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iPhone 5 Available to ship:2 weeks / Delivers Oct 5
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So, I can't call them...
It is like if my father or mother got a debit card and wanted to know their charges, I can't just call CS and demand them to tell me.
They may make other Apple products in Taiyuan, but that's a completely different part of China from where our iPhones are coming from.
I pre-ordered mine on Sprint's website on the 18th and my card was charged on the 19th. Still haven't received a tracking number or updated order status.
Yes, but if you've been following the news in China, it's not exactly an isolated incident... as far as a "completely different part" I don't think 400km is really that far away (it's even in the same timezone *snicker*
Yes, but if you've been following the news in China, it's not exactly an isolated incident... as far as a "completely different part" I don't think 400km is really that far away (it's even in the same timezone *snicker*
Well it's far enough away that at the moment it's not a factor w/regard to iPhone shipments.
Right, nobody had a choice of shipping options, yet some orders went out 'Express' and some 'Expedited' -- the point of my question. Thanks though for stopping by
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I called Apple to ask about my order and was told that Oct 5 was assigned to the 2nd wave of pre-orders once the initial batch sold out as a 'no-later-than' delivery date.
How do you know if your iphone was shipped expedited or express? please let me know
Mine's also in that batch. I'm not worried about it though, I'm sure something will update tomorrow or Tuesday.
I'm in the same batch. I'm hoping they are on:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CSN3073/history/20120924/0030Z/ZHCC/VHHH
Sometimes it takes awhile for Ups to update the tracking info. I don't see any UPS flights out of ZhengZhou to Hing Kong. I'm hoping China Southern flies them to Hong Kong then UPS takes over.
Not worried... But seems like they are still sitting in the Apple factory waiting to be picked up. Was hoping for mid-week delivery, but looking more like Friday or even next week.
Given the multi-million boxes they have to sort/pack/crate/pallet, it is no surprise that UPS might be having a hard time updating their system.... Mine left ZhengZhou on the 22nd, arrived at ZhengZhou on the 23rd, and is 'ready for ups' on the 24th.....
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Cathay runs a freighter thru ZhengZhou now
Cathay launches cargo service to Zhengzhou
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways has launched a twice-weekly freighter service to Zhengzhou, capital of the central province of Henan. The new route follows the launch of services to the western cities of Chengdu and Chongqing in the second half of last year.
The Zhengzhou service will be operated by a B747 freighter and will follow a Hong Kong-Shanghai-Zhengzhou-Hong Kong routing.
FedEx just got rights there too
The authorization comes four months after Chinese regulators
approved a $1.6 billion initial public offering by state-owned
China Postal Express & Logistics, one of the largest courier
companies in the Chinese domestic market.
According to the government body, FedEx can now operate in
the cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Tianjin,
Dalian, Zhengzhou and Chengdu.
"FedEx is committed to China and remains focused on growing
our business together with our customers," FedEx spokeswoman
Shea Leordeanu said in an email.
UPS was given a license for the cities of Shanghai,
Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Xi'an.
"We are pleased to receive a license to operate domestic
express service in five strategic cities in China," UPS
spokeswoman Kristen Petrella said.
there are two different locations in ZhengZhou which the iphone traverses through. the only oddity about your shipment is the out-of-order "Ready For UPS" notification