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iPhone 6s 64gb £599.00 @ John Lewis

£599 John Lewis26 Mar 16

Source: HotUKDeals | Deals > Mobiles

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TheMappers

26 Mar 16

Found this iPhone 6s on John Lewis. This is the cheapest I can find it with a FREE two year warranty. You can also find this on Giffgaff for the same price but it will only come with the standard one year warranty.

Blurb from the John Lewis website:

With enhanced cameras, faster processing and a 3D Touch Retina HD display, the iPhone 6s changes everything. Powered by the latest version of iOS, iPhone 6s includes a smarter than ever Siri, Apple Pay and TouchID for the most advanced iPhone ever.
3D Touch
Unlock the power of pressure sensitive controls with thanks to 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s. 3D Touch gives you the option for more advanced interactions and gestures by allowing you to press harder to access more features. Multi-Touch gestures like Tap, Swipe and Pinch, 3D Touch introduces Peek and Pop. And you’ll feel every interaction too, thanks to the taptic engine, which allows your iPhone to respond in subtle taps.
Retina HD
See more detail, brilliant colours and a higher contrast on the Retina HD display. Images appear with a broad spectrum of colours, are incredibly bright, with accurate whites and deep blacks. Text is sharper and easier to read. And it's easier to see from wide angles, in bright sunlight or even while you're wearing sunglasses. Plus, with 326 pixels for every inch of display, even the fine details are clear and visible.
Capture amazing photos and 4K videos
Take sharp, detailed photos and brilliant 4K video with the new 12 megapixel iSight camera. It’s faster, with improved tone mapping and image stabilisation, so you can just tap the shutter and let iPhone do the rest. And with four times the resolution of 1080p Full HD video, the detail you can capture in videos is simply extraordinary.
Live Photos
Don’t just capture a still, capture the moment with Live Photos. Live Photos captures the seconds before and after you press the shutter too, complete with movement and sound, so you can bring a photo to life by pressing anywhere on the photo.
Desktop performance in an iPhone
Designed specifically for iPhone, the 64-bit A9 chip delivers incredible performance and console-class graphics in apps and games. Overall computing performance is improved by up to 70% over the previous generation, while graphics are as much as 90% faster, ensuring you get a more reactive, immersive experience.
Stronger, more durable, just as beautiful
The design of iPhone 6s may look familiar, but if you dig a bit deeper, you’ll find it’s been fundamentally improved. Made from a super strong aluminium alloy with the most durable glass ever used in a smartphone, the iPhone is now stronger than ever. And it’s still sleek, seamless and comfortable to the hand.
Fingerprint security
With Touch ID, your iPhone is more secure than ever. Touch ID lets you securely unlock your iPhone with your fingerprint. It can be also used to pay in store with just a tap of your iPhone, with Apple Pay and approve purchases from iTunes, iBooks and the App Store without the need for a password.
iOS 9
iOS 9 has been enhanced to make it more essential than ever. Get smarter suggestions from Siri, Be more productive with new multitasking features and enjoy enhanced performance and security thanks to improvements to the very foundation of iOS. It comes with powerful apps already installed that make every day easier, while existing features, like QuickType, have been enhanced to help you say what you want quicker and easier than ever.
And if you're new to iPhone, it's easier than ever to set things up, with the Move to iOS app, which securely transfers your contacts, message history, camera photos and videos, web bookmarks, mail accounts, calendars, wallpaper, and DRM-free songs and books from an Android device. It'll even suggest you download any free apps you were using on your old device.
It also comes with an amazing collection of apps, so you can start making the most of your iPhone, straight out of the box. Take photos and videos and edit them on the go. Make video calls with FaceTime and send emails. Organise your life with Siri, Maps and the Calendar app. Plus, with over one million apps available on the App Store, you'll find plenty of options to do almost anything you can imagine.
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In my opinion, I would say that this is a good deal, especially for an iPhone...

ALL COLOURS AVAILABLE!

Link if 'get deal' doesn't work:

http://www.johnlewis.com/apple-iphone-6s-ios-4-7-4g-lte-sim-free-64gb/p2185419?colour=Space%20Grey

John Lewis will never lock you to any network.
- rodman

Top comments

hugekebab

26 Mar 16 60 #14

£600 for a phone. A phone. £600. For a phone.

Splashmo to FTCom

27 Mar 16 20 #129

Your wife is a very lucky lady to have such a generous husband.

in$anity to isan5671

26 Mar 16 19 #11

Not to start a fanboy war, but i've got friends with the latest samsung and honestly, 2gb or 3gb ram androids don't beat the iPhone. Specs look great on paper, but Apple manage to get full performance out of the hardware they use, so a 3gb android wouldn't necessarily be better than the iPhone. The only thing I like about some of the newer androids is the very fast touch-unlock functionality, but once you're in the phone, that's it. And in terms of security, the iPhone wins hands down. That being said, this is a rather expensive device, but look at the Samsung S7 and Blackberry Priv, they're not exactly cheap either.

AAB

26 Mar 16 8 #2

Hot for me. This is the best price around and also an added bonus of additional years warranty.

I wish people would vote at a deal it terms of whether it's a best price you can get something rather than their personal grudges against a company.

All comments (184)

GauravBh

26 Mar 16 #1

Interesting!! I added heat and it got -ve....

AAB

26 Mar 16 8 #2

sm-1991 to AAB

27 Mar 16 #92

Its the people on HUKD, I'm assuming most of them have Android devices, any Apple post gets down voted hard, look at my last deal i posted, iPhone 6s PLUS 64gb for £31 a month with 6gb data....best deal on the market HANDS DOWN, it got voted cold immediately.

