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Getting my iphone 5 tomorrow

This happened to my co-worker last year with the 4S, UPS ended up holding it until the Friday. But perhaps you'll get lucky... I've heard of people getting a day early.... Never heard 2 days early though.
 
leenak said:
I would definitely check your order to make sure you accidentally didn't order a 4s but would the 4s box even be that heavy? I mean 2 lbs is a lot. The iPhone shipments are .8 and .9 lbs.
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FYI.. both iphone 5s are listed as 2 lbs from UPS..
 
InfinitiG said:
a buddy of mine has a friend that works for UPS, the scheduled delivery is accurate, looks like people will be getting the i5 3 days early.
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Nonsense. The same thing happens every launch. UPS and FedEx will hold the shipments until Friday, period. A handful of the millions who preordered will get it a day early.
 
mcdj said:
My point is Apple doesn't need to encourage it. Of course they won't. I'm saying FedEx could just say, "Ah screw it, ship em! We need our space back. We made a deal based on last year's shipment of 1 million. Now there's 2 million."

And of course Apple isn't getting a refund for early shipment. It's that FedEx would be eating less lost revenue from all those phones taking up space. This is not about any motivation on Apple's part. It's all about FedEx deciding it doesn't need to adhere to Apple's crazytown Steve Jobs imposed delivery dates any more. Apple has no choice but to deal with FedEx. It's FedEx's game, not Apple's.

What is the delivery date rule all about anyway? It's about Apple saying "This is when the iPhone launches! Do not let the kids open their phone before that day!" What other company demands that? That's all fine and dandy when it's 2008 and there are a few hundred thousand phones and Steve Jobs is running the show. He could literally make FedEx tremble. Tim Cook has no such powers.

I'm not saying early deliveries will happen. Just saying they could.
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According to CNBC FedEX and UPS handle 25 Million packages a Day. 2 Mil iPhones spread across country is nothing. Also I don't think Apple pays more than $3-$4 per phone. They probably break even on these deliveries but they do it anyway because of the publicity.
 
leenak said:
I would definitely check your order to make sure you accidentally didn't order a 4s but would the 4s box even be that heavy? I mean 2 lbs is a lot. The iPhone shipments are .8 and .9 lbs.
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Come on, stop with all the yackity yack about 2 pounds. It is just a placeholder or number they stuck in there.

And to those saying things shipped so fast... did you ever stop to think they have been making these for two months and stockpiling them? Duh.
 
nostresshere said:
Come on, stop with all the yackity yack about 2 pounds. It is just a placeholder or number they stuck in there.

And to those saying things shipped so fast... did you ever stop to think they have been making these for two months and stockpiling them? Duh.
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How is it a placeholder? You think once Fedex ships their packages they use a 'placeholder' number?

Anyway, at least 2 people so far who ordered from Verizon and were having their items out for delivery today have been accidentally shipped a 4S.
 
indianboynyc said:
yeah but it doesnt cost apple anything and besides u think fedex and ups isnt upto date and on point with maximizing their warehouses/hubs for deliveries ?
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I worked in carrier logistics a long time ago. yeah they do do maximize efficiency that is why the send out product early.
And there are BIG costs to warehousing, it it isn't the space it is keeping 2 billion dollars in UPS inventory for which UPS is liable. Keeping that kind of inventory an extra hour costs, never mind keeping an extra day or two. Large lots of high value electronics, including smartphones phones have been stolen and or lost to fire a few times in the past half dozen years.

say 3.3 million phones. average retail say $700 (guessing at high 16gb ratio of $650 to $850). Guess at average replacement costs to UPS of say $600.
$600x 3,300,000 =$2,000,000,000

I bet a good number of these are delivered early.
 
leenak said:
Actually, if you've seen the threads of other people with tracking numbers, all their weights are .8 and .9 lbs, that is why this is odd at 2 lbs. Well and the fact that it shipped on the 14th while everyone else started shipping this weekend.
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as has been explained in another thread if the box weighs 1.01 lbs UPS especially will automatically round that up to 2lbs
 
Correct me if I'm wrong (and I very well may be), I thought the iPhone 5 ships from china? Especially now since it is BRAND new. So anybody who posted tracking info shipping from Memphis or Lewisberry is pulling our legs.
 
