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iPhone 11 UK iPhone 11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max (2019) Orders and Dispatch Thread

So what takes your fancy?

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Jinjin said:
Ah it does

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I think I may get this as my freebie...

Apple said:
Thank you again for the feedback that you shared, as I mentioned I’ll be having a conversation with the 2 members of the team that you spoke to on the day and pass on the feedback.

As discussed over the phone, as a gesture of goodwill we are happy to offer you a complimentary case for the phone you decide to purchase next month. When you purchase your device please use this email as reference with my colleagues at the time and we will be happy to do this for you.

Thanks again.

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Xemwood said:
My girlfriend was a contractor with one of the big networks for a couple of years implementing new systems and trying to integrate the old ones (read ‘unpick the mess of’), some consumer, but mainly on the business and reseller side, and frankly I’m astonished any of them ever get anything at all together. A lot of what she told me made it sound like it was held together by the metaphorical equivalent of string, with processes often relying on long term experienced staff who knew how to keep the systems failings at bay.

Of course these key staff would often get hit by the seemingly random job cuts aimed at boosting the share price, often taking indispensable knowledge of undocumented systems with them.

I have no doubt they’re all much the same, perhaps down to 30 years of rather chaotic growth and mergers.
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I have friends that work for Vodafone and they all say the same thing.

There was a huge billing platform change they were trialling and testing internally, and they all said “This isn’t ready for release”.

They were ignored and the change/new platform was rolled out (prob 2 years ago now) and the inevitable chaos caused to customers followed.

Now I’m on Vodafone and it’s brill for me, but it never ceases to amaze me how badly these companies consistently get it come iPhone launches (that will no doubt have been many many months in the planning).
 
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danmart said:
I am not @-Garry- but I have a similar situation. I pay for a bank account that includes car breakdown cover, phone cover and holiday insurance. The cost of the account is about £12 per month but saves me more than that for all those things. There is an excess on repairs (which is higher for iPhones than other devices) but I don’t recall exactly what the amount is.

I have only once needed to use the mobile cover (from a different supplier as it was years ago, but I am sure it’s still similar) and when that happened I needed to fill in a form then send off my damaged handset. It came back about a week later, fully repaired.

So, if you went down this route and needed to use the repair option you would need a temporary phone whilst your handset was away for repair. I’m not sure how quickly they would pay out for total-loss, or how much for that matter (I’m not sure if it is ‘like for like’ or ‘new for old’).

As with any insurance product, you can get ones with different parameters and levels of cover. Personally my iPhone is not an ‘expensive’ item in the way a car or house is, so just basic cover is sufficient. If my circumstances were different and it would be a big deal to replace the handset then I might be tempted into buying AppleCare+.
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For me (as my phone is for business and personal), AC+ is the clear winner, for a couple of reasons.

I’m fortunate, in that I live in London, so I have a good few Apple stores around me, but the relief in knowing that if I smash/drown/burn etc my phone, I can go in and get an on the spot replacement 7 days a week is major.

I can also wipe my data there and then before I hand it in for the swap, comfortable in the fact that it won’t be accessible by any 3rd party repair place and walk out with a replacement phone, without worrying how many days will pass between smashing it and getting a replaced/repaired phone back in my hands.

For me, the £100 per year for that is worth every penny.
 
sparkie1984 said:
just spent a few mins on her twitter watching an “old town road” parody :D
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your best bet is to get quotes from places like carphone warehouse, music magpie, CEX, envirophone etc etc and go with who you’re happiest with / offer best value
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Very watchable
 
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Thinking of ordering this case from caseify, Ive ordered the apple clear one from JL but along with others not sure how I feel about the buttons being covered
Aside from cases, What wireless charger will you be using? I've held off with the X & XS but feel now some good ones are out only question is which will make use of the charging times with the new usb-c adapter?
 

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I could still order my silver pro Max for launch day!? Either stocks were massive this year, or no one but us lots have bought any?

Thanks for posting re apple cases on amazon. Off I go to spend more money on cases....
 
widestload said:
I could still order my silver pro Max for launch day!? Either stocks were massive this year, or no one but us lots have bought any?

Thanks for posting re apple cases on amazon. Off I go to spend more money on cases....
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The way I’m looking at it is that everyone will have the green so it will be nothing special and the silver will be like a rare bird :rolleyes:
 
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Masterman said:
The way I’m looking at it is that everyone will have the green so it will be nothing special and the silver will be like a rare bird :rolleyes:
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Indeed!

Popularity seems to be green, space grey, silver, gold.

Said that, the 256 pro green can still be delivered by 26th. 3 days after launch and it only slipping a week says something
 
Azzin said:
For me (as my phone is for business and personal), AC+ is the clear winner, for a couple of reasons.

I’m fortunate, in that I live in London, so I have a good few Apple stores around me, but the relief in knowing that if I smash/drown/burn etc my phone, I can go in and get an on the spot replacement 7 days a week is major.

I can also wipe my data there and then before I hand it in for the swap, comfortable in the fact that it won’t be accessible by any 3rd party repair place and walk out with a replacement phone, without worrying how many days will pass between smashing it and getting a replaced/repaired phone back in my hands.

For me, the £100 per year for that is worth every penny.
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Fortunate and living in London are not phrases I see regularly given the state of the streets in London nowadays, I get the appeal of it but would rather live somewhere in the sticks personally.

spent years working there and driving round there, hate the place as a commuter it’s geared up for maximum misery, everything’s a rip off. Left my last job because the travelling every day was going to give me a heart attack :mad:


Anyway how’d you get a free case :eek:
 
sparkie1984 said:
Fortunate and living in London are not phrases I see regularly given the state of the streets in London nowadays, I get the appeal of it but would rather live somewhere in the sticks personally.

spent years working there and driving round there, hate the place as a commuter it’s geared up for maximum misery, everything’s a rip off. Left my last job because the travelling every day was going to give me a heart attack :mad:


Anyway how’d you get a free case :eek:
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I agree re London. I hate the place too and will be looking to move out to the countryside soon.

Free case? I had a crappy experience getting my phone replaced under AC+ last month and I told them so in the survey that followed.

Anyway, a chap rang me, apologised and offered me a free case.
 
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Jinjin said:
Indeed!

Popularity seems to be green, space grey, silver, gold.

Said that, the 256 pro green can still be delivered by 26th. 3 days after launch and it only slipping a week says something
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Agreed.

However, the silver is probably the most versatile in terms of compatibility with the widest array of case colours - it should look decent with practically any colour.

The green and gold, much less so. Space grey is probably somewhere in the middle.
 
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widestload said:
I could still order my silver pro Max for launch day!? Either stocks were massive this year, or no one but us lots have bought any?

Thanks for posting re apple cases on amazon. Off I go to spend more money on cases....
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Dunno bit glad it is as means mine will come on launch

I think the green is what people have gone with as it’s new lol
 
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Can anyone see their order on UPS yet? Some people in the US are now starting to see theirs, so I’m just wondering if anyone in the UK can yet.
 
Eek! This thread has been popular.

So, I got a little crazy on pre-order day.

Gone for the 11 Pro Max 256GB in Midnight Green and 44mm Stainless Steel in Space Grey.

I’ve had the iPad Pro 9.7 for a while, been holding out upgrading thinking they’d announce an update. But ended up getting the 3rd gen 12.9. It’s a BEAST!

John Lewis delivered the clear case for the phone a few moments ago. Urgh. Can’t stand the bottom cut outs. I’ll probably end up getting a thin Elago or Peel like I always do.
 
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