The_Rev Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Because they sell luxury items. Nobody gives a shit about the red ring of death on Xbox 360 either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I haven't had any problems with the signal. I'll take the free bumper though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 17, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2010 Rang O2 yesterday. They were out of stock of iphone 4s but they'e put me on a simplicity contract (which I can stop at any time) until I upgrade, which means I'm only paying 20 quid a month. Not sure how that works but I wasn't going to say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Apple press conference at 6.00pm tonight to address the signal lose issue on the new model. Expect a free bumper. Or maybe expect a cheap case which you might get on ebay for about 3 quid so they can still charge a premium for a Bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Spoke to a lad in the Apple store yesterday who told me that in a weeks time the bumpers will be available by ordering on their website (no doubt with your phone number/imei) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denaldinho Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 This is slightly odd :/ my partner just tried to order a 3GS from orange, but apparantly there is a huge waiting list at the moment. Now i thought the Iphone 4 would have been like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaztonVilla Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Dropped my iPhone a few months ago and smashed the screen. Apple quoted £110 to replace it, Indian fella in a phone shop in Sunderland quoted £35. Guess which option I went for. Anyway after the repair the main button wasn't working the same but I thought 'you get what you pay for'. It needed a harder press to work properly. Wasn't a problem until ios 4 and multitasking. Since ios 4 it's been a pain in the arse. Went to the Genius bar today and told them the button was sticky. No, it's never been replaced before, honest guv. 10 mins later, shiny new screen and fully functioning button installed free of charge. The Genius knew exactly what was up, the dodgy glue that the Indian fella used gave the game away but he went along with it anyway. Absolutely chuffed and very impressed with the Apple service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 20, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2010 Ordered my iphone 4 today :D It's already been dispatched and will be here tomorrow according to them. Woohoo! I haggled them a bit. Got the 32gb for the price of the 16gb. I think I could have got them down more, but seeing as I'll get £170 for my iphone from mazuma and won 145 quid on roulette last night, I didn't see the need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Can I just ask how much an iPhone 4 costs compared to a HTC Desire on the same contract? There is no iPhone 4 out yet in Ireland for price comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 20, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2010 I don't know but the iphone is expensive. £119 for the 16 gb model and £203 for the 32 gb model, on a 24 month contract. Can't say I know the HTC prices but my guess is it's less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Wow, 24 month contract and £203 that is expensive and a very very long contract. I can only imagine how much they're gonna charge over here, no wonder so many people are turning to the Android phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 20, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2010 I don't think the price for the handset goes up if you have an 18 month contract, but the tariff goes up (eg £35 a month goes to 40 a month if you're only on an 18 month contract) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I'd like to have a go with an iPhone to see what all the buzz is about but for >£500 a year and having to keep the same handset for 2 years its just not even close to being value for money, not with the standard of the HTC Android handsets on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2010 Mine's been delivered already. not bad seeing as I only upgraded at about 5pm yesterday evening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2010 Hmmmm, got everything up and running on my iphone, then tried to install the latest software, and it's **** it. I get the error message: The iphone could not be restored. An unknown error occured (14) lame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Stevo, return it and buy a HTC Desire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2010 Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrm, no. Works now, just needed the latest version of itunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 22, 2010 Administrator Share Posted July 22, 2010 You'd think for the price you paid, the software would have told you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Most popular iPhone 4 vid on Youtube and very apt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 dirk you just made my day with that video. iPhone user in a nut shell right there. Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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