Apple Watch Series 3 Pre-Order Thread

[hungryteresa]

My Apple store Apple watch order is for instore pickup at 8am tommorow. Customer service told me that my order will for sure be there to just be there at 8am because you probally won't get the notification before that. They said we will be there already about time you get it lol. Is anyone going early just to be there early? I may get there at 7 to see if there will be a line or any hype.

I did pickup for my iPhone 7+ last year at the same Apple store. There was a line for people waiting to buy iPhones and there was a much shorter line (only a few people ahead of me) who pre-ordered. I was in and out within an hour. They opened everything up for me! I'm guessing since the iPhone 8 isn't super popular, the lines will be even shorter tomorrow? My pickup time is also 8-8:30am! I'm getting excited.

 

[fanboi4lyfe]

Had no doubts but Watch confirmed for delivery tomorrow!!

 

[Devildog08]

I did pickup for my iPhone 7+ last year at the same Apple store. There was a line for people waiting to buy iPhones and there was a much shorter line (only a few people ahead of me) who pre-ordered. I was in and out within an hour. They opened everything up for me! I'm guessing since the iPhone 8 isn't super popular, the lines will be even shorter tomorrow? My pickup time is also 8-8:30am! I'm getting excited.

I am excited too my 8plus will be here tommorow my wifes apple watch will be here tommorow and my Stainless steel watch will be in store pickup. I won't get any sleep tonight LOL

 

[tak09]

This may give some others hope, but I didn’t order my Watch 3 with Cell until Sunday morning through Verizon (I usually order right when preorders open, but I was on the fence with the watch). The estimated shipping date was pushed to October 10th, but I just looked up my order and it’s already shipped and will be arriving tomorrow. So there’s hope for everyone else!

 

[roncito]

So I guess it is the new ringtone!

 

[wowmyers]

Those of you with previous Apple Watch orders on day of release, when does UPS update their tracking? I am planning a pickup from a UPS distribution HUB. Will it be scanned in when it arrives to the hub? or do we have to wait for the email from Apple that it's ready for pickup?

 

[ncain187]

T-Mobile pushed my Ship date to 10-9 to 10-20... Preordered about 10 am when the opened pre-sales.

 

[jaedre3]

This may give some others hope, but I didn’t order my Watch 3 with Cell until Sunday morning through Verizon (I usually order right when preorders open, but I was on the fence with the watch). The estimated shipping date was pushed to October 10th, but I just looked up my order and it’s already shipped and will be arriving tomorrow. So there’s hope for everyone else!

which one did you get? i am with tmobile and the silver had delayed ship dates space grey did not.

 

[ncain187]

which one did you get? i am with tmobile and the silver had delayed ship dates space grey did not.

Makes sense then, I picked up the silver one.

 

[ldpm14]

Those of you with previous Apple Watch orders on day of release, when does UPS update their tracking? I am planning a pickup from a UPS distribution HUB. Will it be scanned in when it arrives to the hub? or do we have to wait for the email from Apple that it's ready for pickup?

All communication is done through UPS and the pickup is not associated with Apple. Have you already arranged for the HUB pickup?

 

[tak09]

which one did you get? i am with tmobile and the silver had delayed ship dates space grey did not.

I got the space grey, but I spoke too soon. Their system gave me the wrong tracking information. I called Verizon and they have no idea what’s going on with their order tracking, but it was showing me someone else’s order, not my own. Mine is still in “processing“ they said. So much for getting it early

 

[Devildog08]

I got the space grey, but I spoke too soon. Their system gave me the wrong tracking information. I called Verizon and they have no idea what’s going on with their order tracking, but it was showing me someone else’s order, not my own. Mine is still in “processing“ they said. So much for getting it early

I would be geting them bill credits lol

 

[wowmyers]

All communication is done through UPS and the pickup is not associated with Apple. Have you already arranged for the HUB pickup?

Yes, I've already changed to pickup via UPS.com. I'm curious when to go up to UPS. When the tracking says it's arrive at HUB?

 

[SoCalGadgetGuy]

So I guess it is the new ringtone!

