Free iPad mini 2 with Sunday Times subscription (18 months)

guil

Finally got a dispatch email. Estimated delivery is 29th.

jamo2oo9

iPad finally came today. A week after I got my dispatched email from Apple. Although the delay was I live in the back arse of nowhere :rolleyes:

Flaccus

Got the email today. Says delivery for the 29th but Apple always pad these delivery dates so I hope I will get it this week.

Strangely the tracking does not work at all.

By the way is it a silver or space gray they are sending out ?

jamo2oo9

Flaccus wrote: »

Got the email today. Says delivery for the 29th but Apple always pad these delivery dates so I hope I will get it this week.

Strangely the tracking does not work at all.

By the way is it a silver or space gray they are sending out ?

Mine was space grey

guil

Flaccus wrote: »

Got the email today. Says delivery for the 29th but Apple always pad these delivery dates so I hope I will get it this week.

Strangely the tracking does not work at all.

By the way is it a silver or space gray they are sending out ?

I was the same but it changed from the 29th to by end of tomorrow. Just click the tracking number and it will bring you to the courier site, for me it was DHL. It wouldt work for maybe the first hour but there has been 4 updates since about 2:30

Flaccus

guil wrote: »

I was the same but it changed from the 29th to by end of tomorrow. Just click the tracking number and it will bring you to the courier site, for me it was DHL. It wouldt work for maybe the first hour but there has been 4 updates since about 2:30

Thanks, the email I got has a PO Number, Order number in top right corner and a Delivery reference number besides the ship to address. The only clickable one is the delivery reference which brings me to apples site and 'page not found'. I tried the delivery reference on DHL.ie and it says it was delivered to MINSK BELARUS and signed for yesterday!! I take it that's a coincidence. I tried the Order Number on Apples site along with my email address I gave the Times and nothing found!!

Ignore above. Tracking working. It's with delivery courier. Here today. LOL.

sept09baby

I was the same flaccus. Got nowhere with tracking but it arrived the next day. Got dispatch email on 16th (saying due for the 21st) and it was delivered on the 17th (evening). None of the links or tracking numbers got me anywhere

guil

Got mine this morning.

Cheshire Cat

Tracking not working. Got email on the 16th. Mail claimed delivery date would be the 17th?!? Still nothing, am in Galway City not somewhere in the sticks :-(

Marklark

11214 wrote: »

For those of you that have taken up the offer if you pop in to Dealz they have XtremeMac iPad Mini Micro Folio cases in stock.
They seem to be good quality though I was't able to open one up as it was sealed.

http://xtrememac.com/product/micro-folio/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/XtremeMac-Micro-Folio-Case-iPad/dp/B009VGKZIG

Anybody know if these are still in stock anywhere and which aisle to look for them? Thanks

sept09baby

They had them in Talbot St shop the other day. Where all the phone covers are. The whole display was so messy I nearly missed them.

Cheshire Cat

Should have mine tomorrow, at long last! Turns out DHL and stupid neighbours played a role in the delay. The courier tried to deliver on the 17th, unfortunately 2 doors down from us, even though I was at home. They weren't in and he dropped a "while you were out" card through their door. Unfortunately the neighbours didn't bother to drop the card into us until today.
The tracking number on that card is completely different to the one in the email from apple. No wonder the tracking didn't work!

CasualLiKE

Hi lads,

For anyone that has went ahead and paid the subscription - do you pay weekly or is it monthly?

kala85

Monthly - its 21.67 a month or 21.47e a month- its taken monthly off my credit card

jamo2oo9

CasualLiKE wrote: »

Hi lads,

For anyone that has went ahead and paid the subscription - do you pay weekly or is it monthly?

It's billed monthly.

CasualLiKE

kala85 wrote: »

Monthly - its 21.67 a month or 21.47e a month- its taken monthly off my credit card

Hi that's grand thanks,

I was wondering cause on the website it just says 5euro per week which got me excited. I don't mind paying monthly but I'll check what the monthly price of a new iPad is on littlewoods first before I make my decision.

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Did anyone ask about the free 3 months? I emailed but never heard anything back.

kala85

Yes I asked about it originally and she said that it was part of a different deal apparently I think
But then I remember reading here that it was advertised as part of the deal.

