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[Technicalspeak]

could this be a reflection of our shipment route to Anchorage

(ipad 1 route)
2010-05-23 06:24:00 Arrived at Sort Facility ANCHORAGE, AK
2010-05-23 15:59:00 Left FedEx Ramp SENNAN-SHI,
2010-05-23 14:09:00 Arrived at FedEx Ramp SENNAN-SHI,
2010-05-23 13:07:00 Left FedEx Ramp NARITA-SHI,
2010-05-20 10:32:00 Arrived at FedEx Ramp NARITA-SHI,
2010-05-20 09:16:00 Left FedEx Ramp SENNAN-SHI,
2010-05-20 05:38:00 Package status SENNAN-SHI,
2010-05-20 05:28:00 Arrived at FedEx Ramp SENNAN-SHI,
2010-05-20 02:20:00 Left FedEx Ramp TA YUAN HSIANG,
2010-05-19 01:53:00 Package status TA YUAN HSIANG,
2010-05-18 23:51:00 Arrived at FedEx Ramp TA YUAN HSIANG,
2010-05-18 22:30:00 Left FedEx Ramp LANTAU ISLAND,
2010-05-18 22:29:00 Left FedEx Ramp CHEK LAP KOK,
2010-05-18 00:40:00 In transit LANTAU ISLAND,
2010-05-17 20:33:00 Left FedEx Origin Location SHENZHEN,
2010-05-17 19:54:00 Package received after FedEx cutoff time SHENZHEN,

so narita here we come! lets hope this isnt the shanghai route which is even longer

 

[dhurricane74]

On the Ramp!!

2011-03-18 22:18:00 Left FedEx Ramp LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-18 18:34:00 Package status LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-18 10:56:00 In transit LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-17 21:37:00 Left FedEx Origin Location SHENZHEN,
2011-03-17 21:11:00 Package received after FedEx cutoff time SHENZHEN,

Hopefully it gets onto a flight with a US destination soon!

 

[dcetom]

I hope it flies but I havent been too hopeful. Why would you assume late flights? Although you are probably right since my EDD is tuesday

Everything flies in and out of Memphis for their overnight stuff...but yours might not get on a flight until everything goes back to their destination city...which would be late tonight or late Monday night...I am not 100% sure how that all works over the weekend.

 

[sm1351]

2011-03-18 22:18:00 Left FedEx Ramp LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-18 18:34:00 Package status LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-18 10:56:00 In transit LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-17 21:37:00 Left FedEx Origin Location SHENZHEN,
2011-03-17 21:11:00 Package received after FedEx cutoff time SHENZHEN,

Hopefully it gets onto a flight with a US destination soon!

Looks like our iPads are traveling together!

 

[migidymac]

I don't mean to be harsh, but you are being a bit naive. I am not whining and acknowledge they are meeting their stated deadlines. Its not the end of the world for sure. However, I expected better from Apple. My IPAD has been in Taiwan for 36 hours now. I hope it is a missing scan, but Yahoo is usually pretty good about it. That is not shipping, that is warehousing.

If you think once Apple hands it off to FED EX it is out of their hands you are seriously misinformed. It's called logistics. I guarantee there are dozens of Apple and Fed Ex employees planning this out and dealing with it as it unfolds. They dumped them in a warehouse in Taiwan, so they can say they shipped them, plain and simple. Have you ever seen Fed Ex hold a package in transit for 48+ hours? Customs doesn't apply in Taiwan so no excuse there. My smartcover got to me from China in less time than my IPAD has spent in Taiwan. There are no security issues with these or customs really, they fly right thru, they are bulk packed IPADs from Apple, not some drug smuggling efforts. If I thought for one minute that my IPAD spending 36+ hours in Taiwan was helping the people of Japan I'd be happy for it to sit there for as long as it took. These are shipments OUT of the region not into it. If anything, the faster planes got out, the quicker they could get back in to bring supplies and aid from the US.

