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'Late' iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Being Delivered Early

firestarter said:
I can't recall this ever happening before.

I think the cancellation reason (more phone availability) is more convincing.
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Actually the same thing happened to me during the iphone 4 launch. Preordered, got a 2 week delay quoted but it ended up coming a week early.

Same thing happened this time. Was originally given an October 5th date but I now have a shipping notification saying the 28th, so it has moved up a week.

It could be some cancellations, could be issues with payment's not going through, but personally I think they push the date back two weeks as soon as the initial stock is gone. As production is continuous some of those delays get shortened.
 
humpstyles said:
Ordered on the 14th @ 5:00AM EST with delivery date of Oct. 5th to PA.

No emails received, only an update on Apple.com of "Preparing for Shipment" and a charge for $316 from my bank account. Would this mean that it'll most likely arrive early than the 5th?
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This happening to anyone else? I don't see why they would deduct the money if it wouldn't be ready to ship yet...although my date still says October 5th.
 
Order online within the first 50 min. Black 64 shipped early. I was never sent a letter. I am still upset over how Apple handled their online Apple Store orders.

Apple has always taken care of those that order the first day.

This was a shift in allotment.

Or, more likely, a delay meant to generate news.

I know in the future, I will be going to a store launch day. While I appreciate an improved shipping, the fact that it was preparing to ship for the 24 hour window of launch day has me suspicious. I was unable to cancel it when it was obvious retail had plenty stock on launch day. Bad job Apple.
 
humpstyles said:
This happening to anyone else? I don't see why they would deduct the money if it wouldn't be ready to ship yet...although my date still says October 5th.
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Has happened to me too! Account charged but no shipment yet. The account was charged yesterday...maybe the weekend is delaying things...
 
SpectatorHere said:
I like my 4, but the home button is broken. That made getting a 5 an easy decision. But, it makes me appreciate my 4 all the more.
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My home button is not working properly. I sometimes have to press it hard for it to work. Apple needs to work on the durability of the button you press so often.
 
My iPhone 5, which had delivery moved up to Sept 27, is now in Kentucky. I live in NC.

I wonder if they'll deliver early. No way in hell does it take UPS four days to deliver from KY to NC.
 
Goldex said:
I'm no expert on this, but just did a test with Photoshop and the right one is as yellow as the left one is blue.
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The pic isn't a great representation TBH, limitations of lighting and iPad camera. In reality the 4 doesn't look quite as blue (though has a slightly "whiter than white" quality) and the 5 looks more yellow/green on whites in particular. I'll get an accurate lightmeter reading tomorrow and see if it's just my eyes...
 
MrXiro said:
It's arrived in Kentucky now... It's very well possible we'll get our phones Tues.

I would predict tomorrow, but most likely it will sit in Kentucky for the day unsorted since nobody works on Sundays.
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We can hope. The ups website still doesn't have an estimated delivery date for me.
 
humpstyles said:
This happening to anyone else? I don't see why they would deduct the money if it wouldn't be ready to ship yet...although my date still says October 5th.
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This happened to me. Go to ups and track by reference. Use your cell number as the shipment reference and it should be trackable. I'm pretty sure your phone has shipped.
 
sorry for this stupid question but I have the iphone 4 and on friday im getting the iphone 5, in the past i used to go to the store to change the phone but this year Im getting the new iphone in the mail. How do I switch the SIM card? , sorry for such a boring question ...:confused:
 
Bbrradd said:
I do not know where to begin with this.....you mention apple is the richest/most successful company in the world, yet YOU are skeptical they know how to run an enterprise ? Lulwut? How many billion dollar companies do you currently operate? It is pretty obvious apple runs their enterprise perfectly fine.

Also about demand. You do understand that iPhones have to be assembled and that it takes months to make the phones for release right? It is not something that can be printed out, it requires significant man hours to produce. When demand for your products keeps increasing, it makes it harder to provide supply, that's just a fact.