Im a bit disappointed with the app to be honest in that it is not the same as the other Sunday Times itunes app. The other app allows you to actually see the newspaper and read it as if you bought it in the shop.

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kala85 wrote: »

Yes I asked about it originally and she said that it was part of a different deal apparently I think
But then I remember reading here that it was advertised as part of the deal.

Im a bit disappointed with the app to be honest in that it is not the same as the other Sunday Times itunes app. The other app allows you to actually see the newspaper and read it as if you bought it in the shop.

It was advertised with the iPad offer! There was no other offer on the page. Strange tbh

PrairieDawn

Just wondering how many days after the 14 days it took for ye're i pads to be delivered?
I am leaving the country before the 14 extra days are up, and New years day is in there too.... today is my last day that I could cancel and just go buy the ipad outright for €250 in Canada when I get there...

Toxica

PrairieDawn wrote: »

Just wondering how many days after the 14 days it took for ye're i pads to be delivered?
I am leaving the country before the 14 extra days are up, and New years day is in there too.... today is my last day that I could cancel and just go buy the ipad outright for €250 in Canada when I get there...

In the T&C's it says it will be delivered within 10 working days once your 14 day trial period ends.

aine100

Thanks for that. Got the last one in sligo dealz today for 1.49 couldn't believe it. What a bargain. still waiting for the ipad. signed up on the 15th of December. I guess it should arrive next week sometime. the app doesn't really work on my android phone. it's okish on my android tablet, but the sections freeze when downloading. still i'm enjoying it in my browser.

sept09baby

I've found it best to download two apps - the Irish version for the news etc and the original UK version for the features, crosswords. Delighted with it so far

Davexirl

How is everyone finding the iPad 2 mini? Would everyone say who signed up to the deal that it's worth it?

Luckycharms_74

sept09baby wrote: »

I've found it best to download two apps - the Irish version for the news etc and the original UK version for the features, crosswords. Delighted with it so far

I do the exact same and its perfect
I have asked them will they make the sport app available for Irish customers & they say they will look in to it for a future addition

thecivvie

Davexirl wrote: »

How is everyone finding the iPad 2 mini? Would everyone say who signed up to the deal that it's worth it?

I find it well worth it. I use the app every day and it is much better than on my iPhone

Toxica

Anyone else been getting calls from them? They keep calling me but when I answer there's no one there, only know it's them because I googled the number.

uck51js9zml2yt

Argos have Acer Iconia cases for 1.49

sozbox

18 months billed €5 weekly is €390 right?

loki7777

Yes. 52*1,50(18months)*€5=390

uck51js9zml2yt

Just got my email .

Is it normally next day delivery?

Toxica

Roberto Obedient Wrongdoing wrote: »

Just got my email .

Is it normally next day delivery?

I also got an email this evening saying mine was dispatched and estimated delivery was the 11th but checking the dhl tracking now it says estimated delivery is tomorrow.

corks finest

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Seriously?

Op was always at the back of the math's class

Iyaibeji

Marklark wrote: »

Anybody know if these are still in stock anywhere and which aisle to look for them? Thanks

There were a good few of these cases in dealz in fonthill, Clondalkin yesterday.

Shane.C

I can't seem to track the estimated delivery time with DHL, DPD or Nightline! Who else delivers these iPads?

uck51js9zml2yt

Shane.C wrote: »

I can't seem to track the estimated delivery time with DHL, DPD or Nightline! Who else delivers these iPads?

Dhl delivered mine

guil

Shane.C wrote: »

I can't seem to track the estimated delivery time with DHL, DPD or Nightline! Who else delivers these iPads?

Wait a few hours and if you click the shipping number it should take you to the courier.

aine100

Got it yesterday. I must admit (being originally an apple device person and moving to android for the last few years) that it is a lovely tablet. Some of the apps that I would normally use on my android phone and tablet, are just better on the ipad mini. I also really like the size. The times app works great on it. Overall I am very happy with the subscription/purchase. All my Google stuff apart from the apps (movies, books ect) can be accessed and the kindle app is great on it. In order to track mine, I had to use the order number (the longer one) on the apple webpage. anyone find any nice apps to recommend, or is that another thread?

shanemkelly

Just signed up for this. Will monitor usage of the app during the "cooling off" period though as, IMO, it's not worth the subscription for the iPad2 alone.

So far so good though...

