Did anyone that already got a shipping confirmation have a personalized mini?
I ordered minutes after the presale, but mine is still "preparing for shipping"
Maybe because it will be engraved?!?
Is your's an AT&T model? On another thread, I'm reading that the people who are getting shipped notices have purchased the Verizon model (so far). Mine is AT&T, and it still is in Preparing for Shipment with a delivery date of 11/21.
I didn't call and aggravate Apple for a quicker delivery date, but I just got my "One of your items has shipped" email from Apple.
My delivery date has bounced around. I ordered a couple of minutes into the pre-sale, a white 16 on Verizon. The website has told me to expect delivery on Nov 23, mid-November, and now November 16.
My tracking number from FedEx says it will actually deliver on 11/15."Mid-November" indeed.
Edit to add: Now FedEx tracking site reports delivery on 11/16. Seems like a lot of people are seeing the same change.
I ordered the personalized Verizon 32 model, and it is still preparing for shipping.
Mine is AT&T. Even the non-personalized AT&T are still preparing? That stinks for us but glad it seems "normal." Can't wait!
Verizon and AT&T include a per-device monthly fee if you want to use more than one device on a given data plan.
T-Mobile charges a monthly fee for tethering. This is cheaper than the per-device options if you have several devices, but it's still an extra fee for purchasing the same amount of data.
Same here.My tracking number from FedEx says it will actually deliver on 11/15."Mid-November" indeed.
Edit to add: Now FedEx tracking site reports delivery on 11/16. Seems like a lot of people are seeing the same change.
Tethering is a hassle, at least compared to the alternative of just having your data plan available on all your devices. For the reasons I've already stated, in my judgement it is worth $10 per device to not have to do it.
My situation's a bit different - my iPhone's on a pay-as-you-go plan. When I was with AT&T prepaid, using multiple devices wasn't even an option. With T-Mobile, I can add tethering if I want to pay extra; but I still can't share the plan.
On the plus side... I'm only paying $30/month for unlimited text and data + 100 minutes talk. You're probably paying slightly more than that.
Who's your carrier? $30/month for unlimited text and data + 100 minutes talk is not a bad deal.
T-Mobile. It's a deal only available from their website.
A big downside right now is - while they are currently reallocating network spectrum to better support the iPhone, until that's done you only get EDGE speeds a lot of places. I'm in western Washington state, and they're progressing pretty well here; but at the moment I'm still only getting EDGE connections in probably 50% of locations.
Once the reallocation is done, though, even the LTE iPhone 5 will be supported.
Oh, and obviously 100 minutes a month isn't a lot. For some people that's only enough for maybe a day or two. For me, though, it's about 3x what I need in a month... I hardly ever make voice calls anymore.
You don't need minutes anyways. Since you have unlimited data, you can just use VoIP.
In this case, "unlimited" is up to 5 gigs/month at high speed (4G if your phone can handle it and is compatible with the network), then they drop you to EDGE speeds.
T-Mobile. It's a deal only available from their website.
A big downside right now is - while they are currently reallocating network spectrum to better support the iPhone, until that's done you only get EDGE speeds a lot of places. I'm in western Washington state, and they're progressing pretty well here; but at the moment I'm still only getting EDGE connections in probably 50% of locations.
Once the reallocation is done, though, even the LTE iPhone 5 will be supported.
Oh, and obviously 100 minutes a month isn't a lot. For some people that's only enough for maybe a day or two. For me, though, it's about 3x what I need in a month... I hardly ever make voice calls anymore.
Did anyone that already got a shipping confirmation have a personalized mini?
I ordered minutes after the presale, but mine is still "preparing for shipping"
Maybe because it will be engraved?!?
I just found out that you can buy an GSM unlocked iPhone 5 from Verizon and pop in a t-mobile nano sim card.