A cow-orker just advised me of an offer from Currys - if you trade in
*any* iPad - broken or otherwise - you get a trade in discount, and an *extra* discount of £100 off the price of a new iPad.
A cow-orker just advised me of an offer from Currys - if you trade in
*any* iPad - broken or otherwise - you get a trade in discount, and an *extra* discount of £100 off the price of a new iPad.
https://www.currys.co.uk/services/ways-to-pay/trade-in.html
Obviously they're trying to clear old stock before an expected refresh
from Apple, and clearly you'd need to be OK with ever buying something
from Currys, but hopefully this might help someone.
ISTR they had a similar sort of offer a year or so back.
On 2022-09-27 14:41:54 +0000, Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> said:
A cow-orker just advised me of an offer from Currys - if you trade in
*any* iPad - broken or otherwise - you get a trade in discount, and an
*extra* discount of £100 off the price of a new iPad.
https://www.currys.co.uk/services/ways-to-pay/trade-in.html
Obviously they're trying to clear old stock before an expected refresh
from Apple, and clearly you'd need to be OK with ever buying something
from Currys, but hopefully this might help someone.
ISTR they had a similar sort of offer a year or so back.
You can't get the initial trade-in value if it's not working (but you
can still get the 'against an iPad' £100 trade-in). Oddly, you have to select 'Not working' to see that they don't accept any iPad over 7
years old (unless you click the little 'Need Help?' link). I can see
that causing issues. They'd only give me a fiver for my original iPad
anyway (well they wouldn't, as it's over 7 years old. Makes you wonder
why there are 7+ year old iPads on the list at all if they don't take
'em).
• Does not power on
• Has water damage
• Is over 7 years old
On 2022-09-27 20:29:45 +0000, Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> said:
On 2022-09-27 14:41:54 +0000, Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> said:
A cow-orker just advised me of an offer from Currys - if you trade in
*any* iPad - broken or otherwise - you get a trade in discount, and
an *extra* discount of £100 off the price of a new iPad.
https://www.currys.co.uk/services/ways-to-pay/trade-in.html
Obviously they're trying to clear old stock before an expected
refresh from Apple, and clearly you'd need to be OK with ever buying
something from Currys, but hopefully this might help someone.
ISTR they had a similar sort of offer a year or so back.
You can't get the initial trade-in value if it's not working (but you
can still get the 'against an iPad' £100 trade-in). Oddly, you have to
select 'Not working' to see that they don't accept any iPad over 7
years old (unless you click the little 'Need Help?' link). I can see
that causing issues. They'd only give me a fiver for my original iPad
anyway (well they wouldn't, as it's over 7 years old. Makes you wonder
why there are 7+ year old iPads on the list at all if they don't take
'em).
Actually, it says 'Needs Repair' instead of 'Not Working', and although
it says:
We cannot accept a trade in tablet if it:
    •   Does not power on
    •   Has water damage
    •   Is over 7 years old
It still offers a trade-in value (50p for mine, higher for other +7
year-old models), and says 'Your trade in estimate'. Confusing.
On 27/09/2022 21:49, Mark wrote:
On 2022-09-27 20:29:45 +0000, Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> said:
On 2022-09-27 14:41:54 +0000, Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> said:
A cow-orker just advised me of an offer from Currys - if you trade in
*any* iPad - broken or otherwise - you get a trade in discount, and
an *extra* discount of £100 off the price of a new iPad.
https://www.currys.co.uk/services/ways-to-pay/trade-in.html
Obviously they're trying to clear old stock before an expected
refresh from Apple, and clearly you'd need to be OK with ever buying
something from Currys, but hopefully this might help someone.
ISTR they had a similar sort of offer a year or so back.
You can't get the initial trade-in value if it's not working (but you
can still get the 'against an iPad' £100 trade-in). Oddly, you have to
select 'Not working' to see that they don't accept any iPad over 7
years old (unless you click the little 'Need Help?' link). I can see
that causing issues. They'd only give me a fiver for my original iPad
anyway (well they wouldn't, as it's over 7 years old. Makes you wonder
why there are 7+ year old iPads on the list at all if they don't take
'em).
Actually, it says 'Needs Repair' instead of 'Not Working', and although
it says:
We cannot accept a trade in tablet if it:
    •   Does not power on
    •   Has water damage
    •   Is over 7 years old
It still offers a trade-in value (50p for mine, higher for other +7
year-old models), and says 'Your trade in estimate'. Confusing.
