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UK iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Thread

blaugrana69 said:
For those comsidering swapping from a 6 to a plus.
I got the 6 on launch day and then ended up selling it and getting a plus about a month later. Got ithe 6 +in store by reserving (using the stock checker website).
The battery was the real pull for me, I'm getting in excess of 13 hrs usage on the plus compared with an absolute maximum of about 10 hrs on the Six.
The trade off is a bit of a reduction in portability, but to be honest it's not a massive issue - might be more of an issue in summer when I'm without a coat ?
although I only have one pair of jeans where the plus sticks out of the pockets.
It feels more of a "different" phone to my previous 5s whereas the 6 just didn't (if you see what I mean).
I say go for it !
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100% spot on. I did the same and couldn't be happier. The Plus feels more like a real upgrade from the 5S.

Did you lose any money on your 6?

All the Apple stores now have all configs on for reservation (excluding 128gb plus)
 
UK iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Thread

Beards said:
Interesting...

May I ask what plan you are on so that I can compare please.

I have yet to sign up to Three bit thought their plans were the best.

The only issue is I have heard their network can let customers down at times and coverage can be flaky.
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Sure, my plan is O2 Refresh but I haven't paid the extra for more data. I had it capped to 1gb. It was still cheaper than EE and Vodafone on both occasions though. You might find Three are cheaper but I would imagine both have bolt on options if the initial contract is cheaper. :)
 
The-Real-Deal82 said:
I have to say O2 were the cheapest in 2012 for the iPhone 5 and were again this year for the 6 for contracts. Not sure about their sim only though. I know my contract if it was on EE would be £6 more expensive a month. Nobody was interested in matching O2 when I enquired too.
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I left O2 about a year ago. I hate two years contracts.

Sim only has taught us the real costs of airtime. They're not loss leaders. The companies are still making money on them. O2's cheapest iPhone contract is £43 a month plus £29 upfront. So that £1061 over two years. That's insane. I refuse to be ripped off like that. I'd honestly rather go without the phone. The reason I mentioned giff gaff is it works out just £30 more than buying direct from Apple and getting a £10 sim only. Tesco are £2 cheaper than O2 with no upfront cost.

O2's sim only contracts are almost double the price of others too. I pay tesco £10 for what would cost £16 on O2. And for the same £10 if I was with O2 I'd get a quarter of the allowance I get now.

O2 imho have become a bit too big for their boots. Previously they were competitive and had excellent customer service. By the time I left they were over priced, even Retentions weren't interested in keeping customers (they offered me 600 less mins and half the data for £4 more than the deal I said I was leaving for) and customer service was appallingly bad. It took me 4 months to cancel my contract as despite having moved to another network they were still taking the line rental for a contract no longer with them. In the end I had to call my bank and get them to stop O2 taking any more cash and call o2 every day for 6 weeks to get a refund.
 
The-Real-Deal82 said:
Sure, my plan is O2 Refresh but I haven't paid the extra for more data. I had it capped to 1gb. It was still cheaper than EE and Vodafone on both occasions though. You might find Three are cheaper but I would imagine both have bolt on options if the initial contract is cheaper. :)
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Ahh Refresh is when you get the phone from o2. My 6+ is coming unlocked SIM free so the o2 deals are different.
They work out quite a bit dearer than Three SIM only contacts.
I think I will still pop in to an o2 shop though just before going to Three, thanks.
 
Beards said:
Ahh Refresh is when you get the phone from o2. My 6+ is coming unlocked SIM free so the o2 deals are different.
They work out quite a bit dearer than Three SIM only contacts.
I think I will still pop in to an o2 shop though just before going to Three, thanks.
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Check out tesco for sim only too. Haha I sound like I work for tesco. But I pay £10 for 1000mins. 5000sms and 1gb data. When you sign up you can add another GB for £2.50. Obviously there's other deals though with more mins etc. They use O2's network but are a lot cheaper.

Also 4G at no extra cost. Did a speed test yesterday and hit 22mb. So not bad at all.
 
lyceumHQ said:
Check out tesco for sim only too. Haha I sound like I work for tesco. But I pay £10 for 1000mins. 5000sms and 1gb data. When you sign up you can add another GB for £2.50. Obviously there's other deals though with more mins etc. They use O2's network but are a lot cheaper.

Also 4G at no extra cost. Did a speed test yesterday and hit 22mb. So not bad at all.
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'Am sticking with O2 but will make them see things my way...either my 2GB data sim only deal or no deal#. Tbh I've never had any problems whatsoever with the carrier
 
lyceumHQ said:
Check out tesco for sim only too. Haha I sound like I work for tesco. But I pay £10 for 1000mins. 5000sms and 1gb data. When you sign up you can add another GB for £2.50. Obviously there's other deals though with more mins etc. They use O2's network but are a lot cheaper.

Also 4G at no extra cost. Did a speed test yesterday and hit 22mb. So not bad at all.
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Cheers... What about tethering, any good?
 
Beards said:
Most probably, either that or between Germany and the UK there's a 'Bermuda Triangle' where planes get lost......... It's now been 55hrs in the air and counting according to the trusty not UPS site.

Oh, and to rub salt into the confusion they have also extended the delivery 3 days which now puts it back to the date Apple told me all along..... Thurs 20 Nov.
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Guess what��, my delivery date is now 3 days early.....so they say. No stop over in Eastern Europe either but flew directly from Korea to Germany ��

Change Delivery
Request Status Updates
Scheduled For Early Delivery On:
Monday, 11/17/2014, By End of Day
Originally Scheduled For Delivery On:
Thursday, 11/20/2014, By End of Day
Last Location:
Koeln, Germany, Sunday, 11/16/2014
 
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Kiimora said:
Guess what��, my delivery date is now 3 days early.....so they say. No stop over in Eastern Europe either but flew directly from Korea to Germany ��

Change Delivery
Request Status Updates
Scheduled For Early Delivery On:
Monday, 11/17/2014, By End of Day
Originally Scheduled For Delivery On:
Thursday, 11/20/2014, By End of Day
Last Location:
Koeln, Germany, Sunday, 11/16/2014
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Nice one..
Mine hasn't changed since err whenever.... It's still in Germany (coming up to its 4th day) and still down for the 20 Nov.
 
