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Other UK iPhone (2017) X(Ten)/8/8+ Pre-Orders and Dispatch Thread

What model are you ordering?

  • iPhone 8 64GB

    Votes: 46 3.7%

  • iPhone 8 256GB

    Votes: 17 1.4%

  • iPhone 8 Plus 64GB

    Votes: 80 6.4%

  • iPhone 8 Plus 256 GB

    Votes: 59 4.7%

  • iPhone X 64GB

    Votes: 366 29.3%

  • iPhone X 256GB

    Votes: 573 45.9%

  • None... I am sticking with my current phone

    Votes: 107 8.6%
  • Total voters
    1,248
Donga120 said:
Been following this thread for the last 8 pages and all I read about is something to do with an iPhone Upgrade Program, and a Payment Plan. I have looked online but struggle to see what benefits they have, especially if one could afford to buy a phone or two completely outright?

I assume the Payment Plan is just you buy an iPhone and then pay it off over 20 months with 0% interest, so say you bought 8 Plus 64GB at £799. You'd pay £39.95 over 20 months (Plus additional for apple care if its required), but can't see how Apple would allow this, there must be some sort of catch?

I am not even sure about the iUP....
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The iUP allows you to give back your phone and start a new plan after just 11 monthly payments of a 20-month plan. This means your phone has a guaranteed trade in value of 9x monthly payments provided it isn't completely smashed. If the private resale market were to crash for the iPhone X, or your phone has lots of scratches and scuffs, you could get less than that value.

That said, the iUP is only worth it if you would be getting AppleCare+ regardless.
 
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SayCheese said:
From the way I read it with the iUP if you don't want to upgrade to a new handset in a years time you can just continue making the payments up to 20 months? If you do that you'll be out of the iUP after 20 payments?

Oh and 100 pages long this thread now. We UK users like to talk a lot..!
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Yep. Or pay it off in advance and the phone is yours.
 
Quick one, sorry for repeated question. If I book pick up time at store on Friday for 14:30 and I'm not there till 5, do I just have to wait? There's no later time slots available.
 
I was planning to pre-order an 8 by enrolling in the UK iPhone upgrade programme.

Sadly the model I was going to go for is now out of stock for a pre-order. Is it likely that further stock will be released to the upgrade programme following the release date or have I missed the boat on this one?
 
mrklaw said:
That’s for IUP. For iPhone payments (can’t upgrade halfway) there is a link on the page

For an iPhone 8+ 64GB it’s £69 upfront, then 20 payments of £36.50- total of £799
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Can't upgrade but can settle finance early. Some of us intend to do this by selling our 7/7+'s. And then start a new agreement for a new iPhone thereby upgrading.
 
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I'm on Vodafone at the moment with the 7, but want to move back to EE. Their speeds are so much better in London.

Not sure whether to pay the £1k up front and get the £23/month sim only, or just get the £83/month contract and have 100GB of data, so will not need to check my data allowance ever (currently have 20GB on Vodafone, use it all every month).

I switched away from EE as their roaming sucked compared to Vodafone, however EE have started catching up now (free EU/USA/Canada/Australia roaming).
 
Cedd said:
I was planning to pre-order an 8 by enrolling in the UK iPhone upgrade programme.

Sadly the model I was going to go for is now out of stock for a pre-order. Is it likely that further stock will be released to the upgrade programme following the release date or have I missed the boat on this one?
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Yes will definitely be further stock, should be much better stock availability than recent years.

snarlz said:
Quick one, sorry for repeated question. If I book pick up time at store on Friday for 14:30 and I'm not there till 5, do I just have to wait? There's no later time slots available.
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If there is a queue they prioritise people who are there at the correct time. In theory if you miss your slot it can be taken by someone else but they usually wait until the end of the day and release all of the ones not collected for reservation the next day. I usually book a late slot and collect early which has never been an issue except for making me wait for other people with an earlier time go first.
 
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Dun dun dunnnnnnn...

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wba1990 said:
Finally bit the bullet, went back and forth since keynote, from being set in stone to getting the X and now I've ordered an 8 Plus 64GB

Coming from a 6s 32GB it's enough of an upgrade for me to justify with phone itself and storage too. Deciding factor was I don't think I'd get and X until Dec or Jan at earliest, only having it 9 months before upgrading to the next new phone, so 8 Plus to be collected Friday it is!
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I was the same, the availability factor, and also lack of home button/Touch ID made me go 8 Plus 256GB. Just worry a bit about the bigger phone since I'm coming from a regular 7.
 
I am locked into my Vodafone contract until the end of oct so there is nothing I can do till then so I may as well wait for the X and try my luck.

Also after seeing the X on the keynote snd owning a S8 the iPhone 8 looks boring and for that I am pretty much willing to stump up the extra cash just for the design.
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Dino F said:
Seems like neither the iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone 8 are available in my nearby stores - have all units now all sold out?!
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Plenty of 64gb ones near me (Milton Keynes, Leicester, solihull, etc) 256gb is harder to get though.
 
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Hustle said:
I'm on Vodafone at the moment with the 7, but want to move back to EE. Their speeds are so much better in London.

Not sure whether to pay the £1k up front and get the £23/month sim only, or just get the £83/month contract and have 100GB of data, so will not need to check my data allowance ever (currently have 20GB on Vodafone, use it all every month).

I switched away from EE as their roaming sucked compared to Vodafone, however EE have started catching up now (free EU/USA/Canada/Australia roaming).
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How much data does the £23/month get you? I think EE's £83/month deal is quite good tbh knowing how much better the network is, but I still prefer not having my network being involved with my ownership of the device.
 
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