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[Merged] The Official iPhone 3GS "I Have a Tracking Number" Thread!

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bushbaby said:
He called you "an enterprising person." You could use that.
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One day I will tell my kids about my first iPhone....and all the crazy hype that went along with it.

Of course this was before the Asus Mandala V1 and eventually the HTC Convergence....
 
Prepared for shipment on June 8th and June 14th order

boeckelr said:
I am in the same boat as you...except mine is black. I ordered at 12:48 PM PDT on June 8.

I am in Connecticut BTW.

I was extremely irritated a few days ago, but at this point I'm just tired of this whole debacle. Apple has left zero leeway for the people who ordered earliest. Slightest thing goes wrong and we dont get them until next week. Really fair - it should be the other way around - the people who ordered the latest should have them shipped last. But what are we going to do? There is no alternative to an iPhone and Apple knows it. So they dont care if we dont get them on the 19th like they promised.

I still kind of wonder if Apple screwed up the earliest orders after the keynote. It would explain why, as a group, we have still not received our tracking numbers, while virtually everyone else have. It would also explain the incorrect order status delivery and shipping dates.

Apple is going to be busy enough on Friday as it is...I really dont want to spend the day on the phone with them complaining about how they blew my order - one of the first ones made - while they had no problems filling orders made over a week after mine. So hopefully all is as they claim and we will get them on Friday. We will see.
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I ordered my phone on announcement day and my wife's six days later. Both phones are stuck in "prepared for shipment" status. I don't think the time or order placement is the cause, I think earlier posts about shipments coming from the US and the destination are the reason we're not having ours shipped from China. I live just outside Washington DC and ordered two 16GB Black units. These are probably pre-staged at a US distribution center for delivery to large metro areas.

I am rationalizing! :confused:
 
Huh?

Biscuts and newspapers? I thought this was about tracking info. I guess those folks have confirmation on their phone being ready Friday, or they have completely gone looney :D
 
first off i can't believe we made the frikkin paper about this thread! second, i was so bummed to see the email telling me that ups made a mistake and that i won't get my phone till friday. Now the real dilemma is whether or not i take friday off of work to wait for the ups driver to come..
 
The Eagle HAS landed!

Keep an eye out on those tracking numbers..I suggest you use boxoh.com for the most rescent activity.

And please, do not freak out and complain that you lost your scheduled delivery date, it WILL be back up!
Thanks!
 
I ordered my iPhone 3GS on June 10th at 4:14 PST. I received a "prepared for shipment" email on June 11th. That was the last I've heard from Apple. My order status has not changed. I did not select overnight shipping in the ordering process because the phrase "Delivered by June 19th" was plastered all over everything. My order status still says "delivered by June 19th," but I'm worried I haven't received and info yet.

What's also troubling is my mom says that her credit card was not charged. Also, under "Shipping Method" it says "Priority." Does this mean Apple is shipping me my iPhone through Priority Mail (which will take a week at best) or does it mean that my shipment is a priority to Apple and I'll receive it Friday?

I would have happily waited at the AT&T in the small town near where I live. I could have easily got in and got out but I figured getting it shipped to my door would be pretty cool.

Also, receiving my iPhone early would be a dream because I could activate it early and avoid the server slow down/crash like last year.

I've never ordered anything from the Apple Store before and I do not have an Apple Store within 150 miles of my house.

Any help or reassuring words would be appreciated.
 
My phone has been in Louisville since 2:06 a.m. The way UPS works for me, my iPhone would be put on a plane for Phoenix, and then driven by truck to Tucson. I currently have a delivery date of tomorrow on the tracking page. However, it's starting to get too late for a Phoenix-bound plane to leave Louisville and arrive in time for the package to board the Tucson-bound truck. Looks like I'll have to wait until Friday like everyone else :(
 
nateharr said:
I ordered my iPhone 3GS on June 10th at 4:14 PST. I received a "prepared for shipment" email on June 11th. That was the last I've heard from Apple. My order status has not changed. I did not select overnight shipping in the ordering process because the phrase "Delivered by June 19th" was plastered all over everything. My order status still says "delivered by June 19th," but I'm worried I haven't received and info yet.

What's also troubling is my mom says that her credit card was not charged. Also, under "Shipping Method" it says "Priority." Does this mean Apple is shipping me my iPhone through Priority Mail (which will take a week at best) or does it mean that my shipment is a priority to Apple and I'll receive it Friday?

I would have happily waited at the AT&T in the small town near where I live. I could have easily got in and got out but I figured getting it shipped to my door would be pretty cool.

