Other UK iPhone Air /17/17 Pro/ 17 Max/ Pre-Release, Order And Dispatch Thread

[Mat246]

Thats fine but EE online orders have a habbit to get stuck on pre order days. You gotta ring them to manually push them through.

Really? So I need to ring them now?

 

[Sal09]

Really? So I need to ring them now?

Ring them and give them your xko number.
They will be able to pull your order and process it faster

 

[Sal09]

Really? So I need to ring them now?

Is your order tracking?

 

[leebroath]

Yeah you don't need the new one to sell it you can just remove the e-Sim on the settings and factory reset.

When you fully reset the phone it removes the eSIM. But if you have the new phone you can port it straight over the new one.
You can also ask your provider to send a new code for an eSIM and when you activate that, it cancels any others.

Thank you

 

[Mat246]

Is your order tracking?

I can see the order in my account and it says expected on the 19th?

 

[robvalentine]

Would it be better to change to eSIM on current phone then ask to transfer it, or wait for new phone, (if possible) connect using hotspot on old phone and use the App on the new phone to change to eSIM? Vodafone network and no wifi available.

Prob best to stick to physical. Unless getting an air as you need WiFi for esim

 

[G3Blue]

17 sage for me this time

 

[Zangoose]

Does anyone use AppleCare One?

I don't believe thats an option in the UK at the moment.

 

[daindian1]

Been on hold to speak to an advisor to discuss an anytime upgrade with EE for over 4 hours now via live chat despite it saying 2 hours wait. Absolute disgrace. Doesn’t help that the customer is 77. Have escalated a ceo complaint. Also tried to ring a couple times and it kept cutting off.

 

[Sal09]

I can see the order in my account and it says expected on the 19th?

You should be ok then

 

[Mat246]

You should be ok then

I can only hope 🤞🏻

 

[Lyn2012]

Prob best to stick to physical. Unless getting an air as you need WiFi for esim

Thanks for the advice but I am getting an Air. How can I change to eSIM without wifi then?

 

[iMatt.]

Question guys and gals... I eventually successfully ordered a 17 Sage, paid for outright, to be collected on 19th Sept... my partner however opted to pay for his 17 Lavender via the interest free Barclays thing - he picked the same pickup day and time as me, but after he filled all the details it said Barclays just need to do a few more checks. If it all goes through will Apple honor his chosen pickup date and time?

Should be fine, my order said the same re Barclays and after about half an hour it moved to processing and kept my slot

 

[kp98077]

Oh haha I think blue looks
Like a toy tho

 

[KrisLord]

For those doing in store pick up, does anyone have an 8am slot?

Normally Newcastle opens at 9 but an hour earlier on release day.

I couldn’t get a slot before 9am so wondering if they’ve stopped opening early.

 

[gstevie]

Thanks for the advice but I am getting an Air. How can I change to eSIM without wifi then?

Your mobile provider will give you a QR code to scan. Either go to one of their stores or bring it up on another device you can access the email from them, you can add it that way.

 

[C225]

Thanks for the advice but I am getting an Air. How can I change to eSIM without wifi then?

I would convert to eSim now in the settings, quite painless on Vodafone I did it in March. When you do this you will get an email containing the eSim QR code. Then set up new phone and I'd say probably best to wait until you have Wifi or hotspot from someone else's phone as doing it from the phone that's going to be deactivated is bound to screw up I'd say

 

[crdav]

For those doing in store pick up, does anyone have an 8am slot?

Normally Newcastle opens at 9 but an hour earlier on release day.

I couldn’t get a slot before 9am so wondering if they’ve stopped opening early.

I've got 0815 at Metrocentre

 

[C225]

Your mobile provider will give you a QR code to scan. Either go to one of their stores or bring it up on another device you can access the email from them, you can add it that way.

The phone needs to be connected to internet to download the eSim after scanning the code

 

[MrGimper]

Does anyone use AppleCare One?

Didn’t think it was a thing here yet? However I will when it launches as I have the following on AC+ currently

• iPad Pro 11” M4
• Black Ultra 2 watch
• MacBook Pro 16” M3 Max
• Mac Mini M4
• iPad Pro 12.9” M1
• Apple Watch Series 7
• 2019 MacBook Pro 16” intel.
• Apple TV 4K x2
• iPad Air 11”

🤣🤣

 

[stormchasejg]

Does anyone use AppleCare One?

I do as I'm overseas for school but its not available in the UK currently, as soon as it becomes available and I move back then I'll sign up its makes my life so much easier than having 3+ different apple care payments each month I will miss getting the 3% cash back on all the apple subscriptions when I transfer my account region back.

 

[robvalentine]

Your mobile provider will give you a QR code to scan. Either go to one of their stores or bring it up on another device you can access the email from them, you can add it that way.

You need WiFi to activate I think

 

[Smoke Bar]

From the data supplied by Apple the Air has the same battery figures as my current 16 Plus that easily lasts a day.

The release of the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery was a major red flag for me it clearly signals that it's going to be a necessity rather than a luxury. On top of that, throttling and overheating seem to be persistent concerns that can't be ignored.

 

[JDP1970]

International esims are easy to purchase

Easy to purchase but problematic to maintain when you're out of the country dependent on operator. I have a secondary overseas Physical SIM that I require for OTP codes etc. Had that been an eSIM when my XS Max died on me, I'd have been facing an expensive flight to their nearest service centre 6,000 miles away! Vice versa with an EE SIM overseas, but at least with EE they'll mail it to your own address & you could get a family member to get it for you.

In theory an eSIM should be better eg. if your phone's stolen overseas you ought to simply be able to get a new one & obtain an eSIM via App/Email. Thanks to the different ways that networks implement them they're not.

 

[Qountdown]

The release of the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery was a major red flag for me it clearly signals that it's going to be a necessity rather than a luxury. On top of that, throttling and overheating seem to be persistent concerns that can't be ignored.

Will wait for the reviews to drop. I'm trusting Apple are true to their word about battery life and the A19pro chip and N1 chip are efficient enough to avoid overheating.

If the reviews drop and this turns out to not be the case, pre-order will be cancelled.

Over to you Apple.