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First iPhone 8, Apple TV 4K, and Apple Watch Series 3 Orders Begin Shipping Out to Customers
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My Verizon order shows an Apple Watch and a G And D Soft Sim Type S. Both of them show a 10 digit local phone number that does not match any of the other numbers on my plan (they do match each other). I assume this means that the watch does get it's own phone number and Verizon is just doing something on the backend to forward calls placed to my cell to both of those numbers.
I agree with you on upgrading from the 6. You'll see more of a difference than folks who already had the 6S and 7.
My watch3 still shows preparing for shipping on apple website and UPS tracking shows a shipping label created but not received by UPS facility yet. How is it going to make delivery by Friday? Anyone else still stuck in preparing for shipping status?
Yes, my Apple TV still shows an ETA of Friday but "preparing for shipping" since Saturday.
I ordered an Iphone, watch and TV at launch time, all 3 still listed as Preparing for Shipping. UPS shows 2 packages on their way to me for delivery Friday, hopefully one of those packages contains 2 items. Frustrating that Apple hasn't updated their info with the tracking numbers so I can confirm what's in each package.
Mine has said on the apple website, preparing for shipment since Saturday. I placed my order at 3:06 am Friday morning of the 15th. It still says preparing for shipment on apple website and I have tried the order number and phone number on UPS site and nothing. I did apple chat this morning and she told me everything looked good and she said they hadn't decided on a carrier for my phone yet, but it would still be here by Friday the 22nd. On the apple site it says that they are doing next day shipping. The problem with that is China (I assume is where it is coming from) is about 12 hours ahead of us, so it would need to ship out today to get here on time. In the past when pre-ordering every iphone I was able to track it on the UPS site days before it showed up on the apple site, not this year though. I have the Samsung S8 Plus and cannot wait to get rid of it for the Iphone 8 plus.
One possibility is that a shipment to the US has already been made in bulk and then the individual units will ship today or tomorrow from within the country. If the source (once it becomes trackable) indicates it is coming from Alaska or Nashville or Houston, for example, that's likely what happened.
Mines the same way... i ordered at 2:02AM CDT and still showing preparing for shipment with no results on UPS or FedEx
Good point about Fedex. I wonder if anyone else has had their devices ship out through fedex? I haven’t checked them yet.
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Based on the fact that you can still order several types of iPhone 8’s and still receive it by the 22nd, I’m guessing you’re right, most must be here in bulk already waiting to ship out from the USA.
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Based on the fact that you can still order several types of iPhone 8’s and still receive it by the 22nd, I’m guessing you’re right, most must be here in bulk already waiting to ship out from the USA.
My MacBook was shipped to me through FedEx last October so that’s why I’ve been checking their site too!
***News Flash***Mine still stuck preparing for shipment, but WAIT,,, I just lost my anixousness to get it on Friday. Apple just admitted there are issues in connectivity with the watch3. Wall Street Journal, Verge and others that got the watch early are reporting the issues so Apple had to fest up to the issue. If and when I get mine, gonna wait before I open it incase there is no fix or unreliable connectivity. Apple stock also taking a big hit because of this news.
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An update. Got an update that my 3 items had shipped, and was issued 3 separate tracking numbers. Seems like Ken's thought from above was correct.
Mine's on the way as well... Shows in Louisville, KY but does have a history prior to that to it either went via Stargate or tracking was masked until now.
Before i got the emails from Apple i was able to track this with UPS My Choice
I got 3 emails from Apple shipped, iPhone 8+ Verizon 256 arriving from Harrisburg, PA
Apple Watch 3 SS arrived from China already in Louisville, KY
Apple TV 4K arrived from China already in Louisville, KY
Set for pickup at UPS Center
I got 3 emails from Apple shipped, iPhone 8+ Verizon 256 arriving from Harrisburg, PA
Apple Watch 3 SS arrived from China already in Louisville, KY
Apple TV 4K arrived from China already in Louisville, KY
Set for pickup at UPS Center
Yup, same here, finally got the shipped notification and magically its in Louisville KY (Location for Customs Inspection). Like someone mentioned earlier, Apple loads everything on a pallet and it gets one scan from China and we won't see our individual scan until it's off loaded in the U.S. Easier for them and U.P.S. but keeps us in the dark as it's in transit to the U.S.
I hope this news makes more people opt for the iphone 8/8+ leaving that many fewer people in line so I can get mine quicker.
Both my watches showed up on Friday. Opened and set up the one from Verizon since it was already activated on my account. Left the one from Apple in the box and returned it to the store in Orland Park on Sunday.