So who has got one of the new iphones?

rordeb

Go on tell all - from the battle at the shop to get one to how she fares!

rordeb

Am on a poxy bb storm till September

Owen

Getting mine in about an hour, 32 gig version

long_b

Queues of about 20 outside O2 stores in Dublin city center.

No demo units on show

sham69

Got mine at 8:15 this morning.
Was 5th in the queue at henry st O2.
Fair play to the staff there, they were very efficient.
Happy ending.

Lumi

There were no queues in Galway. I was home with my new toy by 8.30. Happy days and fair play to the staff in Shop Street - really fast and efficient!:D:D

JoeA3

Same for me... no queues in Galway whatsoever, unless one person (i.e. me) is a queue ! I have to back in again later on for mine though, a 2hr approval process (???) but I'm assured it'll be waiting for me.

joerules

Got my 32GB this morning. No queue but me. 2 people came in after the shop opened to buy it. Have to go back later to pick it up.

beezkneez

was in CPW maynooth @ 8:40 - nobody in q, shop opened at 9. Had afew in stock - not too many it seems. staff were great, no pre-order list. Got phone paperwork all completed - picking up later when everything has cleared. sorted!!

TrueDub

JoeA3 wrote: »

Same for me... no queues in Galway whatsoever, unless one person (i.e. me) is a queue ! I have to back in again later on for mine though, a 2hr approval process (???) but I'm assured it'll be waiting for me.

Me too - as I was a port from Vodafone. Frustrating, but not a big deal.

Frankmagnet

Just picked mine up there. 16gb PAYG. No problems at all. Waiting for my nimber to be ported over from meteor as we speak.

rordeb

Good luck with your new phones -glad to hear peoples pre-launch concerns have not arisen yet.

El Burro

Got mine on Henry St this morning - no probs at all. Fair play to the staff in there - were very helpful with my queries during the week and they made the whole re registration a pretty painless exercise. First experience with O2 and so far so good!

Wrecking my head now that I have the phone beside me and have to wait til after work before I can hook it up!!

Dades

As a matter of interest, are they any thinner/lighter than a 3G?

Or are the changes all to functionality etc...

Mcloke

We got two 32gbs in Ennis this morning...was on a list....was also early problem is I wont get to see the bloody thing until this evening when I get home

seamus

El Burro wrote: »

Wrecking my head now that I have the phone beside me and have to wait til after work before I can hook it up!!

You can activate the phone on any machine with iTunes. You don't have to activate from your primary machine. So install iTunes on your work machine, activate the phone and uninstall iTunes. Presto!

pixma123

the 32gb one is biger then the last 3g its more fater

Owen

I'm still restoring all the junk from my old phone, contacts, music, photos ... this could take a while. On the upside, my signal strength looks better than my old phone!

Owen

Dades wrote: »

As a matter of interest, are they any thinner/lighter than a 3G?

I bought a case for mine, anoidised red metal one, but it was made for a 3g, and it fits perfectly, so I think they're the same.

El Burro

seamus wrote: »

You can activate the phone on any machine with iTunes. You don't have to activate from your primary machine. So install iTunes on your work machine, activate the phone and uninstall iTunes. Presto!

I know - but iTunes is blocked in my office!

bertie4evr

Hopefully getting mine later.16gb PAYG.Will I be able to keep my old o2 number or will i have to get a new one?

philiporeilly

Dades wrote: »

As a matter of interest, are they any thinner/lighter than a 3G?

Or are the changes all to functionality etc...

Havent got one yet but according to Apple's website they are exactly the same size which helps those of you with docking stations / accessories etc. The changes are to the inside hardware and of course the new 3.0 software.

feylya

Hopefully picking mine up this evening. Depends on whether O2 let me have a contract or not

Stephen

Yeah you can port your existing number.

Dades

pixma123 wrote: »

the 32gb one is biger then the last 3g its more fater

Hmmm - not according to some others...
Will have to get a look at one.

Oafley Jones

pixma123 wrote: »

the 32gb one is biger then the last 3g its more fater

They're exactly the same size - barring the 2gram increase in weight. Go to Apple.com to check out the dimensions.

Dublinstiofán

I couldn't get a 32gb one anywhere.

Was first at CPW in Ashleaf SC in Crumlin and they only have bill pay ones.
Then went to tallaght they told me to come back later and they may have a 16GB for me.
Then went to Rathmines didn't have any speakeasy.
Finally to Dundrum and only 16GB aswell.

Damn it.

elvis jones

Got mine but it prob won't go live until tomorrow.......

portcrap

Managed to get one even though the o2 store said they didn't have a 32gb in stock when I phoned :rolleyes: ............until I pressed them and said this was supposed to be on a first come first served basis.....magically one was left in the store room

Can't fault them when I got there to pick it up, service was great!

