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Parky · Nov 16, 2001, 10:20 AM

Has anyone got an iPod in the UK yet ?

I ordered mine on the 28th October, and Apple tell me to expect it at the start of December.

That seems a very long time to wait !!

RevEvs · Nov 16, 2001, 10:44 AM

I ordered mine on the 1st, At that time it said it would be 25 days estimated build time. Just checked the time on new iPod orders and they are 10 days, so I'm hoping that mine will arrive within the 25 days they estimated... 9 days to go...

Whoooo!!!!!

RevEvs

Parky · Nov 16, 2001, 11:13 AM

When I spoke to the Apple Store, they reminded me that the 25 days on the order are 'working days'. So you may still have 13 days to go not 9 !!!

At least there is hope that they will deliver mine withing 2 weeks.

neilnet · Nov 18, 2001, 07:34 AM

Allegedly, next weeks Macexpo UK is the official launch of iPod in the UK. I think I might bring a couple of hundred quid to try and buy one there and then ;-)

Neil

speirsfr · Nov 18, 2001, 10:18 AM

Yeah, the iPod launch isn't till the 23rd or something. No resellers even have demo units yet

Fraz

Parky · Nov 21, 2001, 04:46 AM

I called the Apple Store today, and they tell me my order now has a delivery number. This means it should be picked from stock and shipped in the next 2 days. With any luck it will be here on Saturday, or if not Monday :-)))

Has anyone had an iPod in the UK yet ?

Mr Heliums · Nov 21, 2001, 06:41 AM

Originally posted by Parky:
<STRONG>I called the Apple Store today, and they tell me my order now has a delivery number. This means it should be picked from stock and shipped in the next 2 days. With any luck it will be here on Saturday, or if not Monday :-)))

Has anyone had an iPod in the UK yet ?</STRONG>

The UK launch is at 10am tomorrow at MacExpo. Ask again then!

Parky · Nov 21, 2001, 10:43 AM

I've had the email from Apple, my iPod shipped today.

Let's hope it arrives before the weekend :-))

keveridge · Nov 22, 2001, 08:14 AM

If Irish Express Cargo are at all consistent you'll get it around a week Monday.

I've ordered around �10,000 of various bits of kit from the Apple Store to date and each time they have mislayed my order, sent me defective kit and consistently denied having ever spoken to me when I call back regarding my order. It took me six months to get a working PowerBook G4 from when I first ordered one in January.

A perhaps most telling, they only called to apologise when my first order was 4 weeks later after I informed them I was a first time Mac buyer.

So I wouldn't hold you breath.

RevEvs · Nov 22, 2001, 08:56 AM

I've never had problems with IEC - always been good to me.

My iPod shipped yesterday (21st) at 4.22pm - Whey!!!!

Parky · Nov 22, 2001, 06:02 PM

IEC have always been good with me as well.

I have checked the tracking on their site and the iPod is on a van for delivery tomorrow !!!

I WON'T SLEEP TONIGHT

keveridge · Nov 23, 2001, 04:20 AM

Well, as I expected my delivery via IEC was delayed at 3pm yesterday in the Netherlands when they lost the paperwork. I called IEC and they said the tracking was wrong and that they could guareentee it would arrived today.

Well, this morning the tracking said it was on the truck only to be updated 5 mins later with a comment saying my order never left the Netherlands. I called them and they say they'll have a go finding it but anticipate delivery on Tuesday or Wednesday next week providing they can find it today.

Which is nice.

Anyway, guess that's faster than when I ordered Mac OS X 10.0 and it arrived 2 weeks late because the job was subcontracted to TNT who received the goods but not my address.

Purchasing from Apple UK is a bad experience all round, it's almost enough to make me buy a Dell.

Parky · Nov 23, 2001, 05:06 AM

Mine arrived this morning at 9:30 as per the IEC tracking pages.
I followed it all the way.

It was fully charged on arrival, now full of music and it is ACE !!

Ian