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Shipping Estimates for iPhone 6 Pre-Orders Slipping to 7-10 Days
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Although I've got a 6 and 6+ ordered through att, I may hit an Apple Store early Friday morning as the 6+ shows a delivery in 14-21 days. The 6 is set to deliver on Friday, so my wife will be set. Seeing as how even she is excited, her excitement is pushing me to want to get the + right away too.
I'm most excited about the extended battery life as I've got a bunch of back to back shows I need to work and doing so without having to lug around an extended battery.
I'm most excited about the extended battery life as I've got a bunch of back to back shows I need to work and doing so without having to lug around an extended battery.
the fanboys are going to buy up 64GB and 128GB in the first month or two. everyone else who gets the cheapest phone will keep on buying it throughout the year
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on the 18th they will fly it from the Fedex hub in Memphis to your local airport and then deliver from there on the 19th
Lol, I've noticed this as well!
My understanding is that as they flood the shipping lines w/ iPhones, which one is "yours" is dynamic... depending on the ebb & flow of supply.
That being said, this year is the 1st time I've seen one quite close to my current location marked as "held for future delivery".
Yesterday at 11:30 am cdt I ordered a 64gb iPhone 6 at my local AT&T store. The sales associate stated that it would ship in 7-10 days. However, when I received a confirmation email and tracked the shipment online, they both state that the shipping date will be sometime between October 13-31.
It's a good plan for you, yes, smart. But if you're been grandfathered in to the unlimited data, then it isn't an option.
You have to use a smiley face or a wink or something, otherwise people will have to take it seriously. After all there is no clue that it was a joke and so it will be considered a big fat lie, which technically it is.
You forgot about option #1:
Make a good joke!
Apple warranty is one thing. But in the EU, you have statutory rights against the seller that will usually last for around 2 years (it's quite vague), and you will lose those rights in practice if you buy from an eBay seller.
Between 12 and about 24 months I can go to the store that sold the iPhone to me (or any other phone), and ask them to fix any problems. Not quite as easy as under warranty, but it will often help. You'll lose that in practice.
Exactly. And one year warranty is just intolerable.
You lucky bastards buying it for 199+ USD I'll be spending 699 or 799 €
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If they had bumped it up to 32GB people like me who paid $100 more in the past to get the 32GB would have just gotten the base model. It's all about keeping the selling price high. I do think they could have put 32GB into the base 6 Plus, though. It would have tempted a few more to "trade up." Maybe next year when they have more supply and a better sense of the product mix they'll do that.
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Business days, so more likely it will ship the following week.
I had originally pre-ordered the 64GB 6 on AT&T at the "your in the middle of your contract partial subsidy" price of $549 but unless I'm mistaken that still means that my $25 a month share plan discount will be gone.
I can see if I got the phone for the fully subsidized price of $299 but to loose that discount after spending $250 extra is bull.
I therefore just ordered the T-Mobile 64GB 6 at full price which will keep me on the AT&T discount and I'll pull the T-Mobile SIM and use my AT&T one. Problem is delivery is in (Ships in 7 to 10 business days) on this second one instead of the 19th on the AT&T one.
Bummer.
I can see if I got the phone for the fully subsidized price of $299 but to loose that discount after spending $250 extra is bull.
I therefore just ordered the T-Mobile 64GB 6 at full price which will keep me on the AT&T discount and I'll pull the T-Mobile SIM and use my AT&T one. Problem is delivery is in (Ships in 7 to 10 business days) on this second one instead of the 19th on the AT&T one.
Bummer.
For me, this year's spec is a relative bargain. I was going to get the 64GB regardless (if I went with the 6 and not the 6+ which is what I did) and now it's in the price slot where the 32GB was last year for the 5s. The 64GB is easily this year's best bang for the buck and it seems to clearly be the most popular capacity for preorders of both the 6 and 6+. Next year Apple will likely be forced to go with 32/64/128, but they can really clean up this time around by up-selling a lot more people than they have in the past since the leap is so significant between 16GB and 64GB. I personally know several people that are buying a 64GB this time around that currently have a 16GB iPhone, so it's very clever on Apple's part for their bottom line obviously.
Any bets on the probability of sleeping in on the 19th, driving to Starbucks, spending 25 minutes there sipping a coffee, then casually walking over to the Apple Store and strolling in to say "Heyy I want an iPhone 6 64GB" and having them say "coming right up" instead of laughing at you?
I wonder.
--He Who Won't Wait In Lines
I wonder.
--He Who Won't Wait In Lines
All of the new iPhones are in China originally, since, you know, that's where they are made.
MR needs a 'BS flag' smilie.
I went to radioshack today and got a release date pre-order of iphone 6+ 128gb gold and a free $50 itunes card(you get it when u pick up/pay for phone). Radio shack has staggered pre-orders, so iphone 6 was on 12th and 6+ on 13th. You do have to buy a 50$ radioshack gift card in order to reserve a pre-order(usable towards the phone).
Waiting in line for hours for a non-guaranteed product vs waiting in line for a few minutes for a guaranteed product.
Hm
So they have clearly differentiated lines for people wanting new iPhones, and people who already have one reserved and people who are wanting to buy Macs? Again, serious question. I've never even been close to an Apple store on launch day. I just figured it was a humongous mess and you had to wait in a giant line even if you wanted to buy an Apple TV, for example haha
Any bets on the probability of sleeping in on the 19th, driving to Starbucks, spending 25 minutes there sipping a coffee, then casually walking over to the Apple Store and strolling in to say "Heyy I want an iPhone 6 64GB" and having them say "coming right up" instead of laughing at you?
I wonder.
--He Who Won't Wait In Lines
for a regular 6 i think it's possible. For a 6+, 0 percent chance.
why? besides the increase in size, the A8/M8 processor and NFC, it's the same or almost the same in everything else for the iPhone 6 vs 5S. The A8 processor will definitely make it more powerful, but its not an amazing upgrade compared to previous Ax processors upgrades. The iPhone6Plus is better, but still this upgrade shouldn't be needed for anyone that has a 5S unless you want bigger screen and the plus if you want more battery life or pay w your phone...
From this:
To this:
it would be cheaper for you to add a dummy line for $10/mo that you use for upgrading every other year. w/ taxes and fees it becomes $15/mo which equals just $180/yr. no need to switch carriers either.
year 1 - primary line upgrades
year 2 - dummy line upgrades (switch the phone itself back to primary line)
year 3 - primary line upgrades
year 4 - dummy line upgrades (switch the phone itself back to primary line)
year 5 - primary line upgrades
you get the point...
it's also a good way to keep your grandfathered unlimited plan on primary line. i would know...been doing it for years
There's a little more to it than that, such as the new Retina HD displays supposedly being nicer and with a wider viewing angle, the VoLTE capability and the camera improvements especially in regard to shooting video among a few other enhancements. The Apple Pay (NFC) capability alone was enough for me, but I work in the debit/credit card industry with that kind of stuff every day.