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Carrier iPhone 7/7+ Sprint Pre-Order Thread

Dexx7 said:
Yup. This should be posted on every carrier order status page as well as Apple's order page so people have some kind of answer.
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The release order was issued. She cant find any more info on that, sorry. Cant tell if any more ships offshore contain our iPhones since they did not port, no claims as of yet for those.

If any other inside can get container numbers, I can get info.

Once they unload, no more shipping from Hanjin. Thats it, so if that cargo fulfills preorders, the rest will be subject to UPS shipping limitations.
 
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I kinda don't feel so upset at Apple, ( Still a little upset because of how stocked their stores are) and Sprint because of this. It's not their fault. But they should have come out sooner about the issue. Maybe they thought people wouldn't preorder if they came out and said a **** ton of our products are being held hostage essentially lol.
 
If our devices aren't on one of these planes, then it looks like we have to wait for the cargo ships to be sorted through. The main one containing Apple products has been cleared, but it could take some time to distribute those devices accordingly. And that makes me wonder...

The **** were they thinking? When you have a hot item that has a hard release date on it, sending it half way across the world on a ****ing boat isn't the best plan. Apple's profit margins on iPhone is insane, so they can afford the $12 per phone it costs to charter all the flights they need to make sure the products make it on time. It was known a long time ago that Hanjin was in bad shape, but they ****ing went ahead with it anyway. And, somehow- of course- the Spring customers got shafted as a result.

And even with these planes, one thing that worries me is the change of aircraft. There were nothing but MD11s, 747-400s, and a stray 767-300 here and there. Now, they're mostly MD11s, 747-200, and a number of 767s... the planes are becoming a little smaller. The 400s are being used elsewhere. Those were out biggest carriers of hope. Then the MD11, then the 300, so on. So at this point, I've resigned myself to the fact that we're probably not going to get our **** until sometimes in October. And, for that, I say to Sprint and Apple equally- **** you.
 

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It seems Apple isn't the only one suffering issues with the Hanjin cargo vessels. Samsung offered the bankruptcy court to pay it's debtors so they can collect their 38 million dollars worth of Samsung Devices being held up on the vessels.
 
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I doubt it ... but I was told my order is in the final stages of being prepped to ship from the warehouse ...
 
Why do we think Apple has product on these ships. They would have had to have left port weeks/months before the iPhone was even announced to have made it across the ocean and just be sitting for weeks. I think this is a clever excuse for Apple. But I doubt it has any legitimacy.
 
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Ok so apparently according to Sprint the 256 GB JET BLACK iPhone Plus won't arrive between 11/28 - 12/05 EVEN IF YOU PREORDERED ON 9/9
 
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Knarf231 said:
Why do we think Apple has product on these ships. They would have had to have left port weeks/months before the iPhone was even announced to have made it across the ocean and just be sitting for weeks. I think this is a clever excuse for Apple. But I doubt it has any legitimacy.
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Do we really know when Apple starts production of a product before it announces it?
 
Knarf231 said:
Why do we think Apple has product on these ships. They would have had to have left port weeks/months before the iPhone was even announced to have made it across the ocean and just be sitting for weeks. I think this is a clever excuse for Apple. But I doubt it has any legitimacy.
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https://www.flexport.com/blog/does-apple-ship-iphones-by-air-or-sea/
In general, air freight is around 5 times more expensive than ocean, but that can easily hit 10X during peak season. And we know that the new iPhone is always released during peak season right in the months before Christmas
 
Knarf231 said:
Why do we think Apple has product on these ships. They would have had to have left port weeks/months before the iPhone was even announced to have made it across the ocean and just be sitting for weeks. I think this is a clever excuse for Apple. But I doubt it has any legitimacy.
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Supposedly there are components or materials involved in production.
 
manoots said:
https://www.flexport.com/blog/does-apple-ship-iphones-by-air-or-sea/
In general, air freight is around 5 times more expensive than ocean, but that can easily hit 10X during peak season. And we know that the new iPhone is always released during peak season right in the months before Christmas
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So shipping by ocean is a no brainer right?

Wrong. Apple almost certainly ships by air, despite the higher logistics costs, for two reasons. First is the cost of working capital. Ocean shipments take 30 days or more to cross the Pacific and reach their final destination in Apple’s retail stores, versus just 3-5 days for air freight.

Second, Apple has created such demand for the iPhone, that it is almost always on the verge of selling out.

(In this case, 2016, they DID sell out!)

Why leave the phones at sea for 30 days when you can get it into a customer’s hands and generate almost $600 in net revenue as soon as it arrives? Why risk having a customer appear at a retail store to buy an iPhone, discover they are out of stock, and go buy an Android phone instead?

When you factor in the cost of capital and supply constraints on Apple’s sales, it becomes clear that Apple will never ship an iPhone by ocean.

(Source: https://www.flexport.com/blog/does-apple-ship-iphones-by-air-or-sea/ )
(Same page where you got your statement from.)
 
bjaminkelley88 said:
Do we really know when Apple starts production of a product before it announces it?
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This is all I could find.
The first batch of 84,700 units of the new iPhones passed customs on September 2. Customs officers in Zhengzhou have ramped up cooperation with Foxconn and other companies with a view to shortening logistics times.
http://www.cultofmac.com/444358/iphone-7-already-transit-china/
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O.torres258 said:
So shipping by ocean is a no brainer right?

Wrong. Apple almost certainly ships by air, despite the higher logistics costs, for two reasons. First is the cost of working capital. Ocean shipments take 30 days or more to cross the Pacific and reach their final destination in Apple’s retail stores, versus just 3-5 days for air freight.

Second, Apple has created such demand for the iPhone, that it is almost always on the verge of selling out.

(In this case, 2016, they DID sell out!)

Why leave the phones at sea for 30 days when you can get it into a customer’s hands and generate almost $600 in net revenue as soon as it arrives? Why risk having a customer appear at a retail store to buy an iPhone, discover they are out of stock, and go buy an Android phone instead?

When you factor in the cost of capital and supply constraints on Apple’s sales, it becomes clear that Apple will never ship an iPhone by ocean.

(Source: https://www.flexport.com/blog/does-apple-ship-iphones-by-air-or-sea/ )
(Same page where you got your statement from.)
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Yeah, the last part Im having a hard time believing. Why not use both. I found another thread where it was like 5% cost to ship by sea. Vs dealing with free margin of air cargo.

And, isnt this exactly whats going on, "Why risk having a customer appear at a retail store to buy an iPhone, discover they are out of stock, and go buy an Android phone instead?"
 
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JT3D4 said:
Aww mannnn. My original ship date is today, so I'll be going to the store as soon as I get off work to see what's going on. But I wasn't given an order number and the multiple times I've contacted order support they say they don't see an order attached to my account, so this makes me extremely nervous. Smh.
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Hoping for the best for you. Let us know what you find out!
 
I've been stalking this thread a bit... well, between stupidly checking my email for the elusive 'shipped' notice. Can anyone here remind me again why we are willing to pay this type of money for a phone? I'd keep my iPhone 6 and pocket the difference but am afraid that I'll bend the damn flimsy 6 cover or drop this POS into water and lose my ability to get credit when I turn it in. This was my first (and absolutely last) preorder.
 
manoots said:
so they do not use sea freight at all? hoping its true. that would mean shipping problem doesnt effect us.
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it must be a mix... i'm guessing they allocate so many for launch and then switch to relying on boats for heavy supplies. i thought it was insanely expensive for them to do nothing but haul them ALL by air. especially the 11 planes in the air right now.
 
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