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UK iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Thread
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Anyone else staying away from iOS 9 until they get their new phones?
If you look hard enough it's available on the Internet, and will be officially released next week. I'm not updating my 5S or iPad Air, I want that new OS and device feel when my 6S Plus gets delivered
If you look hard enough it's available on the Internet, and will be officially released next week. I'm not updating my 5S or iPad Air, I want that new OS and device feel when my 6S Plus gets delivered
Guys I need help. I placed an online order AND an in store pickup. But prefer in store pickup.
However I'm worried if the phone I reserved won't be there when I arrive. Has there been any case before that if you arrive on time for pickup but told you they have none in stock?
However I'm worried if the phone I reserved won't be there when I arrive. Has there been any case before that if you arrive on time for pickup but told you they have none in stock?
This is exactly what I would guess too, but then I think why do we see tracking start in china and not from a UK warehouse, if they have been built then you'd think Apple would ship them in bulk to the destination country? But maybe they just let UPS do their job!
Very unlikely this will happen. Apple always under promise and over deliver.
Earlier in this thread one person had a similar thing, but he wasn't empty handed: he got a different model, a free case and Apple Store credit.
If you read the small print you have reserved a phone. If you are late they can sell it to someone else. You can make two reservations for the same day. You are not held to turn up to both or either. I have made two, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. So if I get caught in traffic or something I can go to the second one. And i'd like to think my second iPhone gets sold to a lucky person trying their luck.
Model as in a different colour or a different phone?
But anyway so it is possible that you won't get the phone you reserved. And I booked mine at 5:15pm for pickup...
I bet that even when you can track from China they're still distributed 'in bulk'.
E.g. Pallet X has so many hundred people's phones in and there will be so many hundred tracking numbers attached to that pallet, they arrive in the UK and then are individually boxed, labelled and shipped.
He wanted a 128gb and he got a 64gb and a lot of goodies.
I'm sure the odds of in-store pickup going wrong are the same or lower as your home delivery going wrong.
Just to let anyone who wants to know...know...i preordered at 8am and noticed that a pre-auth has gone through on my card but for £0. Status is processing on the store.
APPLE ONLINE STORE GBP 0845-600-1683IE *(my last 4 digits)* Card Not Present £0.00
It's showing on halifax as a pending payment, so i think rather than checking the whole amount is there they just did a card check? I'v ordered phones, iPads, MacBooks etc from them before so maybe they decided I'm trustworthy lol.
Its progress
APPLE ONLINE STORE GBP 0845-600-1683IE *(my last 4 digits)* Card Not Present £0.00
It's showing on halifax as a pending payment, so i think rather than checking the whole amount is there they just did a card check? I'v ordered phones, iPads, MacBooks etc from them before so maybe they decided I'm trustworthy lol.
Its progress
Home delivery with UPS I always feel it is a risk. That's why I'm trying out in-store this time. I just anxious, because I chose the last window to get my phone.
Expand below, an earlier post from me explaining how to get your email instantly.
I had exactly that problem with the watch, that's why I no longer trust instore pickup and have preordered for home delivery.
Went home without a watch and only an apology
If you have a number try brookzy's handy way in post above.
Just checked again & now changed to processing items but no email still so I will follow the guidance above.
Yes. It is. Would like to see a plane tracker nearer the time though. That'd be good!
Happened to me last year, turned up early for my reservation and the phone had been sold but I doubt this is common.
Yepp I hate the contracts offered by Vodafone/EE/Three. I'm upgrading every year on o2 and the total cost is around 610. After selling the phone and putting it towards the 240 fee to cancel the handset part of my contract on o2, I have around 120 pounds left over which deducted from my 610 contract means I've paid 490 for last twelve months of my o2 refresh plan. This was with unlimited call time and text and 5GB of 4G.
However this year I'm paying 650ish for a 64gb plus but I only get 3GB of Internet but my usage isn't always heavy and I normally use around 2.5 GB a month anyway. These tariffs are FAR FAR better then anything the other carriers offer.
Anyone else staying away from iOS 9 until they get their new phones?
If you look hard enough it's available on the Internet, and will be officially released next week. I'm not updating my 5S or iPad Air, I want that new OS and device feel when my 6S Plus gets delivered
Same here, although it would be good to have a look at iOS9, but the combo of new hardware and new software will be worth the wait
I have now cancelled my original order in the hope that the pick up in store thing actually works out. I had contacted the chat based support regarding quite a few questions today, and apart from one of them, they were all useless. I had problems with the online chat people before, but hoped things had changed. Unfortunately they are still not trained to do the job properly, not their fault, but they need training to help customers
Anyone else staying away from iOS 9 until they get their new phones?
If you look hard enough it's available on the Internet, and will be officially released next week. I'm not updating my 5S or iPad Air, I want that new OS and device feel when my 6S Plus gets delivered
Damn you... Why did you have to plant that seed? You're so right, but I'm so impatient! Arghhh, I want to wait now, but it will kill me!