Also, receiving my iPhone early would be a dream because I could activate it early and avoid the server slow down/crash like last year.

I've never ordered anything from the Apple Store before and I do not have an Apple Store within 150 miles of my house.

Any help or reassuring words would be appreciated.
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I also ordered June 10th from apple.com, and I'm in the same situation. My card was charged, then it was removed though. And I haven't gotten an e-mail stating my phone has been shipped.
 
nateharr said:
I ordered my iPhone 3GS on June 10th at 4:14 PST. I received a "prepared for shipment" email on June 11th. That was the last I've heard from Apple. My order status has not changed. I did not select overnight shipping in the ordering process because the phrase "Delivered by June 19th" was plastered all over everything. My order status still says "delivered by June 19th," but I'm worried I haven't received and info yet.

What's also troubling is my mom says that her credit card was not charged. Also, under "Shipping Method" it says "Priority." Does this mean Apple is shipping me my iPhone through Priority Mail (which will take a week at best) or does it mean that my shipment is a priority to Apple and I'll receive it Friday?

I would have happily waited at the AT&T in the small town near where I live. I could have easily got in and got out but I figured getting it shipped to my door would be pretty cool.

Also, receiving my iPhone early would be a dream because I could activate it early and avoid the server slow down/crash like last year.

I've never ordered anything from the Apple Store before and I do not have an Apple Store within 150 miles of my house.

Any help or reassuring words would be appreciated.
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6 Words:

IT WILL BE THERE ON TIME!

You have no need to worry, it's only Wednesday. Apple is amazing with shipping. Just as you think you are fu**ed, they pull one out their as*es and say, "This is perfect for nateharr". ;)
 
anubis said:
My phone has been in Louisville since 2:06 a.m. The way UPS works for me, my iPhone would be put on a plane for Phoenix, and then driven by truck to Tucson. I currently have a delivery date of tomorrow on the tracking page. However, it's starting to get too late for a Phoenix-bound plane to leave Louisville and arrive in time for the package to board the Tucson-bound truck. Looks like I'll have to wait until Friday like everyone else :(
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Are you kidding me!? We have been playing with our phones all day. We were the special 17th delivery date people.
 
MXChristian11 said:
6 Words:

IT WILL BE THERE ON TIME!

You have no need to worry, it's only Wednesday. Apple is amazing with shipping. Just as you think you are fu**ed, they pull one out their as*es and say, "This is perfect for nateharr". ;)
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Thanks. I trust Apple, I've loved them for years, but this whole ordeal has been confusing.

What's funny is I'd love my iPhone that much more if there was some Apple sh*t still stuck to the box...
 
nateharr said:
I ordered my iPhone 3GS on June 10th at 4:14 PST. I received a "prepared for shipment" email on June 11th. That was the last I've heard from Apple. My order status has not changed. I did not select overnight shipping in the ordering process because the phrase "Delivered by June 19th" was plastered all over everything. My order status still says "delivered by June 19th," but I'm worried I haven't received and info yet.

What's also troubling is my mom says that her credit card was not charged. Also, under "Shipping Method" it says "Priority." Does this mean Apple is shipping me my iPhone through Priority Mail (which will take a week at best) or does it mean that my shipment is a priority to Apple and I'll receive it Friday?

I would have happily waited at the AT&T in the small town near where I live. I could have easily got in and got out but I figured getting it shipped to my door would be pretty cool.

Also, receiving my iPhone early would be a dream because I could activate it early and avoid the server slow down/crash like last year.

I've never ordered anything from the Apple Store before and I do not have an Apple Store within 150 miles of my house.

Any help or reassuring words would be appreciated.
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I ordered on the 8th and only yesterday had my order changed to ready for shipment. I also selected standard shipping which has been changed to priority. Im not real sure what is going on either so you are not the only one in limbo right now.
 
wrajr said:
I ordered my phone on announcement day and my wife's six days later. Both phones are stuck in "prepared for shipment" status. I don't think the time or order placement is the cause, I think earlier posts about shipments coming from the US and the destination are the reason we're not having ours shipped from China. I live just outside Washington DC and ordered two 16GB Black units. These are probably pre-staged at a US distribution center for delivery to large metro areas.

I am rationalizing! :confused:
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yeah i live outside DC too..vienna-fairfax area..and mine's still 'prepared for shipment'..i'm pretty sure there is a distribution center in the US that has all our's whose didn't ship from china like everyone else's.
 
Can someone help me out? Does this UPS status mean it's on the way to AK or is it still in Hong Kong? ... and if it is on the way to AK is that the plane that's landing soon? I'm confused...Thanks!

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