As for people who think apple limits supply on purpose, why? To increase sales? iPhones are the best selling phones. To increase demand? The demand is clearly there as preorder and sales numbers increase each year. To increase stock prices? Apple stocks are at a record high already.

People over analyze everything and sadly they are wrong mostly. Here is another fact: no one gives a **** about scratchgate :D
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No, because its no economical to have all of the demand met at launch. Firstly, there are high lead times (time it takes the iPhone to get to USA from China) for many Apple products. Additionally, it takes a while to stockpile up millions of phones - they aren't manufactured instantly.

Then when you have a surplus at launch, you really have factories sitting idly as you dont' need to keep stockpiling units. There is just one major influx of demand around launch and then it evens out. So you are wasting valuable resources.

Instead, you provide for around 75% of your launch demand to be met, with the remaining 25% to be satisifed in the coming week or two. This is the most cost-effective and efficient way of handling a launch.

Not to mention, that since Apple is publically traded, they have to make public their forecasts and quarterly "guidance". The way the markets work is that people go crazy when you beat your estimates, and your stock tanks if you don't. So you want to show increased sales in your estimates, but go too close and you won't "wow" them as much.

Don't blame apple, blame the current way things in our world run. It's just the nature of the beast and a law of economics.

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edu3m3 said:
sorry for this stupid question but I have the iphone 4 and on friday im getting the iphone 5, in the past i used to go to the store to change the phone but this year Im getting the new iphone in the mail. How do I switch the SIM card? , sorry for such a boring question ...:confused:
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You don't switch the sim-card. As the iPhone 5 uses an even smaller and new sim. Instead you plug it into iTunes and activate it. Worst comes to worst you have to call up AT&T and read them the sim serial of your new phone.
 
kcossabo said:
I just check, my credit card is hit and no notice of shipping, and no change in delivery. Still Oct 5.

AT&T Black 64G
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Welcome to the club! The most frustrating thing is that my wife's AT&T WHITE 64 GB phone shipped yesterday, with arrival here in Michigan scheduled for September 28th. My AT&T BLACK 64 GB phone, ordered 3 minutes after I ordered my wife's phone, is not due to arrive until October 5th. Ugh. I wish I ordered a white one.

And, by the way, does anyone know what "preparing for shipment" means? Mine has been preparing for shipment for at least the last 48 hours (if not longer). Has the phone come off the assembly line yet? Is it in a box at some warehouse with my address label on the box, just waiting for UPS (or the Chinese equivalent) to come and pick it up?

Isn't it strange how the whole process is a little bit of a mysterious black box over at Apple? Anyway, if anyone has any insight or knowledge about this, I'd really appreciate your input. Thanks!
 

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MacinDoc said:
...or else a lot of preorders were cancelled, due to people either being able to get a phone in store on the first day, or changing their minds (maybe as a result of the discussions about scratching?)...
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Or else they wanted to make sure they filled all the pre-orders placed first, kept people happy who waited in line at the physical stores and once that was accomplished made the back ordered pre-orders happier by shipping their orders earlier than estimated.

Under promise, over deliver...supply chain management...etc...etc..etc
 
DBriggs said:
This is my exact situation! Really hoping I get an update on Monday that says it has been traveling all weekend and is now close.
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Just checked again... now showing

Preparing for Shipment ......

no emails yet, and still Oct 5 for AT&T Black 64G ordered 14th @ 7:30ET
 
Iphone 5 Ordered 1:30 am 9/14

Iphone 5 Ordered 1:30 am 9/14

My iPhone 16 gb black ship date moved up 1 week from Oct 5th to 9/28. I received updated info this morning with tracking number.

:)
 
I don't get it. I ordered my 16 GB Black ATT version 30 minutes after pre-orders opened and I am still "preparing for shipment" with the October 5th delivery date. Why are people who ordered way after me getting theirs shipped but not mine?
 
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