Resolved iPad LTE availability in stores? (Mini and 4)

[garyp609]

Are you guys saying the Mini's go online for pickup at 12AM PST? Doesn't make sense that iPhone 5, iPad4 LTE are available for pickup. I think they want us to visit the store tomorrow. Maybe they won't go for reserve pickup until tomorrow night.

 

[kenshin27]

Damn, black 64GB iPad Mini's w/AT&T LTE seem to be completely non-existent on the Eastern seaboard. Wonder if it's because of the heist at JFK yesterday. =p

 

[freejack]

which model are you looking at?

16gb att black. actually, i'd prefer the 32 or 64 but i'll take what i can get.

btw, the app now says "Inventory updated nightly at 10 p.m. Currently unavailable at null." good job apple.

 

[CrAkD]

it keeps going back and forth from unavailable inventory changes at 10 to visit an apple store......both greyed out.

 

[ckiggins314]

Good luck...check your order, I bet that it was messed up and you are getting it Monday instead of Saturday.

Got my shipping confirmation at 4pm. Picked up from Memphis tonight and FedEx is saying delivered by tomorrow 12pm. (I paid for Saturday delivery).

Service type: Priority Overnight - Indirect Signature Required
Weight: 2.0 lbs/.9 kg
Ship date: Nov 16, 2012
Estimated delivery: Nov 17, 2012 by 12:00 PM

 

[HoosierInFL]

For both stores in my area it says to visit the store, no matter which model of mini I select.

 

[JohnnyAndre]

Called Best Buy at 2PM, they instructed me to get my ass there ASAP, as they got a batch 20 minutes prior. Open entering, I asked for iPad mini. They replied, "3G models only ... Is that okay?" To which I replied, "perfect. " they didn't have any 64GB, so I am not the proud owner of a Verizon 32GB LTE iPad mini .. Black. The LTE is so fast, that I'm considering ditching the smartphone all-together.

 

[CrAkD]

Called Best Buy at 2PM, they instructed me to get my ass there ASAP, as they got a batch 20 minutes prior. Open entering, I asked for iPad mini. They replied, "3G models only ... Is that okay?" To which I replied, "perfect. " they didn't have any 64GB, so I am not the proud owner of a Verizon 32GB LTE iPad mini .. Black. The LTE is so fast, that I'm considering ditching the smartphone all-together.

im probably going to stop by best buy tomorrow if the apple website isnt fixed tonight

 

[gabriel925fm]

my chat with apple.com


Hello, how are you doing today?

good. Im trying to order an lte ipad mini and the pick up option is still grayed out and is 10:44

Let me explain.

ok

I am not really sure why that option is still grey.

Let me check something.

ok

To clarify, are trying to purchase the Wifi+Cellular?

yes

and the pick up option still shows Inventory updated nightly at 10 p.m.

Did you try to select the bubble. It is available for me to click.

Is it 10pm in your time zone?

the pick up?

Yes.

yeah is 10:44 I'm in florida

but no luck still grayed out

Oh I see.

Try closing the browser and see if that helps.

I will stick around.

no luck. im using safari, chrome and firefox

all the same

can you check with a supervisor?

Wow! Maybe that could be the problem. Lets try using one browser.

no, not all at the same time

one at a time

the regular ipad 4 is not grayed out

just the mini

Yes, I understand. Lets close the other browsers.

Oh okay. I know why!

Let me explain.

ok

Only the iPad mini with Wifi only is available for this option. The iPad mini with Wifi+Cellular has yet to be released to stores yet.

My apologies, I though you said iPad 4th generation.

thought

are you sure? my local store send me to this website and told me to look at 10pm

Yes, I am positive.

ok thanks

The only devices available for this option are..

The iPad mini with Wifi only, iPhone 5, and iPad with Retina display both versions.

 

[Domino8282]

Has anyone tried talking AT&T into giving the $100 credit for signing a 2 year contract on the tablet if purchased elsewhere (like from apple.com)? The subsidy is for signing the contract (that's where most of their profit would come from, I assume) so I'm hoping they will do something like that.

 

[Renjo2007]

Surprised that Verizon corporate can actually sell and move ipad mini LTE's... I ordered mine this morning after wasting time calling 5 different Apple stores in socal who all told me 'We don't have them in yet, check tomorrow' I really don't understand why they can sell LTE ipad 4's but not minis?

When is your expected delivery in your tracking?

 

[CrAkD]

you should of asked the chat guy why on the apple store app shows every apple store as having the mini lte in stock.....

 

[ugcop]

Apple keeps everything so secret, they don't even tell their employees what is happening. Earlier today some stores were already selling the LTE mini. Other said it would be available tomorrow with early reservation at 10PM. Left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

I guess this is the new Apple.

 

[Txjole]

Well Dallas seems to be full of Black Minis 16 gb ATT but no whites. So that would mean I would get mine days before my wife gets hers so I backed out and will just wait till my pre order comes in Tuesday.

 

[Pipper99]

Well Dallas seems to be full of Black Minis 16 gb ATT but no whites. So that would mean I would get mine days before my wife gets hers so I backed out and will just wait till my pre order comes in Tuesday.

Apparently, we can't order one for in store pickup. Oh, well...

 

[ash211]

I walked into a local Apple Store and Best Buy Store (in Southern California) this afternoon and asked for a 16 GB iPad 4 LTE. The salesmen in both stores looked at me like I asked them for the Hope Diamond. They said they didn't get any in today...I'm sorry, wasn't the LTE versions supposed to be released today?

 

[sparks9]

Damn, black 64GB iPad Mini's w/AT&T LTE seem to be completely non-existent on the Eastern seaboard. Wonder if it's because of the heist at JFK yesterday. =p

I just bought one from a nice travelling Appel salesman in Jersey City. He even was so kind as to sell it tax-free

 

[magbarn]

When is your expected delivery in your tracking?

When I ordered the verizon website said "Ships out 11/20/2012", after I ordered it changed to today and now scheduled delivery is 11/20/12 per fedex. Going to cancel my Apple.com order.

 

[HoosierInFL]

How can you tell that a store has them in stock? The app only says to visit a store for me.

 

[Lobwedgephil]

How can you tell that a store has them in stock? The app only says to visit a store for me.

One that page go farther down below gifting options, click Pick Up Store, and then you can see. I see lots of At&t 16 gb available, not much else.

 

[HoosierInFL]

One that page go farther down below gifting options, click Pick Up Store, and then you can see. I see lots of At&t 16 gb available, not much else.

I guess I'm still missing something. I do that and all it says is that it's in stock. It doesn't give quantities.

 

[pilotkev1]

Central time here, 22:54 local and the pick up option is still greyed out.

I'm hoping that since it's the first time, they're going to flip the switch at Cupertino time.

 

[John Adams]

16gb att black. actually, i'd prefer the 32 or 64 but i'll take what i can get.

Why not just wait until you can get what you want, not just what you can get?

 

[HoosierInFL]

Pick up button just lit up. Ordered.

 

[freejack]

Just ordered two 16gb at&t! The order process was a bit buggy. Hoping it won't get cancelled or lost.