DS Forums

 
 

buying an iphone


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 30-07-2008, 19:59
markrduk
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Manchester
Posts: 1,225

does anyone know the best way of getting hold of the new iphone? Does it make any difference whatsoever if I buy it from carphone, o2, or apple shop? Do they still have you credit checking yourself when you get home or do they do it instore now?
markrduk is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 30-07-2008, 20:59
Gormond
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 15,714
does anyone know the best way of getting hold of the new iphone? Does it make any difference whatsoever if I buy it from carphone, o2, or apple shop? Do they still have you credit checking yourself when you get home or do they do it instore now?
You can't get it in a Apple store any more as far as i'm aware.

Makes no difference if you get it from O2 or CPW, the credit check is done in store so all you do when you get home is put the sim card in the phone and connect to itunes.

For the record i got my 16GB iPhone from the local O2 store.
Gormond is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2008, 09:00
davethorp
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Posts: 7,255
You can get it from apple stores and infact they have tended to have stock when the other two haven't during the stock crisis

The credit check is now done at point of sale rather than on activation
davethorp is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2008, 11:13
simon69c
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1,415
Also if you want the white version of the 16GB iPhone 3G you can only get it at Apple stores - for the time being at least (no official word on when it will be available from O2 and CPW).
simon69c is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2008, 11:33
Gormond
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 15,714
You can get it from apple stores and infact they have tended to have stock when the other two haven't during the stock crisis

The credit check is now done at point of sale rather than on activation
I wasn't aware of that, Stock from O2 and CPW haven't been that bad where I am, I just popped in on my day off and got a 16GB iPhone without any issues.
Gormond is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2008, 13:21
leeren
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: NW England, UK
Posts: 146
got my iPhone 16gb White from Apple Store Manchester trafford cen. On the 1st Wednesday after it was released. There was no que and they had loads in stock. Activation was done instore and within 20min I was walking out with a fully activated working iPhone!
leeren is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2008, 14:25
SilentLoner
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Aylesbury
Posts: 3,995
got my iPhone 16gb White from Apple Store Manchester trafford cen. On the 1st Wednesday after it was released. There was no que and they had loads in stock. Activation was done instore and within 20min I was walking out with a fully activated working iPhone!
You liking it?
SilentLoner is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2008, 16:27
leeren
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: NW England, UK
Posts: 146
its ace!
leeren is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2008, 19:10
00tommo
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Gloucester
Posts: 1,778
Why do you have to have a credit check?
00tommo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31-07-2008, 19:38
ok.
Banned User
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 541
ditto.. any way to avoid it and do what loads did with the ip1
ok. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2008, 00:14
agent_c
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: This side of the screen.
Posts: 910
Why do you have to have a credit check?
You have to pass a credit check for all mobile phone contracts. Its the way it works.

Apple stores are for customers new to O2 only.

Upgrades must be either O2 or CPW.
agent_c is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2008, 01:02
MTUK1
Inactive Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: London, United Kingdom
Posts: 19,783
Why do you have to have a credit check?
Because when you get any phone on a contract, you are being given the potential to run up a huge bill which is a form of credit.
MTUK1 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 17:48.