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Cancel order and wait in line at Apple?
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Can I keep it and still go and wait in line?? Will they be able to cancel it if I get lucky and get the iphone I want on launch day?
Best bet if you want to try. Go on launch day. If they have enough when you get to front of line just cancel your pre order.
What time did you try that it slipped? Just wondering
Well they don't charge you're card until they ship, so you could go wait in line, and if you succeed in getting a phone, then cancel you're other order. If not, you're still good because you have one preordered.
I pre-ordered on the app at 3:47am EST.
I probably should of just went with the 64GB as that had the 9/19 delivery still. oh well, wasn't thinking straight at almost 4am lol.
Can you cancel an order placed through VZW or AT&T as well? Not sure how that works with the contracts, etc.
I think this is what i'm going to do. Now worried about what time I need to be at the store lol. i really don't want to camp out overnight but I think people will be in the day before i bet.
Why the big deal in waiting a bit longer? You've ordered now, so just get on with your life until the parcel arrives at your door. Do you really need all the hassle with queueing with hordes of people who have no lives to 'maybe' get the phone a little earlier?
you are guaranteed of getting one at the stores as long as you are willing to get in line early enough.. 
I don't know, I don't pre-order with ATT as I had a bad experience years ago and stuck to doing it with Apple since it's less hassle and I think their stores have more stock then the carriers do.
I read people can call and cancel their carrier orders though.
If you try to play both ends of the game, you may lose out. That is cancel and then walk into a store to buy it. People have reported last year that it took them 24+ hours for their upgrade subsidy to reset (others stated they didn't have to wait as long).
I think a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. You're good to go with the pre-order, stick with that.
I think a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. You're good to go with the pre-order, stick with that.
My advice is to wait it out and try not to dwell on it.
It is true that the stores may receive some stock of the iPhone you want before you get yours in the mail, but there's no guarantee of that. And it may cause problems for you. You may end up waiting on line for who knows how long and discover they have the one you want in stock. But here's the wrinkle, if the one you ordered online has been processed you're out of luck. You'll have to call ATT to sort out your upgrade situation and apply it to the one you want to buy at the store, and for them it frequently takes a while, perhaps days to update the system.
So all in all it could prove to be more trouble than its worth.
It is true that the stores may receive some stock of the iPhone you want before you get yours in the mail, but there's no guarantee of that. And it may cause problems for you. You may end up waiting on line for who knows how long and discover they have the one you want in stock. But here's the wrinkle, if the one you ordered online has been processed you're out of luck. You'll have to call ATT to sort out your upgrade situation and apply it to the one you want to buy at the store, and for them it frequently takes a while, perhaps days to update the system.
So all in all it could prove to be more trouble than its worth.
Keep the preorder. You don't want to wait and the store not get that many of that configuration and you are stuck without an iPhone 6 til the end of October etc.
I have no life lol....j/k. I happen to be on vacation next week so I can do the line thing and not worry about missing work. Plus I don't want to 3 weeks
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Good point. Maybe i'll be able to at least the 64GB if they don't have the 128GB. Thanks.
Trust me I know how you feel. I want the phone and was ready to give up in 20 min or so. I woke up 10 min early and did not actually get to pre order until around same time as you.
In all honesty I'm thinking the rumors of a plus supple shortage are not to far off. It seems most people that had trouble/ getting late deliveries are ordering the +.
I ordered the 6 and as soon as it let me actually click the continue button(around 3:40) I saw my plan and got confirmation email seconds later. Don't mean to make you feel you shouldn't wait in line just thinking if that's the reason. If the store you plan to go to has a decent amount of people I would suggest trying to be there really early
That could suck. i'll call the apple store to see if they can tell me how much of that size phone they will have in stock for launch day.
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ok thanks. This might be a camp out situation if i really want it on the 19th.
Anyone else miss out on a 9/19 iPhone Plus delivery and is now going to wait in line?
My Apple Store App showed the iPhone 6 Plus, all options selected (Space Gray/64GB) and displayed "Delivers 9/19"... but the page was missing the "CONTINUE" button and eventually timed out. Shame.
That was my first time trying to pre-order and iPhone and I can't say I'll ever do it again. Who else is now planning on waiting in line next Friday? Hoping I can show up to the AT&T Store 3 hours before they open and be able to get a Space Gray Plus.
My Apple Store App showed the iPhone 6 Plus, all options selected (Space Gray/64GB) and displayed "Delivers 9/19"... but the page was missing the "CONTINUE" button and eventually timed out. Shame.
That was my first time trying to pre-order and iPhone and I can't say I'll ever do it again. Who else is now planning on waiting in line next Friday? Hoping I can show up to the AT&T Store 3 hours before they open and be able to get a Space Gray Plus.
Anyone else cancelling their preorders due to long shipping delay and waiting in line
Anyone with me?!
Anyone with me?!
Unless as some of us are paying full price rather than extending a contract. Then it shouldn't be a problem, though honestly I don't expect the stores to have any Pluses that haven't already been spoken for, as the Apple rep on the phone indicated.