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ATT iPhone 5 Pre-order thread
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Which order status page are you talking about? There are two. One of them shows a column that is titled "Backorder" and either shows 1 or 0. Is this the page you're talking about, or the other one?
Lol sorry. Im just not sure they'll go through my gate and go to the back. I'm sure they have to deliver x amount of packages in x amount of time so I don't wanna waste their time.
No, from a friend that worked for FedEX Ground, they have x number of packages, and are out until they are delivered, or there is an exception. After a certain point, they get concerned, but they get your scans and know what you have to deliver...
anyones ON start with 9951? or 5571?
i ordered both at 3pm est and the first one is not on backorder now but the 2nd still is.
i ordered both at 3pm est and the first one is not on backorder now but the 2nd still is.
Just go to the FedEx online tracking, enter the number, and select the "Hold at FedEx Location". Then choose your nearest FedEx Office (formerly Kinkos) and have it delivered there.
If you can catch it before it gets loaded onto your local truck for delivery tomorrow they will drop it off at the FEO/Kinkos on the same day as it was scheduled to be delivered.
Most FEO/Kinkos are open 24/7 so you can then pick it up at your leisure. And best of all there is NO charge for this service. UPS charges extra for packages held at UPS Store locations.
Do not select a FedEx Customer Shipping Center as their hours are more limited and it may not be available till Monday.
Where does yours say backorder? My status page says "Pending Shipment Quantity 1", but without backorder.
Has anyone's credit card been charged yet? My package is in KY right now scheduled for delivery tomorrow, but still no charge yet.
You can usually pick it up that evening at the terminal if you call and ask for it. I don't know how that will work tomorrow, but usually once I have the tag on the door, I go to the office between 5:30 and 6:30 and the driver is back, and I can get the package...
I have the same exact thing going on. Same group and the only email I received was the email confirming my online order, 11 hours after I placed it. But I placed my order at 1:00 am pst for a Black 16gb.
Do they still have you as backordered? And, is there any truth to this magical 'cut off' time I keep reading about? I ordered @ 11:30PM 9/14/12. CSR's @ ATT say I'm not backordered despite it showing otherwise. Don't know what to believe.
I slept in, woke up when I felt like it, 11:03AM I ordered my iPhone 5 16GB Black. I was shipped via fedex. Order number is 16120XXXXXXX im golden.
For what it's worth, my order status page doesn't have the word 'backorder' anywhere in site.
Sorry I don't understand. Are you saying they will or will not go into my backyard if I left a note? I already know theyll leave it if I leave a note but just wondering if they'll go into the back. Thanks
I hope you live in a "safe" neighborhood.
I'm sure there will be plenty of shady people out tomorrow looking for little packages on doorsteps with the amount of publicity the iPhone 5 Sept 21 date has been getting. Grab and go!
Why not have it held for you at your nearest FedEx Office/Kinkos?
Check order status on AT&T using link in my signature line.
There is a column for "back-order" and a column for "ordered".
Someone here posted that they order in store at 10:30 EST and they are OFF back order.
I ordered at 10:04 EST IN STORE and I am still on backorder!
The hell?!
I ordered at 10:04 EST IN STORE and I am still on backorder!
The hell?!
mine was done over the phone around 10am EST (Blk 32) my order is 9041 still backorder is 1 and processing
Not true.
One of my phones was ORDERED on 9/15 and is already on its way via UPS. White 32GB. Ported from a Sprint number.
Trust me, I was not expecting it to ship for 14-21 days!
There is a signature release form but if the package is "direct signature," you can't use it. Also, even if it's "indirect signature" the driver still had discretion whether to leave the pkg. My guess, no driver is taking the risk of dumping an iPhone.
Once a delivery attempt has been made you can call and p/u at the station that night or Sat AM. Also if you sign up for UPS My Choice (if it shipped UPS) you can request p/u at station before first delivery attempt. But you have to do it online.