How would applecare+ insure a shipment of 450,000 iphones for Apple?AppleCare+?
How would applecare+ insure a shipment of 450,000 iphones for Apple?AppleCare+?
Depends. Their DC10s, MD10s, and MD11s won't have the distance, so if they are being used (more than likely not, as those are being phased out from that route), they would land at PANC. Their A306s wouldn't be used there, either. But FDX is going heavy on the B777-ERF and LRF models, so they could skip PANC altogether. Keep in mind that from VHHH, they would be traveling with the wind, so they could skip it. On the opposite route, they'd need to stop.
Now, consider this.. we're lucky that FDX is using B777s for us in the US. Imagine having your phone onboard a 50 - 60 year old Ilyushin, Tupolev, or Yak. I cringe when I see those sometimes, as I wonder when they are truly going to fall apart. At least they do keep up on some of their Antonovs.
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Quiet!? You clearly haven't had the misfortune to fly in the cheap seats near the back of one of these planes!
Snafu is a word?!
USPS is days faster then FEDEX smartpost...
Oddly enough, Snafu was a Colecovision game as well. I remember playing it back in my younger days.![]()
But isn't FedEx Smartpost where FedEx takes the package from the source to the local US Post Office and then the USPS takes the final delivery?
I hate seeing FedEx get a shipment 3 miles away and then see the USPS say it could take 3-5 days from that point.
Though I get it, FedEx has nice local hubs everywhere and the USPS doesn't extend too much in transport costs...it just irks me as an end user.
USPS is days faster then FEDEX smartpost...
If you live in Alaska and you order from Apple you most likely know how crazy Fedex Logistics is....
9 or of 10 times I order a Apple product it leaves China lands in Anchorage then leaves Anchorage and goes down to the lower 48 and gets shipped back to Anchorage?!?!
When you check to tracking site and it shows it is only about 4 miles away and the next time you check it is 1000+ miles away.
FedEX does most of the heavy lifting for Smartpost. FedEx picks it up and delivers batches to post offices to deliver locally to addresses. Smartpost is designed as a cheap method, it's not Priority Mail.
Every iPhone I've had was delivered by UPS.
Does apple use both carriers for a new iPhone launch?
Actually, I flew on row 38 on a recent trip (I think the last row is 40 or 41) and it was mesmerizingly quiet. Much better than the B747s I'd flown earlier.
Of course, it would have been better if British Airways didn't keep their aircraft so shabbily maintainedthe planes are dirty and could definitely use a tune-up.
That's amazing. Wonder what the insurance is for that flight. No way that much retail value could be on one plane without insurance.
Thank you for contributing your astute insight into this topic. A class member here.
----------I agree.
I last flew on an Emirates 777, sat on the last row (I quite like that, especially on night flights) and although the 777 isn't as quiet as an A-380 (which I flew with this summer), it sure is much quieter than the 747-400, especially an old BA one I flew with 2 years ago.
OTOH, I absolutely adore the 747. The King of the sky. For many decades!
Such a classic airplane. Made the world truly a smaller place, for so long! The 777 and the A-380 (Whale of the sky) are just more of the same.
Back on topic.![]()
Beautiful logistics.
It's amazing how it averages to only $0.54 per iPhone for expedited shipping.
There's an app for that.
How would applecare+ insure a shipment of 450,000 iphones for Apple?
It's a good thing they have security escorting the phone every step of the way. Otherwise, there might be a leak and we'd see the phone ahead of time. Oh, wait....
Every iPhone I've had was delivered by UPS.
Does apple use both carriers for a new iPhone launch?
Apple uses FedEx and UPS. Neither company can deliver all the release day iPhones in one day by themselves. I typically get FedEx shipping for smaller Apple products, personally. I've gotten UPS for the occasional computer though.
Every iPhone I've had was delivered by UPS.
Does apple use both carriers for a new iPhone launch?
Preorders should help considerably for iPhone 5c to gauge which pukey colors will be most popular.
I wish the iPhone 5s came in gold+black.
But isn't FedEx Smartpost where FedEx takes the package from the source to the local US Post Office and then the USPS takes the final delivery?
I hate seeing FedEx get a shipment 3 miles away and then see the USPS say it could take 3-5 days from that point.
Though I get it, FedEx has nice local hubs everywhere and the USPS doesn't extend too much in transport costs...it just irks me as an end user.
USPS contracts Fedex to do their shipments.
Apple uses FedEx and UPS. Neither company can deliver all the release day iPhones in one day by themselves. I typically get FedEx shipping for smaller Apple products, personally. I've gotten UPS for the occasional computer though.
I think most of the time Apple use Fedex for international shipments, UPS for domestic. I could be wrong.
FedEX does most of the heavy lifting for Smartpost. FedEx picks it up and delivers batches to post offices to deliver locally to addresses. Smartpost is designed as a cheap method, it's not Priority Mail.
That's kinda the whole point. To get it faster, they want you/the shipper to pay more for faster service.Horse and buggy is faster then Smartpost...
No, the shipping cost from the airport to the store or to your house are much higher than that.