iPhone 14/Plus UK iPhone 14/14 Plus/14 Pro/14 Pro Max Pre-release, Orders and Dispatch Thread

[dbrose]

Does anyone know whether Apple let people in with their laptop to sit at a bench and work from there?

 

[Jinjin]

[mention]Jinjin [/mention] next year instead of the poll can we have information on iUP, reserve ordering, online payment for pickup and links for stock checker app etc? This can then be edited by you as we go on - then at least we can say refer to op post.

yeah, that first post does need a refresh! there's a lot of stuff we just all know about now so keen to put in the stuff people really care about!

its always a case in a years time we won't quite remember what happened when.

any info people want to see.. any more importantly for me, if you're happy to word it... ping it over on DM and I'll keep a track

 

[Jinjin]

Does anyone know whether Apple let people in with their laptop to sit at a bench and work from there?

just sign up to loads of those classes and don't listen.

 

[fat jez]

Does anyone know whether Apple let people in with their laptop to sit at a bench and work from there?

They’re called “staff” 😉

If I was in the office, it’s kind of what I do. My office and Apple Store Glasgow share the same staff entrance.

 

[dbrose]

They’re called “staff”

If I was in the office, it’s kind of what I do. My office and Apple Store Glasgow share the same staff entrance.

I need to do some work and just need somewhere to work from whilst my wife is working in Manchester. So thought just take my laptop and work in a store. Will they allow it?

Edit: I just plonked myself down in store. But feel I should ask someone.

 

[fat jez]

If they say anything, just ask them to look up your list of recent purchases 🙂 failing that, Starbucks have free Wi-Fi.

 

[MrJM]

others in this thread have said 6am too. But I think stock can pop up at any time, possibly because people reserve but don't collect.

It used to be that they would open the reservations at 6am each morning for that day.

 

[dbrose]

If they say anything, just ask them to look up your list of recent purchases failing that, Starbucks have free Wi-Fi.

Ha and my list of returns!!
Today is final day of return for my Max!!!

 

[MrJM]

Does anyone know whether Apple let people in with their laptop to sit at a bench and work from there?

Ive done this before. I had a huge file to upload and the stores have pretty good bandwidth so I thought why not. I just went in and sat down. No one said anything, I even had to plug my MacBook in at one point.

 

[dbrose]

Ive done this before. I had a huge file to upload and the stores have pretty good bandwidth so I thought why not. I just went in and sat down. No one said anything, I even had to plug my MacBook in at one point.

I have asked if it’s ok and the guy said yes unless it gets busy. A girl came over and said are you waiting on an appointment I explained and she said it’s going to get busy so may need the area but should be ok. She took away and gave in same sentence.

 

[guicane]

I don't understand how the phones disappear within a second of being up on the website

 

[dbrose]

I don't understand how the phones disappear within a second of being up on the website

Ha people buy or reserve them!!!

Seeing very little stock today!

 

[dbrose]

yeah, that first post does need a refresh! there's a lot of stuff we just all know about now so keen to put in the stuff people really care about!

its always a case in a years time we won't quite remember what happened when.

any info people want to see.. any more importantly for me, if you're happy to word it... ping it over on DM and I'll keep a track

I’ll ping you some key details which you can formulate into your own details.

 

[fat jez]

I don't understand how the phones disappear within a second of being up on the website

If you snooze, you lose. People are watching like hawks, they know as soon as the phone they want appears, they have to grab it it somebody else will. Some may have set up stock watching systems to alert them, others are just lucky.

 

[Sal09]

The poll doesn’t really get much interaction after the announcement. No one really bothers about what people want until ordering and then change their minds. Be better with info.

 

[dbrose]

 

[dbrose]

Ok so the plus is really light but to me feels a lot cheaper than the pro.

 

[fat jez]

Ok so the plus is really light but to me feels a lot cheaper than the pro.

Probably the aluminium body. More likely to bend though?

 

[dbrose]

Probably the aluminium body. More likely to bend though?

Potentially. Just doesn’t seem as solid.

My workspace.

 

[fat jez]

Potentially. Just doesn’t seem as solid.

My workspace.

SQL Server Management Studio?

 

[dbrose]

SQL Server Management Studio?

Yep indeed!!!

Just checking nothing secure on the pic!!!

 

[fat jez]

Yep indeed!!!

I also have it open 😁 along with MySQL Workbench.

 

[dbrose]

I also have it open along with MySQL Workbench.

Mine is connected to a customer site. Just creating scripts for a data migration and upgrade to a new server environment.

 

[parajba]

I noticed that www.mobiles.co.uk is considerably cheaper than the equivalente Vodafone deal for PM going directly to Vodafone. Same for the other networks. How is that possible? Like £70 vs £35 a month for the same deal. Can’t be true right?

 

[fat jez]

I noticed that www.mobiles.co.uk is considerably cheaper than the equivalente Vodafone deal for PM going directly to Vodafone. Same for the other networks. How is that possible? Like £70 vs £35 a month for the same deal. Can’t be true right?

Probably using some of their commission from the networks to subsidise the tariffs.

I recall the amount paid for a new contract in commission is quite eye watering.