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Sprint iPhone 5S shipping thread

64GB Gold 5s will be here this coming wednesday (2 Oct), I ordered on release day at around 10am. Silver 64GB will be here this coming Tuesday, ordered that phone on 25 Sep.
 
Ordered from brighstar wireless, one of their authorized retailers....there's more of those stores in my city 10 vs. 2 actual Sprint store. Had it shipped to the store which dropped the shipping fees.
 
klooney said:
64GB Gold 5s will be here this coming wednesday (2 Oct), I ordered on release day at around 10am. Silver 64GB will be here this coming Tuesday, ordered that phone on 25 Sep.
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awesome i still havent have not got a shipping number i ordered the 16gb space grey on the 23rd
 
I ordered a gold iPhone 5S 64gb, it went from 4 to 6 weeks... then today it said it will be here on Tuesday! Thank god because I have been using a basic phone for a couple weeks and it's miserable.
 
That's so cool! What time did you order?

First shipping notice of a gold 5S direct from Sprint online that I've heard of.
 
Well dang, I'm impressed you got your notification. AND that they updated it on a Saturday. People report that shipping status changes first on the website and then they get the email notification some time later. I didn't think we'd see any changes over the weekend. Not that it's kept me from checking my status, of course. :)
 
ExclamationKate said:
As for me, I ordered the 32g gold iPhone in-store at 8:30am on the 20th. As of right now, no information is being shown on my order status. I am fully expecting a 6-week wait, but I'm alright with that. Anything less will be a happy surprise. :eek:
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Replying to my own post. I realized in this past week that my 4s battery was going downhill very quickly. Like 15% charge loss in a matter of seconds. Or it would turn itself off and on again multiple times a day. I figured it might not last until the 5s shipped to me, so I looked online for "in-store pickup" at my local Best Buys for ANY 5s and lo and behold, 30 minutes away, they had a silver 64g for Sprint. I raced on over as they told me they can no longer hold 5s in store for people as of September 30th. (Don't know if that's nationwide or just this store's policy.) When I got there, the associate said he also had a 64g gold in stock if I wanted that instead. Bingo!

With a quick call to my local Sprint rep (through which I had ordered the 32g gold on 9/20), I was able to cancel my order and get my upgrade back instantaneously and use it at Best Buy. Sucks that he had to lose his commission, but they really could give me no indication as to when my phone would come in and, like I said, my battery was going downhill fast. I got really lucky on this one. Only downside is waiting 7-10 business days for my refund through Sprint.

Hope you guys get your 5s(s) soon! If you're tired of waiting, you might try what I did and call your local Best Buys. The gold 64g DID NOT show up in their inventory online even though they had it in the store, by the way. Good luck!
 
Patrick Boyle said:
My 16GB space grey was ordered through our corporate rep on the 20th. Still waiting...

Anyone else who ordered on day 1 still without a 5S?
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Most people ordered on day 1 still has no iphone.
I am among the first 300 people ordered the phone according to the rep.
16GB Gold. No tracking info so far.
 
Patrick if you're waiting for a gray and don't have to buy from Sprint , this tool might be useful:

http://iphone-check.herokuapp.com/

I'm waiting for a gold -- no updates since the initial order. That seems crazy that someone in the first 300 orders still doesn't have one. Really?? Apple reports selling 9m phones and Sprint gets fewer than 300 gold ones to launch with? Crazy.
 
So glad to finally hear about movement on orders from Sprint online!! Congrats!!
 
Just checked my status (again) tonight. Of course chances are slim that it's going to update at midnight on a Friday, but I didn't expect this disheartening message! Anyone else getting this? Maybe this is what it does before getting ready to ship heh heh

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Ayemerica said:
Please list below,

Time you ordered:
Color:
Size:
Status/ETA , etc.


I was on the phone with Sprint for 2 hours today. The stores around me received on average a handful of phones and costumers had to be turned away from the Apple store in the willow grove mall (PA) since they received " un usual " amount less than the other three carriers. After being on the phone the sales associate escalated me to his manager to address my concerns. He said that Sprint inventory was extremely strained and that most stores will be trickling in orders through out the coming weeks. I ordered my phone while talking to him and he said it could take up to three weeks before it ships do to constraints. I asked if this was to cover themselves and he said we give time based on what we see in inventory and what we project we are going to be getting.

I think either A sprint was allotted less phones or B Sprint's shipments did not come in on time. I went to three best buys and they had yet to even receive any sprint iphone 5s let alone 5c's. Ok end of my talk, post below.
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You ran into this issue last year too

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1639612/
 
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