My order has been processed via UPS! If you guys sign up for the UPS app you don’t have to worry about finding a reference number.
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iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and Apple Watch Series 4 Pre-Orders Now Preparing to Ship
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Checked my UPS app and I have a tracking number already. On Apple's site it still says "Preparing to Ship"
Yes, this is a good option for people who live in apartments or condominiums with staff and services like yours. But, for those of us in houses that don't always have someone able to receive and sign for a package, store pick up is often better. And, as someone else pointed out, holding at a local UPS facility is another possibility. I've done that too.
Same here but I have a series 1.I am genuinely tempted by the Apple Watch, but I will see how my series 2 fares on WatchOS 5 first.
Was not going to get an AW S4, my S2 was fine, not too slow, working perfectly. But I pushed through the guilt and succumbed. That was Friday morning at 3:06 EST. On Friday around noon my S2 died. One day left of AppleCare so they're sending a replacement, good thing because I'm giving the S2 to my wife. And they're letting me add AppleCare to the replacement one. All in all worked out well.
I was from a Plus before the X. I got the X last year because of the physical size with almost the same screen size as the plus. So, basically the bigger screen real estate is what made me decide to get the Xs Max ... and the battery size, too, of course.
You may find this article an interesting read, I certainly did.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/18/15338052/samsung-galaxy-s8-touchwiz-android-software
Or.... they made more phones so they could be delivering in a more timely fashion.
I’m so happy how B&H was down for maintenance today and that they’re gonna be closed for Yom Kippur on Sept 18th-19th, and says my Apple Watch Series 4 is backordered, even though I put my order through at 3:03am EST on September 14th
Why they even held a preorder event at 3:01am is beyond comprehension.
I can’t necessarily put all the blame on MacRumors senior editor Juli Clover for her post (https://www.macrumors.com/2018/09/13/third-party-carriers-retailers-iphone-applewatch-preorders/) which swayed me to used B&H, but next year and every subsequent year, please please please Juli, don’t ever mention B&H as a third party retailer that offers preorders for any Apple product. You might as well have added eBay listings, which would probably get me the device sooner.
I feel your pain and I'm sorry to hear that you are having these issues. I hope it works out for you.
I think it definitely means it is popular. Apple made the mistake in the first two years of the plus phones of underestimating demand. The demand for the larger size has increased each of the four years they have been available. I do not think they are making that mistake any longer.
I enjoy picking up in a store as well. However, my closest store is a three hour drive. We have typically stayed overnight when picking up in a store. Also, my experience has not been that it takes a few minutes when you are doing the iPhone Upgrade plan. It takes 15-30 minutes from the time they begin helping me.
If I remember correctly, Apple only allows delivery to the billing address of the phone number for which the iPhone is tied to. I have inquired in the past about changing my delivery to my office and was not allowed for that reason. It is for security so someone doesn't gain access and change the delivery address so they can steal your phone. Having said that, if you have UPS MyChoice (see below), they have an option for changing pickup to a UPS location or another address. That may be disabled for iPhone deliveries but it is worth a try.
TIP for finding tracking info...
I keep seeing this idea of using a trick to find your tracking number. UPS and FedEx allow you to create free accounts on their sites. UPS calls theirs MyChoice. When you create this account, you tie it to your home address. Once the account is created, you will get email notifications about upcoming deliveries and when things have been delivered (you decide on the notifications). However, you also have access to a calendar on the UPS website that shows you all upcoming deliveries and who they are from. If you click them, you will see the tracking information.
My phone is still not showing a tracking number even though I placed my order 5 minutes after my husband ordered his, and his has shown a UPS tracking number since early this morning, and it's shipping from ZhengZhou. I did order a different color (silver), so I wonder if it will ship from a different location?
This was our first time preordering at midnight, and both the website and the Apple Store app did not "go live" for us on time. It took opening and closing the app for about 5 minutes until my husband could access the app on his phone. He got through his order without issues. In the meantime, the website had finally opened up on my MacBook, so I tried to order that way since my app still wasn't working. Two failed orders with error messages. Then my app finally worked and I got my order in around 12:10. We then went back in to order the watches. Mine says shipping 9/28-10/2 and his says 10/5-10/12.
This was our first time preordering at midnight, and both the website and the Apple Store app did not "go live" for us on time. It took opening and closing the app for about 5 minutes until my husband could access the app on his phone. He got through his order without issues. In the meantime, the website had finally opened up on my MacBook, so I tried to order that way since my app still wasn't working. Two failed orders with error messages. Then my app finally worked and I got my order in around 12:10. We then went back in to order the watches. Mine says shipping 9/28-10/2 and his says 10/5-10/12.
The only reason I preorder is the waiting to see what happens part. Lord knows I don't need the phone on launch day or the following week....or month for that matter. In fact I'd say maybe 1 out of every 10,000 people "need" their phones on launch day but hell it's fun lol.
The store didn't go live for me until about 12:05am. The app came up before the website did so I used that. Had my phone saved to favorites so I could immediately check out. Paid full price and my XS 256gb space grey is still stuck in processing with eta of 9/28-10/5.
This was my problem. I chased the large bauble. But I bet I will love it!
Got my email order confirmation at 12:09am. XS Max 256 space grey. Still stuck in processing, est delivery 9/28-10/5
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Same thing happened to me. The iOS app didn't go live until around 12:05PST. Ordered an iPhone XS Max 256GB space gray. I received my confirmation email at 12:10. As of Sunday afternoon my order still says Order in Progress Sept 28th - Oct 5th by Standard Delivery.
If my research is correct, if you have your package held at the main hub or at your local UPS shipping center where it’s loaded onto delivery trucks, you can pick it up once they’re open.
It was crazy about the apps/website not going live at the same time on different devices, but we were just glad we were able to order and get 9/21 delivery. We had ours saved to favorites as well. Of course, I can see that my phone (iPhone Xs Max silver 64gb) is still available for pickup at our local store! Maybe mine will ship from a USA warehouse. Who knows?!
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We're in San Diego. My husband's phone has a UPS tracking on it, but mine still doesn't. We both ordered iPhone Xs Max 64gb. I got silver and he got space gray.
What time did you have your orders placed? Ordered my 256gb gold iPhone Xs at around 12:03 am. The anticipation is killing me
What time did you have your orders placed? Ordered my 256gb gold iPhone Xs at around 12:03 am. The anticipation is killing me
Right?!
His confirmation email was at 12:08 am and mine was at 12:10.
Interesting. Mine was sent at 12:09 am. Perhaps ours will be the next batchRight?!
His confirmation email was at 12:08 am and mine was at 12:10.
I placed my order by 3:04am EST. Not sure what the deal is but mine still says “order in progress”