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Harrisburg, PA, United States 09/23/2015 9:27 A.M. Package is in transit to a UPS facility
Harrisburg, PA, United States 09/22/2015 9:32 A.M. Departure Scan
09/22/2015 9:32 A.M. Origin Scan
United States 09/21/2015 11:02 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Finally got my tracking updated, I'm guessing my phone missed the truck yesterday or something.
 
My 16gb silver 6s unlocked (T-Mobile) that I ordered around 12:10am just made it to Korea.

Incheon, Korea, Republic of 09/24/2015 12:30 A.M. Departure Scan
ZhengZhou, China 09/23/2015 5:00 P.M. Departure Scan
ZhengZhou, China 09/19/2015 9:55 P.M. Arrival Scan
09/19/2015 9:37 P.M. Departure Scan
09/19/2015 7:56 P.M. Location Scan
09/19/2015 3:46 P.M. Origin Scan
China 09/19/2015 4:48 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
friend of mine iPhone 16g has not yet been billed, unlike yours to mine is that I asked gray space, now I'm worried about it
 
I just got my Origin Scan for Nashville; my phone has been in Mt. Juliet since I ordered. Hopefully leaving soon for St. Louis. Apple still says "Preparing for Shipment."
Can you tell me what to do to track my phone? I tried my order number and all of my account phone numbers with the UPS tracking. Mine still says preparing to ship also.
 
Sign up for a UPS MyChoice account. Its free and it shows you any packages heading to your address. That's how I found mine. Tracking by reference never worked for me.
Can you tell me what to do to track my phone? I tried my order number and all of my account phone numbers with the UPS tracking. Mine still says preparing to ship also.
 
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As for picking up at a CC, on the tracking detail page is a "Change Delivery" button. You can step through this to see which options are available to you and which ones might result in a delay. You may not be able to do this until the package has actually been delivered to UPS first.

You can do it, but you will sit with an exception until the package is actually delivered to UPS. This doesn't mean something is wrong, it just means that UPS can't process the change until they actually have the package in their hands.

And yes, I'm posting this b/c I fully expect some folks to freak out when it happens to them. Don't worry - it's totally fine! :)
 
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Harrisburg, PA, United States 09/23/2015 9:27 A.M. Package is in transit to a UPS facility
Harrisburg, PA, United States 09/22/2015 9:32 A.M. Departure Scan
09/22/2015 9:32 A.M. Origin Scan
United States 09/21/2015 11:02 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Finally got my tracking updated, I'm guessing my phone missed the truck yesterday or something.
One of my phones has been sitting in that status since Monday:

Harrisburg, PA, United States 09/21/2015 1:46 P.M. Package is in transit to a UPS facility
United States 09/20/2015 9:47 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
 
Also found this for those of us freaking out!!

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One of my phones has been sitting in that status since Monday:

Harrisburg, PA, United States 09/21/2015 1:46 P.M. Package is in transit to a UPS facility
United States 09/20/2015 9:47 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

This is me also. I wonder if it means the phones are just hanging out waiting to ship, or if they're actually in transit to a different UPS facility than the one in Harrisburg.
 
My phone still shows "preparing for shipment". I went to my UPS My Choice Account and it shows a packing to be delivered on 9/25. I checked and it shows scanned today in Nashville, TN coming from Mt. Juliet, TN which is an Apple distribution center. So the Apple site is not displaying up to the minute information but at least I know it on its way. i went ahead and changed the delivery and have it held for pickup. If your phone is coming via UPS, sign up for the free service and use UPS My Choice!!!
 
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Can you tell me what to do to track my phone? I tried my order number and all of my account phone numbers with the UPS tracking. Mine still says preparing to ship also.

Sign up for a UPS MyChoice account. Its free and it shows you any packages heading to your address. That's how I found mine. Tracking by reference never worked for me.

@rarebeauty has it. That's what I did. UPS had it in their system last Friday I think it was. As soon as it showed up, I had it rerouted to the UPS Store closest to my work so I can pick it up at my leisure.
 
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My phone still shows "preparing for shipment". I went to my UPS My Choice Account and it shows a packing to be delivered on 9/25. I checked and it shows scanned today in Nashville, TN coming from Mt. Juliet, TN which is an Apple distribution center. So the Apple site is not displaying up to the minute information but at least I know it on its way. i went ahead and changed the delivery and have it held for pickup. If your phone is coming via UPS, sign up for the free service and use UPS My Choice!!!
This has been my exact experience.
 
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Ordered at 3:08am, iPhone 6S 64GB Verizon. Space Grey. Still "preparing for shipment" for about 4 days now :(
 
Where are all the outgoing flights from Louisville? I'm stuck in Kentucky
I estimate they will start leaving in an hour and a half. But there's no guarantee anybody will be shipped out of Louisville on these flights. They have four shipping cycles to get all the phones out to their destination hubs.
 
Looks like my phone is now state side!

Louisville, KY, United States 09/23/2015 12:15 Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/23/2015 2:27 Departure Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/22/2015 20:35 Arrival Scan
ZhengZhou, China 09/23/2015 7:33 Departure Scan
ZhengZhou, China 09/21/2015 21:00 Arrival Scan

09/21/2015 20:30 Departure Scan

09/21/2015 18:29 Location Scan

09/21/2015 15:02 Origin Scan
China 09/21/2015 5:06 Order Processed: Ready for UPS
 
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My order status at apple.com still says, "Preparing for Shipment" with a delivery date of 9/25. If it has not shipped yet, is there still a chance it will arrive on the 25th?

When I look up my UPS tracking number, by reference since I haven't received a shipping notification, it shows the status, "Order Processed: Ready for UPS"

Does anyone know if phones are shipped overnight even though "standard shipping" is the delivery method?

Anyone else seeing the same status on their end?
 
For people who have PFS on the Apple website or on their app, if you have UPS MyChoice, put in your "Billing" phone number. I kept putting in my cell phone number and nothing came back. I kept getting something like "No information on that tracking number" or something similar. When I put in my billing number I got the following back. (I can't post a screenshot from here):

Scheduled Delivery:
Friday, 09/25/2015, By End of Day
Last Location:
Arrived - Louisville, KY, United States, Wednesday, 09/23/2015

Louisville, KY, United States 09/23/2015 12:47 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/22/2015 3:12 P.M. Departure Scan
09/22/2015 1:14 P.M. Arrival Scan
Taoyuan, Taiwan 09/22/2015 9:14 P.M. Departure Scan
09/22/2015 5:27 P.M. Arrival Scan
Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong 09/22/2015 4:08 P.M. Departure Scan
Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong 09/21/2015 5:39 P.M. Arrival Scan
Shenzhen, China 09/21/2015 3:40 P.M. Departure Scan
09/21/2015 2:30 P.M. Origin Scan
China 09/21/2015 2:25 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
 
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My order status at apple.com still says, "Preparing for Shipment" with a delivery date of 9/25. If it has not shipped yet, is there still a chance it will arrive on the 25th?

When I look up my UPS tracking number, by reference since I haven't received a shipping notification, it shows the status, "Order Processed: Ready for UPS"

Does anyone know if phones are shipped overnight even though "standard shipping" is the delivery method?

Anyone else seeing the same status on their end?

Mine is still preparing for shipping.
 
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