The Europeam rule is a common misconception (I've incorrectly quoted it at shop staff in Currys before!), you have 6 years under UK law but that's for the right to go to court. After 6 months you have to prove to the retailer that the fault was present at purchase (see http://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2...-must-last-a-minimum-two-years-rule-is-a-myth/). So even better than two years!
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Or pick it up from jl and go straight to your local Cex and make a butty on it
yeh you could do, read on the watch thread CEX were paying stupid money for the watch. Paying like £160 above rrp for the sports space grey, whilst we were waiting for June deliveries lol
The way I see it, an extra years warranty costs way more than an unlock fee.
The difference it will make to say the phone still has a years warranty to the person I sell it to next year before the 7 comes out will pay off for the headache I've got coming in 11 months time when I try unlock this thing.
All I'm wondering is will I be locked to O2 by starting with a giffgaff sim?
The difference it will make to say the phone still has a years warranty to the person I sell it to next year before the 7 comes out will pay off for the headache I've got coming in 11 months time when I try unlock this thing.
All I'm wondering is will I be locked to O2 by starting with a giffgaff sim?
All this stuff on the extended warranty...
It's only a hardware warranty. Not accidental damage.
In my experience at least, iPhones aren't the sort of things that just go wrong after a year. The extra year of warranty is so overrated. They only offer it for free because no-one ends up using it.
It's only a hardware warranty. Not accidental damage.
In my experience at least, iPhones aren't the sort of things that just go wrong after a year. The extra year of warranty is so overrated. They only offer it for free because no-one ends up using it.
Yeh ive read that but how do you prove that!
5 years down line your WIFI chip burns out, how can you prove your wifi didn't work when you purchased it?
The 2 years is a EU law so its straight forward. Beyond 2 years there will be a lot of clauses and loopholes for Apple to refuse you!
I once called Apple care up and asked about this 6 year thing! He told me that your iPhone should work for 6 years if not we fix it! But i'd love to hear someone taking in an iphone 4 in now and saying my home button doesnt work!! It didnt work properly when i bought it and id like to claim under the EU rules. Lol!!
Well bugger me, thanks for that Treble... I cancelled my Apple.com order for a 6s+ 64gb SG that had been pushed to 1-9th October, and ordered from John Lewis instead, still pay by PayPal Credit on 6 month interest free deal too, and collect any time from 2pm Friday!
Thanks mate!
Edit: read about JL SIM locking too, lucky I'm on SIM only contracts anyway, and both EE and Three have confirmed they'll unlock a locked phone anytime on SIMO deals... so meh!
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My sisters iPhone 5 stopped being responsive after 15months .. Apple replaced it no questions. I waved the two year warranty thing at them and they agreed it was built to last longer than 15months!
Do you know if they are stocking the new docks yet? They weren't on Sunday when I was in while other stores in the UK do have them.
I guess they use the offer of a two year warranty to cover them.
Never worked I have been in the site in Google doesn't even recognise tracking number in uk mail. I sure it was ups last year.
It'll start updating soon.
John Lewis orderers: remember it locks to the network of the first SIM.
That is quite odd and a bit of a mess on their part. It could be a legal disclaimer put it to cover themselves in case this happens. People won't have read that, I never saw it, will be interesting to see how it all turns out.
It's not enough to get me to cancel though. JL are unbeatable.
I thought it was quite well known to be honest... even as an Android hardcore-er for a while, I was aware that only Apple sell "unlocked" phones direct. Clearly John Lewis are trying to cover their back when someone inevitably tries to complain that their SIM free phone isn't unlocked.
"SIM free" does not automatically mean unlocked of course - any third party retailer of a SIM free iPhone will find it locks to the first SIM card inserted (been like this for a while according to a quick Google). Of course, depending on plan (e.g. I have SIM only and thus pretty much fine) you can just get it unlocked anyway at some point.
Pretty sure Apple is to thank for this strange decision mind. Oh well!
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Just goes to show you should always read the fine print. LOL.
"Please note:iPhone will lock itself to the network of the first SIM card that is used in the phone. Subsequently attempting to use it on any other network, for example by replacing the SIM card, may mean it becomes permanently unusable. SIM free iPhones can only be used with a UK-network SIM card, and will not accept foreign SIM cards."
Same here. I've always got my Apple hardware from Apple direct with one exception which was the iPhone 3GS which I got through O2 on a contract way back then. I prefer to buy from them direct.
As far as I'm aware it doesn't. At least from my personal observation my iPad charger doesn't seem to charge my iPhone faster. As far as I'm aware the iPhone just draws as much power as it needs and no more so there is no advantage to using an iPad charger. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
Technically you were right...
until last September when the iPhone 6 and 6 plus were released and you could charge at a faster rate (12W). Source: https://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/22/iphone-6-and-6-plus-charging/
Technically you were right...
Source: https://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/22/iphone-6-and-6-plus-charging/
Thanks for the correction. I wasn't aware of that. My 6 Plus was obviously charging faster when using my iPad charger and I probably didn't notice it. Good to know.
Thanks for the correction. I wasn't aware of that. My 6 Plus was obviously charging faster when using my iPad charger and I probably didn't notice it. Good to know.
I actually always used to think it was a placebo effect myself
I appreciate it feels more direct to buy from the company which designed and arranged for its manufacture, but practically speaking if you buy it from somewhere else you have 2 separate parties with refund/replacement/repair responsibility if anything goes wrong. Buy it from Apple and you have the 1.
From experience John Lewis are the most helpful and generous retailer in the UK when it comes to after sales support, more than Apple, sadly.
It wouldn't be so bad if these things and their accessories didn't break, but they just do.
