At this point, I think there are a lot of people out there who would be happy to assemble their iPhones themselves!
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At this point, I think there are a lot of people out there who would be happy to assemble their iPhones themselves!
I do realize they have Many factories. And like i said. The news said factory in China
Here is a link
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/10/chinese-students-foxconn-ps4-internship/
Edit: diferent factories. Same country and same company
Here is a link
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/10/chinese-students-foxconn-ps4-internship/
Edit: diferent factories. Same country and same company
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Well after waiting for ages I got lucky today as I wondered by the Apple Store at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol and they had stock!
There were big queues but I got the 16gig silver phone that I wanted and then cancelled my Apple order. They had quite a few Silver and slate grey but absolutely no gold and the guy said they hadn't had any since launch day.
I can't say how good the phone is though as I thought my Galaxy S3 had a nano sim but it doesn't and having made a mess of trying to cut mine down I am now stuffed without a sim
Having rang EE they tell me that I can go into a store tomorrow and get one, for £10, and they will transfer it there and then. Is it that simple? Will it matter that I have messed up my existing one?
There were big queues but I got the 16gig silver phone that I wanted and then cancelled my Apple order. They had quite a few Silver and slate grey but absolutely no gold and the guy said they hadn't had any since launch day.
I can't say how good the phone is though as I thought my Galaxy S3 had a nano sim but it doesn't and having made a mess of trying to cut mine down I am now stuffed without a sim
Having rang EE they tell me that I can go into a store tomorrow and get one, for £10, and they will transfer it there and then. Is it that simple? Will it matter that I have messed up my existing one?
Woo! It's changed to Preparing to Dispatch! 25 days since ordering...
Ordered Silver on 22nd Sept from Apple.
Ordered Silver on 22nd Sept from Apple.
Well after waiting for ages I got lucky today as I wondered by the Apple Store at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol and they had stock!
There were big queues but I got the 16gig silver phone that I wanted and then cancelled my Apple order. They had quite a few Silver and slate grey but absolutely no gold and the guy said they hadn't had any since launch day.
I can't say how good the phone is though as I thought my Galaxy S3 had a nano sim but it doesn't and having made a mess of trying to cut mine down I am now stuffed without a sim
Having rang EE they tell me that I can go into a store tomorrow and get one, for £10, and they will transfer it there and then. Is it that simple? Will it matter that I have messed up my existing one?
Great to have news of physical stock in a store, and a good amount at that, thanks for that Bclark1.
I am thinking of heading to a store early Saturday morning and have been trying to get info about how regularly they get deliveries and how many units.
Out of interest, did you buy unlocked or on contract? There have been a few reports of there sometimes being stock but strictly on contract only. That's no good for me as I want to buy it outright and will be a bummer if I'm queuing early only for them to say, 'sorry, contract only'.
Yes, I think Foxconn has around 15 separate factories around China, many working on different brands.
No, you are missing the point, it's a totally different factory, run under different rules and policies, different workforce, possibly thousands of miles apart.
It's like saying a factory in Brazil is short staffed, therefore another one in Mexico has the same problem.
Other than belonging to the same company they would be totally separate entities.
i have the same order, what time on the 20th did you order?
It'll be three weeks tomorrow
Do you realise how big China is?
Sit down for a quick geography lesson, China is (by land area) the second largest country in the world, it is larger than the USA, as an example, and just like a company in Florida having little connection to a company in California with regard to where the workforce comes from, having 2 separate Foxconn plants doesn't mean they are next to each other and sharing a workforce.
The Apple Foxconn plants will have their autonomous factories, workforce, policies, working conditions, pay etc, completely separate from any plant working for Sony.
It is also the most populous country in the world, finding labour for factories is probably the easiest of any country in the world.
Thank you, I thought I was in the twilight zone trying to explain
Good news. I ordered 32GB GOLD on 23 SEP. Hopefully my status will change to "Preparing for Dispatch" too.
Well unless my 5s in front of me is nothing but a mirage, then yes.
I will check out O2 and Three store tomorrow
(I should clarify, I am on O2, but looking to move to 3, as its payg is so much cheaper)
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Congrattt I'm living without iPhone for a month too. Can't wait to get mine-
Congrattt I'm living without iPhone for a month too. Can't wait to get mine
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