Be wary of calling the store when you are still at home. This stuff if first come first serve so you might miss out on the phone due to the drive.
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iPhone 5 Reservation at Apple Store
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Be wary of calling the store when you are still at home. This stuff if first come first serve so you might miss out on the phone due to the drive.
Just got off the phone with Verizon and they say Oct 26 ship dates if you order online today. Figured I'd test my luck on the 10pm reservation from apple since I'm fairly close to a store.
They've been showing Oct26 for about a week. I decided to try my 10pm luck for 5 days and keep checking the verizon website to see if that Oct 26 date changed. On my fourth night I got lucky with Apple. To me it's totally worth it to try it for a few days.
Log into you account, get what you want "ready" and in your cart. Type in your zipcode and then click "locate" from 9:58-10:05.
Lather, rinse, repeat tomorrow night.
Good luck!
I haven't had luck yet, but I've read of a few folks who missed out because they were late getting credit card information in.
I'm guessing they pre-authorize/hold the amount on the card at the time of pre-order, and then process the charge when you actually pick it up.
Nabby
If you don't see inventory appear right at 10:00, don't fret. Keep checking for about 15 minutes.
When I scored my first phone, it didn't actually show up as available until about 10:10 or so.
It took me until 10:05 PM to get mine to work. But it only took me a couple of tries. i still need one more. So I get to keep doing this until I can get it.
what I learned from this thread is that you should keep refreshing about 10 minutes prior to 10pm and 10 minutes after.
at first I was unsure what everyone meant by refreshing, but I found that on the website version, once you have that pop up that asks you to enter your zip code to show the nearby stores, keep hitting "LOCATE". you may notice every time you hit this button, the green "check out" button in the background flashes.
I kept doing this and started losing confidence when "unavailable for pick up" was all I saw. but around 10:05, it finally turned green and said "in stock".
Once you see this, do not hesitate to pick the store and update your cart.
as people said, its highly recommended you have "Express Checkout" turned on. you should ensure this is on before you even get to the screen that allows you to enter your zip.
I sped through as fast as I could and cannot remember exactly the screens that followed, but I do remember it asks for your phone number (optional as to call you when ready, but they will email you anyway), and to enter the security code on the back of your CC. so either you have the CC next to you or remember that 3 digit code. then just keep proceeding and if you get to the last screen telling you they're processing your order, you are golden.
I hope this helps anyone who is sort of new to trying the reservation system as I was. good luck