Jimbo47 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong (and I very well may be), I thought the iPhone 5 ships from china? So anybody who posted tracking info shipping from Memphis or Lewisberry is pulling our legs.
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It's shipped from China to a UPS or FedEx sorting facility.
 
swordfish5736 said:
as has been explained in another thread if the box weighs 1.01 lbs UPS especially will automatically round that up to 2lbs
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But wouldn't that explain how to tell if you are accidentally shipped a 4S vs a 5? The people with iPhone 5 shipments are reporting weights under a lb. The people with accidental iPhone 4S shipments are reporting a weight of 2 lbs.

Anyway, you may not necessarily go with that but it is something to be cautious of.
 
Jimbo47 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong (and I very well may be), I thought the iPhone 5 ships from china? Especially now since it is BRAND new. So anybody who posted tracking info shipping from Memphis or Lewisberry is pulling our legs.
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No, mine shipped from Nashville, TN.
 
Jimbo47 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong (and I very well may be), I thought the iPhone 5 ships from china? Especially now since it is BRAND new. So anybody who posted tracking info shipping from Memphis or Lewisberry is pulling our legs.
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According to serial numbers they have been being made since the first week in August. I am sure Apple could be stockpiling them in the US for weeks.
 
leenak said:
Are you getting 2? I've only seen reports of .8 and .9 lbs.
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UPS Next Day Air Saver®
Friday, 09/21/2012, by 3:00 P.M.(by end of day for residential deliveries)
Last Location:
Addison, IL, United States, Monday, 09/17/2012

Additional Information
Shipped/Billed On:09/17/2012Type:packageWeight:2.00 lbs
 
chrisfromalbany said:
UPS Next Day Air Saver®
Friday, 09/21/2012, by 3:00 P.M.(by end of day for residential deliveries)
Last Location:
Addison, IL, United States, Monday, 09/17/2012

Additional Information
Shipped/Billed On:09/17/2012Type:packageWeight:2.00 lbs
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Ahh ok, that one obviously looks like an iPhone 5. I didn't see others with 2 lbs.
 
gregk205 said:
Mine is on the truck waiting for delivery.. I'm hoping it gets deilvered today. I ordered from Verizon directly and it's a 64gb black model... I'll be home all day waiting for it

http://www.fedex.com/Tracking?action=track&language=english&cntry_code=us&tracknumbers=477685597828
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Very cool. I highly doubt it would say "on FedEx vehicle for delivery" if it was behind held at a facility.

I preordered mine at Best Buy. Hopefully I can go pick mine up before Friday too!
 
UPS updated their page to show this...

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leenak said:
Ahh ok, that one obviously looks like an iPhone 5. I didn't see others with 2 lbs.
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other one does have a different weight.. but is UPS Worldwideship

UPS Worldwide Express
Scheduled Delivery:
Friday, 09/21/2012, By End of Day
Last Location:
Departed - Anchorage, AK, United States, Tuesday, 09/18/2012

Additional Information
Product:WORLD EASEShipped/Billed
On:09/16/2012Type:packageWeight:0.40 kg

Location Date Local Time Activity
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/18/2012 12:58 A.M. Departure Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/17/2012 3:06 P.M. Arrival Scan
Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong 09/17/2012 9:34 P.M. Departure Scan
ZhengZhou, China 09/16/2012 9:50 P.M. Arrival Scan
09/16/2012 9:30 P.M. Departure Scan
09/16/2012 7:05 A.M. Origin Scan
China 09/16/2012 12:36 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
 
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