Yes I agree it is confusing. We have an iPad 3, one of the first Retina models IIRC from 2012 and with a smashed screen. They quoted me £4 for
it. Your 50p quote must be a record :-)
Anyway they still quoted despite it being slightly over 7 years old.
On 2022-09-27 14:41:54 +0000, Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> said:
ISTR they had a similar sort of offer a year or so back.
You can't get the initial trade-in value if it's not working (but you
can still get the 'against an iPad' £100 trade-in). Oddly, you have to select 'Not working' to see that they don't accept any iPad over 7
years old (unless you click the little 'Need Help?' link). I can see
that causing issues. They'd only give me a fiver for my original iPad
anyway (well they wouldn't, as it's over 7 years old. Makes you wonder
why there are 7+ year old iPads on the list at all if they don't take
'em).
On 27 Sep 2022 at 21:29:45 BST, "Mark" <captain.black@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2022-09-27 14:41:54 +0000, Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> said:
ISTR they had a similar sort of offer a year or so back.
They did, I got £150 for my ancient iPad 3.
You can't get the initial trade-in value if it's not working (but you
can still get the 'against an iPad' £100 trade-in). Oddly, you have to
select 'Not working' to see that they don't accept any iPad over 7
years old (unless you click the little 'Need Help?' link). I can see
that causing issues. They'd only give me a fiver for my original iPad
anyway (well they wouldn't, as it's over 7 years old. Makes you wonder
why there are 7+ year old iPads on the list at all if they don't take
'em).
They learnt from the crap they got from me last time, sorry!
Cheers - Jaimie
Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> wrote:
A cow-orker just advised me of an offer from Currys - if you trade in
*any* iPad - broken or otherwise - you get a trade in discount, and an
*extra* discount of £100 off the price of a new iPad.
Only applicable for an Air or Pro.
On 27/09/2022 18:58, Chris wrote:
Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> wrote:
A cow-orker just advised me of an offer from Currys - if you trade in
*any* iPad - broken or otherwise - you get a trade in discount, and an
*extra* discount of £100 off the price of a new iPad.
Only applicable for an Air or Pro.
Currys method of redemption seems to be, ye surrender to them the old
device and they give a gift voucher which can be used to reduce the cost
of the new device at the checkout.
Can ye see the problem here? Folks back in the shop suddenly demanding
their old devices back, or hastily erasing authentication data and then regretting it?
I spent a long time on the sofa today, transferring logins and app
settings from my old iPhone SE to a new shiny 13 Mini.
Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> wrote:
On 27/09/2022 21:49, Mark wrote:
On 2022-09-27 20:29:45 +0000, Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> said:
On 2022-09-27 14:41:54 +0000, Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> said:
A cow-orker just advised me of an offer from Currys - if you trade in >>>>> *any* iPad - broken or otherwise - you get a trade in discount, and
an *extra* discount of £100 off the price of a new iPad.
https://www.currys.co.uk/services/ways-to-pay/trade-in.html
Obviously they're trying to clear old stock before an expected
refresh from Apple, and clearly you'd need to be OK with ever buying >>>>> something from Currys, but hopefully this might help someone.
ISTR they had a similar sort of offer a year or so back.
You can't get the initial trade-in value if it's not working (but you
can still get the 'against an iPad' £100 trade-in). Oddly, you have to >>>> select 'Not working' to see that they don't accept any iPad over 7
years old (unless you click the little 'Need Help?' link). I can see
that causing issues. They'd only give me a fiver for my original iPad
anyway (well they wouldn't, as it's over 7 years old. Makes you wonder >>>> why there are 7+ year old iPads on the list at all if they don't take
'em).
Actually, it says 'Needs Repair' instead of 'Not Working', and although
it says:
We cannot accept a trade in tablet if it:
    •   Does not power on
    •   Has water damage
    •   Is over 7 years old
It still offers a trade-in value (50p for mine, higher for other +7
year-old models), and says 'Your trade in estimate'. Confusing.
Yes I agree it is confusing. We have an iPad 3, one of the first Retina
models IIRC from 2012 and with a smashed screen. They quoted me £4 for
it. Your 50p quote must be a record :-)
Anyway they still quoted despite it being slightly over 7 years old.
CEX will give me more than that for trade in (£10+) and more through eBay. It’s just not enough to spur me to get rid of it, but… It does pain me to sideline ‘good’ kit (i.e. working). My old iPad will still give me 6+ hours
playing a movies.
