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No luck with Apple Store reservation
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Make sure to have a phone added to your cart by 9:50pm and then around 9:55pm start refreshing and at 9:58 the inventory will be up. By 10:05 all the inventory is sold out. I have been able to reserve 3 different iphones on different days using this technique and multiple browsers. Make sure you have a profile saved and all your info is stored.
Amazed that after almost a month, iPhone supply/demand still doesn't appear close to equilibrium.
It just means a lot of people want iPhones, and they aren't able to make them fast enough. Would you rather them wait another month to release it so that everyone can get them at the same time?
You don't think it means that at all? Not to pick on you, but on what basis are you drawing that conclusion? By all indications, including 5 million sold in the first weekend, the demand for iPhone 5 is insane.
I won't mind the wait as long as I receive a properly functioning iPhone 5 that looks as it should (brand new) out of the box.
On the basis that we've heard no sales numbers since and the Apple's stock trending down since shortly after launch.
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I can agree with that, but...I also think that should be expected no matter when you get it.
My story
I learned about the Verizon loophole last week and how to be able to transfer another family members' upgrade eligibility onto a grandfather unlimited data line. I called the local Verizon store outside of Rochester NY in the upstate NY area and walked out with a brand new iPhone 5. They had inventory when I went in and the next day I had to go back to actually activate my SIM card. Again, they still had inventory in stock.
Good luck in getting one for yourself! I do hope that it all works out soon. For the record, by the way, the local Verizon store only had 32GB and 64GB models in both colors. They don't have any 16GB at this point.
I learned about the Verizon loophole last week and how to be able to transfer another family members' upgrade eligibility onto a grandfather unlimited data line. I called the local Verizon store outside of Rochester NY in the upstate NY area and walked out with a brand new iPhone 5. They had inventory when I went in and the next day I had to go back to actually activate my SIM card. Again, they still had inventory in stock.
Good luck in getting one for yourself! I do hope that it all works out soon. For the record, by the way, the local Verizon store only had 32GB and 64GB models in both colors. They don't have any 16GB at this point.
Welcome to my club! My first reserve was couple weeks ago and it was a gat experience other than a defected iphone out of the box! But now it has been 5 days straight that I can't even check out before it is sell out right after I enter my credit card infos then agree the terms! 
that just piss me off.
that just piss me off.Welcome to my club! My first reserve was couple weeks ago and it was a gat experience other than a defected iphone out of the box! But now it has been 5 days straight that I can't even check out before it is sell out right after I enter my credit card infos then agree the terms!
You can enter all of that beforehand and have expedited checkout turned on so you don't have to go through all of that. Then it's more of a one click process.
If you guys go to other stores, don't just call, GO TO THEM. I had a local Radioshack put me ahead of a bunch of folks because I was super flexible about what I wanted and I went in there and I was NICE to them about the wait list. Their online inventory was wrong so I asked to be put on the wait list for 2 versions, we chatted while he was doing that and he said the phone showing up was probably a pre-order and that if they guy didn't want it, he'd call me. He did exactly as promised, too. The power of niceness will get you EVERYWHERE when dealing with these folks.
I used the app, and apple.com and for some reasons I still have to enter all my infos after I choose in stock!
Edit: so i got my infos save on apple.com thanx for the tip.
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i've been to numerous targets, walmarts, bestbuys, and radio shack who never received a single phone on launch day. Everywhere is still sold out around the Dallas area.
Quite a few folks here have been reporting that radio shack wants an extra $50 and a bunch of accessories before they will sell the iPhone 5 to people who don't want to be in a contract.
Not everyone who wants an iPhone 5 wants to be in a contract.
Launching in so many countries at one time has definitely thinned out supply. Being this is such a high demand product and producing it has had its problems
it may take a few more weeks to see greater supply in stores.
Seems as though reserving and getting an Iphone5 is not that tough in most cities.
In any case, theres always online with a 3-4 week wait which will probably get better also.
it may take a few more weeks to see greater supply in stores.
Seems as though reserving and getting an Iphone5 is not that tough in most cities.
In any case, theres always online with a 3-4 week wait which will probably get better also.
I lucked out - after trying for a week, i gave up and just ordered (through AT&T in store) last Friday night.
Got it yesterday 8D
Got it yesterday 8D
