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Out For Delivery

drawing-of-santa-with-package-cars-thru-time1.jpg
 
while we wait for the truck to show up, is anyone setting up the new phone as a "new phone" instead of a restore from backup. I normally don't like to use a backup when I get a new phone, the only thing I really want is the SMS history, not sure how to get that back without restoring from backup.

I'm going to set up as new. I don't like restoring from a backup, and I'll be coming from a 4 (not 4S). It won't be hard to reinstall my apps. I like a cleaner phone anyway.
 
Has anyone recieved this status? I have two phones headed to me and one states this, after the out for delivery message.


Chicago, IL, United States 09/21/2012 5:56 A.M. Forwarded to the facility in the destination city.


09/21/2012 3:31 A.M. Out For Delivery
Chicago, IL, United States 09/20/2012 9:22 P.M. Arrival Scan
Hodgkins, IN, United States 09/20/2012 8:45 P.M. Departure Scan
09/20/2012 6:54 P.M. Arrival Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 09/20/2012 3:20 P.M. Departure Scan
09/20/2012 10:28 A.M. Import Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/18/2012 12:58 A.M. Departure Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/17/2012 3:06 P.M. Arrival Scan
Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong 09/17/2012 9:34 P.M. Departure Scan
09/17/2012 11:07 A.M. Arrival Scan
ZhengZhou, China 09/16/2012 9:50 P.M. Arrival Scan
09/16/2012 9:30 P.M. Departure Scan
09/16/2012 9:06 A.M. Origin Scan
China 09/16/2012 9:52 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
 
So that post made me google the history of that rhyme. Somehow I ended up looking up the "On top of spaghetti" song too.

Thanks for filling my time as I wait for the iP5.

On top of spaghetti
All covered with cheese
I lost my poor meatball
When somebody sneezed

It rolled off the table
And onto the floor
And then my poor meatball
Rolled out of the door
etc etc etc

Fun stuff, this waiting together!
 
So what's the usual process of activating the new iPhone, got my 4 in the AT&T store, do I just turn it on and it activates the new sim itself? Do I need to have my 4 turned off? Will I have to call AT&T? Trying to distract myself from refreshing the UPS page!
 
1030 rapidly approaches...wait, some movements outside...IT'S UPS!!!

Wait, nope, its a squirrel!

Damn eyes are playing tricks on me...back to the porch!
 
1406 woes

Well, while a handful of 1406 numbers received shipping notifications - I still woke up to nothing, despite ordering early in the morning.

And I'm not holding out hope for a mistake -- my last hope was my credit card being charged. My pending charge went away this morning.

Getting up early isn't good enough with AT&T. You also need to be lucky.
 
Nope, that's my apartment. If you look closely enough, every once and a while you will see a hummingbird shaped blip as they fly past to the feeder 5 feet to the left of the camera.

Oh I just noticed the two guys washing windows.. Its like waiting I'm waiting for your iphone as well as mine.
 
So what's the usual process of activating the new iPhone, got my 4 in the AT&T store, do I just turn it on and it activates the new sim itself? Do I need to have my 4 turned off? Will I have to call AT&T? Trying to distract myself from refreshing the UPS page!

Just follow on screen directions. No other things to worry about.
 
Oh I just noticed the two guys washing windows.. Its like waiting I'm waiting for your iphone as well as mine.

Yeah to be honest I think our groundskeepers are way to active in the morning. They are out making every lawn mower and weed trimmer sound they can at 7 or 8AM once a week.
 
Last year my wife used my upgrade for her 4S. This year I used her upgrade for my 5.

Does anyone know the fastest way to activate service on my line? AT&T Store or over the phone?
 
Last year my wife used my upgrade for her 4S. This year I used her upgrade for my 5.

Does anyone know the fastest way to activate service on my line? AT&T Store or over the phone?

You're lucky, I remember when sprint used to make a person keep the phone on the upgraded number for 30days... That was back in the razr days though.
 
Finally Out For Delivery. Website says by 10:30. My UPS app says between 1:45 and 5:45. Which one is more accurate?? I've got stuff to do today and can't sit around all day waiting on it.
 
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