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Other UK iPhone (2018) XS/XS Max/XR Pre-Orders and Dispatch Thread
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My price didnt go up per month but the plan is over 3 years. It actually works out £5 a month cheaper. I will pay it off well before the 3 years as I’ve not seen out a contract since 2012. I’ve always paid them off well before the end to upgrade. I’m getting 100GB if data this time and last time I only had 30GB.
So I was supposed to be picking up my max from my local O2 store today but there was a mess up and it hasn’t been delivered. I spoke to O2 on the phone and they are now going to deliver it to my home tomorrow and have upgraded me to delivery before 10.30 am. So I have to wait another day.
The screen on my Xs was worse than my X
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93 a month!!!!! they are having your eyes out
So I ordered mine about 3 hours ago and now it's preparing for dispatch!
there is a freely available promo code online which gives you 20% of most EE tariffs
[doublepost=1537957675][/doublepost]Does anyone know if an iPhone bought from Apple Hong Kong will work perfectly in the UK?
I know some of the LTE bands might be different - but so keen for a version with 2 physical sim slots.
Would there be any issues?
The code no longer works apparently....but anyway, it has to be used online, but I couldn't upgrade online without paying off remainder of contract as I was still in contract
WOW £93 hell man that insane my car payments only cost me £122 a month fro 3 years loan.
Have done some more homework.
Only the XS MAX sold in Hong Kong has the physical dual sim slot. its the A2104 model.
The only difference between this A2104 and the UK/EU version (A2101) is that the A2101 has LTE band 28, and the A2104 has LTE band 71. All other bands are exactly the same.
Its also £170-£200 cheaper in Hong Kong.
https://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/
Only the XS MAX sold in Hong Kong has the physical dual sim slot. its the A2104 model.
The only difference between this A2104 and the UK/EU version (A2101) is that the A2101 has LTE band 28, and the A2104 has LTE band 71. All other bands are exactly the same.
Its also £170-£200 cheaper in Hong Kong.
https://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/
Are you getting it posted? If so you might pay custom fees, if someone's bringing it over for you then go you!
Depends on how you look at it...it’s what a few nights out a month. Depends how much usage you get out of it. EE will always charge high for their speeds and being an upgrade anytime plan will always be high for this reason
Exactly it all depends on what you spend your money on. Some like going out drinking or spending it on designer handbags and clothes. I use my phone everyday and even though I have iPads and a MacBook it’s my main computer.
Very true
People think I’m mad when I say spend so much on tech but no different to what they spend on different things
At my parents I’m getting
90MB download and 6.3 upload
Least mine seems quickly on my max than my x
All the London stores seem to have stock to reserve and collect today for that model
Ahah should have read this before replying! Seems to be plenty of stock around now for the Xs
I wonder if Vodafone network is related to location, my speed test was based in central London.
Where I live out in the sticks it’s notoriously slower.
Not personally noticed any speed changes going from the X to the XS Max but that website report on the antenna reception is kind of disconcerting.
Yeah I guess it’s selfish for me to say least mine is ok but the issue is there and I hope those suffering get it fixed via software update.
If it’s a hardware issue then it’s a far bigger problem
appreciate some help on the options for buying from apple with instalments
- do they still do the payments plan, i.e. the one where apple care isn't tied in? I can't find it on the website as none of the financing options mentioned are interest free
- for the iphone upgrade program is it possible to pay a larger deposit? Or pay a lump sum at any time to reduce the monthly payments and/or shorten the term? I would sell my note 8 so will have £350 which I would want to add towards the new iphone but not sure if this is possible on iUP?
- do they still do the payments plan, i.e. the one where apple care isn't tied in? I can't find it on the website as none of the financing options mentioned are interest free
- for the iphone upgrade program is it possible to pay a larger deposit? Or pay a lump sum at any time to reduce the monthly payments and/or shorten the term? I would sell my note 8 so will have £350 which I would want to add towards the new iphone but not sure if this is possible on iUP?
Yes, iPhone Payments is still available. 20 month interest free loan with a £69 upfront payment and no AppleCare requirements. No upgrade option after 11 payments, though you can pay off the balance at any time to close the account and the phone is 100% yours. Making additional payments will only reduce the term and not the on-going monthly amounts.
The same is largely true for the Upgrade Programme, except you get the upgrade option after 11 payments and you must take out AppleCare (also spread out over the total term). If you cancel AppleCare before upgrading or the total term, you basically get bumped to iPhone Payments and also lose your ability to upgrade early.
Many on here have found you're better off selling the phone and using the funds to pay off the balance to close the account, getting some money back on top rather than simply handing the phone back to Apple at upgrade time. Depends on how much faffing you're happy to put up with.