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@fischersd @Sikh that picture was taken with the iPhone 6+ camera, some of the pictures I took of it with the DSLR are even more wicked.

Overall, I am satisfied and really excited for the future of Apple Watch. No Doubt about it that Apple Watch is the best Smart Watch in the market!
 
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Heh. Very happy for you man! :) You may be the only one on "the rock" to have that particular watch! :)

Really wish we'd be seeing a lot more activity this week, but it's just not playing out. Hopefully in a day or two.
 
Yeah. I thought about pinging you earlier to see how it was going...figured I'd wait til you stopped in.
Your battery life the first few days will be less than what your average will be I'm sure - always tend to play with new things until the novelty wears off. :)

@fischersd Yup, I am literally playing with it all the time. Honestly, it is really handy at work, when your hands are full you can use the "Hey Siri" feature, calling is really handy through the watch (notice it lags sometimes, maybe connectivity lag/drop)

I'll post those DSLR pictures if they are any good, later :p

keep me posted and let me know when you get your watch & let me know what you think about it!

We should keep in touch through Facebook or something if you want, you got a stand for it yet or not?
 
REALLY!? Did you not catch up the thread before posting this tirade? We asked clibinarius to give it a rest, he agreed and you go and attack him.

We really don't need this in here. Not at all. You guys have been back and forth for days. Enough!

Calling any of my posts a tirade or an attack is rather hyperbolic, I think. I've been entirely civil in my tone and approach. Indeed, that last post of mine was an effort to pass along a realization I'd made (that having expectations based on feelings rather than actual numbers was likely the source of frustration) in the hopes that it would bring about a less troubled perspective.

I don't consider any of clib's posts to be an attack; I'd hope he doesn't feel that way about mine. I've even pointed out we're both of the same mindset that it was disappointing to see, on midnight April 10th, that our Watches wouldn't come until June.

To whit, I still check my shipping status many times throughout the day hoping to see the shipping dates pulled in, or the status suddenly moved to PFS. One can only hope!
 
Calling any of my posts a tirade or an attack is rather hyperbolic, I think...To whit, I still check my shipping status many times throughout the day hoping to see the shipping dates pulled in, or the status suddenly moved to PFS. One can only hope!

"To whit"? Heh. Waxing poetic now, are you? :) My point being is, your adversary has agreed to stifle this debate - the least you could do is not exasperate the situation and call him out again.

Maybe I expect too much, that people should catch up on the conversation in here before commenting.
 
I had a dream that I got my SBSS last night. That and a huge bag of Taco Bell.

I was so mad when I woke up because I had neither. Went to the mall and figured I would stop at the Taco Bell there for lunch because at least I can control when I get that.

I guess not because they closed the Taco Bell.
 
One more update. I heard mixed reviews about wearing your watch while taking a shower. I tried it today and I had no issues at all, watch is functioning normal so far!
 
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@Pattyc @ElRojito The US is already ahead of the rest of the world (with the exception of the UK - which left all of us in the dust yesterday) :) ElRojito - you already got your watch. :p

We need to see the first hour run down...for all countries asap - then we'll start stepping through the calendar. Judging by how little activity we had this week, we should see some activity over the next few days to get us there.
 
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Has anyone tried to see Shipped in early morning China time? Mine has been in Preparing for Shipment since late night Friday night (HKT)... Trying to project my delivery time, but as far as I check record, all the shipment usually being picked up at afternoon though...
 
Has anyone tried to see Shipped in early morning China time? Mine has been in Preparing for Shipment since late night Friday night (HKT)... Trying to project my delivery time, but as far as I check record, all the shipment usually being picked up at afternoon though...
@iamgori23 is also from HK, may be able to help with what their experience was.
Have the deliveries in HK also been with UPS? You can often get your UPS info before Apple gives it to you by putting the phone number associated with your Apple ID/used for your order in the reference field on their tracking site and doing a search. Make sure you also fill in the country. :)
Also double-check on the Apple site your order status - make sure it doesn't show any issues.

We've seen the time people flip from PFS to Shipped varies considerably. Some were almost instant, others took several days. Often there doesn't appear to be any reason for it. :(
 
@iamgori23 is also from HK, may be able to help with what their experience was.
Have the deliveries in HK also been with UPS? You can often get your UPS info before Apple gives it to you by putting the phone number associated with your Apple ID/used for your order in the reference field on their tracking site and doing a search. Make sure you also fill in the country. :)
Also double-check on the Apple site your order status - make sure it doesn't show any issues.

We've seen the time people flip from PFS to Shipped varies considerably. Some were almost instant, others took several days. Often there doesn't appear to be any reason for it. :(

We use a few different ones like DHL, Fedex, etc, unlike UPS, none of them have such kind of system to check, so unless I have a tracking number, I can only wait...
 