On 27/09/2022 18:58, Chris wrote:
Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> wrote:
A cow-orker just advised me of an offer from Currys - if you trade in
*any* iPad - broken or otherwise - you get a trade in discount, and an
*extra* discount of £100 off the price of a new iPad.
Only applicable for an Air or Pro.
Currys method of redemption seems to be, ye surrender to them the old
device and they give a gift voucher which can be used to reduce the cost
of the new device at the checkout.
Can ye see the problem here? Folks back in the shop suddenly demanding
their old devices back, or hastily erasing authentication data and then regretting it?
I spent a long time on the sofa today, transferring logins and app
settings from my old iPhone SE to a new shiny 13 Mini.
I only found a couple of non-apple apps that were happy with the logins/settings transfer via the iCloud backup, some critical ones (authentication apps) needed both phones present for a device
orchestrated export/import session, and the rest needed me to manually
find passworms and go through 2FA, SMS still active on the old phone for that.
And then, I still had about 20GB of photos on my old phone not Sync'd
with iCloud.
Grrr, that took time ...
Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> wrote:
CEX will give me more than that for trade in (£10+) and more through eBay. >> It’s just not enough to spur me to get rid of it, but… It does pain me to
sideline ‘good’ kit (i.e. working). My old iPad will still give me 6+ hours
playing a movies.
Makes me wonder how much they would offer for my 4 year old iPad Mini with
a failing battery? Normally I only buy low tech items such as kettles and toasters from them ;)
On 29/09/2022 07:07, Alan B wrote:
Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> wrote:
CEX will give me more than that for trade in (£10+) and more through eBay. >>> It’s just not enough to spur me to get rid of it, but… It does pain me to
sideline ‘good’ kit (i.e. working). My old iPad will still give me 6+ hours
playing a movies.
Makes me wonder how much they would offer for my 4 year old iPad Mini with >> a failing battery? Normally I only buy low tech items such as kettles and
toasters from them ;)
I inadvertently bought a hard disc from them once...
A quick scan showed multiple bad sectors and they refunded it straight away.
So, based on that, I imagine they would buy pretty much anything you have.
Why would SMS go to the old phone? Typically people transfer the old SIM to
a new phone.
And then, I still had about 20GB of photos on my old phone not Sync'd
with iCloud.
Grrr, that took time ...
Had a similar issue with my work Mac. Got a new one when moving dept
without overlap with my old one. Also admin didn't allow migration
assistant. Had to install lots of apps manually and drag files across from TM. Fortunately most of my work files are on OneDrive.
On 29/09/2022 07:59, Chris wrote:
Why would SMS go to the old phone? Typically people transfer the old SIM to >> a new phone.
The new phone is with a different network.
Your can still buy locked iphones? I didn't think that was still a thing.
On 29/09/2022 07:59, Chris wrote:
Why would SMS go to the old phone? Typically people transfer the old SIM to >> a new phone.
The new phone is with a different network.
In article <th4kgg$n83l$1@dont-email.me>, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
wrote:
Your can still buy locked iphones? I didn't think that was still a thing.
financed phones are locked until fully paid, for obvious reasons.
Your can still buy locked iphones? I didn't think that was still a thing.
financed phones are locked until fully paid, for obvious reasons.
Generally you can ask for an unlock anyway, just say you'll be using a foreign sim for a trip if needing an excuse. Vodafone certainly never
gave me any trouble.
In article <th4kgg$n83l$1@dont-email.me>, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
wrote:
Your can still buy locked iphones? I didn't think that was still a thing.
financed phones are locked until fully paid, for obvious reasons.
nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
In article <th4kgg$n83l$1@dont-email.me>, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
wrote:
Your can still buy locked iphones? I didn't think that was still a thing. >>financed phones are locked until fully paid, for obvious reasons.
Not in the UK. Last time I got one I could unlock it after three months.
It's not obvious.
Your can still buy locked iphones? I didn't think that was still a thing.
financed phones are locked until fully paid, for obvious reasons.
Not in the UK. Last time I got one I could unlock it after three months.
In article <th642v$umt0$1@dont-email.me>, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
wrote:
Your can still buy locked iphones? I didn't think that was still a thing. >>>financed phones are locked until fully paid, for obvious reasons.
Not in the UK. Last time I got one I could unlock it after three months.
in other words, they do lock them.
buy a bunch and resell them for profit.
Your can still buy locked iphones? I didn't think that was still a thing.
financed phones are locked until fully paid, for obvious reasons.
