iPhone 4S Sales Now Reservation-Only at Apple Retail Stores in U.S. and Canada

[BruiserB]

The text on the reservation screen says "When you come in tomorrow, you'll choose a carrier and a plan...." If you don't have to do that on the reservation form, how do they know how many of each carrier are reserved? Unless they are all the same in the box? But it sounded like the CDMA ones were "pre-locked" to the CDMA carrier.

EDIT: Except when I started to go through the process, it does ask you to choose the carrier to make the reservation.

 

[radek42]

It seems you can sign carrier contract in Apple store, but I was wondering if you can sign special-deal plans (e.g. one I get through my company; it's with Telus, btw).

Have anybody (successfully) tried?

Thanks, R>

Can you sign up with a carrier in Canadian Apple Stores or do they only sell unlocked phones? ie, can I get on contract with Rogers in an Apple Store?

 

[daftpunkstu]

i dont see the point of buying in store unless you;re one of those people who just likes the community whilst waiting in line. I got mine 9am on friday through my courier, was much less stressful!

 

[KPOM]

i dont see the point of buying in store unless you;re one of those people who just likes the community whilst waiting in line. I got mine 9am on friday through my courier, was much less stressful!

The shipping times are 1-2 weeks, plus, some of us are trying to snag AT&T versions at full price before the "official" unlocked versions go on sale here in November.

 

[macse30]

Anyone in the US pre-ordered from AT&T? I am considering canceling my order, if possible, and reserve mine on Apple's site. I pre-ordered with AT&T on the 7th and the estimated ship time was 2-3 weeks, which is total BS!

I preordered with AT&T at 7AM on the 7th. They gave me a runaround because of my PO Box billing address. Still waiting. The only shipping estimate is 21-28 days. I walked into Verizon today. 16GB in stock, my 64GB will be there in two days. B'bye AT&T! Never again.

 

[lewys]

9pm in uk now and server is unavailable

 

[AppleTVNoob]

9pm in uk now and server is unavailable

Server is up now, but no stock in London

 

[mesca]

Nothing in UK

 

[iPaddy]

I can get on the site, but they're all showing as unavailable in all stores...

 

[nrfujnbfvj]

What a pointless exercise

 

[lewys]

i checked every store before 9 and they we all unavailable and it was the same after 9 too.

i phoned up a few stores today and they said they won't be getting deliveries for at least another week.

 

[HighSynergy]

can i pre-order an unlocked phone in canada for pick-up?

if so, whats the link? i cant find it on store.apple.com/ca

 

[whitehill76]

waste of time

The reservation website stutters, but when its working not only are there no iPhones for reservation there is no mac products whatsoever for reservation!

Suspect its not really working yet.

PS - the apple store app is much quicker than the website

 

[AppleMark]

Just checked at 9pm (UK time) online to see if you can reserve an iPhone.

Site worked, but every London area store had no iPhones at all!

I even tried about 7 other random areas with no luck.

Bit late for April fools and too early for trick or treat?

Nice idea Apple... Pointless, but nice

 

[kennyvh]

Really nice feature Apple, well designed. One problem: no iPhones available at all. Not a single one in London I think. Nice to keep the people going. I kept refreshing at 9PM but no success...

Really, Apple, next time you launch an iPhone with a lot of poohah... make enough iPhones available! For the rest really useless!

 

[mesca]

Really nice feature Apple, well designed. One problem: no iPhones available at all. Not a single one in London I think. Nice to keep the people going. I kept refreshing at 9PM but no success...

Really, Apple, next time you launch an iPhone with a lot of poohah... make enough iPhones available! For the rest really useless!

To be honest, all the products are unavailable .

 

[kennyvh]

To be honest, all the products are unavailable .

I noticed it too... :roll eyes:

 

[logandzwon]

I wish I could make a reservation for the say I qualify for the reduced fee upgrade. Till then beh

 

[AppleMark]

No phones.....



No Nothing.....

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WTF!

 

[iPaddy]

Apple can be frustrating at times.


Also, thanks for the credit for the story Macrumours.

 

[whitehill76]

meh

my bad for being too busy at work on the day they were released for sale online, i have always got one with no issues.

But, c'mon Apple - the reservation website doesn't actually work does it?! Cant reserve anything on it at all! Instead i get to be OCD and keep checking a website with no stock! Arrhgg!

Spoke to 2 different stores this morning, both said they wouldn't know when or what iPhone stock they would get, and that they don't know until they open that days deliveries. Told to phone each day at about 0930.

 

[zorinlynx]

Is there something wrong with that?

Yes, there's plenty wrong with that.

The exporters/resellers shouldn't be able to buy more than a limited number of phones until domestic demand goes down to the point that there is plenty of stock. People here should be able to buy their phones without having to wait in long lines or gamble on whether they'll be in stock.

The flippers can wait. Domestic customers are more important.

 

[WannaGoMac]

Most people I know just walked into the carrier stores who had plenty of stock.

Just the apple fanboys obsessed with buying from the store are waiting in lines....

 

[Gregintosh]

Apple stores are meant to serve the retail channel, that is retail END USERS.

They are not a source of supply for resellers. There is a whole other channel set up for that, that is the Apple Reseller program through which resellers can go in order to get supplies.

That is why it is not unreasonable for Apple to restrict the ability of resellers to buy up supplies meant for retail end users.

I wonder how many resellers pay taxes on the money they make from flipping products. I bet about 0 of them. They are in effect running illegal enterprises (no permits, no taxes).

Oh and by the way everyone, I thought the iPhone 4S was a crappy upgrade and an epic fail. Looks like the naysayers lose again. The iPhone 4S is poised to become the most popular and best selling iPhone ever.

 

[twoodcc]

hmm, it seems apple really made a lot of iPhone 4S's this time. and they are still selling just about all they can make. great for apple