MZzzz

26 Mar 16 4 #3

I've got one, paid a bit more for it and got one year less warranty, so how can I not vote hot to this particular deal

stethorn

26 Mar 16 2 #4

This will lock to first network though.

Madmattsbooks to stethorn

27 Mar 16 #75

I can confirm it doesn't. Purchased one for my father yesterday and used an ID sim before swapping to an O2 to test. No problems

TheMappers

26 Mar 16 2 #5

It will not as it's Sim Free.

6ixFoot1

26 Mar 16 #6

Bought this from Tesco Direct. Better deal in my opinion with 599 clubcard points plus £9 Quidco/TCB and a free Lebara sim with £10 credit on it

6ixFoot1

26 Mar 16 1 #7

This was £619 when Tesco had it for £599 so I'm guessing they're price matching

isan5671

26 Mar 16 4 #8

still over priced compared to other mobile phones based on spec, performance etc. I did have one but changed to android for a more open platform

in$anity to isan5671

26 Mar 16 19 #11

batista

26 Mar 16 3 #9

sim free won't lock to first sim/network, bought one from currys a while ago and takes different sims

the porter

26 Mar 16 8 #10

John Lewis iPhones have been reported before as sim free and totally unlocked

fishmaster to the porter

27 Mar 16 2 #165

Who by the Police or The DailyMail? I don't trust either of them, so I'd check your facts first.

y_am_I_buying_this

26 Mar 16 #12

Sorry but u r wrong iPhones lock to the first network. Unless purchased from Apple

Nanook

26 Mar 16 2 #13

I officially hate apple. Got two disabled iPads thanks to my nephew, and can't restore them because, I don't know why... Even after faffing around with iTunes.

Still, hot.

wozukSilencer to Nanook

26 Mar 16 2 #17

as long as you know the apple id its a easy fix

ichabod05 to Nanook

27 Mar 16 4 #32

I think I'd be angry with your nephew rather than Apple for that one! Hope you can sort it out.

coventgamer to Nanook

27 Mar 16 #93

nephew robbed them so there icloud locked
get a free one from amazon refund

hugekebab

26 Mar 16 60 #14

£600 for a phone. A phone. £600. For a phone.

misterleoni to hugekebab

27 Mar 16 #31

And? My life is littered with devices and objects that cost more than £600 and which I use far less than my phone. With that in mind, why is it a bad thing to spend £600 on a phone (assuming you have the money)?

bavi014 to hugekebab

27 Mar 16 1 #47

you can get a 2in1 laptop in that price :smile:

937666 to hugekebab

27 Mar 16 #49

Do you work for Huawei? :wink:

PutYourHandUp to hugekebab

27 Mar 16 #109

OK OK.

I was an android fanboy and thought - it just isn't possible to have such a great phone. I bought (at release late 2015) an iphone 6s plus - i was long due an upgrade having had the Samsung Note 2 since 2012. It is the best choice i have ever made. It cost me £699 for the phone. and another £119 when i smashed the screen (took 3 hours to replace just walking into the store in Covent Garden).

Ladies and gentlemen, i wont bore you, for i was once like you (the Apple haters) honestly it is just a life changing experience. I am now waiting to switch pcmasterrace eyefinity set up for a macbook pro or an imac.

Give it a try - but avoid the 6s get the plus - battery is better.

westendtoo to hugekebab

27 Mar 16 #122

Nope. You are being over charged if you pay £600 :smirk:

Meathotukdeals to hugekebab

27 Mar 16 1 #160

Had to laugh as seen so many nerds (tend to be gamers or tech nerds) say the same about things like pens and watches they see as a bit pricey.

wozukSilencer

26 Mar 16 3 #15

thats not true i bought one from JL and it takes both my EE and voda sims

buyitall

26 Mar 16 3 #16

There seems to be some confusion about whether iphones from JL lock to first network or not. When I was considering a previous iPhone deal few months ago, I rang JL to ask, and both online CS and the instore staff said they didn't know!
Hopefully they have found out by now :smiley:

usenetz

26 Mar 16 #18

iPhones bought from Carphone Warehouse do lock to the first SIM used to activate the handset however John Lewis iPhones are just like those bought from Apple and are completely unlocked and will not lock to first SIM used.

DemonIT

26 Mar 16 1 #19

That's not correct.

The only phones that are truly factory unlocked are Apple's.

If, for example, you put a Three SIM in first, it will register the first network on Apple's registration servers as Three, but as Three have a no-lock policy the phone's record at Apple will be immediately updated to unlocked.

Try putting an O2 SIM in first instead and see what happens!

irabbs7

26 Mar 16 1 #20

2012 spec £600 crapple fans for you...

david_robinson94 to irabbs7

27 Mar 16 #153

Actually it is 2015 spec and wiped the floor with pretty much every Android/other handset on the market until the release of the Samsung Galaxy S7.

boomboom

26 Mar 16 1 #21

Bargain

Sharpharp

26 Mar 16 #22

Buying a iphone which gets locked to the first network is not a deal breaker at all.
There is a way to unlock any iphone for free (even the 6S) but it's not common knowledge

DemonIT to Sharpharp

26 Mar 16 1 #24

Maybe not for you, but it was for me and is why I bought direct from Apple. I like to use my phone abroad with a local SIM.

You'll also get better resale value and a wider resale audience.

