i got off the phone with an apple sales supervisor and he stated that when you reserve the phone, that is when you will be charged. so if you reserve it tomorrow online, then you will be charged tomorrow.
hope that helps
hope that helps
i got off the phone with an apple sales supervisor and he stated that when you reserve the phone, that is when you will be charged. so if you reserve it tomorrow online, then you will be charged tomorrow.
hope that helps
This subject was covered pretty comprehensively yesterday!
The difference between a Credit and a Debit cards is pretty simple and obvious.
Money used to purchase an item using a Credit Card is credited from an account held by the card company (Visa, Mastercard etc) on behalf of the client. Purchases are "credited" to the client up to a pre-arranged limit.
Money drawn on a Debit Card is taken (debited) from a bank account held in the client's name. Should there be insufficient funds in the bank account at the time of purchase, the request will obviously be refused. A Debit Card is in essence, a plastic cheque.
Many (the majority) of companies will NOT accept pre-orders on a Debit Card simply because they have no idea if sufficient funds will be in the account when the payment is due. However, some companies overcome this problem by withdrawing the remittence before the pre-ordered item is available.
So, let's say I won't have the appropriate funds into my account until Thursday. Would I be alright preordering tomorrow as long as the funds are in the account by the shipping date?
I've spoken to two apple reps so far from the stores, working on my third one. This is what they said:
If you pre-order and have it shipped to your house/business whether you do this at your home or at the apple store, you will be charged that day.
If you go online and reserve/choose the option to go pick it up at the Apple store you will not be charged at all. One rep also said that when reserving you will not be asked any credit card info, you will be charged once you go to pick it up at the store on the 24th
And both of these options are available on the website.
This subject was covered pretty comprehensively yesterday!
The difference between a Credit and a Debit cards is pretty simple and obvious.
Money used to purchase an item using a Credit Card is credited from an account held by the card company (Visa, Mastercard etc) on behalf of the client. Purchases are "credited" to the client up to a pre-arranged limit.
Money drawn on a Debit Card is taken (debited) from a bank account held in the client's name. Should there be insufficient funds in the bank account at the time of purchase, the request will obviously be refused. A Debit Card is in essence, a plastic cheque.
Many (the majority) of companies will NOT accept pre-orders on a Debit Card simply because they have no idea if sufficient funds will be in the account when the payment is due. However, some companies overcome this problem by withdrawing the remittence before the pre-ordered item is available.
Okay I have a question about reserving instead of pre-ordering. If I go online to "reserve" the iPhone 4g, does that actually mean I am guaranteed an iPhone 4g on release day the 24th, or is it just a bunch of bs because Apple thinks they will not run out?
I want to pre-order but I'm afraid I will not have the funds in time. I transferred some money from my bank account to my paypal account. I have a paypal debit card and I was going to use that so I would not have to worry about the funds not being there in my banking account. Well paypal is saying the expected clear date for the fund transfer is on the 16th!!! I initiated the transfer Friday morning, I cannot believe it's taking this long!
Before you insist otherwise, please know that I've worked closely with all the major card companies for years as part of my employment. What I'm saying here isn't opinion, it's fact.