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Other UK iPhone (2017) X(Ten)/8/8+ Pre-Orders and Dispatch Thread
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troubleonline
macrumors 68000
Possibly or probably on different vans.........
Cue hilarious piss-takes of Yodel 😱
PSML
One time I was happy a Yodel driver did break the rules was when I was waiting all day at work for a large case of wine. It was a Friday so clearly a very important delivery and critical for the weekend 😀. By 6pm it hadn't arrived so I went home only to spot a Yodel van delivering to a neighbour. I ran down and asked if he was going to x location and had a box of wine from x supplier. He said yes and that since i knew the full details he would give me there and then as would mean he could finish his shift earlier. Clearly we were both happy with this arrangement but then he proceeded the literally chuck boxes all around the van looking for the parcel and in the process and box containing a large screen TV fell over 😱 He also wasn't handling the box of wine terribly carefully so was pleased to pry from his hands...........
Dino F
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Yea, I was so amazed. Literally got to Apple Store Bromley at 8(reservation was at 9) but was let in straight away! No queue no nothing!!
I was in and out by 9am!! Bought a silicone Apple case (tried the official leather one but it was SO slippery - even the Apple guy suggested the silicone as it offered more grip! Will probably change it later on though!!) and also a Belkin screen protector which was applied in store using their 'special tool' which ensured no bubbles or dust!
All in all a great experience (can't post a pic as it's still in the box until I get home to set it up!)!
🙂
DynamicSausage
macrumors 6502
Slightly OT...
Has anybody ordered through EE and got a free 6 months Apple music? They've sent me a link but it just opens a box in iTunes that never loads...
Has anybody ordered through EE and got a free 6 months Apple music? They've sent me a link but it just opens a box in iTunes that never loads...
Dino F
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The guru told me I couldn't switch once I started the IUP but other gurus may say otherwise!
Bethanie21
macrumors 6502a
Bit confused... UK Mail tracking page says my 8 will be delivered between 14:00 and 15:00, but the Apple tracking page says due to be delivered on 25 September... 😡 I ordered literally 3 mins after preorders went live on the 15th 😕
DynamicSausage
macrumors 6502
If you've got a timeslot with the courier then go with that. Launch day delivery was still available well after 9am.
Dino F
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My sales dude was telling me that the iPhone 8 Plus is superior and faster that the X will be as the X uses all its processing power to run the more high spec screen!
oh the Apple 'genius' needs to go do his homework 🙂
OLED are more efficient and less power hungry given there is no backlight
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wow hopefully they get it sorted. why did they have to re-apply? surely if the phone was faulty it was just the case of switching the device over?
Azzin
macrumors 603
I'm not sure they'd have any more knowledge than you or I to be honest.
Most (if not all) of the peeps in Kingston were seeing the 8 for the first time when they arrived at the store this morning.
They had "special" teams working 9pm last night to 6am this morning, setting all the new phones and watch tables up with all the new devices.
Azzin
macrumors 603
I've no idea what happened, but it's looking like it's sorted now.
Will keep you posted.
daleski75
macrumors 68000
Thats crazy man is it because it's another application in such a short space of time?
Azzin
macrumors 603
troubleonline
macrumors 68000
You mean once reserved under IUP or did you take IUP last year and this was your upgrade? Am relying on doing IP for the X as don't want the IUP/Applecare and AND its £10 a month more!! 🙄😱😀
Nice! I would say the UKMail tracking would be more accurate since the phone is in their hands now. I seen other threads stating that Monday deliveries would be odd as they would need today to deliver Monday anyway.
Bet disclosing that statement that isn't in his Apple training!! Though not sure it is true either..... Maybe thats why he is a 'sales dude' and not a 'genuis' 😀
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Yea, I was so amazed. Literally got to Apple Store Bromley at 8(reservation was at 9) but was let in straight away! No queue no nothing!!
I was in and out by 9am!! Bought a silicone Apple case (tried the official leather one but it was SO slippery - even the Apple guy suggested the silicone as it offered more grip! Will probably change it later on though!!) and also a Belkin screen protector which was applied in store using their 'special tool' which ensured no bubbles or dust!
All in all a great experience (can't post a pic as it's still in the box until I get home to set it up!)!
do you know which Belkin protector they applied? assume its this one. few review comments on apple suggest they have cracked with being dropped.
I wonder what there will be the for X
Azzin
macrumors 603
No idea, Barclays seemed to suggest that my DOB was "wrong" on the 2nd put through, but it seems there are some gaps in this process, as it should just be a case of swapping the serial number of the phone and letting me get on my merry way, but apparently not.
I've been here since 8am and I'm now getting a little bored...
daleski75
macrumors 68000
Azzin
macrumors 603
https://www.apple.com/uk/search/invisiglass?src=globalnav
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Nothing yet... 🙄
[Edit] - A bottle of water.
Well Yodel will be here between 15:43 & 17:43 unfortunately the tracking link doesn't work & i can't find a tracking number
I have always made an encrypted backup on my mac and restored from that. It may have changed now, but doing it via the MAC/PC and having it encrypted was the only way to migrate across all the saved password etc as well as health data... no idea if that has changed now.