Not such a big deal now that Three have a no lock policy - as long as you can borrow a friends SIM for 5 mins when you first unbox :smiley:

Nanook

26 Mar 16 #23

Please tell meeee???!

markwalton400

27 Mar 16 #25

I bought a 6 and more recently a 6S form Carphone Warehouse and neither have locked to a network. Both had a Tesco sim in to start then occasionally use a 3 SIM when traveling abroad.
So no, they don't lock.

rodman to markwalton400

27 Mar 16 2 #26

This is John Lewis thread so let us know when you buy from John lewis not the Crappyphone Warehouse.

markwalton400

27 Mar 16 3 #27

Are you retarded?

ashishkumar

27 Mar 16 #28

Discount is not working

misterleoni

27 Mar 16 3 #29

Phones from some suppliers look to the first SIM but phones from KRCS, John Lewis and eBuyer definitely don't. It's not true that they *have* to be from the Apple Store to be truly unlocked rather than 'SIM free' anymore, though this did used to be the case.

misterleoni

27 Mar 16 #30

*lock

Shopper1985

27 Mar 16 1 #33

When I bought my iPhone 6s from JL last year, it did say on their website it would be locked to the network of the first sim you put in. I haven't tried it yet but it has now been removed from their website so might be okay now.

davnav

27 Mar 16 #34

Sorry but dont like the iphone ,work iphone 5 battery is shocking,i much prefer Android,so from my experience with iphone, its a no sorry

misterleoni to davnav

27 Mar 16 #43

Why are you apologising? It's your prerogative, no one is trying to convert anyone with this deal...

plucian29

27 Mar 16 1 #35

Bought one from JL Brent Cross and the manager of electronics department confirmed that it won't lock to a particular network, so same as buying from Apple but with 2 year warranty. It used to be the case but John Lewis made them all unlocked following a multitude of complaints from costumers

Splashmo to plucian29

27 Mar 16 #117

Well, you get 6yrs now regardless of who you get it from. Depends if you want Apple repairing/replacing it....on the spot sometimes...or JL sending it off to one of their contractors to sort out.

dannyhumphreys

27 Mar 16 #36

The 6 and 6s phones are awful for designs. I mean that sticking out camera and antenna bands showing off...?! Look at the SE. Beautiful. Size dont matter too, a phone should still be small.

ben1979 to dannyhumphreys

27 Mar 16 #38

Seriously? The Galaxy S7 has a protruding camera as does the Nexus 6P and while the LG G5 doesn't, it does have a slightly protruding finger print sensor! All flagship phones of the respective manufacturers, so not exactly an awful design feature. As for the antenna band? Most people when spending this sort of money on a phone, wrap it in a cover, so who cares? The cover also acting to take up the difference between the phone back and the protruding camera, eliminating both your issues, but i suppose haters gotta hate!

NIgelK

27 Mar 16 #37

No you're wrong.

wobzsmith

27 Mar 16 #39

The last 2 phones Samsung have released blow the last 2 iphone specs out the water. Superior everytime.

nutterburger

27 Mar 16 2 #40

I don't understand all this locking to the first network used. It's like getting a new TV and only being able to watch the first channel that comes on. Anyway...stupid Apple!!

pottercarl1 to nutterburger

27 Mar 16 1 #53

It's absolutely nothing like that at all...

smurfgasm

27 Mar 16 #41

But their browser and graphics performance is still inferior http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/mobile-phone/whats-fastest-phone-2016-uk-3515533/

Cyrus

27 Mar 16 #42

cheaper if you are flying through heathrow

saq2 to Cyrus

27 Mar 16 #60

By how much and which shop? Im flying through there next week

misterleoni

27 Mar 16 #44

Only in terms of the screen, effectively. Samsung still blow everyone else out of the water in that regard. As for Android's multi-core uber-RAM thing - you can't compare, as Android runs on JAVA so needs to throw more and more RAM at its devices as time goes on. Not sure why devices need 8 cores but it doesn't make for more power - remember the top end i7 Surface Pro 4 only uses two cores - and no one would say a Samsung S7 is more powerful than that.

Actually some people probably would

"Moar cores is powaaa"

hobsgrg

27 Mar 16 #45

You are wrong, iPhones bought from John Lewis 100% definitely don't lock and it is not true to say that only phones bought direct from Apple won't lock to the first network they are used on. Phones bought directly from a network will be locked to that network, and it used to be the case the phones from CarPhoneWarehouse locked to the first network because they were phones intended to be sold on contract not sim free, but true sim free stock such as these will not lock and are the same as ones bought direct from Apple.

topgeezah

27 Mar 16 2 #46

I sold my iPhone 6s 64gb last week and got the new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge for £599.90 :smiley:

The Samsung S7 is just ridiculously better than the IPhone 6s - sorry but it's the truth :stuck_out_tongue:

Cameron92

27 Mar 16 #48

So much misinformation is this thread. Despite clear (although anecdotal) evidence from people who have bought from JL that these DO NOT lock to the network of the first SIM installed, some nerds are adamant that they do.

Regardless this is a deal because it's cheaper and you get the extra warranty. I'm pretty sure even if the phone did lock to a network JL would offer to help out somehow.

Anyways, why buy an iPhone? Just get one for free from work like I do.

DemonIT to Cameron92

27 Mar 16 #52

Lol. "I'm pretty sure even if the phone does lock to a network JL would offer to help out somehow"

Talk about anecdotal.

FYI, You also get a mandatory 2 year warranty from Apple, so no warranty benefit of buying from JL.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-04/03/apple-eu-warranty

deany76

27 Mar 16 #50

Dont buy if locked to the 1st sim used.
Its implying its unlocked, shame on JLP only truely unlocked are from apple.
Please dont reply with that 'yes but you can unlock' rubbish, been through all that, should NOT need too.
VERY VERY COLD. (iPhone user for 8 1/2 years)

6ixFoot1 to deany76

27 Mar 16 #66

Don't be silly. Fully unlocked iPhones can be bought from places other than Apple. I bought mine from Tesco ffs.

pottercarl1

27 Mar 16 #51

No you're wrong, read the currys website

weiran

27 Mar 16 #54

SIM-free iPhones don't lock to a network, only the ones sold via carriers lock. If you find it does I'd return it to JL stating false advertising.

