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UK iPhone 5s and 5c Thread
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Where have you got this information from? Could you post any links or articles stating this as would be interested to see.
Thanks.
I partially agree with that argument, however the point is that the only way to get a phone in a similar timescale to that in all previous years is to go to a store every morning and take your chance with scalpers, or pay more to CPW than Apple are charging.
Yes, Apple told us what the delivery timescale was when we ordered however for many of us working full time, there is no alternativeto ordering from Apple. I am in a 12 month sim-only contract and so an unlocked phone is the only option; I know because I have tried to upgrade that too.
EE (over the phone), apparently; if you order online with EE, you'll get a handset within 2 days.
I'll wait as long as it takes to get mine, since even with the longer delivery I'll still get my Gold iPhone before retail is due to have stock.
But if I have to see "processing" for much longer I'm gonna start thinking Apple are just having me on!
But if I have to see "processing" for much longer I'm gonna start thinking Apple are just having me on!
Came back from bromley, queued up 10 minutes just before store opening.
First time I've been able to see iphones actually for sell
The queue was filled with our middle eastern friends buying up two iphones at a time..
Then told they sold out.
I wanted to cry, lol.
First time I've been able to see iphones actually for sell
The queue was filled with our middle eastern friends buying up two iphones at a time..
Then told they sold out.
I wanted to cry, lol.
Just caved in and ordered from CPW, despite swearing I never would again after the complete mess they made of the 3G launch. But seeing everyone else get theirs when my 00:01 Online Apple Store order still sits there was just too much of a slap in the face from Apple.
With CPW's history I'm not going to cancel my Apple order till I get it in my hands though.
But.... when I was ordering from CPW online (64GB Grey, unlocked), everything suggested I would have an option to select Saturday delivery, but my order completed without any chance to select this. Anyone know if this should have been available and I just missed it?
With CPW's history I'm not going to cancel my Apple order till I get it in my hands though.
But.... when I was ordering from CPW online (64GB Grey, unlocked), everything suggested I would have an option to select Saturday delivery, but my order completed without any chance to select this. Anyone know if this should have been available and I just missed it?
Would be interested to know the answer to this. Am tempted to cancel my Apple order and order one through CPW, but it's only possible for me if it can be delivered over the weekend.
That analyst got it so wrong that he is covering his ass.
From Apples 10K:
Net sales consist primarily of revenue from the sale of hardware, software, digital content and applications, peripherals, and service and support contracts. The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collection is probable. Product is considered delivered to the customer once it has been shipped and title and risk of loss have been transferred. For most of the Companys product sales, these criteria are met at the time the product is shipped. For online sales to individuals, for some sales to education customers in the U.S., and for certain other sales, the Company defers revenue until the customer receives the product because the Company retains a portion of the risk of loss on these sales during transit.
From Apples own 10k it counts a sale as one that has been delivered so the 9m does not count the online sales not yet delivered as they have not taken any money from you yet. If they counted sales as people buying online then if i went and ordered 10m handsets but cancelled then Apple would have to explain why the figures went down the next quarter. Only when money has exchanged hands does it count as a sale.
From Apples 10K:
Net sales consist primarily of revenue from the sale of hardware, software, digital content and applications, peripherals, and service and support contracts. The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collection is probable. Product is considered delivered to the customer once it has been shipped and title and risk of loss have been transferred. For most of the Companys product sales, these criteria are met at the time the product is shipped. For online sales to individuals, for some sales to education customers in the U.S., and for certain other sales, the Company defers revenue until the customer receives the product because the Company retains a portion of the risk of loss on these sales during transit.
From Apples own 10k it counts a sale as one that has been delivered so the 9m does not count the online sales not yet delivered as they have not taken any money from you yet. If they counted sales as people buying online then if i went and ordered 10m handsets but cancelled then Apple would have to explain why the figures went down the next quarter. Only when money has exchanged hands does it count as a sale.
From the CPW website:
"Free next day delivery (Order before 5pm)
Saturday delivery is £7.50
Youll receive a 1hr time slot on the morning of your delivery. If it doesnt suit you, just text or email to reschedule"
So not sure, maybe it will come anyway, but to be sure you should phone them and ask.
This gets asked regularly. ISI Group's Brian Marshall commented on CNN Money last year regarding the iPhone 5 launch figures.
These have always been Apple's standard criteria when reporting sales. It's extremely likely that they're still valid.
Perhaps not important, but an interesting social commentary. The queues outside Apple Stratford last Friday looked like downtown Bangalore, despite an abundance of Caucasian faces in Westfield generally. The smaller queue yesterday had a similar demographic. But this time, of course, you are welcomed with cheerful stories of "I'm returning 2 phones, mate. What you after?"
Sleazeballs.
Knew I should have driven up to bluewater this morning! No point now, they'll be sold out before I get there!
I understand that they gave me a delivery date when I ordered, and I could have spent the night sat outside the bluewater store to try my luck getting one on launch day... But I'm too lazy for that! And I'm also impatient. My husband would say it's my worst trait - I like shiny things and I don't like to wait for them! Lol.
I get that they would have to fulfil orders that the networks and retail stores placed pre-launch, and I haven't been too tempted to buy from CPW because I prefer to buy from apple direct, but it does make me a little bit sad that they clearly have stock in the country because they're delivering them to their own stores, but they have online orders that they're not fulfilling. We ordered before the people going to stores today and yet won't get our phones for another week or so.
I'm mostly annoyed at myself for not driving to bluewater this morning! For interests sake, does anyone know what their stock of 64gb silver was like? Just to either make me feel better or rub salt in the wound? Lol
I understand that they gave me a delivery date when I ordered, and I could have spent the night sat outside the bluewater store to try my luck getting one on launch day... But I'm too lazy for that! And I'm also impatient. My husband would say it's my worst trait - I like shiny things and I don't like to wait for them! Lol.
I get that they would have to fulfil orders that the networks and retail stores placed pre-launch, and I haven't been too tempted to buy from CPW because I prefer to buy from apple direct, but it does make me a little bit sad that they clearly have stock in the country because they're delivering them to their own stores, but they have online orders that they're not fulfilling. We ordered before the people going to stores today and yet won't get our phones for another week or so.
I'm mostly annoyed at myself for not driving to bluewater this morning! For interests sake, does anyone know what their stock of 64gb silver was like? Just to either make me feel better or rub salt in the wound? Lol
From what ive seen, most if not all scalpers tend to be asian.
So hes just stating a fact.
Job done. Three have now unlocked my CPW 5S as of this morning.
Overall, paid the same price as retail and now the phone has been unlocked by Apple servers. Granted it cost £15 but still...Happy Days
Meanwhile Apple order was still 14 days out.
Good luck to everyone else.
Overall, paid the same price as retail and now the phone has been unlocked by Apple servers. Granted it cost £15 but still...Happy Days
Meanwhile Apple order was still 14 days out.
Good luck to everyone else.