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UK iPad Shipping begins
89Today my 32GB iPad was shipped, 7 days exactly before the official UK release date of Friday 28th May. I was a little surprised as I wasn’t anticipating shipping until early next week.
Yesterday ‘cancel order’ was greyed out on my iPad order page which made me suspect something was happening, but didn’t expect it to have started to make it’s way to me. As yet it’s not giving me any details of carrier other than Fast Ship (EMEA) and there’s no estimated delivery date available. I imagine that info will become available soon and a ‘item despatched’ email to follow.
If you’re in the UK or other countries expecting the iPad on May 28th, has yours shipped yet?
o2, Phone Home!
51 year ago
Back in January I wrote about o2 Home Phone which was arriving in March. I’ve kept an eye on developments as I’ve been wanting to switch from my current home phone provider BT (British Telecom) for quite some time. The launch date of March was pushed back and o2 kept telling us it was coming in the Spring.
Having called o2 up a couple of days ago regarding an iPhone bolt-on, I was asked if there was anything else they could assist me with. I took the opportunity to enquire into when Home Phone was being launched. The lady told me it had launched now and put me through to the correct department to discuss it. I knew I wanted to switch so just asked there and then for my details to be taken so we could get the ball rolling.
The phone call took around 20-30 minutes, discussing the package I wanted to go on, bolt-ons and my Direct Debit details. You can also buy online if you prefer. There will be no distruption to my service while the switch is being made and I’ve been kept fully updated every step of the way via regular emails and texts letting me know the process was underway and that my switch date will be 20th May.
I chose their ‘Anytime’ package which will cost £12.50 per month and have also added on the Caller Display bolt-on which is approximately £1.75 extra per month. I am thoroughly looking forward to having my telecommunications service all under one roof with o2, with home phone, broadband and iPhone. Leaving BT after all these years is going to be one happy occasion.
If you are on o2 broadband already and are looking to sign up to their Home Phone service then do drop me a line as inviting a friend will result in both of us receiving a £20 voucher to spend at Amazon.co.uk.
UK iPad Pricing details released
5With just a few days left before the UK can finally pre-order the Apple iPad, the pricing and availability details were announced not only for UK but also Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland.
The pricing structure is as follows…
WiFi
16GB: £429
32GB: £499
64GB: £599
WiFi + 3G
16GB: £529
32GB: £599
64GB: £699
There’s no doubt that UK iPad fans knew that we were going to pay more than our friends across the pond, but I’m personally a little disappointed in the price of the 64GB WiFi model as I was hoping for a £529-£549 pricetag. An extra £100 between the 32GB and 64GB has killed the deal for me and I’ll be settling for the 32GB WiFi model. The largest capacity would have been preferred, but since I’m someone who always has 4GB free on her 8GB iPhone then I think it’s a safe bet that I won’t be going anywhere near filling up 32GB, let alone 64GB. I plan on buying the official case and Camera Connection kit so the £100 I save will be used for the accessories.
Pre-ordering begins Monday 10th May and will be available on Friday 28th May.
What capacity are you going for?
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