Bepto

27 Mar 16 #55

You would look a bit daft holding it up to your ear though.

wenx

27 Mar 16 #56

I had a curry last night

deany76

27 Mar 16 #57

MAYBE JLP have changed their policy since last Sept '15
https://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Help-Support/iPhone-6s-from-John-Lewis/td-p/17365042
see 'okap' post:

"Only after I had ordered and paid for it did I find another sentence with this warning at the very bottom of the iPhones attributes!! Locked on first Sim used!! "

So if you really want one check 1st and return if what happened to 'okap' happens to you, simple.

If enough people return their 'locked' iphones JLP may eventually cotton on its a con to sell 'locked' as 'unlocked' (assuming they are of course). Which I think they are.

DemonIT

27 Mar 16 3 #58

Just to be clear, JL have ZERO way to dictate the lock policy - it isn't up to them.

Here's how it works:

Apple maintain a database of IMEI's and each entry has a field for lock status.

Apple's range of IMEI's have a lock status of "unlocked"

EVERY OTHER IPHONE leaves Apple with a status of "lock on first SIM"

When a SIM is inserted, it contacts Apple to report the SIMs carrier ID and request activation. If the status is 'unlocked', the request is approved and nothing else happens. If the current status is 'lockonfirstSIM' then the database record is updated to the current SIM's carrier ID and future activation requests will only be approved if the future SIM's Network ID matches.

HOWEVER, a carrier (with approved access to Apple's Activation Server API's) can send a request to update a phones status to "unlatched" IF if their network ID matches the network ID that the handset is currently locked to, or is the network ID that purchased that batch of iPhones.

GiffGaff, for example, will send such un-latching requests to Apple automatically as soon as they receive the list of IMEI's for the batch of iPhones they've ordered. This is how they are selling what, to the consumer, appears to be a 'factory' unlocked iPhone (and is as good as one,
btw).

Now, JL are NOT a carrier and so will not have access to the API. They do, however, partner with Vodafone so perhaps have an agreement for them to do this.

The point is that the only phones to leave apple's warehouses unlocked are Apple's.

Get it in writing from any other supplier that the phone is unlatched (as GiffGaff make a point of advertising) before purchase.

Where there is ambiguity (like with JL, who don't state either way - other than 'SIM Free', which doesn't mean a thing!), you should proceed with caution and don't take anybody's opinion (either way) on here as a guarantee.

idturner

27 Mar 16 #59

Why spend £600 on a phone when you can get a Chinese equivalent for half the price? You want to pay the difference ie £300 just for iOS?!

misterleoni to idturner

27 Mar 16 1 #85

If you use and like iOS then yes. Unless you know a £100 Chinese phone with iMessage, FaceTime and all your game saves, app setup and messages backed up to the cloud. Trying to sell Whatsapp, Skype or Facebook messenger as alternatives simply won't cut it for those who are already in the ecosystem - particularly if they're used to just taking advantage of an upgrade cycle with a given network.

Marekj

27 Mar 16 #61

Purchased an iPhone 6 plus in February of this year from JL. it is 100% unlocked to any SIM that I fancy popping in.

deany76 to Marekj

27 Mar 16 #67

perhaps things change on older models? your (very good) brand new JLP iphone was launched 17 months prior to your purchase in Feb '16. That quite a long time in tech terms.

jordanc93

27 Mar 16 #62

Sorry but what you have said is wrong did you read the article you linked to? all apple did on their warranty page is remind people of their rights under EU law. If bought directly from apple they normally honour the the EU law if you state it when wanting a repair, however if you buy an apple device from any other retailer your rights under EU law and the Consumer rights Act 2015 (which gives 6 years) will be with the retailer you purchased from and after the first 6 months the retailer can ask you to prove that the device was broken at the time of purchase and if you can't they will refuse repair, so not as hassle free as the john lewis warranty.

joeybutterface

27 Mar 16 1 #63

I just sold my Samsung Galaxy Edge S7 to get one if these and it's the best decision I ever made. Touchwiz is an abomination and the amount of lag and unresponsiveness of the touch display is laughable. The S7 is just an impressive spec sheet packed into a lousy device.

Everything about the iPhone is buttery smooth. I'll never buy another Samsung.

deany76

27 Mar 16 1 #64

Excellent post, extremely imformative thank you.
Basically JLP need to make it clearer.

DemonIT

27 Mar 16 #65

Perhaps I wasn't clear - I when I said "you get a 2 year mandatory warranty from Apple", I meant when buying direct from Apple, who, as you say, will honour it.

deany76

27 Mar 16 #68

read post #58 first. Also I think the AGE (when it was released) of the model comes into play.

pbarrie525

27 Mar 16 1 #69

iPhones are the best phone out there, if your unfortunate enough to have an android phone, work hard, save money and one day you might be fortunate enough to own a Genuine Apple IPhone 6S, good luck :smiley:

noshin98 to pbarrie525

27 Mar 16 1 #74

You have to be kidding me

ezzer72 to pbarrie525

27 Mar 16 1 #107

I have around £4,500 of Apple computers (because Mac OS X is brilliant), yet use an HTC Android phone, out of choice, not budgetary limitation (because iOS is ****). Your thoughts?

