Just cancel the month to month plan as soon as you get the phone, and the first months fee should be waived.
Referrer & referee receive $25-$50 credit after referee's 3rd monthly bill.
Resale value. Let's look at what Apple would offer if you were to trade in your Apple iPhone SE1 here: $30 - $40. Is that what you call good resale value? I lost $900 selling an iPhone 6S Plus a few years ago. I don't see that being good resale value. Looking at percentage isn't a good idea because it is essentially a math trick.
My apologies, when I said resale value I purely meant on the marketplace, not Apple's own resale calculator. There's is absolutely a joke, much like if you tried to sell your vehicle back to the manufacturer.
Try to replace a lightning to USB cable at an Apple store without an iPhone. The staff there was so reluctant to do so once (and triple checked the cable). That was many years ago. Then, recently, I tried to replace another cable and Apple simply refused because there is a hairline crack on a connector. My brother tried to replace one recently, and Apple simply wouldn't unless he brought his iPhone in.
Butterfly keyboard mess and other horror stories. Apple wouldn't change it until their next major cycle of re-design (4 years later). Only Apple can get away with this.
All good points. I wasn't really thinking of those types of items (cables etc), I'm spoiled for cables as my iPhone uses Lightning and I have thousands of those available, for free, because of my work.
Regarding the keyboard, agreed, it was a total mess and yes, only Apple would pull something like that off. They're pretty arrogant, no arguments here.
iPhones aren't far superior. SE 2020 is a good example. Other than the CPU/GPU/modem, everything else feels dated. The intentional block on night mode in camera is a good example. For the last 4-5 years, the reality is that Apple and Android are copying each other. Sending e-mails with attachments is much easier with Android. iPhone's OLED panels are made by Samsung. So, you know Samsung basically have a good idea of what panels Apple iPhone 12 will be using.
So other than basically the major defining factors of a phones performance (CPU/GPU/Modem), everything else is dated? Those are the main draw-cards to a phone! A looot of people aren't phased by ridiculous specs like 48MP camera, 12GB RAM etc. iOS manages RAM very well, hence the typically lower amounts of RAM. The photo quality is not determined by pixels, but rather the image sensor on the phone - could be 100MP, the photo won't automatically be better quality.
@ThithLord: I sold the iPhone 6S Plus on eBay 2.5 years ago. That is a marketplace. $900 less is $900 less. It was set to the same price I found based on previously completed sold price on eBay. And no, I don't like to rip people off. It was a fair price for both parties.
iPhone SE2's display is really dated. Again, only Apple can get away with ~720p (750p to be exact) display nowadays. More RAM is more RAM, let's not sugarcoat that. It prevents the need to reload an app. The RAM has now become an issue in iOS 13 for older Apple devices, including older iPads. That's the thing - just because we are Apple users, it does NOT mean we need to cut Apple some slack. It's annoying on older devices, youTube needs a reload quite often when I switch app and back. It wasn't the case in iOS 12 and as Apple now optimise it for their newer devices, older devices need to suffer? It's annoying to go to youTube's Home tab, history and resume the last play video from time to time.
The display matters because it is the thing you look at all the time. No matter how well the app is optimised, you simply see more contents on a larger, high res display than iPhone SE. So, it is still some form of suffering. It's like buying a PC with Ryzen 9 or Intel i9 CPU but pair it with a 19 inch or 21 inch display.
And, since Apple started USB-C on ultrabooks, why continue to use lightning on iPhones? The USB-C/lightning 1m cable has been crippled for 2+ years now (even since the introduction of iPhone 8). The digital AV adaptor for lightning is average. For Apple users with Macbook Pro's with USB-C ports, they would have collected enough dongles. The irony is that those dongles work fine on Samsung, LG phones. Also, why USB 2.0 on iPhones? The CPU is so powerful, why choke the I/O?
@ThithLord: I hate iPhone due to the lack of freedom, it's terribly tight especially when it comes to third party apps and developing.
Other than that do you know if my aunty can get her iPhone X fixed? She bought it from Telstra on a plan, and the sim card doesn't read anymore, she told me that Telstra said there was nothing she could do on her first visit to them about a problem. Did she make the mistake of buying from Telstra? Or is Telstra just playing dumb. Or is my aunty playing dumb.
@Saura: I recommend going straight to Apple, not going through Telstra. If possible, go into an Apple shop. If they don't reside near one, log the issue on their online portal. I've done this countless times with great success, so good luck.
@ThithLord: iPhone SE1 only has 4 years upgrade (due to it being release in the first half of the year). Probably the case for iPhone SE2.