Leslie91

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

I do the exact same and its perfect
I have asked them will they make the sport app available for Irish customers & they say they will look in to it for a future addition

What are the 2 apps per se...?

I don't have the iPad yet but was looking on the play store and I only see the (what looks like) UK app for The Times & The Sunday Times.

In the app store (Apple) is there an Irish variant?

Birneybau

Leslie91 wrote: »

What are the 2 apps per se...?

I don't have the iPad yet but was looking on the play store and I only see the (what looks like) UK app for The Times & The Sunday Times.

In the app store (Apple) is there an Irish variant?

There is, I got it myself.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timesmobile.ie&hl=en

It works fine for me with some bits not great, i.e., you might only get one segment of a columnists section instead of all the little articles.

roakleyIRL

Leslie91 wrote: »

What are the 2 apps per se...?

I don't have the iPad yet but was looking on the play store and I only see the (what looks like) UK app for The Times & The Sunday Times.

In the app store (Apple) is there an Irish variant?

Hi - I work for the Ireland edition of The Times - we have a tablet app for iPad and for android and a smartphone app for iPhone etc and android

When you sign up you get sent an email with the links to both but if you want to search for them you can just search - The Times and The Sunday Times Ireland edition and they will come up. When using android it can be a little tricky as sometimes the phone app comes up in the playstore and not the table app. You just need to make sure that you are downloading the tablet app when you are using a tablet. Thanks

roakleyIRL

Birneybau wrote: »

There is, I got it myself.


It works fine for me with some bits not great, i.e., you might only get one segment of a columnists section instead of all the little articles.

Hi, I work for The Times Ireland edition. The app you have here is the smartphone app - it will work on a tablet but it would be better to download the tablet edition app from the playstore as it will work much better on your tablet and has better features etc

I can't post a link here as I am a new user but it is in the app store and is called

Times & ST - Ireland edition -

The image you should see is of a tablet with a headline - Courts can't cope with water cases and a photo of a model in a green cardigan

roakleyIRL

Leslie91 wrote: »

What are the 2 apps per se...?

I don't have the iPad yet but was looking on the play store and I only see the (what looks like) UK app for The Times & The Sunday Times.

In the app store (Apple) is there an Irish variant?

The tablet app for android is called Times & St - Ireland edition

Claude Burgundy

When will this offer end ?

roakleyIRL

Claude Burgundy wrote: »

When will this offer end ?

We don't have an end date in mind, but would give some notice in advance if we were planning to end it.

Thanks

guil

roakleyIRL wrote: »

We don't have an end date in mind, but would give some notice in advance if we were planning to end it.

Thanks

Can you advise on something myself and others have seen? The ad says you get three months free and directly under that it says complimentary iPad mini. There is only one link to click to sign up so it can't be any separate offer.

roakleyIRL

guil wrote: »

Can you advise on something myself and others have seen? The ad says you get three months free and directly under that it says complimentary iPad mini. There is only one link to click to sign up so it can't be any separate offer.

Hi.

Sure. The 3 months free and the iPad deal are two separate packages. The iPad Mini deal is an 18-month subscription and payments start from the moment you sign up. Over 18 months it's €390 and the iPad is worth €310 so we feel it is good value as you will get 18 months of a 7-day newspaper for €80 or just over €4 a month. The standard price for the same paper is €5 a week or just over €21 a month.

I think when we first launched the iPad Mini deal we used an old ad template in one of the links and I think it still contained the 3 months free line in a particular part of the ad, but it wasn't meant to. This would have caused some confusion so we updated the ad recently to make it clear. The terms and conditions of the iPad deal did not include the 3 months free line.

I can appreciate why questions have arisen about this but the two are separate packages. I'm sorry we created this confusion but I would hope everyone can see that the iPad deal on its own is a good value offering on our part. It would not be possible for us to do the iPad deal along with 3 months free in the same package.

Thanks

Iyaibeji

I'm on day 4 into the 10 working day period, only copped now that it's 10 WORKING days, aaagh!
I was hoping to be clutching my new iPad within the next couple of days!

Toxica

Iyaibeji wrote: »

I'm on day 4 into the 10 working day period, only copped now that it's 10 WORKING days, aaagh!
I was hoping to be clutching my new iPad within the next couple of days!

You still might do! I got mine about 3 days into the 10 working day period.