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Hypothetically speaking, if that plane is full of iPhones, will we be seeing a ton of orders go off back order within the next few days?

Yes, because after our orders are complete your orders will begin shipping from China. :)

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You can match the flight info with your UPS tracker. See if they match first, could be on a different flight. Google it or use flight aware.
 
Ordered a 64GB iPhone 5 Black/slate yesterday from the Australian Apple Store.
My credit card was immediately charged for AUD999 but the order is still processing.

I assume I'll have a shorter wait because the demand for 64GB should be less.
 
Ordered from apple.com October 1, white 32Gb AT&T iPhone 5

Saw preparing for shipment tonight October 22 on apple store iphone app. Didn't get email yet.

Hoping that means receiving in a few days?

Ordered same but in black on October 2. No news.
 
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Who knows? I'm actually porting over from Verizon so this is my first experience with them...not a good one to say the least.

ATT customer service sucks.... OMG i wanted to switch from verizon to att. So I went to att store and activated a line with my own unlocked gsm windows phone. I went home and tried to buy iphone from apple's website. Apple's website says you do not have upgrade until 2014. Apparently the guy at att store signed me up for a 2 year contract even though I just activated my old unlocked gsm windows phone. I called customer service and they said sorry once you are in contract you can't get new phone until the contract is over. I asked to speek with the manager. Even the manager said the same thing. I asked to speek with his manager. Surprisingly even he said the same thing. Finally I told him that I will walk out of att and go back to verizon. He said give me one day to look at your situation. After two days of fight. I got call from att store that I can go to store and they will order an iphone for me at $199. This is how they welcome new customers.....

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Hey I no-longer see the back ordered. What does it mean?

Under back order quantity it was showing 1. Now its 0. Also where status said back ordered, now it says processing.
 
He's saying if you ordered your phone in that timeframe, go to Google and type in UPS 61. It's for a UPS plane going to Anchorage [landed], then continuing onto Louisville. It's likely full of iPhones.

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Do you happen to know if that delivery comes to Sweden as well? I ordered Black 32GB on 30/9.
 
Ordered White 64GB Outright in Melbourne on October 8th, it's gone "Preparing for Shipment" today just over two weeks later. My original delivery estimate was 2-8 November, but really hoping I get it sooner than that! I wonder when it's likely to go "shipped"?
 
32GB ATT Black ordered from Apple.com on Sept. 27.

Just shipped now from "ZhengZhou, China, Monday, 10/22/2012" via UPS. Stoked!

Apple email says delivers October 30th, but there's nothing on the UPS site about delivery date yet.

Gonna be a loooong week :p .
 
My delivery is set to the 29th even though it shipped today. Will it really take that long?

What does your shipping method say? If it's standard shipping, it may well take that long... My order says express shipping, it's still processing though... (ordered 9/28, delivers 10/25-10/31).
Also, it depends where it's shipping from. From what I've heard, some European deliveries come from Prague, not directly from China...
Anyway, I hope you get it before 10/29!
 
my phone has shipped !!

didn't get estimated date or anything yet, but it's shipped
hope i can get it by this week!!
:D
 

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Ordered 10/1 from Apple a 32gig black on AT&T. Got my tracking number this morning shipping from China via UPS and receive by 10/30

Anybody know if UPS might deliver earlier or is this just wishful thinking:D
 
What does your shipping method say? If it's standard shipping, it may well take that long... My order says express shipping, it's still processing though... (ordered 9/28, delivers 10/25-10/31).
Also, it depends where it's shipping from. From what I've heard, some European deliveries come from Prague, not directly from China...
Anyway, I hope you get it before 10/29!

The shipping method is express shipping for me as well. The delivery firm is called TNT. I'm not able to locate the parcel on their website yet so maybe the phone hasn't arrived in Europe yet. We'll see I suppose.
 
Ordered from apple.com October 1, white 32Gb AT&T iPhone 5

Saw preparing for shipment tonight October 22 on apple store iphone app. Didn't get email yet.

Hoping that means receiving in a few days?

Ordered same but in black on October 2. No news.

Shipped ! Apple on line in Mass.
Arrives Oct 29. UPS.

Wonder if it comes earlier?
 
i heard Radio Shack offers to buy back your iPhone 4 or 4s and gives credit to the new iphone 5

can someone please confirm? does apple do that too?
 
I have the same thought :) Shipped the same day as you and arrives on the 29th as well....

I called apple yesterday. They said all orders are upgraded to express even though mine says standard. She said to expect 2-3 days from China. So maybe Friday instead of Monday. ???

Just checked. My says ups worldwide expedited. But that is 4-5 days from Asia.
 
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so a little over 24 hours later, I'm still on Preparing to ship...ordered Sept 27, 32gb version in black, ATT, ordered through apple.com.

Switched to shipped early this morning US west coast time. Delivery is scheduled for 10/29, and it is coming via UPS from China.

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Switched to shipped early this morning US west coast time. Delivery is scheduled for 10/29, and it is coming via UPS from China.

I will say that the UPS tracking says it is Worldwide expedited...1 week shipping from China is definitely fast...
 
Hypothetically speaking, if that plane is full of iPhones, will we be seeing a ton of orders go off back order within the next few days?

Hopefully we will. I'm hoping my 16GB BlackSlate on VZW is on there.

But you can't check your order status right now. The entire system is down because of the iPad Mini event that is happening in 3 hours...
 
Anyone around 9/28 get theirs shipped yet?? I have a feeling today is the day for me, but then again I have thought that for the past week with no such luck
 
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