I think NHS etc get 20 or 30% discount, but Vodafone staff obviously get a better deal.
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Other UK iPhone (2017) X(Ten)/8/8+ Pre-Orders and Dispatch Thread
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That include this?
Purchases above $110 are subject to a 4.5% NYC Sales Tax and a 4% NY State Sales Tax. The City Sales Tax rate is 4.5%, NY State Sales and Use Tax is 4% and the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District surcharge of 0.375% for a total Sales and Use Tax of 8.875 percent
With o2 you have a device plan and an airtime plan.
Now These figures are made up but it gives you an idea. So let's say you got an iPhone 8 64 GB and a 5GB tariff.
£35 a month for the device £15 a month for the tariff.
So with refresh if you want to upgrade you need to pay the remainder of your phone plan if you're still in the contract.
I'm sure there's an easier way to explain it lol
I've got one of those.
I use it for my 12.9 iPad Pro and my 7+ and its super quick to charge.
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Yes, I used 10% tax to keep my calculations simple!
T-Mobile (paid in full & unlocked) iPhone X 256Gb=$1149.
Applecare Plus=$199
Sub total=$1348
Tax (10% for simplicity)=$134
Total=$1882
$1882 divided by 1.3 (current £ to $ rate)=£1140.
You would have to continue to pay your Three contract and then get your new iPhone from Apple. Remember you would also have to add in the monthly cost of a SIM only deal. You could also sell your old phone and use the funds to pay off your Three contract.
The 64GB base storage is madness. For a device that’s recording 4K@60fps and 1080@240fps that’ll be filled up in no time. The UK pricing and the pre-order delays are the main things that have annoyed me and it could have been so much more palatable if the storage was 128/512GB.
Maybe a stupid question, but I'm already on the upgrade programme with my i7, do I have to pay the £69 deposit again if I upgrade to the 8 or X?
Indeed. I think the problem with the X is that it's not different enough in the right places from the 8 (and Plus) to justify the massive price. If it was 512GB and the 8 wasn't, and if the processor was better, then cool. Realistically it's a new form factor with an authentication system that seems like an afterthought because they couldn't get TouchID anywhere.
The issue I have with the 8 is that it's the cost of a brand new iPhone that looks and feels almost identically to my 6 and the 7. Glass back... ok so it wont slip out of my hand without a case... but for an extra few hundred quid might as well get something that actually looks and feels like a proper upgrade... it's not like the 8 is cheap
Peeps who did the iUP programme with the iPhone 7 last year, any chance of a quick run-down for how you did it, and how long it took you to get your phone?
I'm currently battling my brain between joining iUP and buying SIM-only outright from Apple with the chance of much earlier shipping dates.
I'm currently battling my brain between joining iUP and buying SIM-only outright from Apple with the chance of much earlier shipping dates.
If you look at the bottom of the picture it states Apple Upgrade programme is exclusively available at Apple Stores - i.e. you can't set it up online.
Uk prices on the iPhone X are 80-92 quid more expensive than the US iPhone X prices.
Apple have not made it easy this year...
I used to upgrade every two years so was set to do it last year but then the upgrade was just too expensive to justify when my 6+ was running well and the promise of a much bigger update this year.
Well the update has come and it's way out of my price range.
So now back to the drawing board...
My current 6+ is getting sluggish and that's probably because it's 64gb is full. So my options must be more than 64gb which is why price wise the X is out.
I would go for the 7+ (128gb) as I like the size and the camera but that doesn't qualify for the interest free finance so adds roughly £100 to the cost.
The 8+ (256gb) is an option as like the wireless and fast charge options and can get interest free credit but it's feels overpriced/more than I really want to pay and is heavier
So brings in the 7 or 8 as an option as lighter and a little bit cheaper but without as good a camera (which is also very important for me now on a phone) and having got so used to the bigger screen not sure how much I want to go the smaller model.
Will also have to take a look at other non-apple options but as I have ipad and macbook and thinking about watch would be reluctant to leave apple - but because of all of the above it's the first time it's becoming a realistic option!
I used to upgrade every two years so was set to do it last year but then the upgrade was just too expensive to justify when my 6+ was running well and the promise of a much bigger update this year.
Well the update has come and it's way out of my price range.
So now back to the drawing board...
My current 6+ is getting sluggish and that's probably because it's 64gb is full. So my options must be more than 64gb which is why price wise the X is out.
I would go for the 7+ (128gb) as I like the size and the camera but that doesn't qualify for the interest free finance so adds roughly £100 to the cost.
The 8+ (256gb) is an option as like the wireless and fast charge options and can get interest free credit but it's feels overpriced/more than I really want to pay and is heavier
So brings in the 7 or 8 as an option as lighter and a little bit cheaper but without as good a camera (which is also very important for me now on a phone) and having got so used to the bigger screen not sure how much I want to go the smaller model.
Will also have to take a look at other non-apple options but as I have ipad and macbook and thinking about watch would be reluctant to leave apple - but because of all of the above it's the first time it's becoming a realistic option!
Sell your current phone, use the money as an up-front payment to reduce your monthly and get an iPhone X 256. Sorted.
Not sure I understand, how does a lack of finance increase the cost by £100? At best finance can give you an additional cost of £0, not money off?
He says that it doesn't qualify for interest free finance, so the cost of interest adds £100.