Well, I am totally bummed.
I do this every year, and without fail my phone has always shown up on Launch Day. This year, My phone arrived into the Charlotte UPS Delivering Hub at 5:23am, but never went out for delivery.
Shows will be delivered by 7pm, BUT it was never put on the truck for delivery, Last scan was at 5:23am when it arrived.
My watch delivered by UPS today, but I was so excited for my Cosmic Orange Pro Max and at this point who knows when it will deliver
Apple said I have to wait until after the date passes for them to help.
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iPhone 17 Pro Max Anyone else not getting Launch Day Delivery due to UPS?
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Well, I am totally bummed.
I do this every year, and without fail my phone has always shown up on Launch Day. This year, My phone arrived into the Charlotte UPS Delivering Hub at 5:23am, but never went out for delivery.
Shows will be delivered by 7pm, BUT it was never put on the truck for delivery, Last scan was at 5:23am when it arrived.
My watch delivered by UPS today, but I was so excited for my Cosmic Orange Pro Max and at this point who knows when it will deliver
Apple said I have to wait until after the date passes for them to help.
I am actually REALLY torn on what to do when my PM delivers. This feel of this phone is spectacular, The one speaker does not bother me like I expected, BUT the one camera is the one hang up. I do not like how I am not able to zoom out to get more in the frame, that just may be the deal breaker... BUT I am hearing the Orange PM is having issues with the color and it chipping and scratching. I know the PM's at the Apple store on Saturday were all showing scratches on the backs already just one day of being on display.
Yah, all those people scratching up the demo phones with magnetic accessories they are slapping on makes the anodizing wear off the aluminum.
I used to machine and anodize aluminum for the motion picture industry years ago and know a lot about aluminum alloys and types of anodizing. Just get a case and don't worry about it.
I don't use the camera at all (wife does that with her Pro) so non starter for me.
Single speaker is not an issue as I only use it for speaker phone calls and face time.
Battery life: loving my Air - over the weekend it has retained charge for 2 days straight.
Ultimate test is during the work week - Air will be measured against my 16 Pro that it's replacing.
Now my PM is out for delivery, so we will see if I get it, then it will be decision time. I am not opening the PM box until I make that decision.
Congratulations! UPS still has no clue where my phone is. While I’ve been waiting, I’ve considered buying an Air. I’d be interested in your decision. I played with one at Walmart on Saturday and really liked it. The only reservation I had with the air was the speaker.
Does the shipping box look intact or does it look like it has be abused? While I understand that you don't want to open the retail box you should check it out carefully.
Dave
Sometimes I use AirPods, but other times I listen to the radio or podcasts without them. After walking the dogs in the morning and getting breakfast together, I usually play a podcast or an online station and don’t have my pods.
I will say the Air truly exceeded my expectations on how much I was going to like it, and I forgot the excitement for having a truly new iPhone felt, not since the X did I have this awe when holding the phone.
The weight in my hand, how it feels in my hand, and when its in my pocket it was fantastic, Did not feel the weight pulling down on my shorts pockets, etc. The screen is stunning, especially with using the Liquid Glass theme, it just feels like a sheet of glass in your hand. The speaker did not bother me like I expected, It sounded fine for listening to You Tube, etc.
The battery life was fine, no issues with heavy use for the 48 hours either.
My Pro Max delivered today, and I cant get over how heavy this phone feels to me now that I have used the Air for 48 hours, The Pro Max truly feels like a brick now lol.
The decision was tough, much harder than I expected. But the single camera is what killed it for me, No wide angle lens especially became the deal breaker. I was at lunch gathering yesterday with my Corvette group, I tried to get a pic of the cars parked together and I could not get far enough back to get them all in a single frame, where as on the Pro I can just zoom out. I take lots of pictures through the year at car meets, or just day to day and sadly at the end of the day the single camera just was a deal breaker. The night shots are not even as clear on the Air as the Pro.
So this week I will return the Air.
The Air is a solid phone, and if the camera was at least a dual camera, I would have had no reason to return it. To those hating on the air without even truly experiencing it, It is a fantastic phone, both in looks, technology design, and feel.
Box was perfect and I opened it and set it up already
Still waiting on my launch day preorder! UPS says it is in NJ, still no delivery date though. Apple will do nothing until it is 3 business days past the delivery date...
It’s frustrating. Both Apple and UPS swear it’s the other’s fault.
Yep. They act like this is some unprecedented thing. Come on, it’s the 17th iteration by now. I think they should understand how to take a lot of orders and ship them out!
I went with 17pro instead of my pm like usual. Glad I did, I felt that 17 pro was same weight than my 16 pro Max. Also gonna pickup air also
How is it Apple's fault that UPS can't deliver your package? Apple waits until UPS determines that they can't find it ( 3 business days ).
Dave
Did I blame either one in the post you quoted? No, I didn’t. I merely stated each one blamed the other. In fact, I don’t believe I’ve blamed Apple for this situation in any of my posts on this issue as I believe UPS missed the scan when they received it and something has happened to it after they took possession. Can I prove it? No I can’t but that’s what I think happened.
Still no updates from UPS, my iPhone 17 Pro Max is out in the ether. I've been patient and given the process five days to work itself out and it hasn't so I'll be contacting Apple tonight.
Where did I indicate you blamed anyone. I clearly stated how could it be Apple's fault. Please point it out in my post I quoted for your reference.
Last I saw from you was there was an indication that there was a Saturday delivery attempt scheduled. What was the last UPS scan status for your iPhone 17 Pro Max?
Dave
UPS was automatically adding the Saturday scans to all of us who did not deliver on Friday. Was not something any of of called to request, UPS added it mostly used it as a buffer scan.
This is a great review. Very helpful for me to. My girlfriend decided to go with the 17 PM so I ordered one for her. I am still waiting to receive it though, because I missed the initial ordering window.
Anyway I myself debated as to whether I would purchase the Air. I had to purchase a 16e back in February because my old iPhone 12 PM ended up getting destroyed. I decided to get the 16e as mainly a stop gap until the new 17 lineup came out. But I have been torn myself as in which direction to go. Part of me loves the brilliant design and feel of the Air. But it is as others have pointed out a bit compromised. Too much on the balance of form over function. I like you take a lot of pics and the one single fashion camera would be a big loss for me.
I am waiting to get my girlfriend's 17 PM so I can see what direction I am going to go. The 16e is fine for right now. It's an underrated phone IMO for its price and what it does. But I miss the larger screen from my lost 12 PM. The Air kinda comes in the middle of the 12 PM and the 17 PM as for the screen size. So I would be in a happy medium if I go with the Air, but I have always gravitated toward the biggest screen that I can get, and that of course is the 17 PM.
Very tough decision here. But your review was a big help.