fozey

27 Mar 16 #70

Made me laugh when apple store gave my boy a brand new one because they could not fix the touch screen problem. It cost £290 lol

farazchaudry1

27 Mar 16 #71

I bought one from Argos and have used two different sims without having to get it unlocked

deany76

27 Mar 16 #72

Was your brand new iphone an old model? if so how old? when was it released and when was it purchased?
Also is your other sim piggybacking off the main network, & that network is the same as your 1st sim?
thanks

bb11

27 Mar 16 1 #73

No they don't. There are 3 types of simlocks for iPhones

1. Factory Sim Free which the likes of Apple, JL and any other non-contract selling supplier sells
2. Lock to first sim - supplied by CPWH etc so they don't have to keep stock for each network
3. Network locked - Locked to EE etc and supplied by the network

deany76

27 Mar 16 #76

please read post #58 (and #68).

deany76

27 Mar 16 #77

Okay ID piggback off 'Three' so my 'piggyback theory' goes out the window.
Can I ask when was your fathers iPhone launched? and where did you buy from? what model is it?
Cheers

deany76

27 Mar 16 #78

please read post #58

Madmattsbooks

27 Mar 16 #79

Hi Deeny,

6s Gold 64gb purchased from JL and opened for the first time yesterday. We had to update to 9.3 so unsure if that will indicate a version

Madmattsbooks

27 Mar 16 1 #80

Hi Deeny,

6s Gold 64gb purchased from JL and opened for the first time yesterday. We had to update to 9.3 so unsure if that will indicate a version

markedwardevans

27 Mar 16 1 #81

'In terms of security the iPhone wins hands down'... Try telling that to Jennifer Lawrence.

misterleoni to markedwardevans

27 Mar 16 #86

'The Fappening' wasn't down to a security breach -

From Quora:

"The roles in the networks break down as:
Users who scour Facebook and other social media looking for targets and collecting as much information as possible. ...
Users who use the target data to retrieve passwords or authentication keys. ...
Users who take a username and password or authentication key and then “rip” the cloud based backup service ..."
Collectors aggregate the data stolen by other users and organize it into folders. The two most popular services to use are Dropbox and Google Drive. ...

JoolsG4 to markedwardevans

27 Mar 16 1 #131

Nothing whatsoever to do with iPhone security - the "hackers" simply obtained her iCloud password through social engineering and she hadn't enabled two factor authentication.

Proveright

27 Mar 16 #82

As a TV prog revealed iPhones cost less than £6 each to make in parts , in the Far East.
If iDiots want to spend £599 on buying into an image that is up to them . You have to hand it to Apple how they have managed to keep selling their products for inflated prices while restricting what you can do or accessories you can use is truly remarkable.

misterleoni to Proveright

27 Mar 16 4 #84

£6? What a load of rubbish.

deany76

27 Mar 16 #83

Hi Matt

Thanks for your reply great choice. I'm also made up for you that it is unlocked but I'm really confused as its the newest model not bought from apple - JLP (their partner is Vodafone), and it's totally unlocked.
Maybe apple have changed their proceedure from post #58 and now, thankfully these iPhone are fully unlocked.
Based on your post I'm sold this deal is officially
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbc_LxfhSoY
↑↑↑↑↑↑↑

Cheers

bb11

27 Mar 16 #87

Already seen your post #77

I don't think post #68 has anything to do with it, but that's my opinion

For me, John Lewis are advertising and selling the handset as SIM FREE, which means just that. Not tied to any contract and not locked to any network permanently.

steviegodlike

27 Mar 16 #88

To be fair, three sell unlocked iphones that don't lock to first sim so you're wrong.

misterleoni

27 Mar 16 1 #89

Don't know about anyone else but I use my laptop far less than my phone. And my laptop cost more.

So not sure how anyone could say that a laptop is better value for money, unless they genuinely use it more than their phone.

AstronautSloth

27 Mar 16 #90

Same price at Tesco if anyone has club card vouchers to use etc

misterleoni to AstronautSloth

27 Mar 16 #99

Tesco one will be locked to Tesco though surely? Unless they're selling it as unlocked.

sm-1991

27 Mar 16 #91

All Apple devices, and Samsung, devices have 2 year EU warranty, with Apple the first year is with themselves, the SECOND year is where you bought it from, if you have an iPhone with a 2 year contract, the carrier will pay the second year, you pay the repair fee to Apple and your carrier will refund you, CONFIRM with the carrier BEFORE you book the repair.

deano777

27 Mar 16 2 #94

All those moaning about price, spec and it being an Apple.

Find it cheaper elsewhere, it's HOT uk deals, e.g. an item which is cheaper than elsewhere. In this case with 2 years warranty.

Voted hot as its a good price and can't find it cheaper elsewhere.

deany76 to deano777

27 Mar 16 1 #97

and with a name like deano777 you must be right :smiley:

deany76

27 Mar 16 #95

Ordered after matts post #81
reason-
now sure it is unlocked
works out at £20.83 plus VAT over 24 months
with a EE pay monthly unlimited sim
total:
£30.83 plus VAT - less than EE business sales have quoted.
2 year guarantee
28 day returns

Thanks OP, matt & his dad.

Borat

27 Mar 16 #96

get a free one from amazon refund? :confused:

coventgamer

27 Mar 16 #98

Google Amazon social engineering or double dip can't say no more

nptrem

27 Mar 16 1 #100

Specs don't matter as the iPhone doesn't run android... Benchmarks show iPhone is faster

BigDave

27 Mar 16 3 #101

Oh sweet, who doesn't love a nice spot of fraud.

qwerta369

27 Mar 16 3 #102

Sigh. Committing fraud and theft just to get an iPhone? That's just sad. It also goes towards ruining Amazon's great customer service policies for the rest of us.

