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iPhone 5s Orders Launch to 7-10 Day Estimates in Australia/China, 'October' in Hong Kong/Singapore
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I'm glad those people who want their iPhone 5C(andy) aren't seeing these kinds of delays. I mean, they were saying the 5C was going to "sell like hot cakes" and "be wildly popular." I'm glad they won't have to wait as long for their unapologetically plastic iPhone.
The rest of us knew this was coming. The 5S will be wildly more popular because it's a wildly better device.
Please don't throw out stock shortages and wave your finger at me, " But nobody knows how many 5C phones were in supply." We know---a lot! Apple has been making the 5C since the summer of 2012, when it was the iPhone 5; now it's just faster to manufacture.
The rest of us knew this was coming. The 5S will be wildly more popular because it's a wildly better device.
Please don't throw out stock shortages and wave your finger at me, " But nobody knows how many 5C phones were in supply." We know---a lot! Apple has been making the 5C since the summer of 2012, when it was the iPhone 5; now it's just faster to manufacture.
I think it is cool that the 5s started selling in other countries before the US. Helps the world market image of the company and sticks it to the silly ones who think the US should get everything first
they may get to order first.. But they will be delivered first in the US I am sure.
No that is ridiculous. Apple wants to sell as many as possible and would do pre-orders if they could. It does not help them financially or reputation wise to not sell as many as they possibly can.
While you are being wrong about that you are completely wrong about no lines for Apple products since the iPad 2. Laughably wrong.
I think it is cool that the 5s started selling in other countries before the US. Helps the world market image of the company and sticks it to the silly ones who think the US should get everything first
I wish there were still DOWN votes.
Just got this mail from O2 in the UK which says..
"Everyone loves a new iPhone, so demand always outweighs supply. Because of this, you can order your iPhone 5s in store on launch day and collect it at a later date you wont be able to take one home straight away."
Looks like little or no stock for most shops here too.
"Everyone loves a new iPhone, so demand always outweighs supply. Because of this, you can order your iPhone 5s in store on launch day and collect it at a later date you wont be able to take one home straight away."
Looks like little or no stock for most shops here too.
Am I reading this correctly there were zero phones that were avail to ship immediately? They all just showed up with delays already?
I think it is cool that the 5s started selling in other countries before the US. Helps the world market image of the company and sticks it to the silly ones who think the US should get everything first
As a US citizen, I agree and am fine with it
Doubtful. The stock market does not like it when supplies are constrained, and will punish Apple for it. Anyone who thinks selling 500,000 phones with pictures of long lines is better than selling 1,000,000 phones is being silly and not thinking it through. Pictures of geeks lined up in front of Apple stores might help sell another 50,000 phones to geeks, but the majority of Apple phones do not go to people who wait in line, they go to people that are annoyed if the website is down, slow, or Apple is out of stock.
I honestly believe that supply is constrained.
Now, it could be that Apple will not have perfectly predicted the sales in every region, and with a little post launch-day shifting can get phones to markets that are selling out faster. Also, the production per day is only going to ramp up, so I suspect in about two weeks that the orders won't be backed up two weeks.
But, I'm not an expert
Carrie or Apple website
So ... based on shortages, would it be better to order online at the carrier website or the Apple website? Does it make a difference in shipping times?
So ... based on shortages, would it be better to order online at the carrier website or the Apple website? Does it make a difference in shipping times?
Really want to make people mad - be first in line and buy out all the phones.
Good luck! Woman tries to buy out store's iPhones, gets pwned.
If it is like last year when the 5 came out shipping dates will increase quickly. Last year preorders started September 14th, with first day of sale the 21st. I ordered from Verizon on the 15th and received it october 1st. So shipping dates quickly increased to 2 weeks, or 10 days after they went on sale.