The chap who does it states he has never had to pay duty but for me it's not worth the risk but some others may want to try it.
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Other UK iPhone (2017) X(Ten)/8/8+ Pre-Orders and Dispatch Thread
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The chap who does it states he has never had to pay duty but for me it's not worth the risk but some others may want to try it.
Yup by unlawfully declaring a lower value for the item. But hey each to their own
Very disappointed with UK pricing. Also disappointed that wireless qi chargers are not included. I'll be going for iPhone 8 Plus. I like the iPhone X but I am not spending £999 for a phone. £799 is harsh as is.
Decided will be ordering iphone x in black 256GB with EE and will upgrade to the SS series 3 Apple Watch LTE to match..
Just wonder if you just start a new contract with EE for the watch or if you need to buy the Apple Watch then just put a sim in it.
Just wonder if you just start a new contract with EE for the watch or if you need to buy the Apple Watch then just put a sim in it.
Wonder how the contract will work then as EE have said it's £5 a Month for LTE but how will i go about getting the watch. Guessing if I bought the LTE watch it would just tie in with my phone
Correct. I’d assume it’s in the pairing of the watch with the phone or some initial set up of the watch with the carrier. Both devices will share the same number
I am a little confused on fast charging and qi charging. when you say you need to buy the 29w charger + cable for fast charging, is that still wired charging or can you add wireless qi mats and have wireless fast charging?
Ah I see, thought they might need a sim in it as that's what I had previously with my last LTE watch with Samsung
Thanks for posting. Am pleasantly surprised (for once) as I thought it would have been closer to £10.
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/13/uk-ee-5-a-month-tariff-apple-watch-series-3/
I have pretty much decided to get rid of my OnePlus 5 with the money from the S8 plus a little tax rebate to pay off my Vodafone contract in it's entirety come Nov/Dec as this will give me more options for shopping around.
This of course will be void if Vodafone's contract prices are less than a iPhone X + Sim only tariff (IUP or normal finance)
I could of course pay for the X in cash but I would find it incredibly had to part with that much for a phone and would much rather spread the cost monthly instead.
This of course will be void if Vodafone's contract prices are less than a iPhone X + Sim only tariff (IUP or normal finance)
I could of course pay for the X in cash but I would find it incredibly had to part with that much for a phone and would much rather spread the cost monthly instead.
It isn't worth more than a fiver. The EE offering is LTE only, so no 4g coverage no cellular connectivity.
Starting one of these threads commits you to keeping the opening post up-to-date!
Tonight’s chore. Didn’t finish watching the keynote replay till past midnight and 4 hours sleep and a day at work has fried my brain.
Only just about managed the thread title
Anyway after Friday this place will be a ghost town until mid late October
There will be a few more threads asking if they should buy an 8 over an X come Friday
Will be ordering 8+ 64GB. I'd buy the X but I feel like it's best to skip a generation or two. I feel like it'll be another original iPad to iPad 2 scenario. Plus face ID seemed kinda slow and unreliable.
There will be a few more threads asking if they should buy an 8 over an X come Friday
Still not reading a huge demand for the 8 on here tbh. If the X wasn’t palatable because of the cost, I’d only get an 8 if I were to own a 6/6s. The jump from 7 to 8 bring nothing that’s worth the money for me.
But yes people buy an 8 over the X!! (We’ll need as much stock as we can get come Oct 27th)
Still wired charging, via the lightning port. There are no stats for how quickly the phones will charge over wireless, I don't believe.
The couple of clips I’ve seen seem to show it work reasonably well. Worth waiting for some official reviews before making a decision? Only problem with that is Apple might not be dishing out review handsets before the launch for the 8.
The X has already cost me £20! I had to rearrange some train tickets to Manchester from a 10am departure to an afternoon just so that I have more time get my X pre order in 
technically the XL would be the iPhone 40
Jeez, just imagine how much that would cost!!
I understand that my point is the plan is 4G only. So no one 3G if you're out of a 4g covered area