This is one which I saw in my Facebook feed earlier today... I’m thinking of getting it.
http://amzn.to/2z0f9ug
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Other UK iPhone (2017) X(Ten)/8/8+ Pre-Orders and Dispatch Thread
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This is one which I saw in my Facebook feed earlier today... I’m thinking of getting it.
http://amzn.to/2z0f9ug
For those asking about AppleCare refunds when ending IUP....
If you cancel your IUP by paying it off, then your phone still has AppleCare that can be cancelled. In effect by paying it off you’ve paid the full £199 for 2 years of AppleCare.
If you exercise your right to upgrade after making 11 payments then handing it back to Apple and starting a new plan, then you won’t be able to refund on AppleCare as you’ve only paid 11/20ths of the 2 year Apple care cost.
If you cancel your IUP by paying it off, then your phone still has AppleCare that can be cancelled. In effect by paying it off you’ve paid the full £199 for 2 years of AppleCare.
If you exercise your right to upgrade after making 11 payments then handing it back to Apple and starting a new plan, then you won’t be able to refund on AppleCare as you’ve only paid 11/20ths of the 2 year Apple care cost.
I’ve mentioned this in my posts, it’s hard to keep up as its fast moving so can be missed. People seem to want to ask questions on here and then are not happy with the responses.
There is the option the search this thread, yes it’s a long one but it can be found. There’s also google or doing what I did which was phoning CPW and asking clearly if they did or not. But anyway
https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/sim-free.html -> there’s a big banner on the top
Which looks like
There’s this http://selfhelp.carphonewarehouse.com/SelfHelp/request.do?view()=c{97904010-2842-11df-7b6c-f20203001e3d}
Which shows
Quite simple to find really
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The US launch day stock has always delivered from China and trackable, in the UK launch day stock usually only becomes trackable once dispatched from the Syncreon hub in Hinckley. Usually Thursday.
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m experience nothing will change on O2's website until its preparing to ship, which could be right up to Thursday evening. Its squeaky bum time.
I’m wondering if this year is different, things seem to have gone into preparing for dispatch much earlier than normal? Perhaps suggesting a tracked shipment from China.
I’ve mentioned this in my posts, it’s hard moving so can be missed. People seem to want to ask questions on here and then are not happy with the responses.
There is the option the search this thread, yes it’s a long one but it can be found. There’s also google or doing what I did which was phoning CPW and asking clearly if they did or not. But anyway
https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/sim-free.html -> there’s a big banner on the top
Which looks like
There’s this http://selfhelp.carphonewarehouse.com/SelfHelp/request.do?view()=c{97904010-2842-11df-7b6c-f20203001e3d}
Which shows
Quite simple to find really
The thing is, it doesn't say if the phone locks to the first SIM or not. I already know the phone comes unlocked, however whether it locks to the first SIM (no matter which UK carrier) or not is not mentioned anywhere, and some people say it doesn't, and some people say it does.
I'd like to hear from someone who has actually bought an iPhone this year and have successfully used it with overseas SIM. Or maybe someone can point to a page on CPW website where it specifically says it doesn't lock to the first SIM.
My launch day 8 Plus went to PfD on the first day and yet still came from Hinckley.
If there was production issues I would expect a lot to come straight from China as less would of been shipped ahead of time.
Thanks, interesting
I had been looking forward to tracking it from China via the flight tracking apps!
There’s been so many posts recently but I’m sure there has been. I’ve spoken to them directly as confirm they stay unlocked, they have explicitly confirmed they no longer lock to first carrier. If you need that confirmation, to avoid ambiguity I’d advice you speak to them and/or ask for some written confirmation.
If you buy from CPW an iPhone on contract it WILL lock to whatever carrier you take it out with as your number has to be associated with it BUT
If you just buy the phone it WILL be fully unlocked. That’s the difference.
I bought the 8 plus from CPW they are fully unlocked, can use any SIM card you want anytime you want. They do not lock to the first sim.
Last year there wasn't. I got declined so I just paid in full instead. Was kinda sad since before I even got declined the employee had the iphone infront of me saying I was lucky to get a release day pickup. So glad I had the money to buy outright.
It shouldn’t be a problem is that facility is already available on the iPad and my iPad is a case on it and I have no problems with swiping up
I’ve ordered three different iPhone from CPW all on the O2 Network and was able to use them abroad in Dubai using a local sim there
The bezels are bigger on the iPad though. You can easily hit the bottom of the screen without touching any case on it... with the X being much smaller it might be harder to do?
The phones not even out yet. Be Friday at the earliest but more likely the following week.
Ah yes....good point. I have several cases including one without a covering at the bottom. If the 'full' covers prove to be obstructive then I will send them back
