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Advice for preordering iphone 5S?
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Any advantage of ordering through apple compared to through verizon?
(Or vise versa)
EDIT: also about how long after they go live do they usually start getting delayed?
Sorry, but I got hit with the last post on the page so I want to be sure everyone sees...
(Or vise versa)
EDIT: also about how long after they go live do they usually start getting delayed?
Sorry, but I got hit with the last post on the page so I want to be sure everyone sees...
Last year I waited at my computer just before 8am for Apple's site to go live, hitting refresh every few seconds haha. As soon as the site was up though I had my iPhone 5 ordered and paid for within 5 minutes, so I'd say providing you're ready for it before the site goes up, you should be fine ordering online.
I've heard a lot about the Apple store app being reliable. And I can personally vouch for it.
Last year, the Apple website never came up for me, but I jumped to the app and had one pre-ordered within a minute or less.
Just remember to pre-order as quick as possible. You could be waiting for an iPhone for like a month.
Last year, the Apple website never came up for me, but I jumped to the app and had one pre-ordered within a minute or less.
Just remember to pre-order as quick as possible. You could be waiting for an iPhone for like a month.
Can also recommend the Apple app. Make sure you pre load all your account info etc, and enable express check out, and then pre order takes less than a minute. I've found the app store opens first and minutes count sometimes. On the I-Pad mini a white 16G Wi-Fi sold out in 15 minutes where it went from delivery day availability to 2 weeks later. And with the app you don't have to constantly hit refresh all the time.
They closed the App Store about 2 hrs before and it said updating will return soon. At 12:01 AM Cupertino time (PAC) the App Store changed and opened automatically. My mini was ordered in less than a minute, conf number given and done. About 2 minutes later a confirming e-mail arrived. I was done on app before the store on my desktop even opened, and I was refreshing it every 30 seconds. Web site opened 5 min later. Definitely will use App again.
Thanks for this advice. I had a feeling the app would be the best option but I wasn't sure. This will be my first time pre-ordering an Apple product online vs. getting it in store (busy on the rumored 20th release).
It is kind of fun watching progress. In processing for 2 days then you get a Ups or Fed Ex tracking number to your door at delivery day.
Fun for someone that pre-orders quickly for sure. Unlike me who ordered an iPhone 5 through AT&T on September 30th and saw it on back order till the last week of October when I finally got it.
That being said, I'm excited to be one of the first lol.
It is fun, only bummer is East coast means 3 AM, then your charged up and can not sleep.
Yup, this is the worst part of it I'm sure. But I'm used to very little sleep so it's ok haha.
I'm a bit confused here (sorry). I'm on Eastern time, does that mean that I can order it on the 19th into the 20th at 3:00 am or wait till Friday the 20th to order at 3:00 am into Saturday ?.
I will also be using the app this year as apposed to a walk in. Very excite ! I'm so over my 4s and extremely eager to get my hands on a 5s hopefully w/ 128gb. If not an options he 64gb will be it. 16gb is def not enough for anything now a days (for me personally).
Thanks ...
I will also be using the app this year as apposed to a walk in. Very excite ! I'm so over my 4s and extremely eager to get my hands on a 5s hopefully w/ 128gb. If not an options he 64gb will be it. 16gb is def not enough for anything now a days (for me personally).
Thanks ...
Order date will not be announced till Sep 10. Usually it is a week before launch date. Typically date is announced as pre order date it will be 12:01 AM Pacific time of that day. The key is to listen to Sep 10 product announcement for pre order info.
Thanks all!
Another question - so if the phone is released on the 20th, and I pre-ordered it right as it was available, would I theoretically get it on the 20th? Or does it ship on the 20th?
Another question - so if the phone is released on the 20th, and I pre-ordered it right as it was available, would I theoretically get it on the 20th? Or does it ship on the 20th?
Does anyone in here know the answer to this before I open a new thread about it?
I'm on an AT&T business account which made getting the iPhone 5 very annoying. I didn't know I could only get it through AT&T since I was using an upgrade to get it and Apple and third parties like Target or Radioshack don't deal with AT&T business accounts with subsidized pricing.
Since I want to buy this phone full price (but not unlocked since they generally don't sell them on day 1), can I go through Apple's site to pre-order?
I'm on an AT&T business account which made getting the iPhone 5 very annoying. I didn't know I could only get it through AT&T since I was using an upgrade to get it and Apple and third parties like Target or Radioshack don't deal with AT&T business accounts with subsidized pricing.
Since I want to buy this phone full price (but not unlocked since they generally don't sell them on day 1), can I go through Apple's site to pre-order?
If you pre-order early enough, then it would be launch day delivery. But you'd have to be within that first wave of deliveries and they sold out of those by 7 am last year.
Thanks a lot for this advice! Got the app ready now I hope can get one on launch day.
Because I was in need of a phone I had to upgrade early. I didn't have the 199 at the time for the iPhone so I went with windows. Now my question is, how do I go about adding a line and preorder the phone? Am I able to do that?
Just be ready when the App Store reopens, and you will. Your smart setting your account info up now. Good luck.