If it doesn't come by Friday, I will switch to Verizon. I've been contemplating it anyway since the service in my area keeps getting worse also.
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Carrier AT&T Pre-Order and Dispatch Thread
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If I didn’t get a great discount with working for AT&T, I’d have Verizon , no hesitation .
I have a company provided phone, and we have accounts with both AT&T and Verizon. I've just always been with AT&T since I got my first phone. This is the first time they have failed me on pre-orders also.
Be sure to check throughout the day or set a notification up at istocknow.com. I had notifications setup and got one at 5:32 yesterday that the Apple store minutes away from me had 256 SG available. I cancelled my AT&T order and ordered it for pickup. Had it in hand 2 hours later.
Anyone have this issue? If I check the email ATT sent, it shows I am 'Preparing to Ship' but if I check *6737# it says Backordered. Both have the same date '15-22'. My pending charge also disappeared on Sunday, not charged just gone.
That means your phone is getting ready to ship. Congrats. The charge will come back, don't worry.
my order has finally changed to "Preparing to Ship". It's a Silver 256GB on AT&T no commitment. I was able to place the order around 3:10am on 10/27 directly in the Apple app (couldn't order before that). The initial estimate for delivery was/is 11/17 to 11/24. I assume this will now change. Does anyone know the average timeframe from Preparing to Ship until receiving the unit?
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It's been like this since Saturday though, and never have I wanted a charge on my CC as I have this week.
Odd. In all the previous AT&T pre-orders I've been through, that was the holy grail when status changed to that.
What was your quoted shipping date before you actually saw it ship? When did you order?
Great for you and sucks for me since you ordered the exact same phone as I did, almost 2 hours after I ordered.
iStocknow just commented in another stock thread and offered a bot to track stock availability in case there are those who can still cancel their orders:
https://www.istocknow.com/bot
https://www.istocknow.com/bot
I give up. So frustrating. I held out waiting my turn and after seeing people get their shipments AFTER I ordered just makes me angry. If my order hasn’t shipped or had a change in status by tomorrow morning, I’m cancelling my order and will wait until next year to upgrade.
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I can't use the FEDEX/UPS accounts because mine is shipping to a business address.
Second time I've chatted with a rep during this whole process:
Kathleen P.: As I have checked here , your order have an estimated shipment dates between 11/02/2017 To 11/10/2017. The good thing is our inventory level changes from time to time depending on the number of customers that placed thi8s kind of order.
Kathleen P.: AT&T is working diligently to have this item shipped as soon as possible and we definitely send it based on first come first serve basis, Blake.
Kathleen P.: I can assure you that you will receive an email with the tracking number once the item has been shopped. We appreciate your patience, I strongly recommend o check your email from time to time to check for the updates.
*Shipping on a first come, first serve basis is obviously a lie!*
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Please more data!! How to set it up, I'm a real techy guy - but can't find any instructions on how to set this up. I'm already registered with iStock. Need the connection to Telegram instructions.
Ordered a 256 Spacegray at 4:15AM EST on 10/27 on Apple.com. Still showing a DEC 1-8th arrival. I only ordered an hour later than launch because the store and apple.com kept on crashing. Glad I woke up in the middle of the night only to get screwed. Should have woken up and placed my order at 8AM and I'd have a phone by now, apparently.
Yes that really sucks and I feel for you. Like I’ve said before I wish you got this phone before me as you ordered before. I take zero pleasure in getting it before you. It actually gets me really mad.
Wrong thread, this is where we complain about AT&T
No, I’m AT&T just ordered on Apple.com. Is this thread only for those who ordered on ATT’s site? Maybe I’m confused. I just need to vent, darnit!!!