Why would at&T not know how many phones they get. Its as simple as if they had left over phones (which lets face it they won't) they could return it to apple. I don't buy it.
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AT&T: iPhone 6S/6S Plus Pre-Order Thread!
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Apple makes the iPhone... only they know how many they made. AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc. are in no way, shape, or form, involved in the production process, they only sell the item.
Who knows or doesn't know what is all speculation. It is entirely possible that AT&T doesn't know how many they are getting but Apple most likely knows how many they are supplying.
I used to work in retail and I know that for most new items, we had no idea how many we were getting until it had shipped. Everything before that was just a guessing game.
Who knows or doesn't know what is all speculation. It is entirely possible that AT&T doesn't know how many they are getting but Apple most likely knows how many they are supplying.
I used to work in retail and I know that for most new items, we had no idea how many we were getting until it had shipped. Everything before that was just a guessing game.
Okay, Michael... what "do" you "buy"? What explains thousands of phones saying a back order date for a week after purchase and then suddenly changing a few days before launch to a launch day shipping date?
Question to you too, SlipperyPete. Let's hear what you believe explains it. All ears..
dude you are taking this to serious. This happens every year. The dates move up the week of. I'll just wait.
Ok I'll speculate -- AT&T is allotted so many phones for the pre-order. Those seem to sell by 12:00:00:00000000000001 a.m. and then it moves to the second allotment with a later ship date and maybe they under-promise on the delivery date just in case. And maybe they don't update the process/website to streamline the information we get about the pending order because last year they didn't lose 100K customers because people were pissed their phones didn't come on launch day or when indicated in the order.
With AT&T the whole thing is so opaque it makes you wonder if anyone really knows the answers to these questions. For Apple, the manufacture/delivery of a British Sh*t-tonne of devices a few times a year is old hat by now. They have the process and infrastructure in place. For AT&T, or any of the other carriers, this is a once-a-year event and it's not worth their time or resources to make it a smoother process.
But it sure is great fun to hunt around here for a glimpse of what's going on behind the scenes!
I think you are righ no one knows anything. AT&T is probably playing it safe due to the fact that last year the iPhone 6 Plus was sold out fast and there wasn't enough shipment.Ok I'll speculate -- AT&T is allotted so many phones for the pre-order. Those seem to sell by 12:00:00:00000000000001 a.m. and then it moves to the second allotment with a later ship date and maybe they under-promise on the delivery date just in case. And maybe they don't update the process/website to streamline the information we get about the pending order because last year they didn't lose 100K customers because people were pissed their phones didn't come on launch day or when indicated in the order.
With AT&T the whole thing is so opaque it makes you wonder if anyone really knows the answers to these questions. For Apple, the manufacture/delivery of a British Sh*t-tonne of devices a few times a year is old hat by now. They have the process and infrastructure in place. For AT&T, or any of the other carriers, this is a once-a-year event and it's not worth their time or resources to make it a smoother process.
But it sure is great fun to hunt around here for a glimpse of what's going on behind the scenes!
Thank you both for just reiterating what I was saying. It's all about supply allocation. It's just how retail works.
Just for ***** and giggles I am chatting with AT&T online now, about my 128gb 6-Plus in Gold. Please stand by...
Just to chime in: last year's pre-order season also saw the crazy October numbers. I ordered a 6+. Shortly before launch, some customers' delivery dates were moved up to launch day. Others were moved up from late October to the first two weeks of the month (10/2-10/14 or something like that). I was in the 10/2 window and I received my phone 6 business days after launch.
Some of us may not get our ATT orders on launch day, but we might not have to wait until October either.
Some of us may not get our ATT orders on launch day, but we might not have to wait until October either.
They probably gave AT&T a guaranteed number of phones for the pre order (probably a very small number especially for the 6s plus if any at all). Then the rest that they get is unknown until they come in. Every year when you go to AT&T and even Apple to find out about when phones will come in or stock that will be available it's always the same answer that they don't know what they will get or when they will get it till it comes in.
Yes but no one has a 25th date for a plus. That is impossible since people ordered it earlier than preorder went up.
So far she says the 10/16 to 10/23 shipping date for a 128GB 6-Plus in Gold is correct, and that Rose Golds are shipping 35 to 40 days out!
Don't know if she knows for sure but I'm just going to go by what she says and not expect my phone next Friday. It ain't no big thang.
Don't know if she knows for sure but I'm just going to go by what she says and not expect my phone next Friday. It ain't no big thang.
It does seem stupid. But I don't want to count on a 9/25 delivery just to not see it happen. I can wait if I have to.
I work for a warehouse that ships out customer orders. When we place an order with a manufacturer, it's a set amount. If the manufacturer gets to their ship date and doesn't have 100% of the order filled, they send us what they have. (Maybe they had employee issues, maybe a component had a low yield, maybe they had shipping delays from their suppliers.....) We don't know how much of the order we will receive until it actually shows up, and if we only get a partial order, we don't always know when the remaining portion will arrive. That's just how it is. *shrug*
Maybe Apple didn't guarantee any plus's for the pre order which seems crazy and hopefully not the case. This whole thing just seems like a big mess.
Did some AT&T customers last year get their Plus's later than the original estimate? If so, it's completely understandable they'd rather give a later estimate and *maybe* be able to fill early, rather than have angry customers again.
I got a late October estimate for the iPhone 6 Plus last year. Ended up getting it a week after launch.
Has anyone had there Authorization expire for there iPhone 6s through ATT, Looked today at my credit card statement online, and it said my Authorization to ATT has expired. Please let me know.
My delivery dates for my Space Gray 6+ 128GB were 11/04-11/13 and my phone was delivered on 10/24. I was on the bus going on vacation :-(. That better not happen this year!
Last year I ordered a 6-Plus thru Apple, was promised 9/19 delivery and it was delivered on 9/19 as promised.
I can't remember when/if I last ordered from AT&T. Just checked--turns out never, haha.
Even more reason to just believe what they say and sit tight until 10/16.
Ciao!
I can't remember when/if I last ordered from AT&T. Just checked--turns out never, haha.
Even more reason to just believe what they say and sit tight until 10/16.
Ciao!
If you ordered directly from Apple you could definitely get a 9/25 ship date. I ordered a gold 128 s+ from att and have the same date as everyone else. Apple was still showing a 9:25 ship date on the same phone I ordered up until around 7-8 am that morning. I expect many of us will see those October dates change next week. I've seen a few posts where ppl from att sait it would change.
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