Madmattsbooks

27 Mar 16 #103

I've just tried an EE sim in the 6s 64gb received from JL yesterday, after using an ID (Three) sim and 02 sim and it worked without issue

farazchaudry1

27 Mar 16 #104

It was a 6s. My first network was giffgaff and I'm now on vodafone

splender

27 Mar 16 #105

Just waiting for a phablet phone that's 5-6" screen that does dual boot Android and Windows with dual SIMs.

welshfrankie

27 Mar 16 #106

Currently going with a 5S which is going strong minus cosmetic damage but the battery life is getting weaker and weaker. Considering an upgrade, especially as 16gb space just isnt enough for me, but can't justify £600 for this at the moment! Good deal but not for me.

coventgamer

27 Mar 16 #108

never done it myself but know it works anything under 800£

hugekebab

27 Mar 16 #110

say the same when people pay that for android phones.

ChampionshipManager

27 Mar 16 2 #111

600 bones for a phone released 7 months ago.

b33r to ChampionshipManager

27 Mar 16 6 #112

Nope, pounds, our currency is pounds

Decent deal but I think I did slightly better with the upgrade offer I got from EE. Paying 29.99 per month for this phone and Unlt Mins, Unlt Texts and 4Gb of data. Assuming I'd purchased this that makes the contract 599/24 = 24.96. 29.99 - 24.96 = £5.03 pm and the phone interest free for 24 months.

Bikerdanny

27 Mar 16 #113

I mention this in nearly every unlocked iPhone deal and everyone has different needs etc, but i myself got a iPhone 6s 64gb on contract with total cost being £699 over 2 years ( £26pm and £75 for phone ) So in order for this unlocked phone to work out cheaper you would have to get a sim only plan for less than £4.16pm. I currently get 2gb of 4g, unlimited texts and unlimited calls for example. Yes contract phones are locked to a network, but this usually only affects the resale price by £20-30 or get it unlocked after the contract has finished.

Just something to think about if you looking at buying this outright.

zoso1313

27 Mar 16 #114

don't talk utter rubbish, the most recent lollipop is just as quick as apples GUI. I have an air 2 and a Note 4, they are the same speed......the difference is i can do what the hell i want on an android, instead of being locked down by Apple. The days that android has better hardware but worse performance V apple are long gone. The reality is apple fanbiys blindly pay over the odds for inferior hardware......oh and the camera on Note 4 is better than my friends 6S plus, its better in low light

smsmasters

27 Mar 16 #115

I can afford this but I really don't need this.

Good price nevertheless!

eaxlns

27 Mar 16 1 #116

£20 saving for an iPhone is considered a deal on here now?

DemonIT

27 Mar 16 1 #118

My thoughts are you're probably either:

1) Vegan
2) gluten intolerant
3) a feminist
4) all of the above and just like being controversial to give yourself what you perceive to be interesting attributes.

Just my thoughts, of course :wink:

coventgamer

27 Mar 16 #119

s7 edge is the bomb

in$anity

27 Mar 16 1 #120

You can do what you want with android - but you pay the price security-wise. But go ahead and enjoy your inferior security and malware all over the play store. There is nothing I want to do that I cannot do on my Apple device. The "locked down" argument is null and void. Nice of you to generalise every single iPhone owner as "Apple fanboys". The android fanboys are the worst! :smiley:

ezzer72

27 Mar 16 1 #121

Haha, pleased to say I'm none of the above - I just buy great stuff, regardless of 'brand'. I just didn't want the other guy to feel sorry for me that I couldn't afford an iPhone, as this to him is the ONLY reason that I wouldn't own one...

kingpiinx

27 Mar 16 2 #123

£600......SIX...HUNDRED....POUNDS......for a phone.....a used car....2.5 Xbox ones...3 years at the gym.....24 lapdances.....200 beers...........a decent PC system........but £600.....for a mobile....

WBRacing to kingpiinx

27 Mar 16 #125

And yet still you took the time to click on the link and post, so clearly it still is of interest to you. :man:

splender to kingpiinx

27 Mar 16 #135

No, this is not a phone, you are paying £600 for a nice small format computing tablet with a plug in phone feature.

John Mason to kingpiinx

27 Mar 16 1 #164

Just go out and find yourself a life.

drizzydrake

27 Mar 16 1 #124

Got to give it to the guys at Cupertino. They've got society by the balls, especially when people think £599 is a deal! Although love the brand!!!

Splashmo to drizzydrake

27 Mar 16 #126

It's what premium class leading phones cost.

For example:

Cheaper phones are of course available.

FTCom

27 Mar 16 1 #127

This is my wifes phone, currently £9.99 at Argos but got it from Tesco for £7 with no top up required. It does what's required, makes and receives phone calls:

http://argos.scene7.com/is/image/Argos/2627388_R_Z004A_UC1724746?$TMB$&wid=312&hei=312

Splashmo to FTCom

27 Mar 16 20 #129

Your wife is a very lucky lady to have such a generous husband.

Biggunspaul to FTCom

27 Mar 16 1 #141

The deal is for a high end smart phone,what you've posted is hardly the same,infact that thing is only just slightly better than a phone box,and not just any old phone box but one that is used to advertise female escorts and is used as a gents on a Friday night.

moggith

27 Mar 16 1 #128

Or buy a vodafone smart ultra 6 and pocket £500

asiot to moggith

27 Mar 16 1 #143

that's what a smart person would do :sunglasses:

bavi014

27 Mar 16 #130

not really . I will use laptop for what it is meant for. I am put off by apple products not having flexibility. No micro SD is one reason, . I would use 600 for a ultrabook and 300-400 for a smartphone..

