Forget launch time, let's take bets on when the servers will catch up to demand

[NickG420]

Keeps telling me an error occurred on my iPad....

I'll keep trying...

 

[Zmanbaseball2]

Keeps telling me an error occurred on my iPad....

I'll keep trying...

Servers are overloaded as you most likely already know.

 

[KimMelton661]

My iPad keeps saying "unable to check for update". Gahhhhhhh...

 

[tnick777]

"preparing update"

yeah okay man

 

[chevelleguy3]

mine only took about 4 mins to download...been in "preparing update" for a few mins

 

[domenicop]

itunes says ios 7.0 is the most recent version (i've beta six)
Do you have to restore your iPad or it will start anyway?

 

[Makaveliarts]

Lol I beat the rush, luckily, but I bet in 2-3 hours at the most it'll be perfectly easy to download...

 

[tnick777]

mine only took about 4 mins to download...been in "preparing update" for a few mins

Same

 

[hobx]

Yup...managed to get in on my iPhone 5 but iPad is getting "An error occurred".

 

[Zmanbaseball2]

mine only took about 4 mins to download...been in "preparing update" for a few mins

Most likely going through the verification system of updating.

 

[jenni122701]

Same thing on my iPad 3. It keeps saying an error occurred while downloading. I'm not surprised. LOL! Hopefully it will go through soon.

 

[oVerboost]

I've never known Apple's servers to crash or lag when delivering software updates to consumers. Apple knows how to do this unlike their rivals.

Spoke too soon I think lol

 

[Schnebit]

One device says 9 hours, the other 12...

 

[BuickGS67]

My 4S OTA started at "about 3 hours remaining", but just dropped to "about 2 hours..." when it was 5 minutes in.... Keeps waffling back and forth between the two. Too many Macrumors people hitting update at once? LOL

 

[Cougarcat]

itunes says ios 7.0 is the most recent version (i've beta six)
Do you have to restore your iPad or it will start anyway?

You have to download the GM ipsw and install it manually if you're on a beta.

 

[tnick777]

So it says it's downloaded... why can't I click "install"?

 

[hobx]

Okay, fess up, who has a Download > Agree > Agree > Continue > Error rhythm on the go?

*raises hand sheepishly*

 

[nostresshere]

With the billions Apples spent on its data center, this launch should be trouble free.

Centers are built to certain levels of service. Having millions of people downloading a few more hundred meg than normal will of course have a hit. Think it through.

All those people do NOT download that many files of that size normally.

 

[domenicop]

You have to download the GM ipsw and install it manually if you're on a beta.

thank you, then it's done?
is ios7 = ios7 gm?

 

[Powrie]

You would think with all the money Apple has saved away that they could spend some of it on servers for their own software updates.

Cheap Pathetic Bastards.

 

[tnick777]

Wow this looks pretty awful... Why does it looks so bad compared to what I thought it would look like?

 

[Cougarcat]

thank you, then it's done?
is ios7 = ios7 gm?

Yes.

 

[mjb1975]

My iPad mini says 29 minutes

 

[lamerica80]

My iphone says 18 hours.

 

[darngooddesign]

Wow this looks pretty awful... Why does it looks so bad compared to what I thought it would look like?

Because you haven't used the internet in six months.