When you purchase through the Apple Online Store (particularly for the 5s soon), does the shipping address have to match the billing addres? Is one given the opportunity to specify a different shipping address at some point during the process? Do I have to add this second address to my Apple ID account first?
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For Apple Online Store, must shipping address match billing?
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I preordered an unlocked 5c using the store app and was able to have it shipped to my work address. I don't know about a contract phone.
the shipping address must match the billing address on your carrier. I have att, so the shipping address must match the address on my att bill. It does not have to match the billing address.
i have a friend and his brother who do not have credit cards. as a favor i pay for their phones with my credit card and the phones are shipped to their home. shipping address must match the billing address for your respective cell phone carrier, meaning att, verizon, sprint etc
i have a friend and his brother who do not have credit cards. as a favor i pay for their phones with my credit card and the phones are shipped to their home. shipping address must match the billing address for your respective cell phone carrier, meaning att, verizon, sprint etc
Ugh, seriously?! Thanks for the heads up, guys... This sucks though. Like many of us, I WORK and so planned on sending the phone to my work since it will require a signature. I guess I should change my shipping address to match to my home address then (since AT&T has that), and just ask for the day off when the phone is due to arrive? 
Yep, for security reasons you cannot change the address. Wait for the UPS/FedEx doortag or use the Apple Presign form.
Yep. This comes up every year. If you're buying a phone using an upgrade, it will ship to the billing address on the account. There is no ability to change it.
Hmm, I was just thinking, is it too late to log into AT&T Wireless and CHANGE the billing address real fast?
We will only know when it becomes available. To the best of my knowledge, that model can be sent anywhere.
My shipping address is the same as my AT&T billing, but the billing address on the Apple Store has a different name since the card I will be using is under a different name (same address). Anyone here think that it might cause a problem with getting the phone via the Apple Store site and app??
It's possible, but do note some changes take time to become effective.Hmm, I was just thinking, is it too late to log into AT&T Wireless and CHANGE the billing address real fast?
If you purchase it from the Apple Online Store, you can specify a different shipping address. My sister does it all the time. Her Macbook Air was sent to my work, so I could sign for it.
I was told otherwise by an AT&T representative today - she said that unlike last year, you should be able to change the shipping address:
For iPhone's, it's a different policy. In the past, the shipping address could not be changed on Apple's website for security reasons.
A MacBook Air isn't a phone that's sold with a subsidy being paid by a carrier. Anything Apple sells can be shipped anywhere, except under contract phones.
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I hope she's right, but something tells me she isn't.
It wouldn't be the first time I've been told completely incorrect information by AT&T haha...fingers crossed!
Temporarily changed my billing address to the address I wanted the iPhone to ship to. Looks like it worked! I'll wait to receive the purchase confirmation before changing it back through AT&T.
Now we'll see where the phone actually gets shipped to...
Now we'll see where the phone actually gets shipped to...
Well, for some reason Tmobile is letting me ship the 5S to my office, instead of my billing address.