Yes, I would agree with you. I ordered right after the Keynote, and mine was just shipped today. Its coming from Memphis, TN and is coming overnight to Boston. While the others have UPS from China, the Fed Ex shipments being sent out today are from the US. Mine didn't ship until today at 10:00 and has already made it to a plane en route to Boston. Good luck!
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Yes, I would agree with you. I ordered right after the Keynote, and mine was just shipped today. Its coming from Memphis, TN and is coming overnight to Boston. While the others have UPS from China, the Fed Ex shipments being sent out today are from the US. Mine didn't ship until today at 10:00 and has already made it to a plane en route to Boston. Good luck!
Same here. I ordered on the 9th through Apple Store and still show "Prepared".
I hope it comes Fedex their hub is closer than UPS.
Got an e-mail from Apple at 9:35 central time saying it will be delivered tomorrow by FedEx. The only problem, is when I click on my tracking number it takes me to a page that says "Tracking Number not found."
Anyone having this problem. I figured if it was shipped I would at least see an arrival scan somewhere...
Anyone having this problem. I figured if it was shipped I would at least see an arrival scan somewhere...
Just got my shipment email. The FedEx release form is perfect because I was probably not going to be home but my neighbor will and he will sign and hold it for me
This is one distinct advantage of living in a doorman building in Manhattan, always someone there to sign for parcels and set them at your front door
Of course it appears that point is moot in my case.
Mine just got shipped. yeah!!
Ship date Jun 18, 2009
Estimated delivery Jun 19, 2009 by 3:00 PM
Service typeStandard Overnight - Indirect Signature Required
Weight2.0 lbs/0.9 kg
Jun 18, 2009 9:01 AM Shipment information sent to FedEx
Jun 18, 2009 7:29 AM Picked up MEMPHIS, TN
Ship date Jun 18, 2009
Estimated delivery Jun 19, 2009 by 3:00 PM
Service typeStandard Overnight - Indirect Signature Required
Weight2.0 lbs/0.9 kg
Jun 18, 2009 9:01 AM Shipment information sent to FedEx
Jun 18, 2009 7:29 AM Picked up MEMPHIS, TN
Misled? Apple has said since the beginning that delivery would be the 19th.
A life...planning things around a UPS delivery - for an iPhone? These are some serious issues with priorities.
that just means that the package isn't physically in FEDex's hands yet. Anything you order goes through that stage.
I know, right?
The stupidity of some people is amazing
Someone wanting to sue Apple for not having it delivered early? Being misled?
UPS has lots of packages to deliver? Really? Thanks for the education.
Look, I posed the question because I have had truly terribly experiences with UPS. We are in the middle of a recession. There have been layoffs. I honestly don't know how often UPS is asked by shippers to ensure delivery on a certain day (save express shipments). Presumably the vast majority of packages are delivered within a window of several days. This is a different case. Maybe the rep I spoke with was misinformed, but I her responses didn't inspire confidence that I'll have my iPhone on Friday.
I'm aware that Apple has done this in the past. The rep I spoke to said she had never heard of another company throttling shipments. (If you know of other companies who do this, I'd be interested to know.) And I didn't say I was utterly certain that Apple decided late in the game to delay otherwise ready shipments until the 19th. If we all received notices that the packages would be delivered on the 17th, it stands to reason that either Apple decided to throttle the shipments at a late date or it communicated that decision at a late date. Why else have our shipment statuses been so confusing?
I would suggest that the shipment statuses are just due to UPS' system and processes.
Mine says the exact same as below. Looks like are iPhones are travel mates! I seriously doubt seeing that the phone has been sitting in Hong Kong for hours I'll get it tomorrow despite what the email from Apple said.
That much is obvious. My point is that if this were a regular practice, wouldn't UPS's system account for shipper-requested delay? Instead at one point yesterday I saw "at the request of the receiver this package has been delayed..." Which was of course a lie.
Yeah that's a good question. It would be interesting to see how many companies do this.
Mine says the exact same as below. Looks like are iPhones are travel mates! I seriously doubt seeing that the phone has been sitting in Hong Kong for hours I'll get it tomorrow despite what the email from Apple said.
I know. I am worried about the same thing. Imma gonna be pissed !
there must be a lot of paranoid people out there at this point. The apple store order status is jammed.
Whoopee! Just got this email:
Your iPhone is ready and can be picked up at your local AT&T store as early as June 19th. For your convenience
AT&T stores will open at 7 AM on June 19th. Remember
you have 7 days from this notification to visit your AT&T store to pick up your order. Please bring your receipt and a valid ID when you pick up your order
and be sure your account is in good standing to avoid any unnecessary delays.
If you are exchanging a device that was purchased within the last 30 days
the device must be in new condition
with all original packaging
accessories
manuals and proof of purchase. Returns and exchanges may be subject to a restocking fee except where prohibited. Please visit www.att.com/returns for more details.
Thank you for your order
we look forward to seeing you!!!
Your iPhone is ready to be picked up at:
AT&T
1835 NORMAN DR STE A AT&T STORE
VALDOSTA, GA 31601 3508
Your iPhone is ready and can be picked up at your local AT&T store as early as June 19th. For your convenience
AT&T stores will open at 7 AM on June 19th. Remember
you have 7 days from this notification to visit your AT&T store to pick up your order. Please bring your receipt and a valid ID when you pick up your order
and be sure your account is in good standing to avoid any unnecessary delays.
If you are exchanging a device that was purchased within the last 30 days
the device must be in new condition
with all original packaging
accessories
manuals and proof of purchase. Returns and exchanges may be subject to a restocking fee except where prohibited. Please visit www.att.com/returns for more details.
Thank you for your order
we look forward to seeing you!!!
Your iPhone is ready to be picked up at:
AT&T
1835 NORMAN DR STE A AT&T STORE
VALDOSTA, GA 31601 3508
Nah, Apple probably just has their order status site on the same Mac Classic server located in Ulan Bator used for all their software updates etc.
I mean after 3 botched launches no one can argue that Apple has any clue how to predict and manage server capacity.
i dont even want to talk about how long it took me to update a gen 1 to 3.0 last night...
In the future, don't update then on the day of release.
Save yourself the hassle and wait 24 hours
Yes THANK YOU! It took me several hours, and now its really struggling to keep up. I think it might have been better to keep it at 2. Good thing I have a 3Gs coming tomorrow.
Yah I know, actually this will sort of be my first iPhone.
I got a 3G last year from store on day of launch. But after 5 days no one (ATT or Apple) could get it to activate, so I just gave it all back for a refund since I really needed phone/email access and 5 days was long enough.
So I tried my luck again this year and ordered via apple website a 3gs on the 9th but it still hasnt gone beyond' not yet shipped.'
Obviously there is no way it will get here by tomorrow as the original receipt showed, but even if it had, I knew enough not to try to activate it until some time next week. So I guess the delay in my order is no big deal in the end (btw my 'delivered by' date just changed from the 24th to the 29th, meh).
I usually have good luck with Apple stuff but the iPhone really doesnt seem to like me one bit!