Syncing it right now

sink

Picked up mine this morning around 1030 from the O2 store on Grafton St.(beside BT). Initially I just said "I'm here to pick up a 32Gb iPhone" and was told they were sold out. Then I said "but I had one reserved with my name on it" then the guy went to the back room and produced one which a sticker with my name clearly on it. So I don't know what the story is, but from what I can tell mine was pre-ordered.

rmcrawte

Having chased around since 8.45 this morning (I went to Carphonewarehouse and O2 on Grafton St and called various other stores), there doesn't appear to be anymore 32GB models left in Dublin city. Although, having read here, it appears they may just be holding on to stock in the sotre room which is a bit crap when they wouldn't take my pre-orderlast week.

Oh well, they expect a two week wait for stock now.

feylya

Still waiting to hear back about the contract and porting. 6 hours so far. To be fair to CPW, they've kept me in the loop on how busy O2 is.

Rob_l

feylya wrote: »

Still waiting to hear back about the contract and porting. 6 hours so far. To be fair to CPW, they've kept me in the loop on how busy O2 is.

I had an issue last year with the original 3g and like you CPW kept me informed about how they were doing everything and it was o2's fault.

But not being one to believe the hype I went back to CPW and after much hassle on my part i finally got my forms from them and a look at their system and striaght away noticed the problem and that is was that one of their highly skilled staff couldn't take a number down from one sheet and enter it correctly in a computer.

kingofslaves

I got my 16GB black today, was 3rd in the queue! Only one gripe, when I plug the USB cable in it says 'charging is not supported with this accessory' or I get a pop up saying 'this accessory is not made to work with iPhone' Why?

feylya

Rob_l wrote: »

I had an issue last year with the original 3g and like you CPW kept me informed about how they were doing everything and it was o2's fault.

But not being one to believe the hype I went back to CPW and after much hassle on my part i finally got my forms from them and a look at their system and striaght away noticed the problem and that is was that one of their highly skilled staff couldn't take a number down from one sheet and enter it correctly in a computer.

Human error happens. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now.

Owen

I've got mine about 8 hours now, and I'm really loving it. Missing some of the jailbreak features, but everything else is just superb. Big thanks to Daryll too for helping with some questions I had before porting to o2!

feylya

Just got the call. 5 hours to get the account sorted. Need to get out of work now!

kingofslaves

Plugging it into my Dell Latitude C640 laptop that has always worked charging things in the past.

MickH503

Anyone know if the O2 staff are working late tonight to authorise new connections? Got the last iPhone in CPW, Maynooth around 4pm and am waiting for approval from O2 ... guessing it will be tomorrow now. Gonna be a killer to wait that long!!!!:D

Tom Dunne

MickH503 wrote: »

Anyone know if the O2 staff are working late tonight to authorise new connections? Got the last iPhone in CPW, Maynooth around 4pm and am waiting for approval from O2 ... guessing it will be tomorrow now. Gonna be a killer to wait that long!!!!:D

You could ask Daryll (from O2) here.

MickH503

Tom Dunne wrote: »

You could ask Daryll (from O2) here.

Thanks Tom ... Question posted over there.

Silverfish

Just picked one up there an hour ago in CPW, total impulse buy, I really really didn't mean to get one just yet, but I rang them and they had one and oh god.....

Claire_Halligan

Hey everyone,

Just a quick message - my boyfriend works in o2 in Blanchardstown and he asked me to let everyone here know that they are out of stock, won't be getting any more in until next week and aren't ordering them in or holding them for anyone!

Just to let everyone know, might save you a wasted trip!

Claire x

kingofslaves

betafrog wrote: »

Is the laptop plugged into the mains?

Yes I use is as a desktop really, never use the battery. (sorry have been playing with new iPhone!)

JoeA3

Posting this from my new iPhone... What can I say, this thing is the dogs dangley bits, I'm hugely impressed!!! I notice a very big improvement in app speed over my 1st gen itouch. Safari absolutely flies. I was also very pleased with the service in the O2 store in Galway, very helpful, and thanks to Daryll on here too!

elvis jones

i'm waiting on mine to port over from meteor. ipod sync etc all done and candyshell in place. All i need now is for the phone to go live:(

JoeA3

I bought a Belkin leather pouch in the store today, and while it's very smart I think having to take it in and out all the time will irritate me.... So I'll be looking for an alternative me thinks...

feylya

You didn't happen to buy yours in Carrickmines, did you?

JoeA3

Me? Nope... Galway.

G-Money

Hows the battery life doing? Maybe it's too soon to tell.

Lumi

JoeA3 wrote: »

I bought a Belkin leather pouch in the store today, and while it's very smart I think having to take it in and out all the time will irritate me.... So I'll be looking for an alternative me thinks...

I got a candyshell based on recomendations on this forum and its brilliant! It gives great protection and looks good too.
I also want to second what you said about Daryll - I had a couple of issues and he sorted them out immediately