Still no movement on my 8+ on EE's order page. Just says preorder confirmed. Guess I'm not getting it Friday. Even though they've taken the upfront payment already...
EE's website is terrible for confirmation of anything. I switched my tariff earlier this week and the change still hasn't reflected online.
I initially pre-ordered a Series 3 LTE watch just before 8am on launch day, as EE orders were open early, for delivery tomorrow.
After spending a few days mulling over the decision and attempting to rationalising the purchase, I put myself to the task of trying to find use cases where the upgrade would be justified. Reading a few online reviews was kind of the final nail in the coffin and ultimately, I have cancelled my Apple Watch pre-order and have decided to wait another year for an upgrade, so that any bugs present can be ironed out and battery life can be improved as this was one of the main factors for me to upgrade.
Anyway, I eventually come to the conclusion that I could have a new iPhone for around the same cost (£25 for Apple Watch & £15 SIM Only).
I am currently running a 6s Plus 128Gb and skipped last years incremental update so the upgrade in my opinion is justified, plus I am fed up of buying new charging cables so the wireless charging is a welcome addition. Plus, the looming Christmas season means that I can sell my current phone for around £350 and pick my two girls up an iPhone 6 each for the same price hopefully.
I pressed the switch yesterday on a new 8 Plus (64Gb Space Grey) with the telesales team for EE for only £42.00 per month with a £49 down payment.
Granted, I get a 2Gb data package (unlimited texts and mins) with this but my usage over the last two years has been under this as I don't use that much as I connect to Wi-Fi everywhere else I go. Still, a contract value of £1,057 over the two years cannot be complained about when comparing it to other providers who came out at over £1.5k! I have worked it out and the effective air time cost is £11 per month over the period!
For this that are interested, I have received a delivery update from both EE and DPD this morning saying that Gareth (my local friendly driver) will deliver it tomorrow!
