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UK iPhone 4S thread.
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Yeah, email confirmation just arrived for my white 64GB
Mine too! + The money has been taken!
20 mins after I ordered it my bank rings up going 'there has been suspicious activity on your card'
. I was like iPhone baby!Just to let you know, I'm a pretty light user with only the occasional call that last quite long. Im on O2 simplicity and have always bought the iPhone outright. Done the same today, it's on it's way for the 14th.
However my bills are regularly over the amount, they are usually around £18-£20.
Benefit of Simplicity is that you can just sell the phone and stop the contract, or just carry on the low contract with another phone whenever you want. Not that I've done that haha, so I guess I pay the same overall compared to having it on a large contract.
However my bills are regularly over the amount, they are usually around £18-£20.
Benefit of Simplicity is that you can just sell the phone and stop the contract, or just carry on the low contract with another phone whenever you want. Not that I've done that haha, so I guess I pay the same overall compared to having it on a large contract.
You seriously think that ordering on the 12th, that i will get it on the 14th?.
Dunno if i wanna take the chance tbh..
Ah, I forgot how much I missed the manic excitement of an iPhone pre-launch!
I guess that by this afternoon once we get over the mad server-bashing rush we'll all know if it was worth the stress - either you'll just be able to go on to the Store website and order an iPhone 4S as easy as pie, or they'll be showing either revised shipping dates or even the dreaded 'Out of Stock' and we'll know it was worth it.
Then we've got the next few days of relative calm with the occasional posts about shipping dates and 'will it be with me on 14th', and then the 14th will arrive and it will go crazy again with the 'Mine has just arrived' and the 'Where is the courier?' posts getting even more desperate as the day passes...
I love this stuff and hate it at the same time!
I guess that by this afternoon once we get over the mad server-bashing rush we'll all know if it was worth the stress - either you'll just be able to go on to the Store website and order an iPhone 4S as easy as pie, or they'll be showing either revised shipping dates or even the dreaded 'Out of Stock' and we'll know it was worth it.
Then we've got the next few days of relative calm with the occasional posts about shipping dates and 'will it be with me on 14th', and then the 14th will arrive and it will go crazy again with the 'Mine has just arrived' and the 'Where is the courier?' posts getting even more desperate as the day passes...
I love this stuff and hate it at the same time!
You're paying more... and yet its not cost effective?
I've been looking into all this too... at the moment (as O2 havnt got prices up) vodafone seem the cheapest for 12 month contract!
32gb phone over 12 months total cost on all tariffs £831 so you'd just have to decide if you want to pay more per month and get more minutes but have lower initial out lay..
im toying on what todo my self! Cheapest thing todo over 12 months! HMmmmm
Same
Was debating whether to get the 16GB one but thought with full HD recording that I may end up needing more space
Planning to use giffgaff (£10/month PAYG - 250mins, unlimited texts and data).
Don't forget resale value when you come to sell your iPhone - unlocked will sell at a premium over one locked to a network.
yes, thats 2 days..... next day delivery...
or go into the store!
Maybe O2 are waiting to see what all the other providers are doing before they release their tariffs.. and beat everyone?
I'm on o2, and can't upgrade till 17th december, so i'm waiting anyway! BOOO!
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You can unlock them easily tho!
Mine too! + The money has been taken!
20 mins after I ordered it my bank rings up going 'there has been suspicious activity on your card'
Epic & me too.
Do whatever you want of course, but a sim only deal + handset cost will save you money over time, than £45 a month!
Well it's taken an hour but finally got my White 4S 32Gb ordered
I reserved for in store pick up last time which was super smooth. Did those ordering for delivery get theirs on release date last year?
I reserved for in store pick up last time which was super smooth. Did those ordering for delivery get theirs on release date last year?
Do whatever you want of course, but a sim only deal + handset cost will save you money over time, than £45 a month!
How?
I've been sat looking into this for a couple of days.... Can you show me some figures please... or explain a little!
Here is what i came up with..
Vodafone
http://www.vodafone.co.uk/brands/iphone/pay-monthly-iphone/index.htm
12 months contract with vodafone
£41 per month.
500 mb
600 minutes
32gb phone £339
total cost £831
Actual monthly costs £69.25
Again sim only 12 months sim only with o2
£21.50 per month
500mb data
600 minutes
32gb phone £599
total £857
actual monthly cost £71.41
its cheaper to sign up with vodafone overall, yes its £41 per month, but overall its cheaper! you can still sell the phone on both contracts to get money back.... so I don't understand any other cheaper way... your getting the same minutes and everything!
In fact, if you paid £46 per month, you would get 900 minutes, and 750mb internet.. still for a total year cost of £831!
Cancel duplicate orders?
Has anyone managed to cancel their duplicate orders? Both mine are now processed and I have the cancel button available but it just gives me the Oops error
Has anyone managed to cancel their duplicate orders? Both mine are now processed and I have the cancel button available but it just gives me the Oops error
Finally managed to cancel off both of my bogus orders now.
Just one order remains on my account for 2x iPhone 4S 16gb. Yay!!
Just one order remains on my account for 2x iPhone 4S 16gb. Yay!!
Judging be previous launches, I wouldn't be surprised if O2 and the other providers don't even have any idea how much launch-day stock they will have available yet. Maybe rather than have its fingers burnt again, O2 is hoping it might have a better indication by 12th.
Finally managed to cancel off both of my bogus orders now.
Just one order remains on my account for 2x iPhone 4S 16gb. Yay!!
Were you able to do it online or did you have to call?
Yeah probably, but is this loosing them business... if vodafone over sell and dont have stock for the 1st day, what are they going todo about it? Nothing, probably hope that people don't cancel the contract and wait a few more days...
I can't see o2 waiting just to check stock levels? must be something else..
Ordered mine over phone with Orange at 8:45am. Took 20 minutes to get through and they had 220 people in the queue they said.
They said it will be here in 30 days, obviously their get out clause as they Probably don't know until Monday how many phones they will have for launch day.
Gone for the 64gb in white...
They said it will be here in 30 days, obviously their get out clause as they Probably don't know until Monday how many phones they will have for launch day.
Gone for the 64gb in white...