The point is they were first. If it’s the same exact make and model and carrier the earlier orders should ship first. But maybe there was something different about the later orderers?
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Carrier iPhone 11, Pro, Pro Max (2019) Apple Store US Pre-orders, Orders and Delivery Status Thread
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Yep, this is how I remember it in the past also.. I think it would be a logistical nightmare letting China sort west coast vs east cost.. Just let one major US hub do the sorting..
Huge screw up on my part, apparently I was tracking someone else’s iPhone. Shouldn’t have given my work phone. Couple of people attached to the same phone. My iPhone understandably is just now been given “Ready for UPS” status as payment issue with credit card has pushed it back in line despite having my order in by 5:03.
The real problem is nobody knows if they were first, in the middle or last...When you have thousands, if not millions of orders flooding in, at the same time...who knows the order in which Apple gets them...That's why seconds...in this case, literally mean the difference between getting it on launch day or sometime after...
I just want to say... that we FINALLY got around to watching Avengers End Game yesterday and I WANT TO GO BACK TO A WORLD BEFORE I SAW THAT ENDING!
That's all... back to our regularly scheduled apple tracking festival.....
After nothing for quite a while, mine started showing after midnight last night. Hooray
Summarizing the poll for those of us in the later week or two after the 20th.... even if we got orders in first 10 minutes or even first minute.
1) It looks like the pros were most ordered (in this crew)
2). space grey and midnight green account for 70-80% of orders.
Reading the experiences in this thread it seemed that they had more midnight green pros than space grey so some still got the 20th. I am betting Apple did not make as many space grey this year as lots of folks in past liked the gold, silver and new colors, and those remained til the 20th in many cases (gold not being popular seems it was still available in pros for 20th not long ago).
So if you are like me and got a space grey 11 pro (max or regular 11 pro) I think they were out long before first 5 minutes, midnight green lasted longer but now its 3 weeks out also.
Really the luck of the draw. In past space grey was always a safe bet for me to get opening day, even if still a crap shoot. Maybe it has not sold as well so they made lots less this time around given my experience of it being easier to score on each preorder season?
Just random thoughts, still does not help me plan for next time LOL.
1) It looks like the pros were most ordered (in this crew)
2). space grey and midnight green account for 70-80% of orders.
Reading the experiences in this thread it seemed that they had more midnight green pros than space grey so some still got the 20th. I am betting Apple did not make as many space grey this year as lots of folks in past liked the gold, silver and new colors, and those remained til the 20th in many cases (gold not being popular seems it was still available in pros for 20th not long ago).
So if you are like me and got a space grey 11 pro (max or regular 11 pro) I think they were out long before first 5 minutes, midnight green lasted longer but now its 3 weeks out also.
Really the luck of the draw. In past space grey was always a safe bet for me to get opening day, even if still a crap shoot. Maybe it has not sold as well so they made lots less this time around given my experience of it being easier to score on each preorder season?
Just random thoughts, still does not help me plan for next time LOL.
I think you're spot on. For the 64gb Pro Max, space grey had shipping dates into October before the midnight green and I was ordering on app about 3 minutes in.
I've asked my brother this a few times who flies for UPS, why everything seems to go through KY instead of direct to local hub...It basically comes down to volume. The KY hub is huge and designed to handle this kind of volume. You have here...thousands if not millions of phones...and watches, don't forget, heading to the US at the same time. Your phone is sitting on a pallet, with hundreds of other phones, in a sea of pallets. Trying to break those down, and send individual phones out, is complicated...lol. So bulk shipments like these always go through KY usually...because they have the resources to do so...
Hey!
I ordered a Space Grey 11 Pro Max 256, I got a delivery estimate of September 27 through October 1st. Has Anyone in past launches receive their phones earlier than anticipated?
I ordered a Space Grey 11 Pro Max 256, I got a delivery estimate of September 27 through October 1st. Has Anyone in past launches receive their phones earlier than anticipated?
Do you have a departure at 10:01 from Incheon, or arrival? I have 10:00 pm departure from ZhengZhou, 10:01 pm arrival to Incheon. It seems like their tracking is a little wonky.
YESSSSSS - that’s the fun! Stress and spazz out together!!!The whole point of being on the forums is to NOT relax and obsess over every shred of info regarding the shipment. Get with the program...
Also no one knows how popular each was, and how much apple made of each color and model. It appears that pros most popular especially 11 Pro Max and that Space Grey and the new midnight green would biggest choices in this crowd. I am imagining this reflects in a sample set how orders went. I also think they had the lowest inventory on the Pro and Pro Max space grey any whether the first minute or later it was already out. Apple bet on the past popular silver, gold colors and the new midnight green for more of they Pro models it seems to me.
So put that on issues of who got orders first completed that you mention and thats probably the issues.
I couldn’t get on til 8 minutes after the start for example and even with preorder had to renter my regular card as well again (so much for preapproval process) — taking two more minutes.
Originally My Choice said Departed from Incheon at 10:01pm. I got excited and thought it was this flight https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UPS99/history/20190916/1310Z/RKSI/PANC
Now I know I'm probably wrong
In past the space grey worked for me, I bet apple made less of them since they did not sell as well previous years — this time around....
