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Early iPhone 4S Deliveries from Verizon Reach the U.S.

I am still confused.

I am still confused.

* 16/white is ordered at 4AM ET on apple.com.
* Current status is still 'Preparing for Shipment' after 2 days.
* No UPS or Fedex record on reference tracking.

The only good thing is having 'Delivers Oct 14 via Standard Shipping' on Apple order tracking page.

What to think?
 
I have AT&T Premier. I logged into my account. It's being shipped via FedEx. According to my account, the phone has been shipped, it gives me a tracking number. However, when I enter the tracking number, FedEx says it can't be found in their system.
 
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drnycallstar19 said:
I'm one of the people that have an iPhone stuck in Kentucky since yesterday morning. I don't know how this really works but my theory is that maybe they all come together to Kentucky and this is where they separate them to where they're going. Maybe that's why they're taking so long?
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for all you know the phone is going to be delivered tomorrow or today

the website probably uses a read only copy of the database and there is a good chance UPS just stopped the updating of data to that database at some point for performance reasons. you can even control replication to not replicated some data based on filters you put in. very easy to set it up not to update any iphone tracking changes
 
Jdterry said:
Found out this morning that either Apple or UPS input the wrong state for my address. One misplaced keystroke will keep me form getting my phone on Friday. :(
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Couldn't possibly be your missed keystroke, right?
 
OK I now have ATT Premier tracking information for everything I ordered on Friday afternoon:D
 
drnycallstar19 said:
I'm one of the people that have an iPhone stuck in Kentucky since yesterday morning. I don't know how this really works but my theory is that maybe they all come together to Kentucky and this is where they separate them to where they're going. Maybe that's why they're taking so long?
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Me too. "Louisville, KY, United States 10/11/2011 9:28 A.M. Arrival Scan"

I ordered via Apple Store at 6am ET using the Apple Store Ap. I tried Apple.com and AT&T and it wasn't working for hours so I downloaded that ap on a whim and it worked.
 
I ordered through Verizon's website. I have not received any shipping confirmation or tracking number, only the email which came right after ordering to confirm my payment.

Now when I use the VZW site to check my order status, it says

"We have experienced technical difficulty while processing your order.
Please contact Us."

:confused::confused::confused:
 
Jbaffoh said:
I'm sure Apple requested UPS to hold them for Friday delivery. Since Louisville is UPS's worldwide air hub, it makes sense that they would be held there. I imagine it would be difficult to control all the local outlets to prevent premature deliveries.
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That is correct. I know someone that works at UPS in Louisville. At this time there are hundrends of thousands of iPhones being guarded by off duty police officers. They will be held there and released only in enough time for them to be delivered on Friday. Apple has told UPS to hold the phones and not deliver until Friday and UPS can control the shipments if they simply hold all of them at the Louisville hub.
 
iOS5 is live!!!

Good for the early recipients.

AT&T Black S ordered...glad I have the tracking number...
Thank you AT&T!


Downloading iOS 5 as I type. Shiny new phone in the next few days....OS will let me have fun until then!


Yeee hhhaaaaahhhh!
 
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garylapointe said:
Bah. My AT&T iPhone 4s via Apple.com has been sitting in Kentucky at UPS for the last 27 hours and I'm in Michigan :(

Gary
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Mine too, but in in AZ. Hong Kong to Alaska to KY to ???
 
I've had packages sit without updates for 48hrs. Then within the span of a work shift, the fields magically filled in w/ Delivered. I hope it's just that and that you all get your 4S this Friday. Cheers!:apple:
 
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TWSS37 said:
Jdterry said:
Found out this morning that either Apple or UPS input the wrong state for my address. One misplaced keystroke will keep me form getting my phone on Friday. :(
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Couldn't possibly be your missed keystroke, right?
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Unless he ordered over the phone the only person that could have fat fingered it was him/her. Apple servers send the address to UPS electronically. I highly doubt they somehow managed to change the state during that transmission. Sorry..
 
My excitement is building so much that you would think it was my first iPhone. :D

Friday actually works perfectly for me as I work Mon-Thurs each week.
 
Kram1975 said:
Me too. "Louisville, KY, United States 10/11/2011 9:28 A.M. Arrival Scan"

Me too. I ordered via Apple Store at 6am ET using the Apple Store Ap. I tried Apple.com and AT&T and it wasn't working for hours so I downloaded that ap on a whim and it worked.
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My sources tell me that UPS has a 5 million sq. ft mega hub in Louisville, KY they call Worldport. It handles express and international packages. iPhone 4s's are being stockpiled there to be released Thursday for delivery Friday. They can process more than 300,000 packages an hour there, so the phones that are there will be delivered on Friday. It's called logistics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldport_(UPS_air_hub)
 
I hope the people that are saying that it's Apple telling UPS to hold the phones are wrong..lol I'm hoping that you other guys are correct that UPS just stopped updating and hopefully it'll just update straight to delivered today or tomorrow..lol The phone I currently had actually broke two days after I preordered mine so I have no phone right now. Plus it's my first iPhone! :)
 
no shipping still

Ordered through AT&T website, still hasn't shipped :(

Its looking doubtful for a Friday delivery...
 
Why are they holding so hard to the delivery date? A lot of iPhone 4s were delivered a day or two early on Verizon and AT&T.
 
Yeah! My status just changed to "preparing for shipment" :cool:
Hope for a friday delivery is up (again)
 
GREAT! :)

Just found the tracking on UPS site. :)

Location
Shenzhen, China 10/12/2011 11:50 P.M. Departure Scan


Scheduled Delivery:
Friday, 10/14/2011, By End of Day


I ordered 16/white at 4AM ET on apple.com for AT&T.
 
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