I have two iPhone 4's. One is the original with Philips screws on the bottom and the newer one has the pentalobe screws. My newer iPhone 4's screen has a yellow tint compared to my original. Apple said they changed the screens to make it easier on the eyes. They would have been out in the 4S on purpose.
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I have two iPhone 4's. One is the original with Philips screws on the bottom and the newer one has the pentalobe screws. My newer iPhone 4's screen has a yellow tint compared to my original. Apple said they changed the screens to make it easier on the eyes. They would have been out in the 4S on purpose.
Bluewater apple shop
Well got my iPhone 4s - queued since 03:00 though and only just got home.
Not tried the phone yet as I'm going to bed!!
There must have been 400 people there by 04:00 - around 200 of them where from a Gang..more on this later!!
They sold out by around 6am - they had no more tickets to give out and the employees where saying sold out
In relation to the gangs there were around 200 people bused in, luckily I got in between the first bus and the last few and so I only had around 50 in front off me. It was definitely gang operated as they were all given money to buy 2 iPhones and once they had purchased them they then gave the iPhones to the person giving out the money... the guy took the money out of a carrier bag in front on the management team of apple and Bluewater security... this bag must have contained £150,000 +. the phones were handed back in front of apple management as well!!
I complained to the manager and said how can this happen - not only are they exploiting the 2 per customer rule in front of you because it is very clear that these items are being purchased for one person but it's also very unsafe to have a man with £150K in a bag, what happens if someone robs him??
The Manager said there was nothing he could do, I said I wasn't happy about that answer as he was a manager and that I would be taking it further in apple... he said great we need people to complain about this sort of thing, the person who sold me the phones said it was wrong and that I should take it further as well. So the apple managers and colleagues knew it was wrong but allowed it to happen
I'm ok because I have 2 4S but there were loads of unhappy people that walked away empty handed and these people did not know that 200 people in the queue were not even buying them for themselves.
Well got my iPhone 4s - queued since 03:00 though and only just got home.
Not tried the phone yet as I'm going to bed!!
There must have been 400 people there by 04:00 - around 200 of them where from a Gang..more on this later!!
They sold out by around 6am - they had no more tickets to give out and the employees where saying sold out
In relation to the gangs there were around 200 people bused in, luckily I got in between the first bus and the last few and so I only had around 50 in front off me. It was definitely gang operated as they were all given money to buy 2 iPhones and once they had purchased them they then gave the iPhones to the person giving out the money... the guy took the money out of a carrier bag in front on the management team of apple and Bluewater security... this bag must have contained £150,000 +. the phones were handed back in front of apple management as well!!
I complained to the manager and said how can this happen - not only are they exploiting the 2 per customer rule in front of you because it is very clear that these items are being purchased for one person but it's also very unsafe to have a man with £150K in a bag, what happens if someone robs him??
The Manager said there was nothing he could do, I said I wasn't happy about that answer as he was a manager and that I would be taking it further in apple... he said great we need people to complain about this sort of thing, the person who sold me the phones said it was wrong and that I should take it further as well. So the apple managers and colleagues knew it was wrong but allowed it to happen
I'm ok because I have 2 4S but there were loads of unhappy people that walked away empty handed and these people did not know that 200 people in the queue were not even buying them for themselves.
Merchant City, you?
I hope if I do miss it and I can pick it up it goes to the Depot near Bellhill
east kilbride, He'll probably be doing all the deliveries in the city centre first
I was told the same on the phone, seems they are doing their best to catch up with the delay. Now, if they could deliver mine first please...
The delivery guy was in Huntingdon about an hour ago and should have now passed over the delayed crate of Phones to another courier for delivery today!
Where abouts are you located?
The bit about working as an iPod is what I wanted to know. At least then I can just put the Sim in later. Thanks.
Someone else has suggested cutting it myself, but I'm reliant on having a phone this weekend, so if it goes wrong then I'll be really stuck.
I've also received my Giffgaff Sim this morning so I may use them for a month to check out their service and then transfer my Vodafone Sim in a few weeks time. It means having two phones with me, but at least I'd know how well the O2 signal works here before transferring my number in Feb.
Of course it's all dependent on UPS getting here in the next couple of hours.
Thanks for the advice.
Are you on 3 by any chance? The carrier settings remove that option for 3, as they don't want you locking the phone onto Orange's network (they pay roaming charges for that). The other network operators should let you turn off 3G though.
mine has been out since 06:41 having travelled up from tamworth overnight to glasgow. UPS don't usually get to me till the afternoon so I am still waiting
Spending the time clearing up my 3GS so I can restore my 4S from backup
Spending the time clearing up my 3GS so I can restore my 4S from backup
As irritating as it is, its not breaking the law, so I fail to see what Apple can do!
Technically they haven't done anything wrong. Yes, they have exploited the system, but there is nothing illegal in what they have done.
As it's gang operated then I'm sure the guy with the cash was well looked after, if you get what I mean. Anyone attempting to steal that cash would have been dead within 5 seconds.
Thanks, but you obviously dont have a 4S yet.
For some reason the option has disappeared from there.
I wonder if in years to come the way we speak will have changed because we'll have adapted our pronunciation to make Siri understand us better? After all, SMS has already changed the way we sometimes write.
Update from the business post tracker... Check with your consignment number!
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Isn't the woman for American accents? Maybe that's why it's not understanding you?