. And I still have an issue with my Microsoft Authenticator app (which will probably be easy to solve when I try).

One real annoyance. Here We Go no longer honours 180 degree rotation - only 90. I found 180 was very helpful as the Lightning plug is then at the top. (I often drop it into my cup holder.)
I thought the graphite was a touch darker in person than it appears but very nice all the same. That sounds like a dreamy combination. I have a Prod Red Apple silicone case sitting ready for a change.

I agree that PB would be more difficult to find cases that match in all honesty and I think the novelty of having this albeit beautiful blue phone will soon diminish.

My settings with regards to English set up seemed to transfer seamlessly. Yeah, some required a bit more patience and a tiny bit of tweaking. I hope your issues soon are resolved.
 
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It’s one hell of an upgrade from the XR. I do miss the lovely deep red of my XR but the graphite of the 12 Pro is beautiful in a whole different way.
It is. All I miss from the Xr is the colour. And I’ll get a case. Everything else the 12 wins hands down.
 
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Who wants some bad news?

My wife’s day 1 iPhone 12 Pro IUP pre-order was which was due for pick up at Apple Store Highcross in Leicester on 10th November is now due for delivery on 4th Jan!!!

I literally nearly dropped her phone when she showed me this. WTF is going on Apple!

This is a joke.
 
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