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I’ve had better experiences in the ordering process. Rrror after error site briefly crashed
Alls well that ends well
 
A lot more people reporting errors than usual. I personally have never had it be this bad. Must have errored out like 5 times.
 
I’ll be at one of the Apple stores in line on the 22nd. Tried to Pre-Order a 256gb Natural Titanium Max but shipping dates were already October 9-22 and no store pick up availability
For the last couple of years you could not get a phone at the store UNLESS you had an online reservation.

Like years past, the shipping dates could change. A couple years ago mine was a few weeks out and then around launch day I got notice that my date changed and it was a day or two after launch.
 
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I got my 1TB PM 15 natural at 8:02 eastern. I should've gotten blue, but it will be covered anyway. lol The app was still saying down, but tried Safari and got through and ordered with the presale in less than a minute. The only error I got was something about the phone number error. It went through though.
 
unfortunately I have to go via my mobile provider Deutsche Telekom - and their site could not handle the load. Took me 90 minutes to order to iPhone 15 ProMax. Alone 30 minutes to select natural titanium instead of blue - horror.
 
You think a $3500 device will have lines?
I think supply will be so low that it won't meet the initial demand.

2 months later... yeah it'll be trivial to get one. There's a very small amount of people spending $3500 for something like that, especially here in the practical, Midwest.

NYC/LA/Chi... gonna see much higher demand than the Cincy or Omaha Apple Store.
 
Can’t remember the last time the apple store crashed like this. Wonder if that means interest in the new phones or will be greater than most analysts predicted

Also. If i wanted to order something on a website that would crash i would get Taylor Swift tickets

Literally every pre-order year prior, I was able to effortlessly complete my order, in a few taps, within maybe 2 minutes of the opening bell. Today was unlike anything I have experienced before. 28 minutes before I could get my saved pre-order called up and completed. Oofda!

Currently navigating the fuzzy decline of a post-cortisol spike.
 
I guess it was my lucky year. 256g pro natural titanium ordered within 3 minutes, showing up to my door the 22nd. ;)
 
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Shipping estimates have moved to November. Incredible. They must not have made as much as previous years for the initial shipments.
 
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fake shortage, just like every recent launch. there's plenty to cover all orders, they're just sitting on them

and then miraculously mid-october there will be zero wait.
Yup! Ditto! I won’t be surprised if mid next week some will pop up for instore pick up on launch day! Happens every year!
 
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That preorder/launch was garbage. I had mine all setup days in advance and even had my Apple CC charged $85 or so on Wednesday and then I couldn’t even get in to complete my orders. Then payment failed. I don’t remember ever having a problem before.
 
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I plan to replace my Xs with a Pro, but I will wait until the mad rush dies down. The carrier deals aren't going anywhere. I may wait until the black friday deals start to pop-up.
 
Our company assigned Verizon rep has screwed us AGAIN this year. Now I get to go explain to all the executives why they are not getting their shiny new toys on release day... again. Next year I might as well just tell them to allow me to order everything direct from Apple so we can bypass Verizon.
 
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