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UK iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Thread
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I ordered a plus 64gb online with Three within minutes of it going live online. No call yet! I'll give them a call this morning and post what they say.
Some advice for anyone still looking to pick one up on contract...
Look at Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4 you which have better deals than going direct to the carriers.
Phones 4 you seem to be slightly cheaper but CPW will match any Phones 4 you price AND then refund you your first month payment which makes them cheaper.
The Vodaphone deals are already some of the cheapest out there, but if you are or are planning to be a Spotify Premium customer, the 2 years premium you get with the Vodaphone contract saves you £9.99 a month (£240 over 2 years) - which works out at around 20% off the entire contract. That makes a BIG difference.
If you are a Netflix subscriber the 6 months free Netflix saves you another £35 or so.
CPW are also still taking orders for delivery on the 19th.
Im not affiliated with CPW or anything - just did a fair bit of research that leads me to believe this is the cheapest way to get the iPhone 6 on contract. In fact if you are a Spotify Premium customer and you factor in that cost, this can work out even cheaper than buying the phone direct from Apple and going SIM only.
Look at Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4 you which have better deals than going direct to the carriers.
Phones 4 you seem to be slightly cheaper but CPW will match any Phones 4 you price AND then refund you your first month payment which makes them cheaper.
The Vodaphone deals are already some of the cheapest out there, but if you are or are planning to be a Spotify Premium customer, the 2 years premium you get with the Vodaphone contract saves you £9.99 a month (£240 over 2 years) - which works out at around 20% off the entire contract. That makes a BIG difference.
If you are a Netflix subscriber the 6 months free Netflix saves you another £35 or so.
CPW are also still taking orders for delivery on the 19th.
Im not affiliated with CPW or anything - just did a fair bit of research that leads me to believe this is the cheapest way to get the iPhone 6 on contract. In fact if you are a Spotify Premium customer and you factor in that cost, this can work out even cheaper than buying the phone direct from Apple and going SIM only.
UK iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Thread
I used to be on the £25 one plan but then they changed it to £18, but left me paying £25. One quick phone call and they changed my price! Wasn't happy that I had to call but pleased they didn't have to faff around changing contracts!
I used to be on the £25 one plan but then they changed it to £18, but left me paying £25. One quick phone call and they changed my price! Wasn't happy that I had to call but pleased they didn't have to faff around changing contracts!
why do i feel those of us who got "preparing for dispatch" today are going to receive their iPhones before the 19th?
FINGERS CROSSED!
FINGERS CROSSED!
I have no idea, no idea at all. That's strange isn't it? I guess I missed out on getting that SIM though. I'm only going to bump to the £15 one (I'm on £12.90 at the moment) if the signal is good at my Uni and there's a lack of WiFi coverage. Otherwise I don't need to tether really.
Ah, makes sense. I imagine my production date, week 33 is one of the early ones then.
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why do i feel those of us who got "preparing for dispatch" today are going to receive their iPhones before the 19th?
FINGERS CROSSED!
I know right, one always lives in hope. I doubt it though.
why do i feel those of us who got "preparing for dispatch" today are going to receive their iPhones before the 19th?
FINGERS CROSSED!
Ohh that would nice if that happen! excited!
Wait, so your phone has shipped? Its moved from the Preparing for Despatch?
Mine still at Preparing for Dispatch since yesterday, and I can't see my phone under support profile
Still says preparing for dispatch but is in my profile and says week 36
I have no idea what to do, been with O2 a number of years and not really had any problems until now, I pay £38 a month on refresh (£20 to phone and £18 for unlimited texts calls and 1GB of data). Every month I am using my data allowance and when they throttle me is basically makes my phone redundant.
I noticed my tariff for new customers comes with 2GB of data so I called up, had to argue for them to apply another GB for free, after FIVE calls they agreed.
I was looking at giffgaff but effectively it's PAYG. Also looked at three, unlimited everything and 4GB of data for £18, plus I can use allowances abroad.
I have £220 left on refresh and was tempted to pay this off and cut ties with O2.
What does everyone else think of three and giffgaff? Do they allow tethering?
I noticed my tariff for new customers comes with 2GB of data so I called up, had to argue for them to apply another GB for free, after FIVE calls they agreed.
I was looking at giffgaff but effectively it's PAYG. Also looked at three, unlimited everything and 4GB of data for £18, plus I can use allowances abroad.
I have £220 left on refresh and was tempted to pay this off and cut ties with O2.
What does everyone else think of three and giffgaff? Do they allow tethering?
Where am I meant to be looking on the profile? In my products?
Getting super paranoid that something has gone wrong with my order :/
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Is it not in your apple support profile? Mine is in my products the I put the serial number in here http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
I was with O2 for years until last month. The network became a joke where i live and it went from decent 3G coverage to awful unreliable horribleness. Dropped calls, no texts delivered and poor pickup of 3G. I left them last month and went for an EE sim only deal, i know EE get a bad rep but in my area they're awesome. I now have blanket 4G coverage getting up to 30mbps down and 20 up. Its so so much better i can't even explain and I'm only paying £15 a month for my sim only deal which I'm now pairing with an iPhone 6 which i bought straight from Apple. So much more flexibility and they're much more willing to cut you deals on sim-only. I phoned up when i started and haggled and they gave me £5 off a month for just asking.
Carphonewarehouse is still saying delivery expected on 19 September for all iPhone 6s. Maybe a daft question, but should I take that at face value?
No
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Just looked at EE sim only, for the same as 3 they are £5 a month more expensive
Sorry guys but it won't be an early delivery. Is the same every year! Apple rarely treats people to an early. Delivery
But what do I know, mines not even prepared for dispatch yet
But what do I know, mines not even prepared for dispatch yet
No
Thought it seemed too good to be true! That said, they're saying delivery date to be confirmed for some iPhone 6 Plus models.
I don't know what to think...
No
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Just looked at EE sim only, for the same as 3 they are £5 a month more expensive
You could probably haggle a bit. I think EE's extra coverage over three is worth it though, but it depends where you live. Im quite rural so as soon as im out of town on three i get nothing, but on EE its a lot better. Don't worry I'm not on commission, hah.
Sorry guys but it won't be an early delivery. Is the same every year! Apple rarely treats people to an early. Delivery
But what do I know, mines not even prepared for dispatch yet
I am sure mine wont come early, pretty much every order I made from apple, arrives between the hrs of 11am and 3pm... UPS silly all day delivery... I wish they used DPD, you can track those with GPS and give you 1hr Delivery slot time, so you'll know when to be around your place or get ready.
Can everyone stop worrying! If it says it'll be delivered on the 19th, then it'll be delivered on the 19th.
Who cares if it says processing or preparing for dispatch, or if you can't see your serial number yet.
If your date shows 19/9 then the rest doesn't matter. Get on with your lives and then the excitement can begin next Friday.
Who cares if it says processing or preparing for dispatch, or if you can't see your serial number yet.
If your date shows 19/9 then the rest doesn't matter. Get on with your lives and then the excitement can begin next Friday.