iPhone 6 & 6 Plus Sprint Pre-Order Thread!
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upintheclouds
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In-Store 9/26
I will try to make this as short and to the point as I can.
So, I ordered an iPhone 6+ 64GB in Space Grey on September 26th. A family member and myself signed up for Sprint. The first line on the account got an iPhone 6 in store immediately. The number was transferred over and the billing cycle began. My iPhone was in short supply, so I got the 2-3 week time frame. That is totally understandable and I was willing to wait that amount of time (The plan we chose did not allow us to go over to Apple, or Best Buy and grab the phone).
I tried to look up my order info online with the order number I was given. A week went by and nothing was showing up. So, I called the 888 number to get some information as to why the order number was not showing up.
Because it was an in-store purchase I did not receive a tracking number for my order. All I received was a Batch Order number that is not trackable online or over the phone with customer support. Even the store where I purchased the phone can not track the order.
I call the 888 number to see if Sprint's end can see that my order went through in the first place. I was panicking that I would end up waiting 2-3 weeks and the order didn't even get placed on the 26th, then my order slipping to a 4-6 week time frame, etc. They tell me they don't have any information, but expect it in 4 to 6 weeks. I told the rep that is not the time frame I was told in store. "The demand has been unprecedented and due to high demand the shipping estimate for that phone is 4 to 6 weeks". Blah blah blah....
So, I sign up for Sprint, the first line gets a phone, the billing initiates on the 26th, I am mislead about my order time frame, I am giving a later time frame AND there is ZERO information available to me or to Sprint about my order. I might as well have shouted to a wall the phone I wanted and would have been in the same situation I am now.
Fair warning; Its amateur hour over at Sprint. I am regretting this already...
I will try to make this as short and to the point as I can.
So, I ordered an iPhone 6+ 64GB in Space Grey on September 26th. A family member and myself signed up for Sprint. The first line on the account got an iPhone 6 in store immediately. The number was transferred over and the billing cycle began. My iPhone was in short supply, so I got the 2-3 week time frame. That is totally understandable and I was willing to wait that amount of time (The plan we chose did not allow us to go over to Apple, or Best Buy and grab the phone).
I tried to look up my order info online with the order number I was given. A week went by and nothing was showing up. So, I called the 888 number to get some information as to why the order number was not showing up.
Because it was an in-store purchase I did not receive a tracking number for my order. All I received was a Batch Order number that is not trackable online or over the phone with customer support. Even the store where I purchased the phone can not track the order.
I call the 888 number to see if Sprint's end can see that my order went through in the first place. I was panicking that I would end up waiting 2-3 weeks and the order didn't even get placed on the 26th, then my order slipping to a 4-6 week time frame, etc. They tell me they don't have any information, but expect it in 4 to 6 weeks. I told the rep that is not the time frame I was told in store. "The demand has been unprecedented and due to high demand the shipping estimate for that phone is 4 to 6 weeks". Blah blah blah....
So, I sign up for Sprint, the first line gets a phone, the billing initiates on the 26th, I am mislead about my order time frame, I am giving a later time frame AND there is ZERO information available to me or to Sprint about my order. I might as well have shouted to a wall the phone I wanted and would have been in the same situation I am now.
Fair warning; Its amateur hour over at Sprint. I am regretting this already...
And to make it worse.... When I talked to Sprint today they started adding caveat words like "around" "probably" "should be" to the 6 week estimates now.
I looked at the Apple Store sites based on a previous poster and they are saying that nothing is available for pickup. They keep saying that they are working closely with their supplier but when u ask them a question they have no answer. If that's close then maybe they should rethink their definition.
Engineer820
macrumors member
That progress right
hopefully that little map helps others! Seems like i will have to wait it out. That progress right
I'm trying to stay hopeful but I am having a hard time figuring out why they are shipping to stores when orders have not been completed--especially when you look at those that ordered 9/12. On the sprint forum, some ppl were tracking their phones as they left China.
NewToMac11
macrumors member
I've found some 6 plus but they are all 16gb....so no good.
austinpowers504
macrumors newbie
Yeah 16gb are easy to get it's the 64gb SG that's a unicorn
Engineer820
macrumors member
you've done it again!!!!I visited the Sprint store again yesterday around 12:00 PM PDT and order status still said awaiting shipping. They gave me an order number this time, but I believe it's just an in-store OTC order number, because I cannot check for it Online.
The fifth week of waiting begins Monday, October 20th.
Must. Remain. Strong.
The fifth week of waiting begins Monday, October 20th.
Must. Remain. Strong.
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Phonelover
macrumors member
Just checked phone, still in Anchorage. That's okay, only 3 more days until delivery day. Excited, just want to get rid of this 6 with 16gb, not enough memory, I don't even know what I was thinking when I got it, but almost there. So close that I can see it over the horizon.
The way things are going, I wouldn't be surprised if this was accurate.
smooches680
macrumors member
Same here I live in GA and the LTE signal is terrible, I mainly get 3G or even 1x whatever that means# I wonder if I need to switch back to Samsung❓
honestly I am the main line on my account and all my samsungs and my last 2 iPhones do this - when even my other lines have better service thinking of requesting a new MSID? I think is what I saw mentioned on the sprint page if it continues for me with the new phone.... whenever I may see it. Lucky for me though I spend 90% of my time on wifi so not such a big deal but it gets annoying with travel.
