Hope for October deliveries?

[VivaLaFisica]

What're the chances those with October delivery dates actually get their iPhone 5 this Friday?

In the past, have iPhones arrived earlier than their expected delivery date?

 

[leenak]

I just read something that said that apple was bumping up a bunch of orders to 9/21 but those were 9/28 orders I think. You might get yours on 9/21 but you could also get it the following week.

 

[WesCole]

There's always hope.

I am in the same boat. I ordered at 7:45am CST thinking that surely all the iPhones wouldn't sell out in just a few hours, especially since the orders started at 2am CST. Boy, was I wrong...I tried the 32GB and 64GB, both white and black, on Apple's iPhone app and they all were sold out when I tried. I will be really happy if my iPhone 5 gets here on Friday, but somehow I doubt that will happen.

 

[G4R2]

Yes, in the past Apple has shipped products earlier than the shipment date listed. They appear to ship items as they become available.

I mentioned this in another thread on the same topic: Last year I ordered an iPhone 4S on October 9 with an expected delivery date of Oct. 24-31. The order shipped on the 17th and delivered on the 20th.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1443369/

 

[VivaLaFisica]

Yes, in the past Apple has shipped products earlier than the shipment date listed. They appear to ship items as they become available.

I mentioned this in another thread on the same topic: Last year I ordered an iPhone 4S on October 9 with an expected delivery date of Oct. 24-31. The order shipped on the 17th and delivered on the 20th.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1443369/

That's comforting. Thing is, we're there ever any updates from Apple or your carrier provider? Or did you just get it in the mail-- Surprise?