WBRacing

27 Mar 16 #132

Don't let truth or accuracy get in the way of a snarky comment.

It's not the HUKD way...

zoso1313

27 Mar 16 1 #133

an android fanboy that owns apple products and android mmmmmm don't think so pal. It is you banging on about apple like a fanboy......its 2016 not 1999, security on android is fine. maybe you need to stop listening to everything Tim Cook tells you, and maybe do some research.....apple products are made in a sweat shop in China for peanuts and then fed to the mass market for a fortune. The Samsung S7 is the best phone in the world today, and just about every tech review on the web reinforces this. The hardware embarrasses Apple. I stand by my original comments, you are banging on like a fanboy and clearly don't know what you are talking about

AstronautSloth

27 Mar 16 #134

Sim free from tesco direct

mail-stephens

27 Mar 16 #136

We picked up ours in the USA, worked out significantly cheaper than the UK and Apple's warranty is international so no problems should anything go wrong - it's even recognised and covered by our home insurance.

splender

27 Mar 16 #137

Apple has very limited and selected hardware lines of products which they do exceedingly well and they don't need to use the latest and greatest hardware. They are not innovators of hardware, they are innovator in packaging quaslity to a quality holistic design. It is the Chairman Mao's suit philosophical equivalent in computing, means cut production cost and distribution cost to minimal with the fewest range of lines possible: why you don't see touchscreen Macbooks, IPAD Air 3, iPAD with full phone features so folks can use it like a speakphone and conference telephone. So real fan boys don't talk about the hardware Android versus iOS, as for Chairman Mao, no fanboy of Mao talked about his plain suit, they talked how they lived under Mao, like how they live under Apple now, it is a lifestyle rather than boring comparson over hardware, Samsung versus Apple, iOS versus Android.

stek2010

27 Mar 16 #138

Not true - GiffGaff, John Lewis and other retailers without links to specific networks sell handsets that are factory unlocked and don't lock to the first sim card.

Carphone Warehouse's do as they don't sell sim free iphones - but have an arrangement to let their stock work on any network which means the phone locks based on first sim card.

Copperface

27 Mar 16 #139

Decent price with the two year warranty/
However, current price of the iPhone 6s 64GB in Dixons Travel in airports is £569 so a fair bit less dosh if that is what you are after.
These are sim free, unlocked and do not lock to the first network sim you insert.

zoso1313

27 Mar 16 #140

what an absolute load of pretentious rubbish.....i have read Jobs biography, I know al;l about his Japanese design philosophy etc well none of that stands for much min the modern world does it, they have turned their back on Jobs vision. Apple are just another boring PLC still just about dining out on the reputation Jobs restored for them. Apple products offer absolutely nothing that differentiates them from android. Trying to compare apples core philosophies is the most hilarious and pretentious load of utter twaddle i have ever read in my life.....so so way off base it is not funny. 'lifestyle choice' hahahahaha yeah, owning an Apple product REALLY enriches your life doesn't it, its life changing. Good lord, I have read some rubbish in my life but this is the best. Everytime I fancy cheering up, I will come back and read your Mao analogy!!! Oh I wont talk about his suit though, obviously thats a lifestyle choice!! phahahahh :wink:

DemonIT

27 Mar 16 #142

http://m.carphonewarehouse.com/mt/www.carphonewarehouse.com/ucampaign?name=iphone-6-sim-free

SIM Free does not equal unlatched.

superspongebob

27 Mar 16 #144

That's a good deal, I'm due an upgrade with EE anytime now, out of interest did you haggle hard for that or was it just something they offered?

JoolsG4

27 Mar 16 7 #145

Why do so many people on the internet care so passionately about what mobile phone other people buy?

Why does someone else choosing to buy a different phone to you bother you so much that you have to post your displeasure on internet forums? Does it really affect you that much? Are you so insecure in your own product choice that you need other people to buy the same as you, just to validate it?

If someone has £600 to spend on a high-end phone, whether they choose to buy a Samsung, an Apple, a Sony or any other brand shouldn't bother you in the slightest. You're not the one who has to use it. You're not the one who is now £600 less well off.

Would you go up to people in the supermarket and say: "What an idiot you are for buying that brand of washing powder - you should buy this one - it's half the price and washes your clothes so much better!" - I assume not...

Just let people buy whatever they want with their own money. If someone asks you for your advice in choosing a phone, give them your opinion, but don't try to persuade random strangers on internet forums. People are different, they have different needs, preferences and differing opinions on value. If everyone thought the same as you - the world would be a very boring place.

Copperface

27 Mar 16 1 #146

The 64gb iPhone 6s is £569 at Dixons Travel in airports, sim free and will not lock to first network. Have tried with four different sims and all work.

Jacob_Kreed

27 Mar 16 #147

voted hot, but what's all the fuss about iPhone... really, I use iTunes, I have a nano. Maybe I should buy one.... nah

b33r

27 Mar 16 #148

I did haggle, with upgrades, then retentions, then cancellations but to be honest they were all a complete waste of time as they couldn't get anywhere near that price. I got that offer by actually cancelling and getting my PAC code, I was fully intending to leave and then they then rang me about 2 or 3 hours later and that was their offer to keep me which I accepted. It's actually a £34.99 contract but there's a £5 loyalty discount been applied to my account that appears in the add-ins section.

FTCom

27 Mar 16 #149

This both phones :sunglasses:

danjames922

27 Mar 16 1 #150

People are both sad and pathetic and feel they have to justify every bloody decision in their life.

