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iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and Apple Watch Series 4 Pre-Orders Now Preparing to Ship
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Anything is possible. I just start to get a bit concerned when I see no movement.
Same. If it truly is still in Asia with no movement then that's definitely not a good thing. Especially when it looks like other people's phones are already in Alaska
Just an observation. I have purchased every iPhone to date since the original back in 2007 and I have never seen models still available for launch day delivery or delivery just a week later once pre orders have gone live. Within an hour shipping estimates usually slip to the 4-6 weeks or longer mark.
If you take the iPhone 6 design that’s been in use for 5 years, since around 2013 -14 then Apple would be experts in that form factor. But the iPhone 6s, 7 and 8 all had shipping times slip to way beyond a week hours after pre orders went live.
I think the XS and the Max have sold well but well under expectations. I think only hardcore Apple followers have purchased it day one and the average consumer will have been put off by the pricing and wait for the XR
[doublepost=1537376008][/doublepost]I think it’s a case of the XS models have sold well but under expectations from Apple.
A lot of people expected a price drop since it’s an S year and component prices should have fallen slightly.
However the Max models prices are extremely high for a phone. In the UK you can get a MacBook for the same money.
I think only the Apple hardcore bought it day one bid the average consumer will have been put off by the price and wait for the XR.
Our phones must be in the same batch. I have the exact time and date (Incheon, Korea) for my tracking number.
This could be the case but I’ve purchased every iPhone since the original in 2007 and they’ve never made enough to satisfy day one demand. This is the first time in nearly 11 years I’ve seen stock still available for launch day delivery or delivery just one week after launch once pre orders have been live for a few hours or a day.
Same. If it truly is still in Asia with no movement then that's definitely not a good thing. Especially when it looks like other people's phones are already in Alaska
If you go to bed on Thursday night and you've not seen movement, it may be a problem. But it is normal for devices to arrive from Asia into Anchorage on Thursday night on their way to Louisville for a Friday UPS delivery in your home town.
My phone did move last night and apparently is now in Louisville, its last scan was departing late last night out of Anchorage. It surprised me by going directly from Zhengzhou to Anchorage on a Kalitta 747 which did not show up in a search for UPS flights, in recent years my iPhones have gone through Incheon from ZhengZhou. FlightAware has dozens of flights by a number of different carriers now in flight to Anchorage.
My Watch still sits in Shanghai. I'm sure it'll be on its way soon. ::grin::
Mine too
[doublepost=1537381958][/doublepost]Mine does too. It’s now 1:32 cst Wednesday
I think they’re missing the scans to be honest. Even from Apple, my phone and watch are preparing to ship. Using the reference number trick (order number minus the last 2 digits, or the 10 digit number associated with the Apple ID), my phone and watch shipments left Anchorage last night.
To everybody who’s nervous, I hope your phones and watches surprise you a day early!!
[doublepost=1537388407][/doublepost]Mine too. What crap. I ordered within 15 seconds.
Mine still showing in South Korea. Can’t understand how will it get here on Friday??
Mine NEVER went to S Korea. Straight from ZZ to Alaska. Arrived in Alaska tonight at 9:06PM.
Up until 10 minutes ago, mine was also just preparing to ship according to Apple’s website. NOW it says it shipped....... but UPS (using the method below) says my phone left Anchorage yesterday. (It said Kentucky, but then that changed back to Anchorage strangely enough)
How was I tracking it without my tracking number? Go to UPS.com, track by reference, put your 10 digit number in and choose your destination country. I bet yours is already closer than you think. I’ve done this method for the last few years and it’s accurate. If your phone number doesn’t work, use your order number and delete the last 2 digits- and remember, you have to specify the destination country.
I’ve been following my order On UPS and it’s been stuck at Alaska for a few days. Now I just got my email that my order has shipped. Will arrive tomorrow!
I think it's safe to say my phone is not coming tomorrow since it's still in Korea. Oh well. Hopefully I'll get it next week sometime.
Hope you’re wrong. I think there’s something up with the tracking this year. You’ll probably get it today or tomorrow.
My phone and watch left Anchorage over 30 hours ago and seems to have never been seen again
... but apparently after watching it move since Sunday- Apple JUST shipped it this morning around 4 Also, I refreshed the UPS page and it was in Kentucky. Checked an hour later and it wasn’t, it reverted back to Anchorage....? Checked again an hour after, Kentucky again, hit refresh, and Kentucky disappeared. So that’s new and fun ....?
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Same here ... but mine is apparently in a rough on and off relationship with Kentucky (see above...)