One last thing. Why do you think they don't count the day of shipment and moved the order time to 1:00? That 1 hour bought them a whole additional day to still be "on time." Just sayin'

There is definitely some logistics manipulating going on. Despite all the inconsistent reports, my CS rep acknowledged Thurs 3-17 as the 5th day if you ordered early morning Fri as I did. Perhaps there is gray area with the time zone differences, but the Apple status on my order says shipped 3-17, however conveniently the FedEx pickup was "after cutoff"... as a result FedEx tracking shows "shipped 3-18", correctly not counting the date the info was sent to Fedex... Apple is using a technicality to save face...

Between this and the fact that they are giving away smart covers like crazy tells me that Apple recognizes their fiasco...

 

[Wowow]

the 64gb ATT joints are taking forever...

i have yet to see someone say that they received a 64gb ATT from apple...

Same here! Black 64GB AT&T. Mines on the island in china. Fed ex tracking page says it will be delivered by 10:30 am on the 22nd but I signed up for fed ex email notifications and they sent me an email that says it will be delivered "Monday" before 10:30 am on the 21st! The tracking page still says 22nd "tuesday" for last 2 days! I like the email date better so I'm sticking with that! Hopefully it will be right!

 

[evergreen25]

Mine was also in Taiwan most of the day yesterday, but it didn't go to Osaka (Sennan-shi) like many others I've seen posted. Here is the latest from the Yahoo tracker:

Date/Time Status Location
2011-03-18 20:44:00 Left FedEx Ramp TA YUAN HSIANG,
2011-03-18 00:53:00 Package status TA YUAN HSIANG,
2011-03-17 23:25:00 Arrived at FedEx Ramp TA YUAN HSIANG,
2011-03-17 22:21:00 Left FedEx Ramp LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-17 22:14:00 Left FedEx Ramp CHEK LAP KOK,
2011-03-17 19:14:00 Left FedEx Origin Location SHENZHEN,
2011-03-17 17:25:00 In transit LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-16 23:39:00 Package received after FedEx cutoff time SHENZHEN,

I think it might be on FedEx flight 14 from Taiwan to Anchorage. The FlightAware tracker doesn't seem to have it in real time as it still says the flight is "scheduled":
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/FDX14

However, the Aeroseek tracker is showing the flight as underway:
http://www.airnavlive.com/anexg.php?id=FDX14&style=Aeroseek&gub=200&zoom=5&type=G_HYBRID_MAP

Guess I'll know for sure if the tracking shows Anchorage about 6.5 hours from now.

Still scheduled for delivery in the Northeast on 3/22.

 

[pda1234]

2011-03-18 20:40:00 Arrived at FedEx Ramp SENNAN-SHI,
2011-03-18 17:40:00 Left FedEx Ramp TA YUAN HSIANG,
2011-03-18 00:53:00 Package status TA YUAN HSIANG,
2011-03-17 23:25:00 Arrived at FedEx Ramp TA YUAN HSIANG,
2011-03-17 22:21:00 Left FedEx Ramp LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-17 22:14:00 Left FedEx Ramp CHEK LAP KOK,
2011-03-16 23:55:00 Package in FedEx location LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-16 23:50:00 Package status LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-16 17:22:00 Package status LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-16 11:54:00 In transit LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-15 23:44:00 Left FedEx Origin Location SHENZHEN,
2011-03-15 23:12:00 Package received after FedEx cutoff time SHENZHEN,

I want to take this kind of trip... WITH MY IPAD IN HAND!!!

Anyone know when the next flight out of Japan is going to be for Fedex?

From my post #5372:
Looking at the schedule for 19-Mar, there are 4 FedEx departures from SENNAN-SHI to the US:
Local
Time Destination Via
01:20 MEMPHIS SHANGHAI- FDX0009 MD11
02:20 MEMPHIS ------------- FDX0082 B777
19:05 MEMPHIS SHANGHAI- FDX0048 B777
21:00 MEMPHIS ANCHORAGE FDX0158 MD11

It looks like you, me, "airbraun" and "mb335" are either all in the same container or at least our iPads are traveling as "a pack" so far...
...we'll know in a couple of hours if we make it on to FDX0009. I am hoping for FDX0082, since it goes direct to Memphis...