Not so good of a video. The narrator speaks about a new watch face, but never shows it. He basically reiterates things that we already know.

I don't even think the video shown is his. At one point, the person on the video is showing the features of the watch band, while the narrator is oblivious to that fact and speaks about the cellular feature.

It's just not a well thought-out video.

 

[HyperliteG4]

Not so good of a video. The narrator speaks about a new watch face, but never shows it. He basically reiterates things that we already know.

I don't even think the video shown is his. At one point, the person on the video is showing the features of the watch band, while the narrator is oblivious to that fact and speaks about the cellular feature.

It's just not a well thought-out video.

If you want to see a good review and video, this is the best review I've seen so far https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/apple-watch-series-3-edition-review

 

[pcall1128]

Here is whats funny. Mine has been sitting in Louisville, KY since Sunday. I got the email from Apple today saying congratulations your item has shipped. So I look at the UPS site and its still sitting in KY.

There must be delay as my tracking has showed this whole time and is identical, must have been on the same planes!

Who knows, we might even be on the same shipping pallet! I went all of this week without any updates, I kept telling myself that for some reason it’s on the move and I’m just not getting tracking updates. I was very happy to wake up this morning and see everything suddenly appeared. My Watch is getting delivered to me at my job so it should be around 12 noon. Perfect timing for an awesome weekend!

 

[roncito]

Not so good of a video. The narrator speaks about a new watch face, but never shows it. He basically reiterates things that we already know.

I don't even think the video shown is his. At one point, the person on the video is showing the features of the watch band, while the narrator is oblivious to that fact and speaks about the cellular feature.

It's just not a well thought-out video.

Yes I get it but I only posted it for the ringtone.
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Those of you with previous Apple Watch orders on day of release, when does UPS update their tracking? I am planning a pickup from a UPS distribution HUB. Will it be scanned in when it arrives to the hub? or do we have to wait for the email from Apple that it's ready for pickup?

They will scan it and send you an alert either by email or text depending how you have your notifications setup. I usually get a call at like 6AM or so.

 

[SoCalGadgetGuy]

It's just not a well thought-out video.

Yes I get it but I only posted it for the ringtone.

Agreed. The new tone is cool. The other features are cool. The whole watch is very cool...it's just that this video was weird. It is better suited for a podcast (audio only). Not your fault. However, thanks for posting for the ringtone.

 

[al0kz]

My Apple store Apple watch order is for instore pickup at 8am tommorow. Customer service told me that my order will for sure be there to just be there at 8am because you probally won't get the notification before that. They said we will be there already about time you get it lol. Is anyone going early just to be there early? I may get there at 7 to see if there will be a line or any hype.

Ahh, that’s a sigh of relief. I’m not picking mine up until Noon, so I guess I should be receiving a notification of some sort.

 

[Devildog08]

If you want to see a good review and video, this is the best review I've seen so far https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/apple-watch-series-3-edition-review

This review justifys my expensive purchases lol Can't wait until tommorow. Good post and review.

 

[redavis41]

If you want to see a good review and video, this is the best review I've seen so far https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/apple-watch-series-3-edition-review

I agree, it is well thought out, balanced, and from a watch enthusiast, not a tech enthusiast. As a watch enthusiast with now tech interests I really appreciated his input especially since I've been on the fence between the Ceramic Gray and LTE. His portrayal of the watches benefits and shortcomings is on point, IMO.

 

[bryanmwolfe71]

Still nothing from AT&T. CS repeated what the website showed. Really weird no one with an order placed through AT&T is showing movement.

 

[Conker76]

Still nothing from AT&T. CS repeated what the website showed. Really weird no one with an order placed through AT&T is showing movement.

Some people in AT&T thread are showing movement

 

[bryanmwolfe71]

Some people in AT&T thread are showing movement

thanks. will check.

 

[ryanovelo]

Verizon orderer here. Ordered at 3:10 am eastern on 9/15 and yet I still have zero communication from Verizon that this is going to ship and arrive by tomorrow as promised. Still says "processing". I don't know anyone that has seen movement from Verizon and it is 2:43 pm Thursday.