I purchased Applecare+ on the day I called in to activate my phone. I got an email from Apple a day or two after. The email was an Applecare+ certificate with all my phone info and expirey date for the coverage.
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Sprint iPhone Pre-Order Status Thread
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I purchased Applecare+ on the day I called in to activate my phone. I got an email from Apple a day or two after. The email was an Applecare+ certificate with all my phone info and expirey date for the coverage.
Has anyone noticed a negative balance on your Sprint account as a result of your iPhone pre-purchase?
Yep! They haven't billed for the phone, yet. They usually wait for the new billing cycle.
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I made the mistake of trusting best buy with my preorder, and the result? No phone, and no indication of when/if it will come. Of course, in good faith of receiving my 4s, I gave them the full amount, and now am subjected to a lengthy runaround to have the money refunded..
I made the mistake of trusting best buy with my preorder, and the result? No phone, and no indication of when/if it will come. Of course, in good faith of receiving my 4s, I gave them the full amount, and now am subjected to a lengthy runaround to have the money refunded..
That is interesting my local Bestbuy only charged $50 for pre-order, why you've to pay full amount. I already spent that $50 gift card instead of waiting for those idiots to get their act together.
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Dude asked me how much I wanted to put on the gift card, and I chose to put the entire 200 on it, and then would take care of tax when it came in. I honestly have no interest in buying anything other than the iPhone from them, so a gift card with a couple hundred bucks on it doesn't benefit me at all. At this point, I have no interest in even buying the iPhone from them.
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Dude asked me how much I wanted to put on the gift card, and I chose to put the entire 200 on it, and then would take care of tax when it came in. I honestly have no interest in buying anything other than the iPhone from them, so a gift card with a couple hundred bucks on it doesn't benefit me at all. At this point, I have no interest in even buying the iPhone from them.
Those who pre-ordered from Best Buy
Looks like we're in for a long wait
http://news.consumerreports.org/electronics/2011/10/consumers-who-pre-ordered-the-iphone-4s-from-best-buy-have-no-word-on-phone.html
Looks like we're in for a long wait
http://news.consumerreports.org/electronics/2011/10/consumers-who-pre-ordered-the-iphone-4s-from-best-buy-have-no-word-on-phone.html
Just received the email below from best buy.
Dear Valued Customer,
We know that you are excited to get your phone and we are working very hard to get you the specific iPhone model that you pre-ordered as quickly as we can. While there are inventory constraints across the marketplace, our complete focus is on fulfilling your order, and we expect to fulfill all iPhone Pre-Orders within the next 21 days. We thank you for your patience and apologize for the inconvenience.
Again, please know that we are doing everything we can to get you the iPhone you ordered and we will fulfill all pre-orders in the order taken. As a reminder, you will receive a confirmation email when your iPhone has arrived with a coupon for a free set of iFrogz earbuds redeemable when you come in to purchase your phone.
If you have any questions, please contact your local Best Buy or Best Buy Mobile store.
Sincerely,
Best Buy
Dear Valued Customer,
We know that you are excited to get your phone and we are working very hard to get you the specific iPhone model that you pre-ordered as quickly as we can. While there are inventory constraints across the marketplace, our complete focus is on fulfilling your order, and we expect to fulfill all iPhone Pre-Orders within the next 21 days. We thank you for your patience and apologize for the inconvenience.
Again, please know that we are doing everything we can to get you the iPhone you ordered and we will fulfill all pre-orders in the order taken. As a reminder, you will receive a confirmation email when your iPhone has arrived with a coupon for a free set of iFrogz earbuds redeemable when you come in to purchase your phone.
If you have any questions, please contact your local Best Buy or Best Buy Mobile store.
Sincerely,
Best Buy
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I think I'm gonna swap out for a 64Gb - I mean why not lol.
Anyways we switched from AT&T and sprint service sucks major! If we weren't saving $70 a month on the bill I'd go back to AT&T. Our 4 lines unlimited everything is at $180 a month instead of $250. I guess we can only hope that next year the iPhone becomes LTE and Sprint's network is ready for it!
I think I'm gonna swap out for a 64Gb - I mean why not lol.
Anyways we switched from AT&T and sprint service sucks major! If we weren't saving $70 a month on the bill I'd go back to AT&T. Our 4 lines unlimited everything is at $180 a month instead of $250. I guess we can only hope that next year the iPhone becomes LTE and Sprint's network is ready for it!
