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Apple's Online Store Down Ahead of iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 Pre-Orders

I'm going to wait, I'm still trying to settle on a pair of Bluetooth earbuds that I won't regret buying. I know I could use the adapter for my current headphones, but I want to be able to listen to music and charge at the same time.
 
Funny. I thought for sure I was going to jump on Series 2, but now I'm thinking of waiting. Part of me wants to hold out for black ceramic, part of me knows I wouldn't pay for it anyway.

Putting the dual core in the Series 1 makes it pretty clear my original Watch is going to get obsoleted pretty fast, and I do love my watch, but I'm just not getting the gotta have it vibe.

Of course that was true with this watch too, until 10 minutes before pre-orders when I made an impulse buy...
 
Analog Kid said:
Funny. I thought for sure I was going to jump on Series 2, but now I'm thinking of waiting. Part of me wants to hold out for black ceramic, part of me knows I wouldn't pay for it anyway.

Putting the dual core in the Series 1 makes it pretty clear my original Watch is going to get obsoleted pretty fast, and I do love my watch, but I'm just not getting the gotta have it vibe.

Of course that was true with this watch too, until 10 minutes before pre-orders when I made an impulse buy...
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I'm going to wait to see how Watch OS 3 does. I don't need GPS so to put down the cash doesn't seem like a good idea right now.
 
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One of the perks of using Apple Pay with the Apple Store app for this is your bank won't decline your odd hours of the night purchase. One of the most infuriating late nights of my life was going through the refresh and site disconnect gauntlet only to be further smacked down by my bank auto declining the charge at the end of it. That phone call to your bank really makes you feel like a drug addict that needs to reevaluate your priorities in life.
 
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nagromme said:
Alarm set! Series 2 incoming.

P.S. I found some interesting charts:


All iPhone users
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iPhone users who frequently use headphones
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iPhone users who use headphones NOT found in the box already
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iPhone users who use WIRED headphones not found in the box
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iPhone users who use third party wired headphones and who weren’t going to go wireless soon anyway
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iPhone users who still won’t go wireless any time soon despite Apple improving wireless while also creating an instant market boom for third parties
##

iPhone users with more than ONE pair of wired headphones
#

iPhone users who care about moving the free 2-inch adapter between multiple wired headphones
|

iPhone users can afford multiple wired headsets they care about, but cannot afford a $9 second adapter so they can avoid the moving the free adapter
,

iPhone users who have this problem now and will have the same problem in a year
.



iPhone users who think they have to charge while using wired headphones with the screen off
###

iPhone users who truly do have to charge while using wired headphones with the screen off, despite the new battery life increases
|

iPhone users who truly have to charge while using wired headphones but cannot afford a small third-party Y-connector that sits on their desk, adding zero additional cables compared to their old way
.



iPhone users who play iPhone audio through their car
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iPhone users who play iPhone audio through their car without Bluetooth
#####

iPhone users who play audio through their car without Bluetooth while charging via Lightning-USB
###

iPhone users who play audio through their car without Bluetooth and use a headphone cable because they don’t realize the USB will carry the audio too and allow pause/skip into the bargain
##

iPhone users who play car audio without Bluetooth and aren't just unaware: they truly cannot use USB to carry the audio as well
#

iPhone users who play car audio without Bluetooth, cannot use USB for the audio, and cannot afford a Y-adapter that stays in the car
|

iPhone users who fall into all of those categories, cannot afford a Y-adapter, but who CAN afford this new phone
.
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That deserves some kind of award. How do we get Nagromme one of those trophy thingies I see talked about in the profiles?
 
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We can pre-order through Target's website? That's intriguing. Anyone know if we can use our Target Red Card with the purchase and get the normal 5% discount?
 
sportsfrk214 said:
Someone needs to explain to me why they always shut the store down for hours. I mean at the flip of a switch the site updates on keynote day to show all the new products...shouldnt the store be the same? Just seems odd to not let anyone buy anything for 6 hours
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There's no technical reason for it. It's marketing.
 
nagromme said:
Alarm set! Series 2 incoming.

P.S. I found some interesting charts:


All iPhone users
#################################

iPhone users who frequently use headphones
#############################

iPhone users who use headphones NOT found in the box already
##########

iPhone users who use WIRED headphones not found in the box
#######

iPhone users who use third party wired headphones and who weren’t going to go wireless soon anyway
####

iPhone users who still won’t go wireless any time soon despite Apple improving wireless while also creating an instant market boom for third parties
##

iPhone users with more than ONE pair of wired headphones
#

iPhone users who care about moving the free 2-inch adapter between multiple wired headphones
|

iPhone users can afford multiple wired headsets they care about, but cannot afford a $9 second adapter so they can avoid the moving the free adapter
,

iPhone users who have this problem now and will have the same problem in a year
.



iPhone users who think they have to charge while using wired headphones with the screen off
###

iPhone users who truly do have to charge while using wired headphones with the screen off, despite the new battery life increases
|

iPhone users who truly have to charge while using wired headphones but cannot afford a small third-party Y-connector that sits on their desk, adding zero additional cables compared to their old way
.



iPhone users who play iPhone audio through their car
###################

iPhone users who play iPhone audio through their car without Bluetooth
#####

iPhone users who play audio through their car without Bluetooth while charging via Lightning-USB
###

iPhone users who play audio through their car without Bluetooth and use a headphone cable because they don’t realize the USB will carry the audio too and allow pause/skip into the bargain
##

iPhone users who play car audio without Bluetooth and aren't just unaware: they truly cannot use USB to carry the audio as well
#

iPhone users who play car audio without Bluetooth, cannot use USB for the audio, and cannot afford a Y-adapter that stays in the car
|

iPhone users who fall into all of those categories, cannot afford a Y-adapter, but who CAN afford this new phone
.
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Lmaooo wtf
 
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maxsix said:
100% Not Buying.

For the first time ever I'm going to pass. A decision made easy by this lackluster phone with no headphone jack.
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I'm really annoyed by the removal of the headphone jack, but the camera for me more than makes up for it. I use my phone as a camera more than anything else.
 
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maxsix said:
100% Not Buying.

For the first time ever I'm going to pass. A decision made easy by this lackluster phone with no headphone jack.
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Headphone doesn't bother me personally. I did use a bit with irig for guitar. Now that I have a MacBook Pro again that's a moot point. I wouldn't call the phone lackluster but can respect opinion. What do you think would've made it better?

Mlrollin91 said:
I'm 100% buying a plus but color is killing me. Matte or Silver. So many pros and cons of each. First. World. Problems.

It might come down to what has better launch day availability.
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It's a toss up for me on the black models. What phone are you using now?
 
ncbetz said:
I am on app.
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Down for me too. In US. Wanted to make a favorite but hadn't decided on which black. Now that I have I can't. I was set on jet black but have decided to go with just black. Nervous about finger prints and easily scratching. I got kids ok. 🙂
 
tatsumi said:
Please everybody, hate and don't buy the iPhone 7/7 Plus. It is a terrible device, you have to boycott Apple for the missing headphone jack!

We need to stay together! Nobody should be ordering an iPhone 7/7 Plus!

so that I can order mine and get it delivered on release day!
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Haha. You win my internet post of the day!
 
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