 

[dhurricane74]

There is definitely some logistics manipulating going on. Despite all the inconsistent reports, my CS rep acknowledged Thurs 3-17 as the 5th day if you ordered early morning Fri as I did. Perhaps there is gray area with the time zone differences, but the Apple status on my order says shipped 3-17, however conveniently the FedEx pickup was "after cutoff"... as a result FedEx tracking shows "shipped 3-18", correctly not counting the date the info was sent to Fedex... Apple is using a technicality to save face...

Between this and the fact that they are giving away smart covers like crazy tells me that Apple recognizes their fiasco...

They aren't just giving away smart covers... they offered me a wireless keyboard. I wasn't complaining, or asking for anything, I just got concerned because my order history disappeared for over an hour. Not just this order - every past order that I had, it was like I had never placed an order with them! The first 15 minutes I just assumed that they were updating the system, but then after I passed 45 minutes, panic def set in. When I called they assured me that everything was fine and she was very nice then asked if I'd like a wireless keyboard since I was having so much difficulty with my order. Less than 24 hours later the keyboard was at my house, but my iPad is still on the Island. The CS reps are trying... but this is def not typical Apple service.

 

[Wowow]

They aren't just giving away smart covers... they offered me a wireless keyboard. I wasn't complaining, or asking for anything, I just got concerned because my order history disappeared for over an hour. Not just this order - every past order that I had, it was like I had never placed an order with them! The first 15 minutes I just assumed that they were updating the system, but then after I passed 45 minutes, panic def set in. When I called they assured me that everything was fine and she was very nice then asked if I'd like a wireless keyboard since I was having so much difficulty with my order. Less than 24 hours later the keyboard was at my house, but my iPad is still on the Island. The CS reps are trying... but this is def not typical Apple service.

Wow!

 

[dhurricane74]

Looks like our iPads are traveling together!

Here's hoping that we have a safe speedy flight to the states and then on to our local destinations!

 

[Happipad]

I'm sorry to hear that...

trying to find a logical reason why i'm not in the same boat, or on the same plane, as you...

ordered 1 64 gb white 3G ATT @ 1:16am PST

this is dripping with wack sauce....

EDIT: maybe it's because mine's ATT and urs is VZW??

Well, I don't know what is going on either...
Mine's ATT, too.
From what I see, engraved ones are shipped faster than not-engraved ones somehow...

 

[St. Germain]

Order Date: Mar 11, 2011 at 02:40 AM PDT
IPAD WI-FI 3G 32GB BLACK-USA
MC774LL/A

Estimated delivery
Mar 23, 2011 by 4:30 PM

 

[Kaner88]

2011-03-18 22:18:00 Left FedEx Ramp LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-18 18:34:00 Package status LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-18 10:56:00 In transit LANTAU ISLAND,
2011-03-17 21:37:00 Left FedEx Origin Location SHENZHEN,
2011-03-17 21:11:00 Package received after FedEx cutoff time SHENZHEN,

Hopefully it gets onto a flight with a US destination soon!

WHAT?! Mine's been at Lantau since 23:59 on the 17th, why was it not on this flight?! Ugh.....

 

[Arunosaur]

Got Mine 64 GB Wifi Black

Mar 18, 2011 6:58 AM - Delivered - Delivered to recipient at FedEx Facility
Mar 18, 2011 6:50 AM - Held at FedEx location for recipient pickup - Package available for pickup at FedEx Facility:
Mar 18, 2011 6:29 AM At local FedEx facility
Mar 18, 2011 2:54 AM Departed FedEx location

 

[dhurricane74]

WHAT?! Mine's been at Lantau since 23:59 on the 17th, why was it not on this flight?! Ugh.....

I wish I knew... there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to this. If there was, there would be a lot less frustration. I hope that you magically appear on US soil soon.

I haven't actually rec'd a notification that I am on a plane headed anywhere. I'd like to think I am - but the way things are going, who can tell!

