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UK iPhone 5s and 5c Thread

herman45 said:
Great App, thank you
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There is a free version and a pay for version that gives more information about the plane and flight. I use pay for as its not that expensive for its use.

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macgrl said:
that's cool...as i am iphone'less at the moment `i will have to make do with flight tracker
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herman45 said:
Great App, thank you
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Select 'filters' tab and enter UPS under airline code. Then move screen to Germany. Can also zoom in using the touchscreen
 
If you had a 16:55 departure scan from Dubai today, I think we're about to land in Cologne right now... it's the same flight that went from Hong Kong to Dubai!
 

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herman45 said:
So....20th sunday germany and tomorrow 21th monday UK

Why have we Scheduled Delivery:Wednesday, 23/10/2013, By End of Day ??
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Im thinking it will be earlier than Wednesday at this rate. I guess for some earlier isnt an issue and looks good for the courier but if you can only take delivery on the wednesday then this can be arranged after the first delivery attempt I assume?
 
Aidy06 said:
It's far enough though eh? Have you tried the Liverpool One store? I'd just keep trying through the week if you can mate, I reckon you'll get one eventually
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Yeah rang and got though to L1 quite quickly to be told they have none at all. Will call Trafford before I set off to work tomorrow...wish they had a reservation system!
 
rich32gb5s said:
Im thinking it will be earlier than Wednesday at this rate. I guess for some earlier isnt an issue and looks good for the courier but if you can only take delivery on the wednesday then this can be arranged after the first delivery attempt I assume?
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I understand this, thanks again 🙂
 
herman45 said:
So....20th sunday germany and tomorrow 21th monday UK

Why have we Scheduled Delivery:Wednesday, 23/10/2013, By End of Day ??

thank you for info youngpole
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Couries always like to build a bit of slack into their delivery schedule...better to delivery early than late and have people complain 🙂

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youngpole said:
Should go accordingly to this

https://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=440800&d=1381736765
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There is a change we might get it Monday then. That would be amazing

Just checked UPS and got this

Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20/10/2013 16:55 Departure Scan

so it is def on its way to Germany

When is next flight out of Germany to UK - will it go to Stansted or East Mids / Castle Donnington? Here's hoping for East Mids or do they split the packages in Germany depening on final delivery destination in UK?
 
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iPhone 5s 16gb gold ordered 24th september went to 'Preparing for dispatch' yesterday, it still hasn't been dispatched yet, any idea about when it will finally dispatch? I've been given an october 24-28th date by apple but the representative on the phone said she expects it to be dispatched much sooner

any idea?
 
I find it very strange that mine is due for delivery before the end of the day on the 22nd and mine is delivered to northern Ireland - normally takes a day extra to get accross the Irish sea!

bho14099516 said:
So do u think it will come Monday or Tuesday??

It's estimated for Wednesday but hopeful it can come even earlier 🙂
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Faaaaasi said:
iPhone 5s 16gb gold ordered 24th september went to 'Preparing for dispatch' yesterday, it still hasn't been dispatched yet, any idea about when it will finally dispatch? I've been given an october 24-28th date by apple but the representative on the phone said she expects it to be dispatched much sooner

any idea?
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Same here. Waiting for my phone to ship. Hopefully it ships today
 
Aidy06 said:
Yeah I was just saying that the store at Trafford Centre received a delivery on Monday morning but they said it was only a small delivery, then on the Wednesday they received a large delivery. I don't know if it's store specific or not, it could be though. Have you managed to get one yet or are waiting on an online order?
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Not got the iPhone 5S I want yet. It's a long story...

  • Attempted two stores on launch day - first sold out before it opened at 8am and the second sold out within 15 mins of opening (5 mins after I arrived). Never had a problem in previous years (I've had to wait but always got a phone on the day).
  • Went home and ordered online with an 'October' date but I had already sold my iPhone 5 (expecting to get one on launch date - my own fault but wanted to get the best price).
  • Tried a few Apple stores over the next few days but without success - too many scalpers.
  • After a week without a phone, managed to purchase the 32GB Space Grey at an Apple store but wanted the silver/white as had always had black fronted iPhones.
  • Went home with phone and decided to buy a silver/white one via Carphone Warehouse. I ended up with 64GB because they charged a £50 premium for 32GB. Was aware it locks to first network used but thought O2 would unlock it free of charge as per their website (O2 refused).
  • Meanwhile, returned unopened space grey to store (didn't want to sell on eBay after being critical of scalpers and you'd have to sell for a premium to cover eBay/PayPal charges).
  • Was happy using my using the CPW purchased phone for almost two weeks but noticed it kept restarting. Apple said they'd replace it instore but only had space grey.
  • Returned phone to Carphone Warehouse and decided to attempt purchasing from Apple stores. Did the usual calling and checking instore first thing (I visited 3 London stores per day on 3 days this past week alone).
  • This week I managed to get an iPhone - but could only get the Space Grey model (which is sitting unopened as I debate whether to accept that I'm going to have a space grey model for the next year or whether I should keep venturing to Apple store).

