Geckotek
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Pretty sure they had a cutoff date for delivery on luanch day last year. Anybody else recall?
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Pre-Order limits from Apple?
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Pretty sure they had a cutoff date for delivery on luanch day last year. Anybody else recall?
I'm going to preorder 2 iPhones on the 15th, switching from verizon. I hope everything goes smoothly, number porting and all. All this mixed hearsay is making me confused. I don't know what to believe.
Can I pre-order one online for my gf at full price without the 2yr contract? I mean just buying the phone as is since her contract is only 8months old with ATT. So will probably have to pay full price... I am eligible for an upgrade so I want to preorder mine and hers if I can on the 15th. Guess will have to wait and see.
Geckotek
macrumors G3
8 months? You'd be surprised. Have you had her dial the *639# to check her status?
Everytime I see this thread, Gecko, I can't help think of "Miss Piggy iPhone Lady" who thought she was going to buy 16,000 bucks worth of iPhones on day 1. LOL
I guess we won't know until the 15th if the system has "stops" in place to prevent multiple purchases on a single account. I am sure there are.
So many more questions than answers.
duction
macrumors 6502a
i just got up its 10am ish here ;p dont worry il watch the forum for u while u sleep haha
MadMacxxx
macrumors 6502a
When you're buying an iPhone online at the online Apple/AT&T store, you can make two purchases on one card as long as you don't check out until you've added another iPhone, which must use a separate AT&T (or any carrier) line in order to be eligible to be placed in your cart. It's the same as two people showing up in an Apple/AT&T store using one card (say, a father and son) to purchase 1 phone per person, one phone per line, except you're vouching for yourself using your number and relevant account information over the internet.
cobaltrich27
macrumors 6502
falconman515
macrumors 6502a
+2 I would like to know the answer to this as well!!! Did this cutoff date exist for 3G and 3GS orders in the past?
There were no pre-orders for 3G. I don't know about 3GS because I skipped that one.
Okay if someone can help point out the perks of ordering at apple.com or going to the AT&T store. My wife and I are both eligible and she would be the one taking care of the ordering as I will be out of town.
What do you plan on doing, and why?
Thanks!!
What do you plan on doing, and why?
Thanks!!
I just spoke with an Apple Store representative on the online chat who told me it will be one per person... darn
dave006
macrumors 601
Yes, last year for pre-orders of the iPhone 3GS there was a cutoff point where you were informed that you would not get delivery on Launch day after a certain point. Two issues drove this, lead time to deliver and the initial inventory. So don't expect to pre-order on June 23 for a June 24 delivery.... 😱
Dave
Geckotek
macrumors G3
Thanks Dave. And do you recall how quickly that day came last year? (I don't, I reserved...didn't pre-order.) Just trying to answer the "If I pre-order on the 16th will I get it on the 24th?" question.
ltldrummerboy
macrumors 68000
But will this work x4? I'm going to be starting a family plan with my parents and sister. Will we be able to order four iPhones with four different lines shipped to the same address on a single credit card? I kind of doubt it.
I intend to pre-order two iPhones, for my wife and me, and port our #s from Verizon, and create new AT&T accounts.
It's curious that there's so much confusion over whether this can be done. I'm assuming that Apple and AT&T understand that some households have more than one person and need more than one cellphone 🙂
It's curious that there's so much confusion over whether this can be done. I'm assuming that Apple and AT&T understand that some households have more than one person and need more than one cellphone 🙂
pound4pound30
macrumors 6502
just got off the phone with apple again. I have called them like 10 times to hear from different people. They all said me and my girlfriend can both pre-order the iPhone 4 on the 15th for home delivery.
ltldrummerboy
macrumors 68000
Someone in the Apple store chat told me that pre-orders were for individual lines only and that family plans could only be established in a retail store.
Great.
Great.
dave006
macrumors 601
Sure, latest yeat pre-orders started on June 8, "Announce Day" and the last date to that pre-orders were accepted was June 16 for the June 19 "Launch Day" delivery. That's when they ran out of the initial inventory.
This year there are a couple of additional complications, there are more customers that are "Upgrade Eligible", more changes / features in the iPhone 4 and more customers that just want the iPhone now.
Dave