Poll: ** The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus Thread **

[thep02]

What did Trading Standards say when you reported this con deal?

 

[Billies Bangers]

Yea in the end I just went into the Apple store and got the interest free loan for the iphone 7 that is provided by Barclays. You don't get the free upgrade next year but you can easily sell your iphone 7 for a good chunk of the money needed if you want to upgrade next year.

Also I got fully insured for £70 a year, covers me for everything, from a 3rd party.

This appears to be much the better option or it certainly does to me. You have now got complete freedom with your purchase.

 

[Billies Bangers]

Yea! if wit were *** if you must swear, please make sure you fully star the words out, not just two of the four letters. Thanks *** some people would be constipated.

 

[Vertigo]

It's insurance plain and simple. You can buy the £119 insurance on its own. You don't have to upgrade. If you are accident prone it's a good deal. Most insurance for iPhones is quite expensive and the excess is a lot more than the apple one.

Mine's free!

Apple have actually increased the excess on AppleCare+ for general damage but introduced a separate, lower one specifically for screen damage.

As damage is pretty much all it covers you for, if you drop it once during the two year period and damage more than just the screen, you're looking at the thick end of £200 in total. I'm sure you can get better deals than that.

 

[Vertigo]

Just a quick question, having spent the most I have ever spent on a phone I am just a little paranoid about the screen scratching.

The phone will be in my pocket or on my desk most of the time so just everyday use. How are folks looking after their screens, are you tusting it not to scratch or what screen protection are you using.

Just don't put anything else in your pocket with the iPhone and you'll be fine. Also watch out for metal studs in jeans pockets (often in the little pocket inside the main one) although they shouldn't be hard/sharp enough to scratch the screen anyway.

Yes on iPhone and I manually tried selecting all the available networks. A friend was recently over to NYC with her mate, one on Vodafone and the other on 3. Guess which worked? Certainly not 3!

I ditched Three earlier this year for EE. Three are the Virgin Media of the mobile network world - they're either great or useless. When I had a signal it worked well and was cheap but far far too many black spots and lost count of how many times I'd be indoors in a pub or bar and find I had no signal at all. Final straw was the patchy signal in my own house! EE are far better but not the cheapest, just have to keep your eyes peeled for decent deals.

 

[Vertigo]

This appears to be much the better option or it certainly does to me. You have now got complete freedom with your purchase.

Personally I don't call being tied to a 20-month credit agreement "complete freedom".

 

[Captain]

I've had my iPhone 7 128GB Jet black for 2 weeks now, Getting on ok with it. Coming from a S4 it's very different, Even to my last iPhone which was a 3GS (Yes that long ago ) it's different but easy to use.

Vodafone well and truly screwed up the contract, It was supposed to be £48 a month for 24 months with no upfront cost for phone (inc loads of mins and data etc)

They sent me the phone and have put me on a 12 month sim only contract for £15 per month with 1k mins, unl tx & 1GB internet.
I've received the contract in black & white stating this, It says the same in myvodafone app and they took the first £15 direct debit a few days ago.

24 x £48 = £1152
12 x £15 = £180

lol

Prepare for a large bill when they realise!

 

[Vertigo]

They sent me the phone and have put me on a 12 month sim only contract for £15 per month with 1k mins, unl tx & 1GB internet.
I've received the contract in black & white stating this, It says the same in myvodafone app and they took the first £15 direct debit a few days ago.

24 x £48 = £1152
12 x £15 = £180

lol

The contract may state in "black & white" but I presume it clearly states it's a SIM-only contract with no mention of the handset.

So they've also sent you a phone which you haven't paid for. You might get lucky and they never realise but, if they do, they're fully entitled to ask for payment for it, either outright or by adjusting your contract etc.

 

[Billies Bangers]

Personally I don't call being tied to a 20-month credit agreement "complete freedom".

Well complete freedom would be my situation i.e. I always pay cash. But at least the above is better than the upgrade programme which to me is simply an expensive Apple tie in.

 

[Tiny Clanger]

iPhone 7 due for delivery tomorrow - so currently veering between excitement and the beginnings of buyers remorse ....

