Why do I have to pay for upgrade when I bought my itouch last weekend?

Where did you buy the iPod?
It is not Apple's fault if the place you bought it from are selling old stock.
You need to return the iPod back to where you bought it and ask for a refund then buy one from an Apple Store or from the Apple Store online.

Did you play the full retail price or was it discounted?
If it was discounted then it was probably because it did not have the latest software.

Hi Swaldale-

Greetings and welcome to the Apple boards


Return it and get the model that includes the January update.

Luck-

-DaddyPaycheck

But it is not about when you register it, it is about when you buy.
I know you bought the iPod after the new version was available, but other people may have bought them before the update was released, should they get the update for free just because the delay the registration?

Did you get the iPod at a reduced price?
I have looked at the Currys web site and the 16GB is for sale for £229 while the Apple Store price is £269. So it looks to me that Currys are selling of the 16GB at a reduced price to compensate for it being an old model. That is what Apple also did and many other retailers. If you did get the iPod for less than the Apple prices below, then you got a reduction due to it being and old model, the cash you have left is therefore for you to spend on the update.

Apple Store Prices :-

8GB - £199
16GB - £269
32GB - £329

So how much did you pay?

It is interewsting that on the Currys website it says for the 8GB iPod - includes latest software update, and the price matches the Apple price.

For the 16GB it does not say it has the latest software and the iPod is £40 less than the Apple price, quite a bargain as it would only cost £12.99 to make it the same at the latest model, resulting in a £27 saving.

For the 32GB model it does not mention the software update, but the 32GB has never been without the new software anyway as it was released much later, the price also matches the Apple price.

My guess is that you have a 16GB model that you paid £229 for (saving £40) as it does not have the latest software. So pay the £12.99 and get the latest software, you will still be better off than the rest of us who paid £269 and the £12.99 just because we were early adopters!

Currys Price :-

Currys

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No, Apple do it the sensible way which is by serial number. Doing it any other way would lead them to be potentially open to abuse.

Currys are entirely to blame as they should have either removed the old stock by now (the update was weeks ago after all) and replaced it with new, or sold you it at a suitable discount on the basis that it didn't have the software update.

'Lag time' for old stock at a retailer like Currys is nothing to do with Apple - they would have informed retailers exactly of the situation, and Currys would have made the decision either to restock or sell old stock at a discount.

If you did in fact receive the discount then that would explain it, and obviously Currys should have informed you as to why it was discounted.

Hi Swaldale-

For the variety of reasons cited Apple is not to blame and your issue lies directly with the retailer.

Again, I say, take it back, get your money back, pony up the extra coin and buy yourself the real deal.

Also check the Apple Store Refurbished section. Good prices, same warranty, and usually seem to have all of the bugs worked out.

Luck-

-DaddyPaycheck

DaddyPaycheck wrote:
Hi Swaldale-

For the variety of reasons cited Apple is not to blame and your issue lies directly with the retailer.

Again, I say, take it back, get your money back, pony up the extra coin and buy yourself the real deal.

Also check the Apple Store Refurbished section. Good prices, same warranty, and usually seem to have all of the bugs worked out.

Luck-

-DaddyPaycheck

Until we know exactly how much was paid and for what model that may not be the best advice.

If it was sold at a reduced price, then paying the £12.99 for the update from Apple is the cheapest option. As it would be £229 + £12.99 = £241.99, the same device from Apple would cost £269, so it is cheaper from Currys with the update from Apple. If on the other hand (which I don't think is the case), the user paid the full £269 price for the non updated model then it would be best to take it back and ask for the discount that they are clearly offering to be applied.

Either the user got the iPod at a discounted price and he is not mentioning this, OR Currys did not sell the iPod at the discounted price which they clearly should have done. In both cases it is not Apple's fault.

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Good points!

-DaddyPaycheck

Hi Swaldale-

Exactly.

Luck-

-DaddyPaycheck

But you therefore must agree that as you received a discount (and even if you didn't) it is clearly Currys fault for continuing to sell old stock and not making it clear.

To be honest I don't really understand what you are complaining about - you got the touch for a significant discount (much bigger than the cost of the update it would appear) with the very slight hassle of having to go through the process of buying the update.

Myself and lots of others paid the full price for the touch AND had to buy the update.

In fact, being that the next update is coming sometime in June, you have the choice of waiting until then to buy it and therefore Currys will have saved you the £12.99 on top of your discount.

Swaldale wrote:
See my reply above.
I have resigned myself to having to pay for the update.

No point trying to sound like you are paying for something you should not be.
You are not entitled to get the update for free as you got a discount on the price of the iPod because it did not come with the update installed.

Basically you are complaining that once you upgrade the iPod you will have an up to date model for less than it is being sold on the Apple Store or anywhere else. What I suggest you do is take the iPod back and get a full £229 refund, and then go to an Apple Store and pay out £269.

The people who are to blame in all of this are Currys, they know full well what they are selling and should tell you it is the old model (although why did you thing you were getting a discount?).

Apple cannot know what Currys stores are selling as they do not have access to thier inventories.