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zuckuss00

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How likely do you guys think early deliveries will be this time around? Its completely based off your location and how close you are to Apple's warehouses. Also, where do these actually ship from?

Fingers crossed for Thursday...
 

christyn

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Jun 18, 2009
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A few will probably slip through the cracks and get delivered early but location has absolutely nothing to do with it. They will be instructed the hold the shipments no matter how close it is.
 

zuckuss00

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Jun 23, 2012
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Anyone know where the warehouses are that Apple ships from?

or do they come directly from China?
 

rkdiddy

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Mar 19, 2008
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OC Baby!
If this is anything like prior releases - there pretty much a 0% chance you or anyone will receive theirs early. Apple will ship them prior to the date and you will receive a notification from FedEx that a hold has been requested. Many times the product will be sitting in your hometown, but there is nothing you can do. Then on Friday, the hold will lifted and FedEx will deliver your phone.

Apple and FedEx have this down to a science.

Cheers.
 

tbayrgs

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Jul 5, 2009
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I got my iPhone 4 a day early but not my 4S

Same here, so while it's probably not likely, certain is possible. The iPhone 4 release certainly wasn't Apple/Fed Ex's first go at it.

If this is anything like prior releases - there pretty much a 0% chance you or anyone will receive theirs early. Apple will ship them prior to the date and you will receive a notification from FedEx that a hold has been requested. Many times the product will be sitting in your hometown, but there is nothing you can do. Then on Friday, the hold will lifted and FedEx will deliver your phone.

Apple and FedEx have this down to a science.

Cheers.
 

mackmgg

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Nov 2, 2007
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Same here, so while it's probably not likely, certain is possible. The iPhone 4 release certainly wasn't Apple/Fed Ex's first go at it.

But didn't Apple drop FedEx for the 4S deliveries based on that? Almost all release-day 4Ss were shipped UPS. I don't think FedEx would risk screwing up again.
 

tbayrgs

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But didn't Apple drop FedEx for the 4S deliveries based on that? Almost all release-day 4Ss were shipped UPS. I don't think FedEx would risk screwing up again.

My wife's 4s was delivered via Fed Ex.
 

dave006

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Jul 3, 2008
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My wife's 4s was delivered via Fed Ex.
Both of my iPhone 4S pre-order launch units were shipped via UPS. One from Apple and one from AT&T.

We will just have to wait until tracking numbers appear, and expect those to be for the Apple pre-orders since they are coming direct from China to individuals.

Dave
 

ki7hy

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Sep 21, 2008
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My 4S was a day early last year FedEX, Thursday. Hoping for the same this year.
 

Jnyce

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Jun 14, 2010
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Got my 4 from dhl a day early, and the 4s from FedEx a day earlier.Hopefully I go 3 for 3.
 

nostresshere

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Dec 30, 2010
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The early deliveries are a thing of the past. They ship everything overnight once they get to the trucks.

Not sure what you are saying.

Don't things go to the plane, and then to the trucks?

Also, I think many are shipped and arrive at either hubs or local fedex sites earlier and are held. The put on trucks.
 

sulpfiction

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Aug 16, 2011
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Not sure what you are saying.

Don't things go to the plane, and then to the trucks?

Also, I think many are shipped and arrive at either hubs or local fedex sites earlier and are held. The put on trucks.

Yes, that's what I'm saying. Once they get to their local hub, they are held and shipped overnight on Thursday for Friday deliv.
 
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