We use a few different ones like DHL, Fedex, etc, unlike UPS, none of them have such kind of system to check, so unless I have a tracking number, I can only wait...
Umm, sorry, you're wrong. :)

Click on "track by reference"
https://www.fedex.com/apps/fedextrack/

Ditto on UPS
http://www.ups.com/tracking/tracking.html

http://www.dhl.com/en/express/tracking/shippers_reference.html

If it's one of those three and Apple has already cut the label (but hasn't given it to you), doing a search by reference with the phone number you used for your order should find it. :)
 
Umm, sorry, you're wrong. :)

Click on "track by reference"
https://www.fedex.com/apps/fedextrack/

Ditto on UPS
http://www.ups.com/tracking/tracking.html

http://www.dhl.com/en/express/tracking/shippers_reference.html

If it's one of those three and Apple has already cut the label (but hasn't given it to you), doing a search by reference with the phone number you used for your order should find it. :)

Thanks Fischersd, but what I think might have chance is SF Express or Yamato... Really common these days for HK shipments
 
@iamgori23 is also from HK, may be able to help with what their experience was.
Have the deliveries in HK also been with UPS? You can often get your UPS info before Apple gives it to you by putting the phone number associated with your Apple ID/used for your order in the reference field on their tracking site and doing a search. Make sure you also fill in the country. :)
Also double-check on the Apple site your order status - make sure it doesn't show any issues.

We've seen the time people flip from PFS to Shipped varies considerably. Some were almost instant, others took several days. Often there doesn't appear to be any reason for it. :(

My watch delivered by Yamato transport
Another watches are from SF Express
Some from DHL

I never see UPS in hk but for others i have no idea.
 
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There is no other company in the world that would've been held to task because a customer received a 'June' delivery on June 26th; why is Apple being held to a different standard?

Two reasons:
1. Apple has a well-publicized internal policy of "Under promise and over deliver"
2. Both Apple marcom and Angela Ahrendts have stated at least once each that Apple would exceed delivery timelines.


When a company is expressing things like shipping dates to customers, they clearly cannot use personal or regional concepts of what different time frames 'feel' like: these will be wildly different from person to person, region to region. Instead, they must necessarily use universally understood time frames to avoid confusion.

Concur, but again Apple typically under promises. June gives false hope because Apple traditionally blows away delivery dates that it would be early-June. Apple should likely have promised July, and then a late June arrival would still be a positive surprise.

'June', while a wider scope than some people might have preferred (understandably), is not a confusing time frame. If a company declares they'll ship something in June, it's unreasonable for people to accuse them of lying or incompetence if they don't deliver by June 15th. Similarly, if they state a launch is happening in Spring, it's not practical to hold them to shipping everything people have asked for less than halfway through that season.

You're not wrong, but Apple has taught customers to expect things earlier than promised and with firm dates. Apple could easily have used July, or by June 30th as the date, but instead they chose to use June, and have Angela state, don't worry, it will come early.

I fully understand the disappointment in having to wait until June to get our new toys. I constantly see people with Apple Watches on and that only adds to my level of anticipation. I'm not questioning anyone expressing the idea that they would've preferred to have gotten their watch weeks ago; clearly anyone that pre-ordered was excited about getting a Watch and would rather have it sooner than later.

I bought a 38mm to tide me over until my space black comes in, and damn I'm glad I did. As an ex-Apple employee, this is even worse than the iPhone 4 launch in Canada, which is epically bad. The only thing keeping me from being super unhappy is the fact I bought the temporary watch.

The only thing I'm taking issue with is people suggesting Apple is being deceitful, lying, or incompetent because they're actually meeting the dates they gave us when we ordered the devices.

I'd position Apple didn't do anything wrong, but they certainly missed the expectations they created in their customers. The update emails and Cook+Ahrendts statements were deliberately vague and attempted poorly, to stave off anger and phone calls to Apple. I find it extremely difficult to believe that Apple didn't have the information weeks ago on delivery timelines.

If Apple emailed all customers on the 24th of April, or even early May, and assured customers that it would be July 1, at least there would have been certainty. And surprise if it shipped early. An apology would be nice too.

And maybe Apple would have sold more people like me temporary watches.
 
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@Botts85 please desist from that discussion. It's off topic for this thread.
The parliamentarian in me would argue it is germane to the topic at hand. I'd also posit that it is no more lacking in its value to the discussion then any of the following. If we are to be a strictly deliberative body, focusing only on a strict interpretation topic at hand, we need significantly stronger moderation.

US Movement please... can I get an Amen?

Yes!!! Let's go US

SO jealous! :) Nice touch with the mug - though it's way too small (I've seen black ones with the Apple logo that hold about twice that - my ex has one - should have snagged it when we split) ;)

Enjoy your Watch!! Congratulations!!! :D

On topic now then: I would like to inform the assembly that the members Canada xx:19 order has not been billed or updated. Apple is advising a June 23-30 delivery date. The member rests.
 
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The parliamentarian in me would argue it is germane to the topic at hand. I'd also posit that it is no more lacking in its value to the discussion then any of the following. If we are to be a strictly deliberative body, focusing only on a strict interpretation topic at hand, we need significantly stronger moderation.







On topic now then: I would like to inform the assembly that the members Canada xx:19 order has not been billed or updated. Apple is advising a June 23-30 delivery date. The member rests.
Mr Speaker
The Honourable Member from Simcoe.....Something is a xx:26 with the same date range.
 
@Pattyc @ElRojito The US is already ahead of the rest of the world (with the exception of the UK - which left all of us in the dust yesterday) :) ElRojito - you already got your watch. :p

We need to see the first hour run down...for all countries asap - then we'll start stepping through the calendar. Judging by how little activity we had this week, we should see some activity over the next few days to get us there.
No I haven't, I'm :17 no watch
 
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