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Seems like we're in the same boat, errr... plane.
Yeah, I'm trying to figure out what the general route has been. Are phones departing directly from ZZ to Incheon or Anchorage? Or are they being transferred to HK first and then departing for Anchorage?
 
Just looked and today the exact phone I ordered is available for pickup at a nearby Apple Store. 😑 So glad I did the pre-order lol

I really don't want to deal with the return nonsense if my phone is actually going to be here in a couple of days, I wish Apple/UPS would give us some unambiguous info about when it will deliver.
 
Ok I was looking at the two UPS flights that left Hong Kong in past hour or so. One UPS59 gets to Anchorage and then goes a bit later to Ontario.

UPS63 may be our plane it goes to Louisville after a time in Anchorage. So that flight may be one to watch and either there will be updates in Anchorage or when it gets to Louisville (or both). We shall see but this is the joy, and agony of doing this LOL

Anyway under upcoming flights below I see it is to arrive in Louisville at midnight my time in Illinois or 1 AM Tomorrow EDT
UPCOMING FLIGHTS
Date
Departure
Arrival
Aircraft
Duration
Tuesday
24-Sep-2019
03:26PM AKDT
Anchorage Intl - ANC
01:01AM EDT (+1)Louisville Muhammad Ali Intl - SDF
B748
5h 35m
EN ROUTE FLIGHT
Date
Departure
Arrival
Aircraft
Duration
Tuesday
24-Sep-2019
07:50PM HKTHong Kong Int'l - HKG
12:26PM AKDTAnchorage Intl - ANC
B748
8h 36m
This one appears to be the best bet, unless it didn’t make it on the plane. So we are looking at a Thurs-Sat delivery, if lucky.
 
I'm crossing my finger's that the 9/27 - 10/1 crowd will get our phones Wednesday


Unfortunately the days of this week from 23 to 26 are bad for me but Wednesday is terrible for me so if it comes then will have to have them hold it, or if I can choose a window will do seems sometimes you can do it. I had Friday 27 thru October 30 open but earlier is nice but my crazy schedule with family obligations to drive, pickup and such as a retired person (keeps me busier than when working) makes this week from 24-26th a bit of a hassel.
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This one appears to be the best bet, unless it didn’t make it on the plane. So we are looking at a Thurs-Sat delivery, if lucky.
I would guess so. I am betting more on Thursday or Friday
 
Just looked and today the exact phone I ordered is available for pickup at a nearby Apple Store. 😑 So glad I did the pre-order lol

The lesson I'm taking from this is that if I can't get release day delivery online, I should just take my chances with one of the local Apple stores a day or two after release. My wife got an appointment to pick hers up at 11AM on Sunday and we got in and got her phone in under 15 minutes.
 
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The lesson I'm taking from this is that if I can't get release day delivery online, I should just take my chances with one of the local Apple stores a day or two after release. My wife got an appointment to pick hers up at 11AM on Sunday and we got in and got her phone in under 15 minutes.

That only works if you have a nearby Apple Store. Mine are all 2 plus hours away from my location in Chicago and Indianapolis so a half day round trip to snag one, and I cannot just go in and hope they will have one so I am stuck preordering or waiting much later when it slows down and tracking works better due to the lighter load
 
In Transit09/23/2019 9:52 P.M.Louisville, KY, United StatesThe receiver requested an alternate delivery address. The request is in progress.

Glad I went to the store and picked one up yesterday. The one I preordered is god knows where.
 
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The lesson I'm taking from this is that if I can't get release day delivery online, I should just take my chances with one of the local Apple stores a day or two after release. My wife got an appointment to pick hers up at 11AM on Sunday and we got in and got her phone in under 15 minutes.

Yeah I’m taking the same lesson from this as well. Especially given that I live in the Atlanta area with multiple Apple Stores in reasonable driving distance - there’s no reason to deal with this UPS nonsense anymore.
 
I called UPS again yesterday night to make changes to my delivery (again 🙈). She was quite confident that it will be delivered on Thursday
 
In Transit09/23/2019 9:52 P.M.Louisville, KY, United StatesThe receiver requested an alternate delivery address. The request is in progress.
Glad I went to the store and picked one up yesterday. The one I preordered is god knows where.

I see that you were also in the second batch here for originally 9/27 to 10/1. Before you found at store as I recall. Interesting you have a 9/23 date (before the customs snafu in ZhengZhou)! I never got earlier than 9/26 estimate.
 
Mine is in the same batch. Maybe the 07:32 AM time is EST and not China time. UPS is slow in updating tracking. This batch of phones went from one China airport, to Korea then back to the same China airport before going to Hong Kong. What gives there? Hopefully over the Pacific now and headed for Alaska, then I assume Louisville, then mine to Dulles.
 
I called UPS again yesterday night to make changes to my delivery (again 🙈). She was quite confident that it will be delivered on Thursday
Sorta what I am guessing, our phones will be at Louisville sometime tomorrow and then split up and sent to our locations during day so the tentative 9/26 is looking likely to me as well
 
I see that you were also in the second batch here for originally 9/27 to 10/1. Before you found at store as I recall. Interesting you have a 9/23 date (before the customs snafu in ZhengZhou)! I never got earlier than 9/26 estimate.

Oh, my delivery date says 9/26 but it says Exception at the top. 9/23 is the date for Louisville. Dunno if it's there or on the way. If they lost it I hope Apple will not charge me for the lost item.
 
I’m not very optimistic with this prediction, but maybe most of us will have our phones tomorrow. If UPS59 and UPS63 are carrying our phones to Anchorage right now, they might be scheduled to fly in to Louisville tonight (UPS has 6 different flights scheduled from Anchorage to Louisville tonight, and are expected to land between 1am and 2am Wednesday morning). If they can move quick enough, a lot of our local UPS distribution centers might have them tomorrow morning before the trucks go out to deliver.
Like I said, you’d have to be very optimistic to believe that, but maybe
 
Yeah, I went on the Apple website and it shows 9/30, the app doesn’t provide a specific date. That would suck. I checked flights from Kentucky tomorrow and there are none to my State besides a Southwest Passenger flight.
 
I ordered 2 phones at the same time. One originally had a delivery date of 9/26 while the other has a date of 9/30. Both phones are traveling together. Go figure.
 
Oh, my delivery date says 9/26 but it says Exception at the top. 9/23 is the date for Louisville. Dunno if it's there or on the way. If they lost it I hope Apple will not charge me for the lost item.

Ok thanks was curious, before the customs misprograming/snafu it almost looked like we might get phones on 23 and was just wondering about that. Appreciate your reply
 
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