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Other UK iPhone (2018) XS/XS Max/XR Pre-Orders and Dispatch Thread
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Hopefully the Max set up would 've completed by the time i get home then i can verify this 4G signal hoopla
, its been running on a full WiFi signal since last night.
Still bonding with my X, soon to be shut down & boxed for the lucky new owner ( a work colleague)
, its been running on a full WiFi signal since last night. Still bonding with my X
, soon to be shut down & boxed for the lucky new owner ( a work colleague)Looks like a few gold 256 max available through London
£650 into my account from Music Magpie today. Posted on Friday. V impressed.
anyone on EE used the annual upgrade plan to upgrade before 12 months (such as got the original X and now getting the XS Max)? Did they let you upgrade early or do you have to wait the 12 months? Considering an annual upgrade on EE although the prices for the new contracts are shocking!
I think you’ll find that if you turn Airplane mode On (and making sure that WiFi and Bluetooth are both Off) before going to bed, the overnight battery drain will be minimal, and that way in the morning when you turn Airplane mode Off you won’t have to put your passcode in to allow FaceID to work.
Fair enough. I personally don’t see why anyone wouldn’t charge every night (unless you’re in the wilderness or something!), and it’s been made even easier with wireless chargers, but each to their own.
I bought an upright dock that allows a phone to rest on it and takes an Apple Watch charging puck.
I bought a cheap 5w QI charger, which I stuck to the phone dock, so at night I just place my phone on that and my watch on the puck and charge both slowly overnight.
[Edit] - This one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01JRCYHKA?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
I bought a cheap 5w QI charger, which I stuck to the phone dock, so at night I just place my phone on that and my watch on the puck and charge both slowly overnight.
[Edit] - This one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01JRCYHKA?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
I dismissed this when I first heard about it but I take it all back, there is absolutely a massive issue with cellular reception on this phone. Was out today cycling (in a pretty rural area to be fair) but at multiple points my old X (given to my wife) had 4 bars of signal and I had no service. Rebooting / toggling airplane mode made no difference. If you can’t use it as a phone / you get no data connection it’s kind of useless. Big disappointment given how good the rest of the hardware is. Seriously considering going back to my old X: problem is I am away for rest of this week and next so will be out of the return window before I get back. Anyone know whether if I action a return on the last day of the window I still have a few days to actually get it back to them?
Edit: yes, you have 14d after actioning a return to actually return the product. So, will wait and see what happens with this by middle of next week & if no fix will return.
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Just had the £76 refund back from the unused AppleCare on my former Upgrade Programme iPhone 8 Plus.
I've had the exact same thing and I've just spoken to Barclays who assure me that a refund has already been processed. Cheeky gits taking it in the first place though!
I called up Three today to get my PAC code... should have booked half day off work the amount of time it took them.
They offered me 30gb for £15 a month (unlimited mins and texts). Starting to wonder if I've made the right decision... on EE I'm getting 20gb for £16 a month (although I'll never use this much a month)...
They offered me 30gb for £15 a month (unlimited mins and texts). Starting to wonder if I've made the right decision... on EE I'm getting 20gb for £16 a month (although I'll never use this much a month)...
EE in terms of signal, and coverage beat 3, and I say that as someone who is on 3. I'm moving as soon as my current sim contract ends in January.
I have that deal with 3 right now. Unless you’re planning to go roaming abroad, I would stick to EE!
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Definitely agree! Lucky you! My contract ends in April!
I have o2 pac code since yesterday -can't re cycle until my i phone 8 is unlocked -now over 24 hrs.
Hoping it's unlocked in time to get guaranteed £375 from music magpie -if not I could incur an expensive cost.
I have settled on the idea of using Andriod 8/Sony xa2 for a week or two until Xs is despatched.
Have considered recycling 8 anyway -though o2 mention there could be some final unlatching steps .
Anyone care to mention this risks of recycling i phone 8 when unlocking has been requested before receiving confirmation.
The unlock is considerably higher re cycle payment though I only have maybe 2-3 days more to send to music magpie
Depending on where you are, some stores get regular stock every day, I'm just unfortunate that the one store I go to, don't have the colour I want.
Music magpie seems to increase their prices a little yesterday, plus the tech10 code you can just do another order now and get 14 days again
Seems to be plenty of xs around and today in London at least most stores had the max too
Looks like Space Grey might just pip Gold for most popular colour, generally. Silver definitely in 3rd place.
That’s just from casual observation of the Store App.
I would have thought Silver would be more popular than Space Grey but appears not.
That’s just from casual observation of the Store App.
I would have thought Silver would be more popular than Space Grey but appears not.
I've been going back and forth on colour, finally landed on Space Grey rather than Silver, seems like Space Grey is the more popular one.
SG is stunning in the larger form factor for sure. I also like the silver but the band straches if you look it it, though it can be policed easily.