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

[bphillips]

That's a completely likely story.

I got another one:

You're walking into the AT&T/Apple store and see some weird looking dude with both hands in his mouth. You think to yourself 'Look at that idiot!'

Then, you see him put on a vest that says 'AT&T' So you say 'Haha, hopefully I don't have to see that guy'

You go and talk to some worker and he says 'Hold on, let me go get somebody for you.'

He comes back with the weird-looking guy and says 'This is tom, the manager, I bet he can help you out today!'

Your world has ended.

 

[GeekGirl*]

Wondering who will post the first"I dropped it in the toilet" or "I cracked the glass" Threads.....

 

[jaltamirano]

i have yet to receive this email, though i know my phone was delivered to the store this morning.

same with me! but its either they got the wrong email address from me or they havent gone through all the shipments

 

[JohnnyQuest]

Yeah but you can't leave the store with an 'Unlocked' iPhone.

They put all of your SIM data on it.

Then, you activate it with your Carrier when you get on iTunes.

When you order from Apple, this is already done I believe. That's why you had to select number of texts, data plan, enter phone number, etc.

 

[bushbaby]

my phone is still sitting in KY, shouldn't it be on it's way to Southern California by now? I'm having it delivered to my work.
?

My Phone has been in KY for two days now and If i don't see any progress to Wisconsin soon im going to start to worry

I noticed on my ups site notice that they did not change the lower part but in the top part of the page it said it had arrived at the city of delivery.

 

[bphillips]

When you order from Apple, this is already done I believe. That's why you had to select number of texts, data plan, enter phone number, etc.

Yeah I know.

That's why I ordered it online.

 

[jhiner]

Yeah but you can't leave the store with an 'Unlocked' iPhone.

They put all of your SIM data on it.

Then, you activate it with your Carrier when you get on iTunes.

But can't they just hand you a sim card, you select your plan, and send you on your way?

 

[bushbaby]

anyone have a phone sent to a friend in another state (with no tax)? As a gift to them of course.

 

[milerich]

same with me! but its either they got the wrong email address from me or they havent gone through all the shipments

Mine was delivered to the store at 11:04 am and I got the email at 2:30 pm.

Still waiting on a personal call from the store. I was in there yesterday and they said in addition to the email, a store employee will call me to let me know that it arrived.

 

[arson]

Can you save all your music/videos on Time Capsule then stream it to Apple TV?

I do that, but not with a Time Capsule, I have a 2TB d-Link DNS-323 NAS unit that works great to stream to the (hacked) Apple TV.

 

[Scienter]

Bay Area Delivery

For all of us Bay Area iPhone 3G S recipients, I believe our iPhones are going to be on this flight out of Kentucky.

Ident Type Destination Depart Arrival
UPS2958 A306 Sacramento Mather (KMHR) Thu 03:53PM EDT Thu 04:52PM PDT

You can track it here: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UPS2958


Enjoy!

 

[albatross83]

My i850 nextel phone is on its last charge!!!

We should have a funeral pyre for all the old phones.

(Actually I'm going to hold on to my old phone in case I ever break or lose my iPhone, Jobs forbid.. But I'll be happy to watch everyone else burn theirs!)

 

[bphillips]

But can't they just hand you a sim card, you select your plan, and send you on your way?

No, I wish, but then the iPhone would still be 'Unlocked' Which allows it to be with other Carriers.

So no, you can't do that.

 

[AET10]

It's about effin' time...



Finally! I had no updates all week. This just popped up this afternoon. I ordered on Saturday, June 13th, from apple.com, btw.

Middletown, PA seems to be the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast hub, because everything I order from Apple comes through there. And it always gets to my house in VA the day after it goes thru Middletown...

 

[PhilaScott]

Wheeee!!

I haven't been so OCD about tracking since I ordered my laptop a year ago. I'm surprised I didn't single-handedly bring down UPS's tracking servers.


ETA: This is for the phone I ordered in store on the 13th. The one I ordered online from AT&T on the 12th has had absolutely no status updates.

Me, too, since apparently your iphone is on a FedEx truck!
j/k

 

[Chrisrokc]

No, I wish, but then the iPhone would still be 'Unlocked' Which allows it to be with other Carriers.

So no, you can't do that.

The phone being locked has nothing to do with the activation in an AT&T store. They come locked to AT&T from the factory.....

 

[jhiner]

No, I wish, but then the iPhone would still be 'Unlocked' Which allows it to be with other Carriers.

So no, you can't do that.

Well if nothing else, surely they will let me geek out for a minute and unbox my own phone. I already have my Incase Slider waiting for the phone, so maybe I'll throw that on it too before they touch it! haha.

 

[albatross83]

See you know how to take the reseveration. But you don't know how to hold the reservation. And really, that's the most important part of the reservation process. The holding.

Classic Seinfeld!

 

[jhiner]

The phone being locked has nothing to do with the activation in an AT&T store. They come locked to AT&T from the factory.....

Yeah that's what I thought. Like they should have the IMEI number noted on your account, and the SIM card number (or something?)
... maybe I'm wrong

 

[bphillips]

The phone being locked has nothing to do with the activation in an AT&T store. They come locked to AT&T from the factory.....

I was just saying what my brother said. (he works at Apple)

 

[kirchnrd]

iPhone 3G-S has arrived!

Your package has been delivered.


To view Proof of Delivery, please select the link.


Tracking Number: 1Z 1WFxxxxxxxxxxxx Saved
Type: Package
Status: Delivered

Delivered On: 06/18/2009 12:21 P.M.
Signed By: VAxxxxx
Location: RECEIVER
Delivered To: xxxxxxxx, TX, US
Shipped/Billed On: 06/17/2009
Reference Number(s): 40xxxxxxx*13xxxxxxx
Service: NEXT DAY AIR SAVER
Weight: 1.00 Lb

 

[bphillips]

Well if nothing else, surely they will let me geek out for a minute and unbox my own phone. I already have my Incase Slider waiting for the phone, so maybe I'll throw that on it too before they touch it! haha.

Haha, yeah they probably will let you geek out.

 

[bobw999]

My package is on the move:

Jun 18, 2009 3:00 PM (ET) Left FedEx origin facility MEMPHIS, TN

 

[tpamac]

right here. southern cali for me, ordered Friday, June 12th. Last update was arrival scan at Anchorage @ 1:50PM.

Ahhh, hurry up!!!

Mine too! Do all of the Alaska phones have to still go to KY?

 

[GeekLawyer]

Liar

Now, now. We're less than 24 hours away. Some might slip through the delivery holds.

But my money is that his package was delivered - to AT&T (since it's UPS).

Pics or it didn't happen.