Not in the UK. Last time I got one I could unlock it after three months.
in other words, they do lock them.
They did. Now it's rare and certainly not "until fully paid".
In article <th72gk$11nk5$1@dont-email.me>, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
wrote:
in other words, they do lock them.Your can still buy locked iphones? I didn't think that was still a thing.
financed phones are locked until fully paid, for obvious reasons.
Not in the UK. Last time I got one I could unlock it after three months. >>>
They did. Now it's rare and certainly not "until fully paid".
what prevents someone from financing a phone, stop paying for it, and
then selling it for a profit?
stop paying for a house or car and it's repossessed.
Stop paying for a contracted phone and they send the bailiffs round for
that too, eventually.
In article <jpolknFbpbtU1@mid.individual.net>, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> wrote:
Stop paying for a contracted phone and they send the bailiffs round for
that too, eventually.
bit late for that after it's been sold, and if the person used a fake
id, it's going to be a dead end.
In article <jpolknFbpbtU1@mid.individual.net>, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> wrote:
Stop paying for a contracted phone and they send the bailiffs round for
that too, eventually.
bit late for that after it's been sold, and if the person used a fake
id, it's going to be a dead end.
In article <jpolknFbpbtU1@mid.individual.net>, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> wrote:
Stop paying for a contracted phone and they send the bailiffs round for
that too, eventually.
bit late for that after it's been sold, and if the person used a fake
id, it's going to be a dead end.
Stop paying for a contracted phone and they send the bailiffs round for
that too, eventually.
bit late for that after it's been sold, and if the person used a fake
id, it's going to be a dead end.
You're encouraging theft and fraud now? Classy.
In article <th7mu2$13veh$1@dont-email.me>, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
wrote:
Stop paying for a contracted phone and they send the bailiffs round for >>>> that too, eventually.
bit late for that after it's been sold, and if the person used a fake
id, it's going to be a dead end.
You're encouraging theft and fraud now? Classy.
that's quite the twist. i'm not encouraging anything.
buy a bunch and resell them for profit.
the reality is
that there are people who do such things, and one way to mitigate it is
by locking phones until it's paid off.
Stop paying for a contracted phone and they send the bailiffs round for >>>> that too, eventually.
bit late for that after it's been sold, and if the person used a fake
id, it's going to be a dead end.
You're encouraging theft and fraud now? Classy.
that's quite the twist. i'm not encouraging anything.
Not at all. This is what you said:
buy a bunch and resell them for profit.
No twist required.
the reality is
You don't understand the UK market. Stick to what you know.
On 30/09/2022 11:22, nospam wrote:
In article <th642v$umt0$1@dont-email.me>, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
Your can still buy locked iphones? I didn't think that was still a thing.
financed phones are locked until fully paid, for obvious reasons.
Not in the UK. Last time I got one I could unlock it after three months.
in other words, they do lock them.
They did. Now it's rare and certainly not "until fully paid".
In article <th992s$1b1gq$1@dont-email.me>, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
wrote:
Stop paying for a contracted phone and they send the bailiffs round for >>>>>> that too, eventually.
bit late for that after it's been sold, and if the person used a fake >>>>> id, it's going to be a dead end.
You're encouraging theft and fraud now? Classy.
that's quite the twist. i'm not encouraging anything.
Not at all. This is what you said:
buy a bunch and resell them for profit.
No twist required.
it's called rhetorical hyperbole.
the reality is
You don't understand the UK market. Stick to what you know.
it's not specific to any market.
the reality is there are people in this world who are dishonest.
Makes me wonder how much they would offer for my 4 year old iPad Mini with
a failing battery? Normally I only buy low tech items such as kettles and toasters from them ;)
On 27 Sep 2022 at 21:29:45 BST, "Mark" <captain.black@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2022-09-27 14:41:54 +0000, Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> said:
ISTR they had a similar sort of offer a year or so back.
They did, I got £150 for my ancient iPad 3.
You can't get the initial trade-in value if it's not working (but you
can still get the 'against an iPad' £100 trade-in). Oddly, you have to
select 'Not working' to see that they don't accept any iPad over 7
years old (unless you click the little 'Need Help?' link). I can see
that causing issues. They'd only give me a fiver for my original iPad
anyway (well they wouldn't, as it's over 7 years old. Makes you wonder
why there are 7+ year old iPads on the list at all if they don't take
'em).
They learnt from the crap they got from me last time, sorry!
Cheers - Jaimie
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