It all depends on the store. I'm currently waiting outside Michigan Ave in Chicago for my 5 PM reservation.
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In-store reservation process on 9/25
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My sister got her phone from Naperville store in noon. She said 10ppl in front of her 30min of wait time.
next plan.....
These phones are great. Touch ID is smokin fast...I think the keyboard turning into a track pad to move the cursor around is the best feature. 3D touch is cool, live photos isnt that cool....
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Did they require any account info for it? I have a reservation today for a T-Mobile device I'll be using on AT&T so I don't have T-Mobile account info to use, but since I'm paying full price they shouldn't need that info.
I called my store and they said account info will be required. I hope that's not the case.
No info . I told them I will go home and activate it. I told them this "I just have to pop in my simcard as the phone is not on contract, so i will go home and do it" and she gave me the phone, i paid using apple pay + discover ( 22% discount) so i got the phone for 585 + tax effectively and left within 5min
If you pay in full they don't care if you activate but with any financing (carrier or Apple) you'll need to have your phone service activated on the new unit, even if you're off-contract.
Just got back. We said it was a gift for someone on a different account, and we were buying it outright so there wouldn't be a problem. The specialist agreed and just processed a normal transaction without any carrier involvement. Thanks everyone!