Goodbye Sprint! Just returned my two 4S iPhones. You can make an awesome phone call on Sprint but the data speeds were just too bad.
Went back to AT&T and bought a Samsung Galaxy S II because no iPhone 4S were in stock. I figured I could use the Galaxy for a month until I can get a iPhone 4S in my hands again.
Went back to AT&T and bought a Samsung Galaxy S II because no iPhone 4S were in stock. I figured I could use the Galaxy for a month until I can get a iPhone 4S in my hands again.
I have had Sprint since 2K and just about everywhere the 3G speeds are terrible. Prior to the 4s I had an EVO 3D which had 4G capabilities and it got up to 10MPS, which to me was incredible. At the same location the 3G connection was about 350K. I am keeping Sprint, because I have accepted poor data speeds for a long time now and just about everywhere I go I can get a WiFi network.
My 64GB 4S went back to Sprint yesterday. I don't know what I was thinking when I decided to leave AT&T. I'm grandfathered in with unlimited data, and a 23% discount as an IBM employee (which I never was - dude in the AT&T store hooked me up with it when I mentioned that I was distantly involved with IBM products, years ago). My Sprint experience was an unmitigated disaster. At home I'd get 1-3 bars switching between Sprint and "Extended" (Verizon roaming) towers, more often than not with a 1G data connection (the little circle symbol). Even when I got 3G, the download speeds were as horrendous as others are reporting. At the office, same story, though slightly worse - almost never a 3G signal in the building, and barely better outside with zero obstacles in any direction. This is smack in the middle of Tempe AZ, hardly in the boondocks.
I went back to AT&T yesterday and had my old 4 lit up again. They just reactivated my old account - discount still in place, unlimited data still in place, and $5 / 200 texts still in place. It's as if I never left. Ported my number back in minutes so no loss there either. I then went to the Sprint store and returned the 4S for a refund. Now I have to find a 4S someplace, will probably make an Apple reservation and pick one up at the store this week.
Moral of the story - if you're considering moving to Sprint, think twice. Maybe it's a better option in other cities, but here in Phoenix, they suck serious ass.
I went back to AT&T yesterday and had my old 4 lit up again. They just reactivated my old account - discount still in place, unlimited data still in place, and $5 / 200 texts still in place. It's as if I never left. Ported my number back in minutes so no loss there either. I then went to the Sprint store and returned the 4S for a refund. Now I have to find a 4S someplace, will probably make an Apple reservation and pick one up at the store this week.
Moral of the story - if you're considering moving to Sprint, think twice. Maybe it's a better option in other cities, but here in Phoenix, they suck serious ass.
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I pre-ordered the 64GB black model the first day BB was accepting them. Once launch day came and went with no phone available I ordered it the next day on Sprint.com (Saturday). I had it in my hands on Monday, amazing. I'm very happy with it.
Needless to say I canceled my Best Buy pre-order.
I pre-ordered the 64GB black model the first day BB was accepting them. Once launch day came and went with no phone available I ordered it the next day on Sprint.com (Saturday). I had it in my hands on Monday, amazing. I'm very happy with it.
Needless to say I canceled my Best Buy pre-order.
You ordered from Apple?
I ordered a 16 gb model this wknd from apple.com. Expected delivery is 11/4-14, but I hope it comes maybe a bit early...
What AppleCare+ does when it's added to the order, it will add the service to your Sprint account which will then be transmitted to Apple to update into their system that the warranty was indeed purchased and is active on the account. The service is added once you have activated your iPhone 4 or 4S. It won't show up with Apple until 24-48 hours *supposedly*. I have had a few customers that purchased the phone with AppleCare+ and it was not added when they activated the phone, but we can add the service and let you know it will take 24-48 hours for Apple to receive the information as it goes to them at the end of the night. The whole backorder thing for AppleCare+ has been resolved and will show as shipped I believe, but it is not a physical item, just a service.
Probably a little late for this, but just to get it out there for people to see. Don't flip out if Apple doesn't see it when you call, just ask a Sprint representative if they see it as a service on your account.
That's crazy. I lived in East Mesa for 2 years and left AT&T for Sprint cause I couldn't stay on a call. That was about 6 years ago so maybe things have changed and AT&T has upgraded their network in America's sandbox.