Hundreds of thousands not to mention the other thousands of packages that are not phones. It's a phone people, it's not your apocalypse survival gear. It's fun to track and have something to do while you wait, but to call and harass the employees who know just as much as you do as to where your phone is. They have millions of packages and the tracking information you have, is what they see as well.
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Apple.com preorder thread - iPhone 6/6 Plus
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Hundreds of thousands not to mention the other thousands of packages that are not phones. It's a phone people, it's not your apocalypse survival gear. It's fun to track and have something to do while you wait, but to call and harass the employees who know just as much as you do as to where your phone is. They have millions of packages and the tracking information you have, is what they see as well.
It said it would ship 7-10 days from the day I ordered it. And I was fine with that as it put it shipping around launch weekend.
In previous years - if you called and someone had say a 5s, by the time you got to the store they were gone. Now, I can could wait until after work, eat some dinner - play with the dog, then go and the phone is still there.
So based off the trends from previous years, "pre-ordering" seemed like the best most logical choice for obtaining a device.
I still dont see why it isnt ok for people to call and question the status of their order. Especially in most of these cases, a phone was tracked all over the world then right before expected delivery - the phone did not go anywhere and never made the plane..... Would it not be acceptable to wonder exactly what is going on knowing that information?
This!!! Try to have a little fun with this whole tracking thing, but don't let it get the best of you!!!
I haven't called Apple or UPS. This thread is for people to talk about their pre-order experience, whatever that may be, good or bad. If that bothers you, don't join in. No need to be rude.
This!!! Try to have a little fun with this whole tracking thing, but don't let it get the best of you!!!
Exactly! It is fun, we're all in this together!
My iPhone's delivery date kept getting pushed back more and more until it hit 10/6. Today it made it to Anchorage, AK. My delivery date changed to 10/1 which I'm sure won't happen. Hopefully, if it departs there soon, I can still get my phone by the end of this week!
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3:03PM departure scan from AK!!! It took about a half hour to post. looks like I might be getting it tomorrow after all!
What a martyr. Maybe having something you spent $400 on appear to get misplaced by a shipping company isn't a big deal for you, but for the rest of us it is. Take your self-righteous judgment elsewhere.
The UPS Support website states: "If your shipment is expected to be in transit for more than a day between tracking scans, we will display the day and date of the Next Expected Tracking Event in the Shipment Progress area."
After two days of no movement and no indication of the next expected tracking event, am I allowed to be worried?
I believe UPS63 is the flight for the 3:03's out of AK.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UPS63/history/20141001/2305Z/PANC/KSDF
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UPS63/history/20141001/2305Z/PANC/KSDF
Just got a tracking update from UPS. 3:03PM departure out of ANC. Good to see it on the move again.
Holy cow. Mine moved as well.
Nope, still processing. CC not charged.
Kinda hoping to see some movement by Friday or Monday at the latest.
Day 12 of processing!!
After bouncing around Asia for 5 days, my phone finally departed Anchorage at 2:41 today. I think the 10/2 delivery is going to stick!
this pre-order is a ridiculous clusterf*ck. i just assume they didn't lose a thousand phones, and that theres probably some sort of plan/reason for the delay and it never crossed my mind to perceive it as having been 'misplaced'. And it turns out that was a correct assumption. But you know what. if it makes you feel better to worry about it and call, by all means. Sorry I came off as offensive to some people. at least we have movement now. hopefully they still meet that projected delivery of tomorrow (at least mine still says tomorrow)