That calculator glitch happens to a lot of devices (iPhone 5S, 6, 6S, SE1). I noticed it on iPhone 5S way back and I was hoping it wouldn't be the case for SE, but it did happen (not surprised). The bit I don't get is that it was not the case in iOS 11 for SE (but I think it was the case for 5S). The issue started on iOS 12 for SE from memory. That's not the only app. Settings is also another app that does slow down after a couple of major iOS upgrades. Settings app definitely is fast on the first OS released for each device. It's more about the final version of iOS your i-device will be stuck with. Sure, you get 4 or 5 iOS upgrades, but after the 3rd one, Apple no longer really optimise iOS for your device anymore.
To be fair, I have the same gripe with Google branded device. Obviously, Pixels are still getting upgrades, but Nexus devices, the latest Android they are on are generally not the best. And, while you do get earlier access to Android, just like iOS, at times, you do feel like you are beta testing.
@netsurfer: I think my phone only struggles at times because of the abysmal RAM - apps these days just need a lot more memory to run. Other than a handful of oddities within apps, my SE performs exceptionally well, especially considering it's almost 4 years of age.
But really, phone is very usable on iOS 13. We'll see if I still have it by the time iOS 14 comes along (I'm eyeing this unit off for the waterproofing, to be honest)
but u cannot cancel the plan for that unlike vodafone. for telstra u need to pay 350 excess fee if u break the plan
but this deal requires to sign up for plan first then cancel?
what about all the ferals with bad credit and cant qualify for the plan?
Well that’s their own problem, they should try to live within their means for a change.
Why would the first months fee be waved? The T&C's say "Must connect for minimum one month"
Still waiting on JB to update my order for an iPhone SE2020 from 'Processing Order' after 14 days…
I'll cancel and give this a shot.
How easy is it to cancel the plan?
I got the phone yesterday. But their customer care does not accept calls due to Covid-19 except for emergencies. I sent an email and waiting for their response. It seems to be very hard to cancel the plan. Anyone else had luck in canceling?
Port out may be easier
Port out to Optus is pending for 3 days and no response from Vodafone still. Anyone else had success in porting out or closing the account with Vodafone?
I assume if you buy one you get the 2 year warranty?
Sorry for my ignorance.
Is this deal still on?
I can't find anything other than plans on the page.
Can someone post a direct/updated link to this deal?
Thanks.
@ThithLord: Resale value. Let's look at what Apple would offer if you were to trade in your Apple iPhone SE1 here: $30 - $40. Is that what you call good resale value? I lost $900 selling an iPhone 6S Plus a few years ago. I don't see that being good resale value. Looking at percentage isn't a good idea because it is essentially a math trick.
Examples about Apple's not so good after sale service:
Try to replace a lightning to USB cable at an Apple store without an iPhone. The staff there was so reluctant to do so once (and triple checked the cable). That was many years ago. Then, recently, I tried to replace another cable and Apple simply refused because there is a hairline crack on a connector. My brother tried to replace one recently, and Apple simply wouldn't unless he brought his iPhone in.
Butterfly keyboard mess and other horror stories. Apple wouldn't change it until their next major cycle of re-design (4 years later). Only Apple can get away with this.
No Android maker forces you to upgrade OS. None of them would remote zap your device if you are on older OS. It was a shock to me that Apple did it to my device first time. There was no warning either. If Apple then gave me a pop up to automatically upgrade to the latest iOS, then it wouldn't be so bad. I had to google, use iTunes, put the device in recovery mode to put iOS on it. Apple also do regularly bug you when you elect not to upgrade OS.
iPhones aren't far superior. SE 2020 is a good example. Other than the CPU/GPU/modem, everything else feels dated. The intentional block on night mode in camera is a good example. For the last 4-5 years, the reality is that Apple and Android are copying each other. Sending e-mails with attachments is much easier with Android. iPhone's OLED panels are made by Samsung. So, you know Samsung basically have a good idea of what panels Apple iPhone 12 will be using.
On USB-C accessories, the chargers and the cable. The USB-C to lightning cable 1m version started with USB 3.0 support. The newer revisions all got a downgrade to USB 2.0. USB-C chargers, the 29W was officially not correctly spec'ed. So Apple introduced 30W version, but they also adjusted the 61W and 87W versions. Same goes for USB-C digital AV adapter. If you were an early adopter, you end up with the inferior versions and there is no chance Apple would let you get the new version. And, now, if you are in the market for those products, it is best to know which versions to get. You can forget about getting USB 3.0 for USB-C to lightning cable 1m nowadays. No one has it in stock anymore.
I don't like to backup my phones on clouds. So for both Android and iPhone, I basically use the approach: have the old phone next to the new phone and the OS will do the restore. I've recently done that for both a new Android phone and a new iPhone. It's basically the same thing on both camps. Again, like I said, they copy each other.