GrahamS - Member
Call me judgemental, but I think someone who chucks out a perfectly good phone that works fine and does everything they need, then spanks the best part of a grand on a new one, purely because they want everyone to notice, is a pretty awful human being.
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I'm holding off till we get "mega retina" 😀
And people don't chuck out their old phone - they normally get a very good price for them on trade-in / Ebay or whatever.
Call me judgemental, but I think someone who chucks out a perfectly good <insert object that relies on consumerism to sell> that works fine and does everything they need, then spanks the best part of a grand on a new one, purely because they want everyone to notice, [s]is a pretty awful human being.[/s] is pretty fundamental to consumerism.
FTFY
Or a really nice one with money to spare.
^this. Why don't we assume the best about people first, rather than assume the worst?
People tripping as if buying an iphone is the height of consumerism yet you all go to John Lewis and spend £500 on a set of Le Creuset cookware 😆
yet you all go to John Lewis and spend £500 on a set of Le Creuset cookware
Don't own any, but I wouldn't be against buying some if I needed to buy cookware, as by all accounts it is good stuff and lasts a long time.
What I [i]would[/i] be against is chucking out last year's pristine Le Creuset and then buying it all again purely so people will notice.
If you spent £4000 on your latest Santa Cruz you'd want it to look different from your old one, no?
I wouldn't give a toss. I don't care what bikes look like. I've owned two Oranges. If I bought a bike it would be because it offered me something I didn't previously have.
yet you all go to John Lewis and spend £500 on a set of Le Creuset cookware
Do we bollocks!
spend £500 on a set of Le Creuset cookware
How gauche 😛
Just been speaking to EE with the thought of charging my 6 to 7. They strongly recommended that I rang back tomorrow when there pricing for the 8 is out as it didn't make sense to go for the 7...
Of course could all be sales BS
I dunno. As they would probably rather offload some older models.
I was comparing Canadian costs for the various options, 7plus only comes in 32 and 128gb, 32 isn't enough so i'd have to get the 128gb 7plus which is $1029 here. 64gb is fine for me though so the 8plus is $1059, not seen what deals carriers will give yet, but 7 seems like a waste of time. The 64gb X is $1319 which over 2 or 3 years i'd likely have it isn't really that much of a difference. Still undecided for now though.
Don't own any, but I wouldn't be against buying some if I needed to buy cookware, as by all accounts it is good stuff and lasts a long time.What I would be against is chucking out last year's pristine Le Creuset and then buying it all again purely so people will notice.
🙂
I buy my Le Creuset from their warehouse sales. Excellent value.
I got my le creuset by having a wedding, which was cheaper than buying some le creuset or an iPhone
I've a Le Creuset casserole dish had it for about 15 years and it's in good condition but I bought an Aldi copy about 3 years ago which is far better. The money I saved didn't go towards an iphone though.
but you didn't save any money, you bought a casserole dish when you already had a casserole dish, so now you have less money and 2 casserole dishes
No, I have a small casserole dish and a large casserole dish as I needed a larger one. 🙄
is one not just further away?
Ah bloody hell!
😆
Dirtyrider wins today's internets.
He has to wait I'm afraid.
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/yorkshire-pudding-pizza-anyone#post-8715858
Ooooooh, hold on a bit...
Why has the thread been derailed by the lower class aspirations of "owning" le crueset dishes ??
Are we marching towards..
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Ok, how about extra pudding then?
Has he been good? Did he tidy up?
I'll be buying mine in January when I'm in Florida.
Long way to go for pudding.
Tax free pudding, though.
I'll be buying mine in January when I'm in Florida.
Have you done that before ? No network tech compatibaility issues these days ? Bought my iPad in US, much cheaper especially in States with low sales tax
Have you done that before ? No network tech compatibaility issues these days ?
Will work fine
Thanks
TBH I would just like a decent podcast organiser on my 6.
^ use downcast
+1 for downcast - I'm also using Overcast (while I try to work out which one I like best)
I'm torn between all the options available. I can afford any of them (get me!), can sort of justy the purchase (enough for me anyway) however I'm just not sure I can be bothered to upgrade from my 6S at the minute.
I'm annoyed there's no 128GB option as I'm currently at 78GB on my 6S with just about everything I'd need stored locally. I 'could' get rid of a fair bit and stream it but as I'm in areas with crap connectivity a fair bit I prefer to have it all available when I want it.
I think I'll probably wait a while, and see how much 7's are going for second hand in a couple of weeks.
It's strange as up to the 6S I think I bought the newest iPhone each year, and the last two years I've just not really been that arsed. The X looks interesting but as it's a pretty big change (by apples standards) I would sooner wait until the next version.
TBH I would just like a decent podcast organiser on my 6.
[url= https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/overcast/id888422857?mt=8 ]Overcast[/url]. I have used them all, even had Downcast on iOS and Mac, but Overcast is just better. If you want Multiplatform then Shifty Jelly's Pocketcast is good as has Android, iOS and web app.
https://thesweetsetup.com/apps/our-favorite-podcast-client-for-ios/
See that the networks are taking pre-orders for the iPhone 8. An iPhone 8plus 256GB on EE with 25GB data is £80 upfront and £73 p/m 😯
God knows what the iPhone x is going to cost.
They’re doing the watch no upfront cost and £25 p/m with unlimited data. I’m tempted by that as a replacement for my vivoactive watch.
[quote=muggomagic ]See that the networks are taking pre-orders for the iPhone 8. An iPhone 8plus 256GB on EE with 25GB data is £80 upfront and £73 p/m
God knows what the iPhone x is going to cost.
