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My watch slated for the end of the month just showed up on my credit card

So that's exciting

Still oct 18-31 for my JB 7+
 
We all had preparing for shipment last Saturday, what makes you think your preparing for shipment is going to get you a phone tomorrow? You'll be tracking from China like the rest of us. I doubt they ship all of ours from china a week in advance and overnight yours from a secret stockpile in the us the night before. Just saying.
 
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We all had preparing for shipment last Saturday, what makes you think your preparing for shipment is going to get you a phone tomorrow? You'll be tracking from China like the rest of us. I doubt they ship all of ours from china a week in advance and overnight yours from a secret stockpile in the us the night before. Just saying.

Actually last two years a bunch of phones shipped from Apple hubs in the US, straight overnight, never from China. They were prepositioned. But this year everything has come from China so far, so I agree, phones aren't coming tomorrow and we will be tracking from China sometime soon.
 
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We all had preparing for shipment last Saturday, what makes you think your preparing for shipment is going to get you a phone tomorrow? You'll be tracking from China like the rest of us. I doubt they ship all of ours from china a week in advance and overnight yours from a secret stockpile in the us the night before. Just saying.
Only people who ordered from carriers not directly from apple have had preparing for shipping all week.

For those of us who ordered from apple preparing for shipment actually means something. And actually they do have places they hold phones over here. It happens every year that people get phones that don't show originating in China.
 
We all had preparing for shipment last Saturday, what makes you think your preparing for shipment is going to get you a phone tomorrow? You'll be tracking from China like the rest of us. I doubt they ship all of ours from china a week in advance and overnight yours from a secret stockpile in the us the night before. Just saying.

This happens every year with certain iPhone models.
 
Actually last two years a bunch of phones shipped from Apple hubs in the US, straight overnight, never from China. They were prepositioned. But this year everything has come from China so far, so I agree, phones aren't coming tomorrow and we will be tracking from China sometime soon.

Were they delivered ahead of time on launch day or always scheduled for launch day?? I've seen plenty of phones over the years that seemed to be prestaged from the us but they were always delivered in the time window promised just from a different origin. This is different.
 
Only people who ordered from carriers not directly from apple have had preparing for shipping all week.

For those of us who ordered from apple preparing for shipment actually means something. And actually they do have places they hold phones over here. It happens every year that people get phones that don't show originating in China.

Well, my wife's was preparing to ship all week from china, changed to ship this morning, but could track it from the 12th. Apple order.
 
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Tracking by reference just started working at UPS.com. Label has been generated, shipping UPS Worldwide Express Saver.
 
Were they delivered ahead of time on launch day or always scheduled for launch day?? I've seen plenty of phones over the years that seemed to be prestaged from the us but they were always delivered in the time window promised just from a different origin. This is different.

Launch day for iPhone 6, but expected later. Scheduled for and delivered launch day last year.
 
It's really happening guys. I'm happy to provide whatever proof necessary. The only thing is that the label shows no specific delivery date, but at least we know they are going out now.
 
Were they delivered ahead of time on launch day or always scheduled for launch day?? I've seen plenty of phones over the years that seemed to be prestaged from the us but they were always delivered in the time window promised just from a different origin. This is different.

Apple has a number of shipping hubs in the US.
 
I can also provide proof. Same situation as the guy above. Ups Express is overnight delivery, so I should have the phone tomorrow.
 
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