I have a friend who's order from the Apple Store was stuck in "processing" all week and we were both afraid that he wasn't going to get it on time. He just received shipment notice about an hour ago and it is being shipped via FedEx from Nashville and is guaranteed delivery by 10:30 am tomorrow. Apparently there were in fact some phones already stateside. I went from feeling sorry for him to being incredibly jealous that he knows he he'll have it first thing in the morning.
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My iPhone 4S has shipped!!
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why is mine still in alaska
Anchorage, AK, United States 10/12/2011 5:49 P.M. Arrival Scan
Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong 10/13/2011 12:49 A.M. Departure Scan
Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong 10/12/2011 5:30 P.M. Arrival Scan
Shenzhen, China 10/12/2011 4:05 P.M. Departure Scan
10/12/2011 7:02 A.M. Origin Scan
China 10/12/2011 12:43 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
Yours must have been on the same flight at mine, since mine has the same times. Mine is in Louisville as of 8:25 AM EDT.
Mine got it's import scan at 8:35am. Hopefully they abide by their Worldwide Express delivery promise. I'm fortunate to have Friday's off, but it would make my day a whole lot better 
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.yeah i have the same info of a anchorage arrival. but at least now i know that its in Louisville
I preordered my 4S at an AT&T store on the 7th and it shipped a few days ago. However, the tracking number (from FedEx) that I was given doesn't work. Anyone having this problem?
I also ordered an 8GB 4 back on the 5th; as of this morning, it's being prepared for shipment. So, I take it I won't be getting it tomorrow (despite being told that when I initially ordered it)?
I also ordered an 8GB 4 back on the 5th; as of this morning, it's being prepared for shipment. So, I take it I won't be getting it tomorrow (despite being told that when I initially ordered it)?
10/13/2011 9:51:00 AM LOCATION SCAN LOUISVILLE, KY US
10/13/2011 9:46:00 AM IMPORT SCAN LOUISVILLE, KY US
10/12/2011 5:49:00 PM ARRIVAL SCAN ANCHORAGE, AK US
10/13/2011 12:49:00 AM DEPARTURE SCAN CHEK LAP KOK, HK
10/12/2011 5:30:00 PM ARRIVAL SCAN CHEK LAP KOK, HK
10/12/2011 4:05:00 PM DEPARTURE SCAN SHENZHEN, CN
10/12/2011 6:16:00 AM ORIGIN SCAN SHENZHEN, CN
10/12/2011 11:36:00 PM BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED CN
Almost! Too bad I work all day tomorrow!
10/13/2011 9:46:00 AM IMPORT SCAN LOUISVILLE, KY US
10/12/2011 5:49:00 PM ARRIVAL SCAN ANCHORAGE, AK US
10/13/2011 12:49:00 AM DEPARTURE SCAN CHEK LAP KOK, HK
10/12/2011 5:30:00 PM ARRIVAL SCAN CHEK LAP KOK, HK
10/12/2011 4:05:00 PM DEPARTURE SCAN SHENZHEN, CN
10/12/2011 6:16:00 AM ORIGIN SCAN SHENZHEN, CN
10/12/2011 11:36:00 PM BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED CN
Almost! Too bad I work all day tomorrow!
this same thing happened to me and i have been worrying all week! but now it shows that my phone was just picked up in middletown, PA and will be here by 10:30 tomorrow!
Here's the skinny on the UPS Worldwide Express policy:
As you can see on the right side of the UPS tracking page, you can click on "Worldwide Express" and it says that delivery is guaranteed between 10:30am and noon. My fiance just spoke to a UPS rep and they told her that the iPhones have forced their policy out the window; basically, with literally 1 million+ iPhone being delivered tomorrow, they can't guarantee that it'll be delivered before noon like worldwide shipments usually are, which is why all shipments say they will be delivered by the end of the day.
She also asked about doing Will Call and picking it up at the local facility. They said that this is possible, but that it could end up causing a delay if the item has not already been delivered to the local facility and that if you do it after arrival, there is a chance that it could already be on a truck and it would be too late to hold it at the facility for pickup.
Even though I am leaving out of town for the weekend around 2 or 3pm and really would like to receive it before then, I'm not going to mess anything up by doing will call, especially when there is a chance that I will receive it before then anyways.
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You and my friend are lucky guys
As you can see on the right side of the UPS tracking page, you can click on "Worldwide Express" and it says that delivery is guaranteed between 10:30am and noon. My fiance just spoke to a UPS rep and they told her that the iPhones have forced their policy out the window; basically, with literally 1 million+ iPhone being delivered tomorrow, they can't guarantee that it'll be delivered before noon like worldwide shipments usually are, which is why all shipments say they will be delivered by the end of the day.
She also asked about doing Will Call and picking it up at the local facility. They said that this is possible, but that it could end up causing a delay if the item has not already been delivered to the local facility and that if you do it after arrival, there is a chance that it could already be on a truck and it would be too late to hold it at the facility for pickup.
Even though I am leaving out of town for the weekend around 2 or 3pm and really would like to receive it before then, I'm not going to mess anything up by doing will call, especially when there is a chance that I will receive it before then anyways.
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You and my friend are lucky guys
Apple shipped via World Ease though, which is a contract that doesn't have specified times I believe.
My package on the tracking page says shipped via "UPS Worldwide Express"
World ease is to make it easier to get through customs with big lots of identical products I thought.
Mine also says worldwide express, but it still says delivers by end of day on the tracking page for some reason.
As I said in my post above, UPS cannot promise morning deliveries due to the sheer volume of iPhones (1 million+) that are being delivered tomorrow, which is why they changed the delivery time to "by the end of the day" instead of the usual 10:30am or noon delivery times.