Marekj

27 Mar 16 #151

I missed out the 's' when typing. I can't say with any degree of certainty whether or not everyone will receive a truly unlocked phone, but mine certainly was.

superspongebob

27 Mar 16 #152

Ok, good to know, cheers for the reply

pauljcarr

27 Mar 16 #154

What a fantastic collection of ill informed nonsense from a few posters.

Firstly, proof if proof was needed that knowing little or nothing about something doesn't matter to some posters as they read something on the internet and are content to be emphatic on the subject. The two posters that argued that all iPhones supplied by anyone other than Apple would lock to the network of the first SIM are perfect examples of where being utterly ignorant is not a factor in blathering nonsense.

The second recurring theme present in this thread is that any appreciation of whether a deal is good or not is less important than whether the poster likes the product. So by that reckoning, I would vote cold on a Range Rover for £1,000 as I don't like them. Ludicrous.

Splashmo to pauljcarr

27 Mar 16 #156

You must be new here. It's ALWAYS like this.

Apple and Chicken deals.

The two foods that bring out the predictable in HKUD.

ezzer72

27 Mar 16 #155

That sounds like a great money saving tip. Please can you detail all of the related costs so that we can see exactly how much under £599 the total was, cheers.

Erko

27 Mar 16 #157

Google Nexus 6P

pauljcarr

27 Mar 16 1 #158

LOL. I'm not new but seldom read threads that contain quite so much idiocy as this one. The serial posters remind me of the minimum wager that works in high street retail chains and never ever doesn't know the answer. Sadly most of the advice that they give is BS, and if based on anything, owes more to half truths, what their mates say, or personal preference/prejudice.

cfaboy

27 Mar 16 #159

iPhones have flaws too (obviously), but ask yourself why every tech ceo in the world uses an iPhone!

boss911999

27 Mar 16 1 #161

Exactly. That's why they are called sim free.

treguard

27 Mar 16 #162

Apple haven't been the same since Steve Jobs died. The last fairly reliable phone of theirs was the Iphone 4.

John Mason

27 Mar 16 1 #163

I have a iPhone 6 Plus from JL and I can confirm that it is totally unlocked and HAS NOT LOCKED TO THE FIRST SIM. It is however true that iPhone from CPW do lock to the first SIM and it was incorrectly reported that JL's iPhones did too when they first started selling them.

pauljcarr

27 Mar 16 2 #166

So do you not accept the posts in this thread from people who have bought fully unlocked iPhones from John Lewis, or are you putting your chips on the flat earthers who read something on the internet and have now decided that it is fact?

winchman

27 Mar 16 #167

That's what the guy in the s'peedo trunks said as he was kicked out of the kiddy pool.

Madmattsbooks

27 Mar 16 #168

For peace of mind we have also tried a Talk Mobile sim, which is runs on Vodafone, no problems at all. Enjoy your sim free phone Dean

the porter

28 Mar 16 #169

Has Len fairclough Been swimming again :wink:

the porter

28 Mar 16 #170

Lol when the ip6s was released jl sold them and the same discussion was launched and one after another said it was unlocked and sim free ,even Jl changed there description at the time from will lock to first sim inserted to sim free so I'm speaking from experience and it's been discussed to death last September so those facts will do for me

usenetz

28 Mar 16 1 #171

The confusion started with John Lewis themselves - here is a screenshot from their website last year:

isan5671

28 Mar 16 #172

i agree put an iPhone on an open source system like android and what it struggle! just because it's expensive doesn't mean it's good.

Splashmo

28 Mar 16 1 #173

I....don't.....wha....?

b33r

28 Mar 16 #174

I think he means if you put android on iOS hardware it would struggle to run it. If that's what he does mean it's a totally irrelevant comment anyway as I don't believe that's even possible, certainly not easily and even if it was and it did struggle, so what? It's quite obviously the combination of the hardware and software that make the device good and useful.

deany76

29 Mar 16 #175

when does this offer end please?

TheMappers to deany76

29 Mar 16 2 #176

There's no sign of an end date, on the John Lewis Website. This could be the new price for it as normally, when John Lewis put an offer on it states when it ends - also if it as a price match it would state this too.

Sogaaddict

29 Mar 16 #177

Must admit tempted, money is available but I just cannot get over the cost all the same, I have always put a limit of £200-240 so reckon I'll keep to that, sure it's a good machine though.

Copperface

30 Mar 16 #178

Back to £619 now.

deany76

30 Mar 16 #179

Shame I was going to buy today or tomorrow.
i see currys are 599 http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/phones-broadband-and-sat-nav/mobile-phones-and-accessories/mobile-phones/apple-iphone-6s-64-gb-rose-gold-10138637-pdt.html
but thats rose gold, I guess they wouldn't price match an out of stock space grey http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/phones-broadband-and-sat-nav/mobile-phones-and-accessories/mobile-phones/apple-iphone-6s-64-gb-space-grey-10138626-pdt.html ?
cheers

TheMappers

30 Mar 16 #180

I see. See if they'll price match GiffGaff as they still have a sim free version at £599 see here

Architekture

30 Mar 16 1 #181

I totally regret not buying Apple again. I got rid of my iPhone for a Android device.... biggest mistake ever. My new 20mp phone camera sucks, Apples iPhone 5 does a better job.

Saving up for my 6s. Hot.

TheMappers to Architekture

31 Mar 16 #184

Was it the Z5?

deany76

31 Mar 16 #182

JLP's price match says the retailer (amounts other criteria) must have a high street presence ie NOT amazon.
I guess giff gaff dont bit Curry's definitely do of course..

Copperface

31 Mar 16 #183

I bought two last night for £569 each but had to grit my teeth when doing it - never spent so much money on phones in my life.

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