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Tezcatlipoca · 16-06-2010, 01:45

I pre-ordered a 16GB iPhone 4 at lunchtime via the Apple website, for Reserve & Collect at my local Apple Store.

I put down for SIM Free, but I may go Contract or PAYG depending on what the prices are when the idiot networks finally give us some actual INFORMATION.

So far, I think this launch is looking like a bit of a farce.

I can understand Apple not allowing the networks to offer pre-orders (if strict orders from Apple is in fact why they aren't), if Apple wants to ensure that it has enough stock to fulfil its own pre-orders, before letting the networks get anything.

But... Why the complete lack of any information? The *only* network to have released any tariff info so far is O2, yet they haven't released handset prices. And the other networks...as well as not releasing handset prices, they haven't even announced their tariffs!

Lame.

The only emails I had from O2 were a few rather pathetic emails from "Guru James" (

) last week, which from what I can tell on other forums have been widely ridiculed (they really are quite awful). All I have heard from Orange is along the lines of "Coming soon! We'll keep you up to date!" Ditto for Vodafone. I don't think I've heard anything yet from Three.

I would have preferred to order online for delivery on the 24th, as that way I'd have been guaranteed to get one (rather than having one reserved at the store & hoping they don't let some other walk-in have it), but the only bloody way to do that is to buy one SIM free... which is something I don't know if I want to do until I know what all the various networks are offering for tariffs & handset prices...

Oh, & the Apple Website can no longer ship orders earlier than the 2nd of July, so that's the whole pre-order allocation gone in one day.

Still, I suppose one plus is that at least we are getting it the same time as the Yanks, unlike the stock shortage cockups that caused the iPad to be delayed in Europe.

16-06-2010, 01:45	#1291
Tezcatlipoca Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16,760	Re: The iPhone thread I pre-ordered a 16GB iPhone 4 at lunchtime via the Apple website, for Reserve & Collect at my local Apple Store. I put down for SIM Free, but I may go Contract or PAYG depending on what the prices are when the idiot networks finally give us some actual INFORMATION. So far, I think this launch is looking like a bit of a farce. I can understand Apple not allowing the networks to offer pre-orders (if strict orders from Apple is in fact why they aren't), if Apple wants to ensure that it has enough stock to fulfil its own pre-orders, before letting the networks get anything. But... Why the complete lack of any information? The only network to have released any tariff info so far is O2, yet they haven't released handset prices. And the other networks...as well as not releasing handset prices, they haven't even announced their tariffs! Lame. The only emails I had from O2 were a few rather pathetic emails from "Guru James" ( ) last week, which from what I can tell on other forums have been widely ridiculed (they really are quite awful). All I have heard from Orange is along the lines of "Coming soon! We'll keep you up to date!" Ditto for Vodafone. I don't think I've heard anything yet from Three. I would have preferred to order online for delivery on the 24th, as that way I'd have been guaranteed to get one (rather than having one reserved at the store & hoping they don't let some other walk-in have it), but the only bloody way to do that is to buy one SIM free... which is something I don't know if I want to do until I know what all the various networks are offering for tariffs & handset prices... Oh, & the Apple Website can no longer ship orders earlier than the 2nd of July, so that's the whole pre-order allocation gone in one day. Still, I suppose one plus is that at least we are getting it the same time as the Yanks, unlike the stock shortage cockups that caused the iPad to be delayed in Europe.