 

[pinballwiz]

Is there a way to see the flight my iPad is on? Here is the shipping info:

Status Left FedEx Origin Location
Ship Date 2011-03-18
Delivery Date
Destination MY HOUSE, NJ
Delivered to
Service type International Economy Distribution
Weight 1.3 KGS
History
Date/Time Status Location
2011-03-18 16:58:00 Left FedEx Origin Location SHENZHEN,
2011-03-17 23:21:00 Package received after FedEx cutoff time SHENZHEN,

Thanks!

 

[mr jnvii]

Just caved and ordered online.

Delivery expected on APril 27th.

However, it is the day the semester ends, so that's nice

 

[jjtrindc]

FINALLY! FINALLY! FINALLY!

Got my shipping notice this morning (Also to VA).... Due on the 23rd. Nothing like waiting untl nearly the last minute, Apple. Right?

Although it left SHENZHEN at 2011-03-18 16:58:00 and hasn't been heard from since.

Didn't someone say the the Island of Misfit Toys (better known as LANDAU ISLAND) was only about 1 hour away? This has been WAY more than 1 hour and it hasn't been scanned....

Getting worried again.....

Looks like we are watching the same batch! I'm in Northern VA just outside of DC.

64gb Black Wifi + ATT 3G - Ordered 3/11 at 1:14 AM PDT.

Got shipping notification about 3am this morning 3/18, with actual "movement" around 10:00 am.

Date/Time Status Location
2011-03-18 20:48:00 In transit LANTAU ISLAND,

Based on my camera kit shipping, 3/23 looks about right for east coast delivery.

A little bitter that those of us who ordered the one with the higher profit margin for Apple got put in the back of the line.

 

[mactommy]

WHAT?! Mine's been at Lantau since 23:59 on the 17th, why was it not on this flight?! Ugh.....

My was there at 23:59 as well. Why not this flight?

 

[OMGitworks]

There is definitely some logistics manipulating going on. Despite all the inconsistent reports, my CS rep acknowledged Thurs 3-17 as the 5th day if you ordered early morning Fri as I did. Perhaps there is gray area with the time zone differences, but the Apple status on my order says shipped 3-17, however conveniently the FedEx pickup was "after cutoff"... as a result FedEx tracking shows "shipped 3-18", correctly not counting the date the info was sent to Fedex... Apple is using a technicality to save face...

Between this and the fact that they are giving away smart covers like crazy tells me that Apple recognizes their fiasco...

Yep, I am guessing the logistics people at Apple are VERY unhappy with the sales/internet people there. Apple is swamped by demand no doubt, but they put incredible pressure on the shipping folks and left them with bad choices all around to meet the stated deadlines. I bet the logistics people at Apple are appalled at what they are having to do to meet deadlines and just get the product "shipped" even if that means ditching the containers on some island off the coast for 24-48 hours at a time. The poor CS people are being swamped with unhappy loyal Apple customers who expect better. If this was Verizon or MS pulling this, then OK, but Apple, up until now was always better than this. I hoe the days of happy customer service and delivery surprises from Apple are not over for good.

 

[OMGitworks]

My was there at 23:59 as well. Why not this flight?

When is your estimated delivery date?

 

[migidymac]

Same here! Black 64GB AT&T. Mines on the island in china. Fed ex tracking page says it will be delivered by 10:30 am on the 22nd but I signed up for fed ex email notifications and they sent me an email that says it will be delivered "Monday" before 10:30 am on the 21st! The tracking page still says 22nd "tuesday" for last 2 days! I like the email date better so I'm sticking with that! Hopefully it will be right!

Mine is on Lantau Island too, same model (not engraved) ordered @ 1:09am 3-11 and my delivery date says 3-23 (going to NJ)... not cool! This is such a cluster F.

 

[Kaner88]

When is your estimated delivery date?

Mine's the 22nd

 

[sulliweb]

It's probably Tues. the 22nd. That's when mine is, and that's the same status that I show. Alright, who's got the iPad that's afraid of flying? Take out his battery, and let's get this thing off the ground!