Three don't, but if you were to buy an iPhone from CPW or John Lewis it will lock to their sim.
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UK iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Thread
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Three don't, but if you were to buy an iPhone from CPW or John Lewis it will lock to their sim.
They literally have no stock of the S plus at the carriers. When we were at the three store earlier to upgrade my OH's phone. The sales guy was amazed that I had the 6S plus and said he didn't even think that it had come out yet as they didn't have any in stock and only had the 6S.
Phones bought from Three may not be locked, however if you buy a phone from a retailer (such as John Lewis or Carphone Warehouse) who lock their phones to the network of the first sim you put in the phone, then it will be locked to this network, whether it is a network who lock their phones or not.
EDIT: That is why they also unlock phones for free, so customers from Carphone Warehouse and other retailers who lock phones, can have their phone unlocked in line with customers who went directly to Three, instead of using a third-party.
But my Nexus 6 from Carphone Warehouse works with my EE sim and my Three sim, same for my girlfriends Samsung Galaxy S6.
Is this an iPhone thing?
Yes, for some reason CPW stock iPhone that locks to the first sim. No idea why, but as both Giffgaff and Three will sell you a completely unlocked model it must be CPW that want it that way.
Yes it is an iPhone thing, it says on the product page and again at checkout on CPW website when you purchase an iPhone
Just had my first practical use of non-plugged in Siri. Was walking past my phone with my hands full and had to send the wife a text. Worked flawlessly. If it works that good all the time it could be up handy.
I presume it allows CPW to carry just one stock line, so whether it goes on contract, PAYG or sim free the branch only needs the one SKU.
Why they don't just sell them all unlocked like Three do, who knows?
What I'm looking for is an edge-to-edge screen protector for the i6. Does such a thing exist?
Yes, if you lock it with a Three sim you can apply to Three for a (free) unlock. Not so easy if you used an EE, Voda or o2 sim (or any of their MVNO's).
Just been in town looking for a screen protector and Vodaphone provide a service where they put a zagg protector on for £15. Has anyone done this and if so, is it worth it?
Just had a look at the Zagg website, looks like some decent quality stuff but it doesn't come cheap! Was it a glass protector they were offering?
Yes, no difference to contract. You would need a live registered PAYG sim to apply for the unlock though.
Siri is proving to be the worst bit so far for me with the 6S Plus.
Has no concept of Rugby, can't find any movies playing near me and does not know the artist Kygo, instead offering a random Latin artist with a differently spelt name. Would be alright if I could correct Siri on this error.
Siri has sent some texts though which were helpful.
Yep, mine is like this also. My power button and volume buttons feel very recessed and feel flush with the body of the phone making it hard to press. I'm returning my iPhone and re-purchasing instore so if there are any other problems, I can just take it to my local Apple Store instead of having to mail it back to Apple.
You mean something like this?:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/iloome-ScreenMate-CurveProtectTM-Technology-Oleophobic/dp/B00NYCCAT0
It covers the edges of the iPhone's curved glass.
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Never said it was good in general, just the unplugged bit
You're right though, outside the US Siri is basically a gimmick that we can use to send texts, add reminders, and the like. And the phone model has nothing to do with that, it's always been bad. Any functionality like getting sports info (unless it's football), finding a film and booking tickets, or any other useful stuff just doesn't exist.
Some of that is down to Apple's programmers I guess, not loading the info into Siri, some will be down to third parties not submitting the info because they don't think the market is big enough. Whether we like it or not, Apple is a US company and has a big market share in the US. Here, and in Europe generally, Andriod tends to rule so why would businesses take the time to add functionality to a small user base? We don't like it, but unless we complain to the right people - nope, I've no idea either - it won't change.
Doesn't appear to be affecting the battery on my Plus too much. Still on 48% from 08:00 yesterday.
The Note is very over saturated. Looks ugly. As for video it gets murdered.