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Apple TV 4 UK Pre-Order Thread

Dispatched! Although can't see a tracking number and when I click on the 'track delivery' link it says delivery info not availble.
Worryingly, on the app, delivery date still says 30th-3rd Nov.
 
Totalkharnage said:
Hmmm. Still preparing for despatch. When do we think the latest tine is when it can be dispatched for arrival tomorrow?
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Say 22:00 tonight at a guess. going from experience

geesus said:
First time pre-orderer here - what is the difference between 'preparing for dispatch' and 'preparing for shipment'?

Is it common for Apple to send items out of order like this, in that people above seem to be waiting for shipment despite ordering before others who have had theirs despatched? Seems an odd way to do things, unless other aspects are taken into account, such as geography etc.
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it's normal for a lot of companies for items to be dispatched late at night. Most companies dispatch items during afternoon/night for trunking to local hubs over night.
 
MLJH said:
I know, that's the best I could do though, as there was a period that I couldn't check. I just checked the tracking information and as at 16:05 it was in Leicester being delivered by DPD.
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If it was in Liecester then it's still at the Syncreon warehouse.
 
bigchrisfgb said:
If it was in Liecester then it's still at the Syncreon warehouse.
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DPD have a new Hub in Liecester don't they? By this point it wouldn't be with Syncreon it would be with the carrier. It would hit there man hubs being sorted onto lorries for the drunk to local depots of that carrier.
 
looks like most orders are changing to shipped around 5-6pm local time. I ordered at around half 9 on monday morning and it's still PFD. Hopefully that'll change in a few hours.
 
smr said:
I'm sure they do take geography into account, and send orders out in batches to regional sorting hubs, probably starting with the most distant. After following many iPhone/iPad/iMac/MacBook pre-orders (and the Apple Watch pre-order) on MacRumors, I don't think anyone has figured out their 'system' (assuming there is one).

As discussed earlier in this thread, Apple UK use Syncreon for their logistics, and their main distribution centre is at Hinckley in Leicestershire. This is less than an hour's drive from me, so although my 32GB ATV when to PFD at about 10:45, it probably won't dispatch until later this evening.
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Pretty much spot on. Syncreon will release further away products earlier, for example orders in Aberdeen will probably have been released earlier today so that they can get on a cargo flight. If there is an overnight wagon going somewhere where there is an order then they won't be released until then. If it is local (like you) then it will probably be released late tonight or in the early hours and will just be loaded onto a van to the nearest delivery depo.

Logistics is a complicated game, my family have worked in it for years and you will be amazed at how often the obvious solution isn't always the easiest or best.
 
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nasa25 said:
looks like most orders are changing to shipped around 5-6pm local time. I ordered at around half 9 on monday morning and it's still PFD. Hopefully that'll change in a few hours.
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If yours is currently in PDF status, I'm guessing its been sorted in carrier hub's waiting to be trunked over night to a local depot.
 
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Blujelly said:
DPD have a new Hub in Liecester don't they? By this point it wouldn't be with Syncreon it would be with the carrier. It would hit there man hubs being sorted onto lorries for the drunk to local depots of that carrier.
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See my latest post. Syncreon are based in Liecester, so when you see Liecester on your fork it usually means it's in the Syncreon out going orders depot ready to be picked up by whoever is picking up each item.
 
Just spoke to Apple as I'm still at PFD.
They could not tell me anything new that the website doesn't already say.
Was hoping for a glimmer of hope but sadly no.
 
bigchrisfgb said:
See my latest post. Syncreon are based in Liecester, so when you see Liecester on your fork it usually means it's in the Syncreon out going orders depot ready to be picked up by whoever is picking up each item.
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Ahh I see.

I was guessing going by his information he had provided. Assuming if he had the DPD tracking number and it said Leicester it would be in there new 'super hub'

bigchrisfgb said:
Logistics is a complicated game, my family have worked in it for years and you will be amazed at how often the obvious solution isn't always the easiest or best.
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great industry to work in though!
 
I ordered at 16:24 on Monday and my order changed to dispatched at 17:00, being delivered by DPD. Good luck to everyone else, hopefully we'll all get to play this weekend 🙂
 
Totalkharnage said:
Stay strong everyone. That dispatched notification should come through soon and we'll all have our shiny toys to play with tomorrow.
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Not sure why I'm so hyped for this really. iPhones don't get me like this. Must be that I've waited since gen 3 for a new Apple TV.
 
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On the Apple store, all new orders are now showing delivery for Mon 2nd Nov. Looks like they have plenty in stock.
 
The controller due on the 9th has just gone to shipped but by postal not standard shipping. ATV still a PFS though.
 
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