That is probably why I've never had to go thru this. My 4S and 5 upgrades were both done in November. My 4s was actually purchased on Black Friday.
Walked into a Sprint store on Friday to buy the 64GB gray model. The model was in-stock, but the rep claimed they were not able to scan the phone into the store's inventory and were therefore unable to sell me the phone. The phone was set aside and I came back the next day and successfully made the purchase. Asked if Sprint would waive the activation fee for my inconvenience but was denied. The LTE speeds have been great so far around Columbus, Ohio. A nice upgrade from the 4S.
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Well the wait is over!! Cancelled the pre order and picked up a 128g sg at the Apple Store.tired of waiting,tired of seeing and hearing people get their phones b4 me who ordered after me.
I used the idevicechecker.com to find it.no 64g is available anywhere.loving this phone the plus is the perfect size for me. Yes the one handed feature is official rarely have to adjusted my hand during use. Hope that frees up a preorder for anyone still waiting.
I used the idevicechecker.com to find it.no 64g is available anywhere.loving this phone the plus is the perfect size for me. Yes the one handed feature is official rarely have to adjusted my hand during use. Hope that frees up a preorder for anyone still waiting.
I was almost to that point however I went to a Sprint store yesterday morning and was able to pick up a iPhone 6 SG 64 Gig. Was total luck but it does happen.
This is pretty much my exact situation.
I ordered mine on the 22nd and they took payment already for my 6+ SG 64GB (which is the unicorn everyone is talking about) and the rep was a total dufus. He had the same phone i wanted IN STOCK behind the counter but wouldn't sell me it since i was using another lines upgrade (even though iv'e been doing it this way for YEARS with Sprint). I let it slide since i figured the guy was a moron and obviously would have rather sold it to someone who wanted to buy it cash rather than an upgrade. So he said he will order it for me and should take 7-10 days to arrive. So that made me a little happier even though i dropped $420 that day and left empty handed. No tracking # or anything.
So i call a week later see if it has arrived and they said no so i called back few days later and new rep there said the wait time is 4-6 weeks now. There is literally nothing i can do but just sit and wait now. It's officially been 28 days now and if i hadn't called and asked i would of heard NOTHING from Sprint. Took my money and that's it.
Reading some comments on here make me feel better sometimes and other times worse. People have ordered phones a week after me and got theirs already or will be this tuesday-wednesday. Very bad experience this time around with Sprint. Very amateur stuff going around with Sprint nowadays. As of right now just hoping to get mine by Nov 7 which will be my 6th week. Damn shame if you ask me.
justenjusten
macrumors newbie
32 days and counting..
ordered 9/18
iphone 6+ 64gb space gray,
this is started to get really retarded... 32 days?!?!?!..
ordered 9/18
iphone 6+ 64gb space gray,
this is started to get really retarded... 32 days?!?!?!..
Well, a start to a new week! I am wishing everyone luck, I hope everyone miraculously gets their new iPhone 6 plus this week! Or at least gets their tracking info.
I know this may sound weird but in response to sprint taking the money right away when ordering online.. I kind of prefer it. I totally get how it feels like it's wrong for them to do it but I'd bet there would be a lot of people who would end up not having that money in there weeks (or months in this case) later when they go to ship them out. I prefer when I use a debit card for my money to come out as soon as I buy/order something.
I know this may sound weird but in response to sprint taking the money right away when ordering online.. I kind of prefer it. I totally get how it feels like it's wrong for them to do it but I'd bet there would be a lot of people who would end up not having that money in there weeks (or months in this case) later when they go to ship them out. I prefer when I use a debit card for my money to come out as soon as I buy/order something.
MarkGarcia
macrumors newbie
9/17 6+ 64GB Silver..
Ordered on 9/17 6+ 64GB Silver.. Online.. oy-shso-751272XXX and still no tracking number all i get is order has been recieved for past few weeks.. ive lost so much hope i am convinced im not getting my phone and i have to send them my iphone 5s but i need it for work..
Ordered on 9/17 6+ 64GB Silver.. Online.. oy-shso-751272XXX and still no tracking number all i get is order has been recieved for past few weeks.. ive lost so much hope i am convinced im not getting my phone and i have to send them my iphone 5s but i need it for work..
Engineer820
macrumors member
Its officially 5 weeks for me today... STILL no dam iPhone...
That is a long time. I have added your information to the google docs spreadsheet. Feel free to correct it as you see fit. For the new comers to this thread, please enter your order information here at the link below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R3xBorJKF4m13RJcSst1YuaNhU9kpqn5gmFiE14jgAU/edit#gid=0
I don't know why its taking them so long to get to the first week orders. I think people who ordered 16 GB phones will start receiving them this week or next. It is anyone's guess when 64 GB phones will arrive.
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Its officially 5 weeks for me today... STILL no dam iPhone...
Did you try idevicechecker or istocknow? The 128 GB phones seem easier to obtain than the 64GB counterparts.