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Sprint and Verizon iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Begin

Half an hour gone by...

Apple's site still down.

Sprint's store won't load.

Verizon's site lets you pick the phone, then fails to respond. Looks like it's letting me through after a couple retries, though.

AT&T's site, instead of trumpeting the iPhone 4S, has a memorial to Steve Jobs. Very classy. But their store is acting up for me.
 
Trying to upgrade two accounts...one is an iPhone 3GS and I was able to see the pre order button, choose the phone I wanted, and then it timed out. Haven't been able to get it back since.

Other phone is a blackberry. Eligible for an upgrade, but the iPhone 4S isn't even an option. I can Pre-order an 8GB iPhone 4 though. Anyone else running into this issue? I checked eligibility before today and it said I was good to go...It's obviously offering me other iPhones at upgrade pricing...Ideas?
 
I started the pre-order process as a new user on Verizon and it let me do it, but I keep getting cockblocked trying to upgrade as an existing customer.
 
Chris2k11 said:
If you edit your date plan any or upgrade in this case you lose it.
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if you mean upgrade as in change your plan, yes you lose it. If you mean upgrade as in go from one phone to another (on verizon) no you don't lose it.

Cheddz said:
Trying to upgrade two accounts...one is an iPhone 3GS and I was able to see the pre order button, choose the phone I wanted, and then it timed out. Haven't been able to get it back since.

Other phone is a blackberry. Eligible for an upgrade, but the iPhone 4S isn't even an option. I can Pre-order an 8GB iPhone 4 though. Anyone else running into this issue? I checked eligibility before today and it said I was good to go...It's obviously offering me other iPhones at upgrade pricing...Ideas?
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which carrier?
 
I know this is really anal of me but when I try and check my order status on Verizon's website it says this "We have experienced technical difficulty while processing your order.
Please contact Us.". I already got my order confirmation email and everything. Is anybody seeing this?
 
Apple's web site says "We will be right back" and after 70ish calls, I get through to 800 my apple but now I'm dealing with dead silence. I guess I'll stay on the telephone line hoping someone will pick up at 80-0 my apple......
 
No ATT link yet. Apple Store down from web and iOS App. Also, 1-800-MY-APPLE gets busy signal or automated rejection.
 
applemacfan007 said:
Submitted order at 12.01. The option to purchase was loaded earlier. The weird thing was that it asked me if i want to include a Sim card and when i said yes, it forced me to buy a global data plan. I hope I will be able to cancel it when I get the phone. I didn't want to get the phone without a sim card.
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I'm assuming you ordered on either Verizon or Sprint.

Their native CDMA service doesn't need a SIM. Both offer a SIM for world-mode phones to allow you to use the GSM half of the phone. So if you say "yes" to that question, they assume you want the GSM half active and bump you to the global plans.

For people who want Verizon or Sprint:
Do not ask for a SIM unless you plan on using Verizon or Sprint's global coverage! If you want to use it on AT&T, T-Mobile, or a local carrier elsewhere in the world, do *NOT* ask for a SIM.
 
Steelers7510 said:
I know this is really anal of me but when I try and check my order status on Verizon's website it says this "We have experienced technical difficulty while processing your order.
Please contact Us.". I already got my order confirmation email and everything. Is anybody seeing this?
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Did you upgrade as an existing customer?
 
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I got to the end with Verizon, but it didn't offer me the Apple+ service so I didn't hit Submit. Don't we have to buy that with the phone?
 
Sheesh. I've TWICE gotten through to Apple's phone orders only to have the system apparently barf and just sit there after I've selected 'iphone' through their selection system. Up to nearly 75 times trying to get through... :mad:
 
Its 2:39am in Euless, TX... Sigh. I want to reserve the 4S for my wife's upcoming birthday she has been stuck in a 3G for ever... and she is just in time for her upgrade, I want to surprise her.

Apple Store is still down and so is the ATT one...

Do you guys think the 4S will be sold out (of preorders) tonight? Should I stick around a while longer or you guys think I could go to sleep and do this tomorrow morning.

Will be pissed if I can't get this for her.

K.
 
ATT's website is a POS. Was able to pick my version and get to checkout and clicked on "Checkout" and then it timed out. Now I can't even get to the page to select a version. This is ridiculous.
 
scootaru said:
Did you upgrade as an existing customer?
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Yes my order was actually really complicated though. I upgraded two lines one of them I had to transfer the upgrade from another line. So maybe that has something to do with it or im just retarded for trying to track my order right now haha.
 
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Please wIt while we access your AT&T account information ...
 
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