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

[troubleonline]

Worth bearing in mind that this forum is full of those who are enthusiasts. Hoping that the wider market is less inclined to drop £1k+ on a phone than us obsessives!

Would never have described myself as an 'enthusiast' lol! But obsessive yes definitely

 

[deany]

Anyone shopping at very.co.uk do not they are cowboys. Warning AVOID
15 Phone calls to replace a faulty tv.
Ask for refund they said no reason why you opened the packaging. Please read our T&C I spent 40 minutes arguing with the distance selling laws.
They even told me to send it back to the manufacturer for repair.
At the end I done a chargeback with my credit card company.
Two weeks later they came and picked the fault tv.

Thank you for posting this as it veryfies what I said earlier.
The Barclay Twins https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_and_Frederick_Barclay sitting pretty in their castle on Sark while ordinary folk get made to feel like criminals for wanting to return something.

 

[iTom501]

Any progress on yours yet?

Nope. Money still in the account. Apple might have a separate stock just for the stores and that might already be in the UK so those phones would then ship only like on Thu or Wed since they'r already in the country. Cant think of another explanation because I placed my order right after their store opened this morning. Wouldn't be worried at all.

 

[johnyslats]

Well the Anker wireless charger arrived. Hardly constitutes a review but looks pretty decent. Smaller than I expected (7 plus included for scale)

 

[iTom501]

Well the Anker wireless charger arrived. Hardly constitutes a review but looks pretty decent. Smaller than I expected (7 plus included for scale)

Like a giant baby trying to fit in a tiny bed

But not bad to put on a table and charge the phone while using the computer.

 

[iApPel]

Well the Anker wireless charger arrived. Hardly constitutes a review but looks pretty decent. Smaller than I expected (7 plus included for scale)

Will the lights disturb you while sleeping?

 

[qnap]

Will the lights disturb you while sleeping?

I think the lights go out after 10 seconds

 

[johnyslats]

Will the lights disturb you while sleeping?

Apparently they pulse a few times after placing your phone down and then switch off

 

[Lexical]

Just ordered mine through EE over the phone. Had to beat them down a bit but I think I got an ok deal.

£250 upfront and then £37 a month for a 8+ with 10gb data, which is plenty for me. Not sure I'll get it next Friday but I'm not that bothered.

 

[Manda]

Is that the 64gb version?

 

[Lexical]

Yeah, again plenty for me. Similar deal with o2 I saw on mobiles.co.uk but I like EE, think it's a better network and you get Apple Music for free for a while.

 

[iGeek2014]

Must admit I'm surprised at how low some of the upfront costs are; would prefer to pay slightly more at time of checkout then a lower monthly cost.

 

[stringyb92]

Will be frightening to see the prices for the X range, from the network providers. I plan to buy it straight away and not bother with the upgrade scheme. Cant help but feel that everyone is holding off for the X. Hence why no phones sold out today I don't believe

 

[Stiss]

Will be frightening to see the prices for the X range, from the network providers. I plan to buy it straight away and not bother with the upgrade scheme. Cant help but feel that everyone is holding off for the X. Hence why no phones sold out today I don't believe

Well 10&20GB tariffs on O2 are £72 & £77 a month with £29 & £39 upfront costs. 64GB handset I presume.

 

[stringyb92]

Well 10&20GB tariffs on O2 are £72 & £77 a month with £29 & £39 upfront costs. 64GB handset I presume.

Wouldn't surprise me from 02. They have been massively uncompetitive for years now!

I am seriously worried about the supply constraints on the iPhone X

 

[daleski75]

I don' think I could honestly part with 1k in one swoop, would rather spread the cost with IUP.
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Well 10&20GB tariffs on O2 are £72 & £77 a month with £29 & £39 upfront costs. 64GB handset I presume.

Is that for the X or 8?

 

[stringyb92]

I don' think I could honestly part with 1k in one swoop, would rather spread the cost with IUP.
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Is that for the X or 8?

The worry is, if the phone doesn't arrive until start of next year then I assume the agreement doesn't start until you get the phone. When you then want to get the latest phone in Sept 18 you won't be able too until Jan 19 potentially.

 

[daleski75]

The worry is, if the phone doesn't arrive until start of next year then I assume the agreement doesn't start until you get the phone. When you then want to get the latest phone in Sept 18 you won't be able too until Jan 19 potentially.

The longer it takes the cheaper it will be to pay my contract off so it's not a big deal for me if I cannot get it on launch day and it will also take me a good month or two to actually decide what to do, buy it outright, credit card, IUP etc

 

[Brookzy]

Nope. Money still in the account. Apple might have a separate stock just for the stores and that might already be in the UK so those phones would then ship only like on Thu or Wed since they'r already in the country. Cant think of another explanation because I placed my order right after their store opened this morning. Wouldn't be worried at all.

I’ve never had it not move to processing though.

 

[anotherarunan]

I've seen some rip off tariffs in my time but O2s "pay for your device in full tariff" is another level:

1GB data/unlimited mins texts - £19 a month plus £771 up front - iPhone 8 64GB and a 24 month contract

Keep in mind the iPhone 8 64Gb costs £699 from Apple direct

Utter robbery

 

[CD3660]

I've seen some rip off tariffs in my time but O2s "pay for your device in full tariff" is another level:

1GB data/unlimited mins texts - £19 a month plus £771 up front - iPhone 8 64GB and a 24 month contract

Keep in mind the iPhone 8 64Gb costs £699 from Apple direct

Utter robbery

Why would anyone sign up for that? Shocking!

 

[Cutiekitty92]

For that very reason I have always purchased my iPhone's outright with Apple and I'm on a rolling contract with o2 for £16 a month for 5GB unlimited unlimited win win

 

[CD3660]

For that very reason I have always purchased my iPhone's outright with Apple and I'm on a rolling contract with o2 for £16 a month for 5GB unlimited unlimited win win

Same here!

 

[troubleonline]

The worry is, if the phone doesn't arrive until start of next year then I assume the agreement doesn't start until you get the phone. When you then want to get the latest phone in Sept 18 you won't be able too until Jan 19 potentially.

That's fine because there'll prob be delivery delays due to demand next year too! Be exceptional if not....

I've seen some rip off tariffs in my time but O2s "pay for your device in full tariff" is another level:

1GB data/unlimited mins texts - £19 a month plus £771 up front - iPhone 8 64GB and a 24 month contract

Keep in mind the iPhone 8 64Gb costs £699 from Apple direct

Utter robbery

Unbelievable and it's £1,011 for the 8+ 256bg compared to £949 direct! I wondered if the upfront cost include advance line rental? I don't so though as difference is more than one months kine rental.

 

[CD3660]

Unbelievable and it's £1,011 for the 8+ 256bg compared to £949 direct! I wondered if the upfront cost include advance line rental? I don't so though as difference is more than one months kine rental.

Perhaps it includes insurance. I noticed earlier that O2 are doing a free screen replacement.