Beards said:
Nice one..
Mine hasn't changed since err whenever.... It's still in Germany (coming up to its 4th day) and still down for the 20 Nov.
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the eagle has landed; they are on track to deliver at work today in Central London:D . Has yours progressed from Germany yet?

London, United Kingdom 17/11/2014 7:15 Destination Scan
17/11/2014 4:58 Arrival Scan
Stansted, United Kingdom 17/11/2014 4:00 Departure Scan
Koeln, Germany 17/11/2014 2:20 Departure Scan
 
Kiimora said:
the eagle has landed; they are on track to deliver at work today in Central London:D . Has yours progressed from Germany yet?

London, United Kingdom 17/11/2014 7:15 Destination Scan
17/11/2014 4:58 Arrival Scan
Stansted, United Kingdom 17/11/2014 4:00 Departure Scan
Koeln, Germany 17/11/2014 2:20 Departure Scan
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We'll blow me down....... Yep, mine has finally changed:-
It all kicked off late last night when it arrived in the UK.

Sheffield, United Kingdom 17/11/2014 7:48 Out for Delivery
17/11/2014 7:30 Arrival Scan
Castle Donnington, United Kingdom 17/11/2014 6:00 Departure Scan
Castle Donnington, United Kingdom 16/11/2014 22:50 Arrival Scan
Koeln, Germany 15/11/2014 8:35 Departure Scan
Koeln, Germany 14/11/2014 4:30 Departure Scan
14/11/2014 1:54 Import Scan
Warsaw, Poland 13/11/2014

Looks like it's on the Big Brown Van and on its way today :D
 
Beards said:
We'll blow me down....... Yep, mine has finally changed:-
It all kicked off late last night when it arrived in the UK.

Sheffield, United Kingdom 17/11/2014 7:48 Out for Delivery
17/11/2014 7:30 Arrival Scan
Castle Donnington, United Kingdom 17/11/2014 6:00 Departure Scan
Castle Donnington, United Kingdom 16/11/2014 22:50 Arrival Scan
Koeln, Germany 15/11/2014 8:35 Departure Scan
Koeln, Germany 14/11/2014 4:30 Departure Scan
14/11/2014 1:54 Import Scan
Warsaw, Poland 13/11/2014

Looks like it's on the Big Brown Van and on its way today :D
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they just delivered mine:D, seriously am devoid of any feelings
 
Beards said:
Nice one mate, truly pleased for you.
I doubt I'll see you again in this thread so enjoy the new toy :)
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there's just this sim only deal unfinished business; so am still lurking in the background.

am riding out my current contract, hence checking out all the deals on offer.
i have no doubt you'd unbox at some point today...so enyoy too:D
 
Am I losing my mind or iPhone does'nt have a sms app .....messages via the message app go thru to iOS device contacts# only

Just wondering coming from a bb with the bbm & a separate txt/ sms app
 
Kiimora said:
Am I losing my mind or iPhone does'nt have a sms app .....messages via the message app go thru to iOS device contacts# only

Just wondering coming from a bb with the bbm & a separate txt/ sms app
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Green is sms and blue is iMessage. It is fully automatic. But you can also choose to have them send as SMS only if you prefer.
 
Kiimora said:
Oh I see, only iOS contacts are receiving my msgs; outsiders are'nt#. Also am running only on wifi whilst the nano is fully activated, I think that's why!

Thanks guys!
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Which carrier did you go for in the end?
I went with the Three Network taking their AYCE on a monthly SIM only contract for £28. If I am happy I'll change it to a 12 month and save myself £3 a month.

Anyway, it took Three about five hours in total to get the phone and SMS activated.
I also thought I was having problems with Data as nothing was showing and nor would it connect on 3G (no 4G here). However, doing a Soft Reset cured the problem. The second it rebooted and I turned off Wifi the 3G icon popped up and all seems well.
Speed isn't that great at the moment but it could change later.
I'm currently downloading at around 16Mbps and uploading at about 8Mbps under Wifi with around 12 & 3Mbps under 3G.
My iMac pulls down around 50Mbps on Wifi..
 
Beards said:
Which carrier did you go for in the end?
I went with the Three Network taking their AYCE on a monthly SIM only contract for £28. If I am happy I'll change it to a 12 month and save myself £3 a month.

Anyway, it took Three about five hours in total to get the phone and SMS activated.
I also thought I was having problems with Data as nothing was showing and nor would it connect on 3G (no 4G here). However, doing a Soft Reset cured the problem. The second it rebooted and I turned off Wifi the 3G icon popped up and all seems well.
Speed isn't that great at the moment but it could change later.
I'm currently downloading at around 16Mbps and uploading at about 8Mbps under Wifi with around 12 & 3Mbps under 3G.
My iMac pulls down around 50Mbps on Wifi..
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My current O2 contract does'nt actually run out until January; was planning on buying it out in Dec but will hold off till then.They sent me a nano sim but it's taking forever to link the iPhone with my mobile data, am told it takes 24rs to reflect; i guess that explains why it's showing 3G on the screen but 4G is enabled in Mobile Data settings....so still on wifi

My bb10 was on 4G before I banished it to the afterlife last night!��
 
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