I'd be amazed if 'selected countries' didn't include the U.K.
Weren't we the first country (after the U.S.) to get the iPhone back in November 2007?
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I'd be amazed if 'selected countries' didn't include the U.K.
Weren't we the first country (after the U.S.) to get the iPhone back in November 2007?
Dude we are the UK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! , we are a very big country believe it or not of course we will get it
these myfi jobbies....
whats their battery life like?
so i buy this for £80 on payg, when i go on holiday, top it up by how much?? then use the credit up and afterwards leave it until i go on holiday or need the 3g again?
basically if i had that device my ipad would think its a normal wifi network??
so if that myfi was cheaper to buy than the 3g price difference it would make sense to go with that??
whats their battery life like?
so i buy this for £80 on payg, when i go on holiday, top it up by how much?? then use the credit up and afterwards leave it until i go on holiday or need the 3g again?
basically if i had that device my ipad would think its a normal wifi network??
so if that myfi was cheaper to buy than the 3g price difference it would make sense to go with that??
Yeah relax, the UK is in the "golden list" of countries included for this mystical & magical "late April" release. 
Yeah relax, the UK is in the "golden list" of countries included for this mystical & magical "late April" release.
you sure they said 2010... or was it 2011?
I think that you are probably referring to this announcement made by Apple on the 5th of March:
Apple said:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/03/05ipad.html
you sure they said 2010... or was it 2011?
I know, I'm beginning to wonder if Apple has a different calendar out there in Cali
What about import taxes and VAT that could add a considerable extra amount to pay on the doorstep when it's delivered?
I don't think so:
Single or double discs £1.95
Boxsets (3 or more discs) £3.95
DVD Players/Blu-ray Players/Games Consoles £20.00
Which one is it, the last one? If so, that's still good value.
Apparently VAT is paid, and duty? I'm not sure
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This threads reminding me of the wait for the 1st iPhone. That was July in the US and November 9th in the UK!!!
This isn't as long a wait but it sure feels like it!!
This threads reminding me of the wait for the 1st iPhone. That was July in the US and November 9th in the UK!!!
This isn't as long a wait but it sure feels like it!!
even im getting tempted to order one now...
but id only do what someone above did and collect in person i think.......
come on apple!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but id only do what someone above did and collect in person i think.......
come on apple!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Battery life on the Three one is not too bad. But for me the big plus is that it looks just like a wireless router. So I can use it with my Macbook Pro or the iPhone and the iPad when I get it. Even though I am getting a 3G iPad purely for the GPS. If the Three MiFi runs out of juice by any chance I can plug it in the laptop and it charges and also behaves like a dongle. One other big plus mentioned elsewhere is VOIP. As it behaves like a router to the iPhone I can use Skype voice. Something I cant do with the iPhones built in mobile internet. But as far as your concerned. If the MiFi is around £70 and the price difference of the wifi and 3G version of the iPad probably around £70 I doubt you would save anything.
ah i see!! thanks for that,
i guess ill wait and see the price difference then..... does the 3g ipad have full blown gps then? i.e. it could support tom tom
I just ordered the 32GB from them. I rang them on Friday and they seem to be shipping them over to their UK offices and then reposting them, so you shouldn't get hit for duty - but best to email them to check just in case.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/893880/
Oh dear. AppleHack23 really shouldn't have opened himself up to this :/ This might be awkward.
I'm not going near my emails for the next 24 hours, or even near the developer portal - or iTunes Connect for that matter.
Oh dear. AppleHack23 really shouldn't have opened himself up to this :/ This might be awkward.
I'm not going near my emails for the next 24 hours, or even near the developer portal - or iTunes Connect for that matter.
I still have questions I need answered regarding the 3G and the MiFi. I'd like to have a pay as you go service (currently offered by the 3G model and by the MiFi), but one that will carry over remaining credit into the next month. I need to know if they do that. If one does and the other doesn't, I know what I'm going for.
OK I did it.... Lack of UK announcement and total absence of Ireland in the prime 6 country list has pushed me over the edge...
Just bought a 64GB for 680 including shipping off eBay.
Now to spend a week wondering is it here yet ? is it here yet ?
Just bought a 64GB for 680 including shipping off eBay.
Now to spend a week wondering is it here yet ? is it here yet ?
UK release on April 26
I didn't read all 1500 posts to this thread, so someone else might have put this info on here already:
According to the cnet web site the UK release date for iPad is April 26
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39029450,49305407,00.htm
Also there are some UK sites claiming to have ipads in stock, albeit at inflated prices
http://www.purelygadgets.co.uk/
I didn't read all 1500 posts to this thread, so someone else might have put this info on here already:
According to the cnet web site the UK release date for iPad is April 26
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39029450,49305407,00.htm
Also there are some UK sites claiming to have ipads in stock, albeit at inflated prices
http://www.purelygadgets.co.uk/
Well, in a very slight way:
iPad UK -> iPad -> OS 4.0 -> Current Beta -> Developers -> access to materials
Yes I know it's remote, but at least it is something to discuss.
But going back on topic, who else has bought from that DVD website?
OK I did it.... Lack of UK announcement and total absence of Ireland in the prime 6 country list has pushed me over the edge...
Just bought a 64GB for 680 including shipping off eBay.
Now to spend a week wondering is it here yet ? is it here yet ?
Doesnt sound too bad, $680 is about £450
not bad, im still going to wait for the 3g though,
Mike
That was a horrible wait. I can remember seeing it in the Apple Store in New York in September and November seemed SO far off.
Although the release was pretty easy. Finished work and strolled over to the Apple Store in the Bullring. Maybe 20 people ahead of me. Queued for about 45 minutes maybe and then got to buy it. was it 6:02 that it went on sale??
Buying the 3G was a different story of course!
I heard this afternoon from a well known premier Apple reseller that the date will be 23rd April.
This is all he would tell me and Apple have been known in the past to change dates at the last moment.
BTW. the UK market for Apple is the second biggest after the USA.
This is all he would tell me and Apple have been known in the past to change dates at the last moment.
BTW. the UK market for Apple is the second biggest after the USA.
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