Ultimate Fail for Verizon - Must see this thread lol!

Shrugs.

I always order directly from Apple. The experience is so much better!

There's already a thread on this very topic.

Verizon is reporting the info incorrectly, as everyone's 16GB date has slipped to the 21st - even those who ordered as soon as the pre-order site went live at 12am Pacific. The order status date slipped at the same time that NEW orders started providing an ETA of the 21st instead of the 14th, so there's clearly a glitch in their system. Nothing to worry about. People who got their orders in early will get their phones by the 14th.

As stated in the other thread (which is still on the forum's first page) it is probably just an issue with their system and any ordered before this evening will still be shipped for 10/14.

Way too early to worry as it should fix itself.

Even if this wasn't a glitch (which apparently it is), why would it be surprising that Apple would fill its own orders before a reseller?

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Eddyisgreat said:

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That's exactly what I was just thinking! LOL

yodayoda said:

Ok so I ordered my 4s at 2:58 AM EASTERN and got an email from Verizon saying it will ship by to arrive on the 14th.....I check my order status just now and it says being shipped by the 21st!

So I cancel my order with Verizon, go to apple, order it just now and get a October 14th confirmed delivery with Applecare+ from Apple....

so 12 hours later ordering from Apple and I still get it on launch day, when i order directly when it went on sale through Verizon and get a later ship date?

Makes no sense....Thoughts?

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Did you have an unlimited data plan with Verizon? I have one and when I try to order through Apple, it only gives me the 2GB/5GB/10GB options. So I don't want to go through the process with Apple and lose out on my unlimited data (paying full retail, not signing a new contract).

But, I also want Apple Care Plus, which Verizon does not give to you as an option....

The carriers have a set amount of devices they have available for preorder. Yes they get them from Apple but they know how many they have available.

As the other thread already said, its more than likely just a glitch and will works itself out.

Demosthenes X said:

Even if this wasn't a glitch (which apparently it is), why would it be surprising that Apple would fill its own orders before a reseller?

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That's not how it works. Each carrier is given a certain amount of phones to sell for pre orders.

Apple does not have one big pile where they fill all their own orders then start working on the carriers

RafaelT said:

That's not how it works. Each carrier is given a certain amount of phones to sell for pre orders.

Apple does not have one big pile where they fill all their own orders then start working on the carriers

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Exactly! Each carrier has a set number of preorder phones to work with.

RafaelT said:

That's not how it works. Each carrier is given a certain amount of phones to sell for pre orders.

Apple does not have one big pile where they fill all their own orders then start working on the carriers

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While I believe what you're saying I'd love to see your sources to back this up. Otherwise it means nothing.

ONEDVSMOFO said:

Did you have an unlimited data plan with Verizon? I have one and when I try to order through Apple, it only gives me the 2GB/5GB/10GB options. So I don't want to go through the process with Apple and lose out on my unlimited data (paying full retail, not signing a new contract).

But, I also want Apple Care Plus, which Verizon does not give to you as an option....

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I called Verizon they said if you have the unlimited plan order and select the 2Gb then when you get your Iphone call Verizon and they will put the unlimited back on your plan for you since you are grandfathered in

AML225 said:

While I believe what you're saying I'd love to see your sources to back this up. Otherwise it means nothing.

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I don't think people need to quote sources for common sense statements. The carriers each had their own allotment. This is why the shipping dates changed at separate times for each of them throughout the day. It would also be impossible for Apple to fulfill all of it's orders before sending any units to the carriers AND still allow the carriers to offer the unit for sale on launch day. If that were the case, when Apple runs out of stock in the next couple of days, no carrier would have a single unit available on launch day.

Good thing I ordered a 32 GB! Mine says expected ship date 10/14!

JasonR said:

Good thing I ordered a 32 GB! Mine says expected ship date 10/14!

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Haha I know, right!

RafaelT said:

That's not how it works. Each carrier is given a certain amount of phones to sell for pre orders.

Apple does not have one big pile where they fill all their own orders then start working on the carriers

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And after that initial allotment runs out, how does Apple ration out phones? I assume that Apple prioritizes itself ahead of resellers, based on last summer when Apple store's were always more reliable in terms of finding an iPhone 4 than resellers. Without knowing if the OP's pre-order counted as part of that initial allotment or not, it's impossible to say how their order would be treated.

LOL. ULTIMATE FAIL!