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UK New iPad Thread.

ConnorTurnbull said:
I emailed Tim Cook last night saying "I'd love to give you my money and buy my third iPad - when's the store coming back?".

This morning I got a call from Apple Executive Relations... http://macintude.net/2012/03/08/apples-customer-service-how-they-went-a-step-further/
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It's little things like this that make me happy to have stuck with Apple for the last 25 odd years.

Good work Apple.

Saying that, it was at least a little fun hanging around here, hitting refresh and waiting for the store to come back online. It's about as close to queuing outside of a store as I ever imagine I'll come!
 
I love this bit. Checking the order status every hour to see it winging its way from wherever it's coming from - gradually getting closer and closer to my door! Or in my case, closer and closer to my employer's door. Arranged to have it delivered to work - I don't want to wait til I get home on the 16th. lol.
 
Processing like most on here. Crap thing is am Away to England before next friday so wont be home till the 21st lol!

I see the the new iPad is now estimated dispatch is 2-3 weeks online if you want to buy now.
 
Mo1959 said:
Am I correct in presuming that those of us who ordered earlier will still receive it on the 16th?
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I asked thru Live chat to Apple just now, they said if my delivery says the 16th , it will get delivered on that date:)
 
Mo1959 said:
Am I correct in presuming that those of us who ordered earlier will still receive it on the 16th?
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Guacamole said:
I asked thru Live chat to Apple just now, they said if my delivery says the 16th , it will get delivered on that date:)
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You should get delivery on the date that it states on your order. There are certain exceptions due to unforeseen circumstances but most people get their pre-orders on launch day.
 
mine has changed! wow!
 

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I just pre-ordered black 16 GB, it said delivery after 18th all through the process but my order confirmation says delivery on 30th....bit gutted to be honest. Any chance I'll get it sooner d'you think?
 
JonnyBlaze said:
I just pre-ordered black 16 GB, it said delivery after 18th all through the process but my order confirmation says delivery on 30th....bit gutted to be honest. Any chance I'll get it sooner d'you think?
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I have a feeling we will get it next week, i had the same thing when i ordered my Macbook Pro in 2008 when the unibodys first came
 
Richard Peters said:
I was on the fence about upgrading my iPad 2 straight away so held off, especially as I'll be in the market for an MBA soon, however I decided to order one at about 430pm today when we still had 16th as delivery date. Glad about that now!!

Had considered getting another white one to see if my wife would notice the upgrade without being told :D but decided to go for a black one this time round.
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I might be in the market for MBA to get some actual work done on. But I'm hoping there's a good keyboard case for the iPad and save me the money for what's mainly going to be typing.
 
-Garry- said:
I love this bit. Checking the order status every hour to see it winging its way from wherever it's coming from - gradually getting closer and closer to my door! Or in my case, closer and closer to my employer's door. Arranged to have it delivered to work - I don't want to wait til I get home on the 16th. lol.
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Haha, true... the long trip from Foxconn to the door. Glad I ordered just after it came back up last night. Also sent mine to work as it's unlikely anyone will be and I don't want the neighbours getting hold of this! Plus the trip to TNT/UPS/DHL/etc for a missed delivery only prolongs the wait ;)
 
Mine still says processing and I ordered at 1am soon after the store went back online No despatch date email yet :( my order still says delivers 16th march though
 
boy-better-know said:
Glad you got in just in time dude.
I am upgrading my iMac this year and thought twice about upgrading my iPad too, but a retina display on an iPad is going to be truly amazing. I couldn't not. It will be a few more months 'til the new iMac comes out so my bank balance can have a little bit of R&R before then.
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Thanks, it was a close call!! Yeah I'll be getting an iMac when they get refreshed this year. I've a 2009 MBP at the moment that's my work horse but it's just not fast enough for my photo editing now.

Still100 said:
I might be in the market for MBA to get some actual work done on. But I'm hoping there's a good keyboard case for the iPad and save me the money for what's mainly going to be typing.
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I want the Air for when I travel as for my needs the iPad isn't quite the right solution, which is a shame!
 
I'll be surprised if we get them before the 16th. Apple *usually* hands new products over the couriers with 'Do not deliver before 16th' instructions. They're occasionally missed but not often.
 
tann said:
What do you use the dock for? I was thinking of getting one but I'm not sure how I'd use it!
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Sorry to hijack your question. I actually have a dock and it's the best thing I have bought for the device. Use it to dock the iPad to charge and be part of the living room on the sideboard. We often use it as a photo frame with slide shows displayed etc. Also, as it lives in the dock it is always fully charged.
 
Rebel Hedgehog said:
Sorry to hijack your question. I actually have a dock and it's the best thing I have bought for the device. Use it to dock the iPad to charge and be part of the living room on the sideboard. We often use it as a photo frame with slide shows displayed etc. Also, as it lives in the dock it is always fully charged.
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It's actually quite a bad idea to keep any devices permanently connected to a power source like that. It absolutely kills the batteries :(

So anyone who is seeing their dates slip, this is normal. I wouldn't be surprised if only a handful of people get theirs on the date promised. I seem to remember when I've order any stuff at launch the dates slip all over the place, and Apple always give a fairly honest date I've found. Let a couple of days go by while the system catches up is usually the best bet. I think by Saturday whatever dates we have will be fairly solid.
 
I managed to order 64g wifi + 4g (third generation) white around 12.15 am this morning and was a bit worried I hadn't received a confirmation email.
On investigating questions and answers on the apple site, it states you will only receive a confirmation email if you used a payment method other than credit or debit card. So don't feel too bad that I haven't received anything. (I do have a screen shot tho!):)
 
Spikefan said:
I managed to order 64g wifi + 4g (third generation) white around 12.15 am this morning and was a bit worried I hadn't received a confirmation email.
On investigating questions and answers on the apple site, it states you will only receive a confirmation email if you used a payment method other than credit or debit card. So don't feel too bad that I haven't received anything. (I do have a screen shot tho!):)
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Well I got confirmation and I used an American Express credit card.
 
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