I have to say, it's taken the fun out of the iPhone experience for me. It's my fault for selling my previous phone ahead of purchasing the iPhone 5S. I also kicked myself by cancelling my original online order (as I would've had my phone by now).

That said, I don't feel that Apple haven't managed the demand/shortfall very well this year. Fair enough, demand outstrips supply but they didn't public state that there would be extremely limited quantities in store. Many speculated especially as online orders didn't go live until launch day. They could've done more to help customers get their phones or managed expectations better.
 
dlondon said:
Not got the iPhone 5S I want yet. It's a long story...

  • Attempted two stores on launch day - first sold out before it opened at 8am and the second sold out within 15 mins of opening (5 mins after I arrived). Never had a problem in previous years (I've had to wait but always got a phone on the day).
  • Went home and ordered online with an 'October' date but I had already sold my iPhone 5 (expecting to get one on launch date - my own fault but wanted to get the best price).
  • Tried a few Apple stores over the next few days but without success - too many scalpers.
  • After a week without a phone, managed to purchase the 32GB Space Grey at an Apple store but wanted the silver/white as had always had black fronted iPhones.
  • Went home with phone and decided to buy a silver/white one via Carphone Warehouse. I ended up with 64GB because they charged a £50 premium for 32GB. Was aware it locks to first network used but thought O2 would unlock it free of charge as per their website (O2 refused).
  • Meanwhile, returned unopened space grey to store (didn't want to sell on eBay after being critical of scalpers and you'd have to sell for a premium to cover eBay/PayPal charges).
  • Was happy using my using the CPW purchased phone for almost two weeks but noticed it kept restarting. Apple said they'd replace it instore but only had space grey.
  • Returned phone to Carphone Warehouse and decided to attempt purchasing from Apple stores. Did the usual calling and checking instore first thing (I visited 3 London stores per day on 3 days this past week alone).
  • This week I managed to get an iPhone - but could only get the Space Grey model (which is sitting unopened as I debate whether to accept that I'm going to have a space grey model for the next year or whether I should keep venturing to Apple store).

I have to say, it's taken the fun out of the iPhone experience for me. It's my fault for selling my previous phone ahead of purchasing the iPhone 5S. I also kicked myself by cancelling my original online order (as I would've had my phone by now).

That said, I don't feel that Apple haven't managed the demand/shortfall very well this year. Fair enough, demand outstrips supply but they didn't public state that there would be extremely limited quantities in store. Many speculated especially as online orders didn't go live until launch day. They could've done more to help customers get their phones or managed expectations better.
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Sounds familiar, I went launch day and queued only to be told after 2 hours that they had got no gold stock at all and that was what I wanted as new colour and all that. Went the week after, got there nice and early but there was around 80 scalpers all together and all passing money up and down the queue. Needless to say they got ALL the stock, one of the nice gentleman did offer me a reservation card though... For £200!!! Tried again and the exact same scalpers as last time I went, same main guy giving everybody the money. He waited for the Apple rep to come out and walked down the queue with him telling him what cards to give to whom, absolutely disgusting. I had a little heated debate and was told that I should of got there earlier, the security guard told me they'd been sleeping in their cars and started queuing at 4am - ridiculous. Went home and ordered online on the 26th and got given an October delivery, received an email 2 weeks later with a November 4th Delivery. Called Apple store on Monday just gone, they said they'd had a small delivery and only had 64GB Space Grey left. Called again on Wednesday at half 1, got told they'd had a massive delivery and they had Golds available but only in 64GB ( I originally wanted 32GB) so I decided I'd get the 64GB. They wouldn't tell me how many they had in stock but did advise that if I couldn't get there within 10 minutes then not to bother as they'd all be gone, they said there was still people queuing outside. Went to the Trafford Centre after work with my mrs as she wanted to buy something, walked past the Apple Store and called in as she wanted a new case. I asked the lady about 5s stock and she said they only had 64GB Space Grey and 64GB Golds available, this was at half 5 so 4 hours after being told on the phone not to bother if I'd be longer than 10 minutes. Walked out with the 64GB and 2 of the new Apple leather cases, happy guy. Still don't like the way they've handled this launch though, I've been able to get every iPhone from the 3GS on launch day with no trouble so was surprised I couldn't get this one. Good luck and I hope you manage to find a phone soon
 
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