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Apple Watch series 8 announcement

Gomrathb — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 18:42:33 GMT

Looking forward to upgrading to a series 8.
what are the chances that EE will carry the Ultra?
I’m guessing slim to none given it’s a £799+ price tag. Doubt anyone wants to pay £40+ a month for a smartwatch, the stainless steel is £35 a month and that’s £599 outright so… 😂😂😂😩😩😩

might just buy a Ultra from apple and keep my watch contract going with EE.

Re: Apple Watch series 8 announcement

Chris_B — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 18:54:32 GMT

@Gomrathb Until pre-orders open for these devices you’ll never know.

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Gomrathb — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 19:07:59 GMT

Yep, I guess so. 2 more days and we’ll see what EE is saying. I won’t hold my breath, but it would be outstanding if they did somehow for something…maybe. Lmao. 😂😂😂

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Jimbob150687 — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 20:33:12 GMT

Preorders are open on the Apple site. I wonder when they’ll open on ee

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Chris_B — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 20:53:21 GMT

@Jimbob150687 They’ll probably be there tomorrow. EE never do a pre order straight after the apple event it’s always next day. But then again I don’t think Apple have done pre orders straight after an event it’s always been a few days later.

EE will not do it tonight as it’ll be online only. Customer services close at 9pm so no calling in to order.

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Daniel193 — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:34:17 GMT

I’m looking to upgrade my S5 44mm aluminium cellular model. I was initially thinking of going for the stainless steel S8 but the ultra is like £20-£30 more and I’m definitely interested in the extra durability and much better battery life.

Apple Watch ultra is £850/24=£35.41 PCM and EE charge £7 PCM to connect an Apple Watch to their network so I’m really hoping that EE can offer the Apple Watch ultra for £40 PCM on a 24 plan. If it’s like £45 PCM or more then I’ll just ge tot from apple directly and add the EE connectivity to my sim only plan.

Re: Apple Watch series 8 announcement

Christopher_G — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:01:52 GMT

Hi @Daniel193

Welcome to the community.

Keep an eye on our online shop for any new products and prices.

Chris

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Mehmeh123 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:59:20 GMT

Same situation. I pre-ordered from apple to hold a spot since deliver is 21st-28th October right now. If you got the money spare to tie up it may be worth doing the same.

EE should announce what they are going to do way before then and you can cancel and go via EE if it’s better.

Btw which band you considering? I went for the black trail loop as it tones it down a bit and most importantly it seems to make it look smaller. The other bands push the watch up and are thicker so show the strap from the top.

My main hesitations are the screen isn’t actually much bigger at all it’s mostly the bezel etc (Resolution 396x484 vs 410 x 502).

Also once reliant on the watch I’ll need it in all situations including sport, casual and semi smart - possibly even smart at times.. I hope the black trail band tones it down enough!

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BURTTOMORROW83 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:08:48 GMT

Pre order from 1pm today according the phone automated message for EE 😀

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Mehmeh123 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:10:19 GMT

For the ultra or the normal 8?

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Mehmeh123 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:13:05 GMT

Just found this:

https://newsroom.ee.co.uk/ee-to-offer-iphone-14-iphone-14-plus-iphone-14-pro-and-iphone-14-pro-max-the-new-apple-watch-series-8-apple-watch-ultra-and-the-second-generation-of-airpods-pro/

Ultra pre-order will be today too!

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BURTTOMORROW83 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:17:07 GMT

States all the apple products will be available from 1pm the phones and watches are all available from today. The 14 plus in October and the air pod pro 2 from 23rd September

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BURTTOMORROW83 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:10:46 GMT

Re: Apple Watch series 8 announcement

rysongs — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:15:16 GMT

Beware when ordering a Series 8 to use on EE that when Apple displayed a list of carriers who will support International Roaming on Apple Watch Series 5 and newer, EE was NOT on the list. O2, Three and Vodafone were however.

We need an answer from EE on this before renewing our contracts or taking out new ones.

Roaming on the Apple Watch would be very useful and now Apple have FINALLY said it is supported on Apple Watch for the first time ever, but only with supported carriers.

EE please chime in.

If anyone has heard anything from EE on this matter, please comment here

Re: Apple Watch series 8 announcement

James_B — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:36:14 GMT

Hi @rysongs,

We are always excited about new features for the latest devices and look forward to implementing support for cellular roaming on Apple Watch in the near future. To see the full list of features we support, customers can visit ee.co.uk.

James

Re: Apple Watch series 8 announcement

Norbert123 — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 20:22:35 GMT

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