Anyway - thoughts turn to buying a nice case to protect my new toy. So far I'm liking Spigen, Caseology and Otterbox. However, it seems impossible to find a review on Amazon for any of these without the obligatory 'I received this product for free/discounted price for an unbiased, truthful, and helpful review'.

So - would any truly unbiased individuals care to share their recommendations?

 

[n111ck]

Well complete freedom would be my situation i.e. I always pay cash. But at least the above is better than the upgrade programme which to me is simply an expensive Apple tie in.

Yep you must sleep a lot easier by being free of that £30 a month bill. Phew.

 

[DAnDan]

Anyone got any tips on getting through to apple for a replacement/complaint?

It's been over two weeks since I got in contact with them about the coil whine on my 7+, yet no replacement has been sorted. I was told one would be reserved for me in store, yet as of now that hasn't materialised.

I've sent an email to the "senior support" that I was originally in contact with, but I wanted to see if there's any other email/phone I can escalate a complaint to?

 

[spudbynight]

The contract may state in "black & white" but I presume it clearly states it's a SIM-only contract with no mention of the handset.

So they've also sent you a phone which you haven't paid for. You might get lucky and they never realise but, if they do, they're fully entitled to ask for payment for it, either outright or by adjusting your contract etc.

Actually, by holding onto the phone, Stonedpenguin might have committed a criminal offence and could be convicted of theft. Legally he has a responsibility to make Vodafone aware that they have made an error here.

Legally the iPhone still belongs to Vodafone and he is knowingly depriving them of it.

 

[Junglist]

Really contemplating leaving Three. They've been great for a few years but since getting this new iPhone my 4G connection has been shaky at best. It was solid on my iPhone 5 and 6.

Tempted by EE but I'm looking at £27 a month for a measly 8GB.

 

[Billies Bangers]

Really contemplating leaving Three. They've been great for a few years but since getting this new iPhone my 4G connection has been shaky at best. It was solid on my iPhone 5 and 6.

Tempted by EE but I'm looking at £27 a month for a measly 8GB.

Do you not connect to wifi wherever possible? 8 Gig would last me 12 months.

 

[Junglist]

Or perhaps people in the iPhone thread aren't interested by the other handsets.

 

[Junglist]

Do you not connect to wifi wherever possible? 8 Gig would last me 12 months.

Nope, why connect to WIFI if I have unlimited data. I rarely use wifi anywhere else unless I have 0 network connectivity. Don't ever have to worry about finding free wifi or paying extortionate rates. I've had my iPhone 7 for about 2 weeks now and I've already used 8GB. Tend to use between 10-12GB a month on average.


For what it's worth. I'm happy I went for the upgrade plan. No hidden charges in my view.

 

[Billies Bangers]

Or perhaps people in the iPhone thread aren't interested by the other handsets.

You should always have an interest in what else is out there or is it your view that all iPhone owners have closed minds?

I have an iPhone and a Mac and I'm always looking at other products.

 

[Junglist]

You should always have an interest in what else is out there or is it your view that all iPhone owners have closed minds?

I have an iPhone and a Mac and I'm always looking at other products.

Android as an OS doesn't appeal to me.
I'd rather use an old Symbian phone before I use a Windows phone.

And most importantly, I like iOS. It just works with minimal faff. That's why I don't look at the other brands. They have nothing worth looking at.

 

[Billies Bangers]

Nope, why connect to WIFI if I have unlimited data. I rarely use wifi anywhere else unless I have 0 network connectivity. Don't ever have to worry about finding free wifi or paying extortionate rates. I've had my iPhone 7 for about 2 weeks now and I've already used 8GB. Tend to use between 10-12GB a month on average.


For what it's worth. I'm happy I went for the upgrade plan. No hidden charges in my view.

I suppose it depends on whether you own a property and have a landline installed. I do and also have a BB package which also lets me connect to free wifi wherever I am. As a result my data usage on the phone is almost nil. My £5.00 per month SIM only is more than adequate as most of my 2 gig allowance is wasted.