Thanks for keeping your fingers crossed! Mine finally came in a little while ago.
On my phone now, so not sure how to post a screen shot. Looks like we're on our way to Canada!
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Yay!!!
Yes, the same thing happened to my iphone. It went back from preparing for shipping to processing. So far, my order is suppose to ship on October 24-28. Hopefully, it ships sooner, thing is i don't know how sooner.
Hang in there you two. I'm in the same situation (gold 32gb AT&T ordered 9/20 at 7:41AM PST). I'm really wondering if they've had issues with the 32gb gold size, as I haven't seen either movement or much in-store pickup supply. Either they had a production issue, or they're shipping out a big batch of the 32gb gold ones this week.
I think a number of the gold 64gb phones were shipped at the end of last week, so maybe ours will ship at the end of this week???
Stay strong!!!
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Meant to include this quote as well. We're in the home stretch, jlynn!
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Anchorage here we come!
Congratulations, Michael887!! I was on the edge of my seat reading the thread this morning wondering whether you would get a scan. Only a few more days...!
Why am I still waiting in my phone from launch day
because the idiots at apple dont go by order.. i mean first ordered first served..
one step away from note today....
Why am I still waiting in my phone from launch day
Welcome to the gold 32gb club...which seems to have the lowest supply of all colors/models. Arghhh!
Welcome to the gold 32gb club...which seems to have the lowest supply of all colors/models. Arghhh!
Ya I wonder why this is .... could it be that it's the most in demand? Hmmmm ....
No need for sarcasm. With this iPhone launch, there actually isn't a way of knowing whether it's highest demand or lowest supply.
Apple has most likely made adjustments (over the course of the past 4 weeks) to production lines based on initial demand...so if it were true that 32gb were the highest demand, I believe they would have adjusted production. Personally I don't think it's likely that demand was low initially and suddenly it has become the most popular one.
32s are generally the most popular. Seeing as gold in any size still seems to be leaving at a snail's pace, one has to wonder if Apple has done anything at all. At this rate if Apple doesn't step it up, the backlog will run straight into next year.
It was interesting to see all those orders all of a sudden reversing status. I wonder if it was a simple miscalculation in stock, or if there was something larger behind it. For all we know, that batch could have been defective.
The problem must lie in how they make the gold phones, gold. Maybe the painting process still hasn't been perfected. On the inside of the device, it's the exact same as a silver or space gray.
If that is indeed the problem, it's a damn shame they didn't try and perfect it first.
I agree with you completely. I was thinking the same about the 32s and the reversal in status. It was around that time that I suddenly started seeing a lot more gold 16s and 64s for in-store pickup options (at least in my locale), but still no 32s. That's why I started wondering if the batch of 32s was defective or something.
I agree that in general the golds are leaving the factory at a snail's pace (maybe due to the "goldening" process), but there is definitely something up with the 32 golds in particular.
Lucky you guys for picking the right size. Want to send some of that luck our way?
if this is the issue then close the orders and dont reserve peoples money
Some people (like user jlynn) have seen the credit card pending charge fall off.
It has arrived....
Ordered 16GB 5s Grey on 9/28 and UPS just dropped it off. The thrill of the hunt is over and I have my prize. I almost want to send it back just so I can track it again! Maybe I should have gotten the 32GB...
The torch has been passed and it falls to you all. Best of luck and thanks to everyone for making this such an interesting process. This forum will be connected to my new phone... and that is pretty funny!
Ordered 16GB 5s Grey on 9/28 and UPS just dropped it off. The thrill of the hunt is over and I have my prize. I almost want to send it back just so I can track it again! Maybe I should have gotten the 32GB...
The torch has been passed and it falls to you all. Best of luck and thanks to everyone for making this such an interesting process. This forum will be connected to my new phone... and that is pretty funny!
if this is the issue then close the orders and dont reserve peoples money
First: Gold phones are gold... 16, 32, and 64s all have the same body. It doesn't really make a difference as to which one you ordered.
Second: They only "take" your money, when the phones ship.
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I agree with you completely. I was thinking the same about the 32s and the reversal in status. It was around that time that I suddenly started seeing a lot more gold 16s and 64s for in-store pickup options (at least in my locale), but still no 32s. That's why I started wondering if the batch of 32s was defective or something.
I agree that in general the golds are leaving the factory at a snail's pace (maybe due to the "goldening" process), but there is definitely something up with the 32 golds in particular.
Lucky you guys for picking the right size. Want to send some of that luck our way?
I guess we may have been lucky.
But I don't think that it was a matter of choosing the 16s and 64s per se.Every gold phone has the same body. Production must go at such a lightning-quick pace, that the workers did not notice the "defective" bodies. They just take them, strap in all the parts, and send them off for testing and QC. It was maybe during that process, where the QC people found the defects. Already at that point, it was too late. They would have had no choice then, but to reverse the order statuses.
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yes man, but they bind the money...and if you want to cancel you must wait 1 week to actually "touch" the money again..
My apologies if my post sounded as though I was being sarcastic. I was actually genuinely wondering why the situation is what it is. Sorry. :blush:
Well, sorry to hear that.
Unfortunately... those are the game rules, and when you buy from Apple (or anyone else for that matter) you have to abide by them.
That's a very good point ... I could see something going wrong during production, resulting in them having fewer phones to ship than they had expected. They're REALLY backed up with the 32 golds . Someone in one of the other threads who ordered a 32 gold (unlocked) at 1:00am PST on the 20th, has now finally gotten a shipping confirmation for the 21st of October!! That's 10 HOURS before I finally ordered my phone (after running to several stores lol). Now THAT is unfair.
Oh, sorry. Didn't realize it wasn't sarcasm. At the very least, it started an interesting discussion about the gold 32gb issue/shortage/mystery...
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Really? Ugh.... I know everyone is hoping that the shipping estimate we all have (10/24-28) is a safe date and that it will ship sooner but I am starting to wonder. I am pretty resigned to the fact that it will be here at the very end of the month or beginning of November. I am pretty bummed. Broke my 4s the week before launch and using my husband's old 4. It is slow.. and the pictures suck! I take a lot of pictures of my toddler on the go and don't like to carry a separate camera. I know, I am whining sorry
I hope the gold is worth the wait!
Really? Ugh.... I know everyone is hoping that the shipping estimate we all have (10/24-28) is a safe date and that it will ship sooner but I am starting to wonder. I am pretty resigned to the fact that it will be here at the very end of the month or beginning of November. I am pretty bummed. Broke my 4s the week before launch and using my husband's old 4. It is slow.. and the pictures suck! I take a lot of pictures of my toddler on the go and don't like to carry a separate camera. I know, I am whining sorry
That sucks.
I'm really hoping you get it sooner too!
It has arrived....
Ordered 16GB 5s Grey on 9/28 and UPS just dropped it off. The thrill of the hunt is over and I have my prize. I almost want to send it back just so I can track it again! Maybe I should have gotten the 32GB...
The torch has been passed and it falls to you all. Best of luck and thanks to everyone for making this such an interesting process. This forum will be connected to my new phone... and that is pretty funny!
Congratulations!
