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Same Pre Order disaster this year??

Renho

Renho

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How is everybody pre ordering this year? I have learned my lesson about doing it through the carriers since I pre ordered mine last year 9 minutes before 12:01am and I still got mine 10 days after launch. Will only Pre order with Apple from now on.
 
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Cryates said:
What's another thread?

I'll be going through Apple, for the first time.
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A tip, only do it through the Apple App, the web page is going to have many problems. just keep hitting refresh on the app till you see that little blue button say continue...I am going to have my ipad and iPhone both in the app and see whatever one works first....lol..
 
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Renho said:
A tip, only do it through the Apple App, the web page is going to have many problems. just keep hitting refresh on the app till you see that little blue button say continue...I am going to have my ipad and iPhone both in the app and see whatever one works first....lol..
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Where is the refresh button on the app?
 
Renho said:
How is everybody pre ordering this year? I have learned my lesson about doing it through the carriers since I pre ordered mine last year 9 minutes before 12:01am and I still got mine 10 days after launch. Will only Pre order with Apple from now on.
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I will be going through AT&T for the very first time because I want the 2 year contract with subsidized pricing. If that means I might miss the launch day window, so be it. I will really miss the option to order through Apple :(
 
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Well, the Apple Watch pre order was a disaster for me.
Something happened today when I tried a did run in the AT&T app. It froze during log in on both of my devices. Hope this wasn't an omen :0
 
AJsAWiz said:
Well, the Apple Watch pre order was a disaster for me.
Something happened today when I tried a did run in the AT&T app. It froze during log in on both of my devices. Hope this wasn't an omen :0
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The Apple Watch disaster had me sell my iPhone and pick up an Android. I was so pissed after waking up at 3am and not getting it on launch and then when I did get it, DOA! I'm just coming back to iPhone now because in the end no matter what Google does to Android it will not have the premium clean feel that iPhone has. Hoping this 6s launch is not a repeat of the watch.
 
Be careful gang.. Though ATT has "given in" to the demands of the public to keep 2yr Contract + Subsidized pricing - after telling us it was dead July 30.. They're not giving up tonight without a fight. You WILL LOSE your per line $15 or $25 discount when choosing 2yr. So your per line cost will go back up to $40/line. A lot of people don't seem to know that. So it'll be "about" as expensive as NEXT now. Not quite though.
 
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vikingjunior said:
The Apple Watch disaster had me sell my iPhone and pick up an Android. I was so pissed after waking up at 3am and not getting it on launch and then when I did get it, DOA! I'm just coming back to iPhone now because in the end no matter what Google does to Android it will not have the premium clean feel that iPhone has. Hoping this 6s launch is not a repeat of the watch.
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I know how you feel. I was pissed, too, for a while but I got over it and was happy to get my watch even though I was online at 3 am (couldn't get into the store till 3:06) and ended up in the second delivery window (next after the launch day delivery).

This time, unfortunately, I'll have to pre order through AT&T for the first time. I'm thinking it probably won't be any worse than my Apple Watch pre order experience. In any case I've decided to adopt the following philosophy, in regards to the pre order at 3 am:
"Expect nothing and appreciate everything" ;)
 
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AJsAWiz said:
I know how you feel. I was pissed, too, for a while but I got over it and was happy to get my watch even though I was online at 3 am (couldn't get into the store till 3:06) and ended up in the second delivery window (next after the launch day delivery).

This time, unfortunately, I'll have to pre order through AT&T for the first time. I'm thinking it probably won't be any worse than my Apple Watch pre order experience. In any case I've decided to adopt the following philosophy, in regards to the pre order at 3 am:
"Expect nothing and appreciate everything" ;)
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Have you thought about ordering through Apple and getting the AT&T NEXT plan? I decided to do that rather than deal with the AT&T website, which looks like a$$ and people have reported complaints with orders not getting completed.
 
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Renho said:
How is everybody pre ordering this year? I have learned my lesson about doing it through the carriers since I pre ordered mine last year 9 minutes before 12:01am and I still got mine 10 days after launch. Will only Pre order with Apple from now on.
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phpmaven said:
No, I mean close the app and reopen it. Double click home button. Swipe up on Store app to close it. Open store app. Rinse and repeat.
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When you do this you have to start over from page one in the Store app.

I just noticed that you can export a link from the Store app, with the blue arrow symbol, just beneath the price:

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Export the link to any text app, e.g. Notes, and you’ll get something like this:

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Now quit the Store app with a swipe-up and tap the link in the note. It will re-open the Store app and take you directly to the configuration page with the previously set configuration restored (except Apple Care, in case you had selected it).

I didn’t test it under “live” conditions though.
 
The next question is how are we pre ordering from Apple, their website or iPhone App or iPad Store App
 
dammerl said:
When you do this you have to start over from page one in the Store app.

I just noticed that you can export a link from the Store app, with the blue arrow symbol, just beneath the price:

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Export the link to any text app, e.g. Notes, and you’ll get something like this:

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Now quit the Store app with a swipe-up and tap the link in the note. It will re-open the Store app and take you directly to the configuration page with the previously set configuration restored (except Apple Care, in case you had selected it).

I didn’t test it under “live” conditions though.
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Wow, that's a phenomenal idea. Tried it on the 6 page and it worked flawlessly, so therefore it should work under "live" conditions. Thanks for that tip!
 
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