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Apple Online Store Down Ahead of iPhone 13 and 13 Pro Pre-Orders
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I bet, my wife wants a smaller phone this time around (coming from XR) so she is stoked. I wonder how fast the date will slip.
Yup. What a huge pile of garbage. Pre-approved days ago, there at 8am on the dot... filled it all out, copied and pasted my apple card number from the damn wallet app (funny how for other purchases it just automatically knows) and it told me the card info was wrong. Then it told me I wasn't approved.
I almost got the 516gb because of the 4gb per minute but then I realize most of my videos are less than that so I ended up sticking with my 256… I did have the option to get 516 still on 24th and pick up at local store.
previous launch days I would just swing by towards the end of the day (iPhone 3/4/5) and just grab what I wanted np. Can’t do that anymore…
and I’m up this early cos of work.
previous launch days I would just swing by towards the end of the day (iPhone 3/4/5) and just grab what I wanted np. Can’t do that anymore…
and I’m up this early cos of work.
iPhone 13 pro max 512gb Sierra blue ordered at 5:07a CA time, super smooth, Apple Pay to Apple Card at checkout, I didn’t do any pre pre order stuff.
Got the iPhone 13 Pro Max 1TB Graphite delivers 9/24 but not before the Apple drama. I kept having trouble using my Apple Card for the payment even though the card has plenty of credit, then the dates slipped to Oct 8, then I got a message “There’s an issue with your application”. Went back into the store and changed to a new card and the order went through. To my surprise the store and e-Mail confirmation show 9/24. Big fail for the Apple Card and that’s not the first time it’s been declined for no reason.
Yes it’s the joke about the restaurant no one goes to any more because it is always crowded and you can’t get a table.
Same issue Apple Card wouldn’t work. Had to use a different card.
Not even a reason to use an apple card. If purchasing at the apple store is your thing, just get a us bank cash+, 5% cash back @ apple.
Same here. I saw "complete your order" for a split second and then it disappeared and didn't come back. I had to start my order all over again. Then when I tried to pay it said "An error has occurred, try again later". I got that message about 10 times before I was finally able to get click to pay to work.
Everything did eventually work out. I have an order number and it's showing delivery on the 24th.
Absolutely! I’ll probably have a similar experience as well.
We found our Pre-Pre order under the "For You" section. When that app first launched the complete your order popup showed then went away.
I'd both the App Store app open on the iPad and the website on the Mac. App was delayed 3 minutes, website nearly 10. Weird.
Well it took til 5 past until my iPhone apple store app came online, ipad took another 3 or more minutes and safari on Mac never made it. Anyway clicked to complete order on my 13 ProMax 1TB graphite (AT&T) and of course as expected had to reverify my card info — no Apple Card. That took less than minute since I was ready for that this year and order was done and had slipped already to October 6-11 for me. Wow I guess they did not make many of the 1TB in my config or something. It is interesting some on threads in forums got their 1TB graphite later and for 9/24 but not for me. One well.
Anyone remember the old coin op arcade game Hyper Olympics?, where you had to hit two buttons as fast as you can to make the character run as fast as they can. You knew if the arcade had such a machine because as soon as you walked in the place, you'd hear the very familiar sound of the arcade machine buttons being hit as fast as they can. Well this iphone 13 order thing has me picturing people frantic about getting their pre-order in and on the screen it says things like 'Please wait whilst order is completed' and the person is sitting there hitting refresh button as hard and as many times as they can, cursing under their breath with 'work damn you..work!!!'. 😂
I find it silly that they still shut down the store, but don't expect it to stop.
Selling iDevices is top priority and this builds marketing hype, even if it has no technical purpose. Frankly, Apple doesn't care if other customers get annoyed.
My guess is that most customers will just order later - very few people will give up on buying their other products entirely - so they don't lose those sales either.
Midnight 128gb 13 mini has already slipped to October 7-12. All other colors still release date.
Edit: Immediately after posting this, the same has now occurred to the 128gb Starlight mini.
Edit: Immediately after posting this, the same has now occurred to the 128gb Starlight mini.
3, 4, 5, 7, X, 11, 12. Nah, I’m thinking my purchase history shows the 14 will be the one that woos me.