They’re doing the watch no upfront cost and £25 p/m with unlimited data. I’m tempted by that as a replacement for my vivoactive watch.
the phone cost is £949. so assuming thats a 24 month contract you are paying £36/month for phone and £37 for the phone plan.
buy it up front and get a decent sim only plan.
Does anywhere allow you to purchase the handsets only over 24 months?
I'm happy with my current 8gb data £12 per month sim only deal, just my iPhone 6 is past it's best
Why would you buy an 8 plus when the 7 plus is cheaper and almost exactly the same unless you want pink.
Daffy - Member
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Daffy - Member
Tax free pudding, though.
Lol
Funkydunc - you could buy it interest free via Apple direct.
Does anywhere allow you to purchase the handsets only over 24 months?
GiffGaff sell unlocked phones on monthly plans.
fgaff.com/mobile-phones
The Google Pixel 2 is being unveiled at the beginning of October - it will be interesting to see if they make any major announcements there.
[quote=FunkyDunc ]Does anywhere allow you to purchase the handsets only over 24 months?
I'm happy with my current 8gb data £12 per month sim only deal, just my iPhone 6 is past it's best
apple seem to be offering it via paypal. interest bearing though.
Does anywhere allow you to purchase the handsets only over 24 months?
Best bet is get a 0% credit card with 18months or so on it, and just pay that off monthly.
The Google Pixel 2 is being unveiled at the beginning of October - it will be interesting to see if they make any major announcements there.
Sign ups are open to be notified when it drops.....or maybe just when the event is.
https://madeby.google.com/askmore/
I hope our fellow Android brothers will start a thread at the appropriate time.
Does anywhere allow you to purchase the handsets only over 24 months?
Apple direct.
As Jamie says, best bet would be a 0%CC over the term of your choosing.
Frankenstein - Member
Why would you buy an 8 plus when the 7 plus is cheaper and almost exactly the same unless you want pink.
iPhone 7plus with the same 256GB storage and 25GB of data is £68 p/m so £5 p/m cheaper and the 8plus has the true tone display, the A11 chip, better camera, wireless charging and most importantly is available in pink.
£73 a month!
Jeez, 25GB a month is a big plan though, we had to set mine at 16Gb when we ordered the 7s (plural, not 7 Speed or whatever it stands for) I never get near that.
I guess they've done their homework and know what people will pay.
I think we're still 8 months from upgrading, but I do fancy a Pixle for a change.
It's times like these I am happy being 1-2yrs behind the curve.
[url= http://www.brikk.com/lux-iphone-x.html ]Have we done the version that costs $70,000? [/url]
02 just rang me offering a 7plus 128gb for £39 month on 5gb unlimited everthing else. That's not bad, maybe £500 for the phone?
It still doesn't have a head phone jack.
Mrs W has just registered for a 10, which seems a lot of tech to like cat videos.
That's not bad. I've enquired about the 7 and been offered 128gb and 5 data for £39
Think I'm now waiting for 7's to come down when the x is released, like the idea of waterproof.
Oddly the SE is still silly money with 64+ gb
EE are taking orders, some offers of 100gb and an 8plus for £68pm ..
I'm waiting for the normal 8 prices and a similar gb...
When I see these 5gb plans just makes me even happier with my unlimited plan from Three for £18/month SIM only.
As above buy your own phone, thats what I did with my 6 amd would do the same if I got an 8. Effectively the 6 has cost me £12.50 a month but of course I had to pay it upfront
Is the 100Gb limit actually useful or is it just a big number to make you go ooooh? I don't usually go anywhere near my 2Gb limit but then I don't stream much.
Anyway, here's what a contract costs, comparing 24 months of 8Gb/month on EE. (Sure there are other deals, but they're my provider)
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Full contract[/b]
Initial handset cost: 50
Total contract cost: 57.99 x 24 = 1391.76
Total: 1441.76[b]
Handset & SIM only[/b]
Initial handset cost: 700
Total contract cost: 21 x 24 = 504
Total: 1204
So more or less a tenner a month extra for a contract.
Why would I do that and waste £500?
The 7 128gb is £769 to buy from Apple + 18pm on your plan. Whilst assuming your £18pm as the data cost from O2 the and the remainder as paying for the phone it costs £504 from 02.
In reality the cost of the phone works out even less as a 5gb plan from 02 is over £20 pm.
Sim only deals make the most sense. Especially with the newest handsets. Agree with Jamba.
The maths disagrees.
Depends on the deal is the correct answer.
Oddly the SE is still silly money with 64+ gb
Look on eBay. 64GB ~£200 if you stalk suitable auctions.
I think Wilburt's right, but he's talking about an 'older' handset I think - he gets a good deal on a 7+ with his provider. There's incentive for the network to take a small hit on the price of the handset to keep you locked in because those phones will be getting discounted in lots of places.
Unlikely to see any good deals on the new handsets at the moment though so they can charge more for their contracts. That's why (in the example I gave at least) SIM only + buy the phone is cheaper.
Can anyone shed light as to why to upgrade/download ios 11.2 on an iphone 7 from 10.3.3?
As I have ios 11.2 on the ipad mini and have found it to be slow and annoying to use so far.
Does ios 11.2 improve battery life over 10.3.3 and improved security?
Do you guys in the know believe I should wait for ios 12 for the iphone 7 and not to download any updates after 12?
Anyone?
Are you saying you think there might be a specific issue with 11.2? If so they will sort it (I see 11.2.1 is out now)
Or are you saying should you upgrade in general? iOS 11 is fine on my 6S (still running 11.1 though). There are a couple of usability improvements that make it a no-brainer IMO. What's the alternative, just never update & miss out on new features, security updates, etc?
So there are much needed security updates ?