When Verizon ships your iPhone, do you have to be home at the time to sign for it? I want to say I read you have to sign for it or they will take it back to the post office.
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Must you sign for Verizon iPhone package?
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You can pre-sign for it by leaving a note to leave it at your door (or backdoor/backyard) with your signature.
However, by doing this, you relieve UPS/FedEx any responsibility if it gets stolen from your front porch.
Usually electronic companies put a hold on packages that this can not happen. I know Apple does offer an official pre-signing slip that you can print from their website. But a standard note will not suffice. I am not sure how Verizon will be with this, but I do know that my brother ordered a replacement Droid 2 from Verizon and they wanted a direct signature in order to deliver it, Fedex didn't even leave their standard slips which you can sign and put back on the door, they said he needed to directly receive and sign for the package.
I highly doubt that they will ship by USPS to take back to the post office if you weren't available.
Im a cover driver for UPS and as a driver you are NOT allowed to leave a package without a signature on the diad board. A piece of paper with your signature wont cut it. BUT, you have two options. Verizon is really good at emailing you the tracking info after its been shipped. So the next morning, Id say 5:30am. Call the UPS center thats going to have your package (Do not call the 1-800-pick-ups number or this wont work) and ask the office worker to please put your package on will-call. ***they will need the tracking number*** so when you get off work, school or whatever, you can pick up the phone at the UPS hub that has it. OR you can notify a neighbor that your expect a package today and if they can have them sign for your package. Then write the UPS driver a note asking them to have your neighbor (with their address) sign for your package. Make sure to sign and date the note. Sorry for the long read, but Im just trying to help.
Our FedEx driver told us even with this note he wouldn't have left the iPhone 4 at our door. Luckilly someone was home, but it sounds like they still use discretion.
My UPS delivery guy usually just leaves it inside my house (small town) where my dog protects it from potential thieves. I hate fed ex because they always come after I leave for work and require a signature and then when I am not there drive it 100 miles back to where the hub is and come back the next day, usually after I leave for work. It is really upsetting. I wish we could choose the company that delivers our packages instead of the company we order from choosing them. From my knowledge Verizon ships via UPS and Apple (ATT?) ships via Fed ex.
the same exact thing happened to me with a couple of packages..one was left at the front door and it was there when I got home and another time the doorbell rang and by the time I got to the door and opened it the fed ex person was gone! smh so I think I am going to preorder and hopefully I will get my vacation day approved so I can be home for it or I will have to pick it up Friday morning or Saturday morning from fed ex place. hmmm I wish it could be picked up at a Kinkos/ fed ex 24 hour place. lol
I work 10 hour shifts in the OR and get off when everything is closed...in case someone suggested I get it later that eve.
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Best answers:
www.ups.com
www.usps.com
http://www.fedex.com/us/fedex/shippingservices/package/home_delivery.html
(Fedex offers evening and Saturday delivery options)
and FE let's you have your package dropped off at Fedex Office (Kinkos) for later pickup.
Best answers:
www.ups.com
www.usps.com
http://www.fedex.com/us/fedex/shippingservices/package/home_delivery.html
(Fedex offers evening and Saturday delivery options)
and FE let's you have your package dropped off at Fedex Office (Kinkos) for later pickup.
Apple requires FedEx to obtain a signature upon delivery for iPhones. AT&T gives the buyer a choice upon placing the order. I get a lot of deliveries & greatly prefer FedEx. UPS is not bad, but they never deliver before 8PM I'm my area. I receive FedEx packages before 10am.
