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iPhone Pre-Order Shipping Estimates Begin Slipping to 2-3 Weeks, Led by Rose Gold iPhone 6s Plus
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I think it has a lot to do with the price increases around the world. In many countries the iPhone has had price increases of 10-20% compared to last years model.
What low sales? Where are you getting this info? Just because you can get a phone 3 hours later and have it on release day does not mean its not selling as well. We have no idea if production has been increased over last year.
there's loss of a rush to buy them for china users now as well since it is available for preorder directly in china this time and chinese people are getting used to just buying it locally even if it costs 15% more. it's just not worth the money cuz of hassle of buying it from someone who gets it abroad and you don't get the local customer service with it.
I do expect preorders to be much lower this time as all the hard core fans have got a 6/6s and they are still stupendous phones right now. But this is how it goes every S release, everyone cries about how it's not big enough of a change but history hows every time that the S's are pheonomal phones and the one you wish you had. 4S/5S and now the the 6S.
Last year they ran out within minutes, I bet you will be able to order one later this morning. I'll let you believe that Apple finally produced enough phones to meet demands this year.
Will see in a few days on the outcome.
Slippery for sure. Would love a durable non-slipper phone that really wouldn't require most people to put a case on it. Sapphire screen and a stainless body with water resistance similar to the Apple Watch and I would be happy.
I suspect there will be many returns for the "pink" iPhone. I picked up a 6s+ space grey - don't like the white front bezel.Oh lol, the "hey look at my BRAND NEW iPhone!"-guys strike again. gold is soooo 2013/2014, rose gold is 2015 baby!
Would have been one of them though (
So why is it after the US carriers finally open up and guarantee interoperability that Apple goes back to releasing separate GSM and CDMA versions of the iPhone? It looks like people have to choose between CDMA compatibility and LTE Band 30, and that it won't be possible for AT&T and T-Mobile iPhone 6s buyers to switch to Verizon or Sprint without buying new phones. In all other respects, including overseas support, the phones are identical. Why can't Apple release a single version?
Same, I also don't have a delivery date yet. I really need it by the 25th..
For those speculating this year they aren't selling as well... I had the hardest time this year out of any other since the 4s ordering from Sprint.
I thought an hour was bad last year. Took over two and a half hours just to finish an order.
At least for sprint I'm betting they sold quite a few and slightly less than last year and I say that because of the pricing and because the many do not upgrade every single year.
Also something to note which is that Apple.com and Apple Store iOS app did not offer easy pay or lease for sprint and other providers. This further pushed people back to the carrier sites which probably got hammered by the extra load.
Definitely room for improvement considering the Apple Store app worked instantly for me but demanded full payment or an entire plan change from what I have to go with 2yr agreement which was the only other option.
I thought an hour was bad last year. Took over two and a half hours just to finish an order.
At least for sprint I'm betting they sold quite a few and slightly less than last year and I say that because of the pricing and because the many do not upgrade every single year.
Also something to note which is that Apple.com and Apple Store iOS app did not offer easy pay or lease for sprint and other providers. This further pushed people back to the carrier sites which probably got hammered by the extra load.
Definitely room for improvement considering the Apple Store app worked instantly for me but demanded full payment or an entire plan change from what I have to go with 2yr agreement which was the only other option.
I am currently live-tracking all the Apple Store worldwide ship dates for the iPhone 6s & 6s Plus for anyone interested here:
http://iphone-inventory.blogspot.com/2015/09/iphone-6s-pre-order-tracker.html
(Updates every 10-15 minutes, sorry I'm doing this all manually as not to upset any server overlords!)
http://iphone-inventory.blogspot.com/2015/09/iphone-6s-pre-order-tracker.html
(Updates every 10-15 minutes, sorry I'm doing this all manually as not to upset any server overlords!)
It's unclear if it's fewer sales or better stock. I wouldn't be surprised if the sales were taking a hit, though, at least in the USA. I think this is the first year where no major American carrier is offering any discount on the iPhones with a two-year contract. Those discounts used to knock off around $400-500 of the phone's cost, which is pretty substantial. My family used to upgrade on the contract cycle regularly, but now that we'll need to pay full price, we'll probably upgrade every three to four years instead. I'd imagine a lot of other people and families are finding themselves in the same situation.
I didn't start drinking till after I knew my was arriving on 9/25. Tomorrow morning is going to be rough.
most companies would kill for first day sales like apple gets
Perhaps. But the U.S. Didn't see a price increase. If anything we have more options than ever before. And yet we still have stock. I'm sure that stocks are already allotted. There's an already determined stock for the U.S. for launch day and t hasn't been depleted.
TMO is offering a discount with trade in but it's not being advertised too heavily, not is this option available on Apple's site.
Rose gold with midnight blue Apple case for me. Pre ordered and delivering 25/9
Good decision to take the Rose Gold, Rose Gold goes pretty well with your hair.
It's so funny, if all the phones were sold out people would be saying that Apple intentionally constrained supply to give the impression of high demand. Yet if the phones aren't sold out then that means it's low sales due to weak demand.