That's an interesting plan. Of course the store is going to go down and when it comes back up the urls will probably all be different, but it might work.
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Same Pre Order disaster this year??
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I have a feeling that the product part of the url is going to change when the site goes live. If you look at the url for an iPhone 6 plus, as opposed to the 6S plus, it looks like the second one is a temporary placeholder:
http://store.apple.com/xc/product/IPHONE6P
http://store.apple.com/xc/product/MKUQ2LL/A
Of course this is all wild speculation, but I wouldn't be surprised if the end of it changes to IPHONE6SP
Interesting, the links redirect to the online store if you click them.
That's not true... I selected all the options for the 6+ on the app and it gave me a link similar to the one you posted as the 6s Plus. It probably gives you the generic link unless you start adding options, like you did with the 6s.
Yes, that seems to be correct.
When I config the old 6 plus I also get a link like “MGAH2ZD/A” (not “IPHONE6P”).
In their defense they did say that the website is coming soon. You know AFTER it will do us any good. I guess there is always next year!Here's looking at you, T-Mobile.
Makes sense, sounds more efficient than closing it and reopening the app. Do you remember when about the app went online last year? The website didn't get online until just after 2AM Pacific.
The best way to Pre Order, and i am going through years of experience. Is to use "only" the Apple App, sometimes it gets busy and the continue button get greyed out. But just be calm and wait till it becomes blue. ONLY use the Apple App, either on iPhone or iPad. The first year i used the Apple app, i got it on launch. The next 2 i did though carrier and got it after launch. If you are adding lines or whatever you have to use your carrier. But if you are just upgrading, use Apple. They fulfill there orders first, then worry about the carriers next.
Let me state, as i said REFRESH the APP. I meant to switch between phone choices or what plan you're doing it under. As soon as you hit a different color or size choice it refresh's and checks to see if they are available...You don't want to close and open the app. If you close it and it becomes bogged down you might not get back in. Everybody and there moms will be on the web. The app people will come out winners! Good luck to you all, i hope we all get them on launch...
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ATT went online last year at 11:52pm, 9 minutes before. Apple was exactly on time. i would be in the app 10 min early and refreshing till you get that magical blue button......The website last year crashed for hours, the app also crashed but it didnt crash till 10-15 min after opening. EVEN if the app crash's, its ok. wait it out till it becomes available. if you get nervous and go online you could lose your spot. Even if the app crash's and it takes lets say hours to get online. YOur best bet is to still stick it out. i bet that even if you wait 2 hours (cause of the crash) and then order you still get it on launch. Remember if it crash's for you more then likely it crash's for everybody else to. The person who refreshes the most till you get that blue button will be a winner.
I think so, but i am not sure on that. You mean you want yours right at 8am when they open...lol..If they do thats what i am doing...lol..
Wouldn't it be easier and less hectic just to pre order it for shipment and have UPS hold it at the hub for you to pick up when they open around 8?
That's what I'm wondering as well. Once the site comes up at midnight pacific time there is no wait time and refreshing necessary, right? Or does the web site come up before midnight and then you have to refresh?
Nope, I tried to do that and something about how they sort them. But u can have them ship to a store closestest to you
If you're in then you're in. Sometimes it doesn't kick u out it just says phone is unavailable
I don't know for sure if it just comes up, I'm to busy opening it and closing it like a maniac.
The store app is offline and will be until 12:01AM. We're talking about trying to catch it the moment it goes back online.
Just the opposite for those of us who were on AT&T site as it went live ~7 minutes before schedule,allowing thousands of us order early and receive the phone as planned.