Until tracking shows progress, I'll just assume orders are being staged at UPS somewhere to ship whenever they need to be shipped. What will be interesting is to see if they all go at once or if ATT store purchases go a day early, perhaps with the rest of the ATT and Apple store inventory.
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Until tracking shows progress, I'll just assume orders are being staged at UPS somewhere to ship whenever they need to be shipped. What will be interesting is to see if they all go at once or if ATT store purchases go a day early, perhaps with the rest of the ATT and Apple store inventory.
To all the weblogmediahaters, it looks like a lot of phones are getting shipped if it is taking China 3 days to just put labels on boxes.
Or one dude over there is really hating us.
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They may even perhaps be shipped by location?
Maybe they'll send out the east coast's batch early because we're further away and then send central, and ultimately western so they arrive on about the same time for everyone? Where are most of the people located who are getting tracking numbers?
Maybe they'll send out the east coast's batch early because we're further away and then send central, and ultimately western so they arrive on about the same time for everyone? Where are most of the people located who are getting tracking numbers?
All of them will most likely go to the main UPS sort facility in Kentucky after passing customs in Anchorage.
They are delivering UPS Air "Red Saver". Look at the 9th & 10th characters of your tracking number for the Service Code. Below is from UPS:
(13) UPS United States Next Day Air Saver ("Red Saver")
What is Red Saver?
Delivery Commitment Commercial Destinations:
Next business day delivery by 3:00 or 4:30 p.m. where UPS Next Day Air® delivery is committed by 10:30 a.m. or 12:00 noon, respectively
That's what I think is happening and makes sense. I live outside of Indianapolis. Ordered on June 8th at 1:18pm PST and my order still says "Not yet shipped". I expect it to update by tomorrow.
I have the exact same situation. I talked w/ATT rep last Friday, they suggested just playing swap the SIM. Data plans for both the 3G and 3GS are the same, so ATT doesn't care which phone is assigned to the line as long as they get their $$$
SWEET! My UPS guy at work gives us the Saver packages when he brings our early packages. I will have by 10:30 then!
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They are delivering UPS Air "Red Saver". Look at the 9th & 10th characters of your tracking number for the Service Code. Below is from UPS:
"(13) UPS United States Next Day Air Saver ("Red Saver")"
What is Red Saver?
"Delivery Commitment Commercial Destinations:
Next business day delivery by 3:00 or 4:30 p.m. where UPS Next Day Air® delivery is committed by 10:30 a.m. or 12:00 noon, respectively"
If they arrive at the store at 4:30, they then have to sort them, and call the customers to come get them. Plan on Saturday unless you live very close to a major UPS hub.
They are delivering UPS Air "Red Saver". Look at the 9th & 10th characters of your tracking number for the Service Code. Below is from UPS:
"(13) UPS United States Next Day Air Saver ("Red Saver")"
What is Red Saver?
"Delivery Commitment Commercial Destinations:
Next business day delivery by 3:00 or 4:30 p.m. where UPS Next Day Air® delivery is committed by 10:30 a.m. or 12:00 noon, respectively"
If they arrive at the store at 4:30, they then have to sort them, and call the customers to come get them. Plan on Saturday unless you live very close to a major UPS hub.
That's exciting, your "freight" shipped. Let me guess, when you check the tracking number there is no record of any shipment.
I know most of you are excited about getting your new phone, but I am sure that if you ordered from Apple, you will get your phone on Friday.
There is a lot of misinformation and paranoia about this. I don't think most Apple customer service reps know anything. I had to call this morning to correct my billing information, and at the end of the call I was asked if there was anything else... I asked if he knew when the last time was to order and guarantee Friday delivery for my father-in-law, and I was told "oh... that was only for those that ordered on the first day that the 3GS was announced." Yeah, sure.
By the way, my status is still "Not yet shipped. Ships: Jun 19
Delivers: Jun 22".
I'm not worried. (Not that I NEED my phone on Friday, either.)
There is a lot of misinformation and paranoia about this. I don't think most Apple customer service reps know anything. I had to call this morning to correct my billing information, and at the end of the call I was asked if there was anything else... I asked if he knew when the last time was to order and guarantee Friday delivery for my father-in-law, and I was told "oh... that was only for those that ordered on the first day that the 3GS was announced." Yeah, sure.
By the way, my status is still "Not yet shipped. Ships: Jun 19
Delivers: Jun 22".
I'm not worried. (Not that I NEED my phone on Friday, either.)
NEED and WANT are two very different things. I liked an earlier post that we hate AT&T for the price, but can't wait to go get'em! haha
Good evening,
Anyone still left who ordered from Apple.com some time ago (i.e. last Monday) and still in Not Yet Shipped status?
Like me?
ordered monday evening and still prepared for shipment (and NOT happy about that at all!)
Red Saver shipping...
It is a special shipping discount given to Communist countries. Think about it, 75% or more of all manufacturing of worldly goods takes place in Communist countries. Scary huh, to think that the whole world depends on communism.
It is a special shipping discount given to Communist countries. Think about it, 75% or more of all manufacturing of worldly goods takes place in Communist countries. Scary huh, to think that the whole world depends on communism.
So how about this, is it possible they're being shipped to one location in the US to be sorted and overnight from there to the customers (for friday)? I think apple said the 17th is the last day for anyone to preorder to get it by friday, it would make sense, no?
Since their being shipped out of the china does that mean more should be shipped tonight while most of us are asleep or do they only shipped during our business hours?
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