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T-Mobile: iPhone 6S/6S Plus Pre-Order Thread:

Got my phone and I've been playing with it for the past 2, 3 hours. It looks sleek in the midnight blue case, and the RG does look more pink than I would have liked - but I looove it.
 
nateatlarge said:
T-Mobile unlock policy If purchased at T-Mobile Phone sale, online, or store.

If you bought your apple device from apple and put it on a T-Mobile EIP plan the rules below still apply.

  • Unlock eligibility for monthly phones, tablets, and mobile internet devices
    • The device must have been active on the T-Mobile network for at least 40 days on the requesting line.
    • If the device is financed using T-Mobile’s Equipment Installment Plan (EIP)or if it's leased through JUMP! On Demand™, all payments must be satisfied and the device must be paid in full.
    • If the device is on an account that is under a service contract term, at least 18 consecutive monthly payments must have been made or the account has migrated to Simple Choice no contract rate plan.
    • If the device is associated with a canceled account, the account balance must be zero, including all pending charges

  • https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1588#subhead1
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Yeah, that's not what they told me prior to ordering the device. They did say that they'd unlock it, just have to wait a few days. Will see. If it can't be unlocked I'll have to return it and I hope they won't give me any issues as I opened the box up.
 
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ksatterwhite said:
No resolution yet. Apple said maybe the servers are too busy. Best answer - try later. :(

So many others playing with their new 6S's...not me.
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That's no fun! :-( Hope that's all it is though - busy servers.

Would you mind sharing the steps you took that led up to where you are now stuck? You took it out of the box, turned it on, and then... ?

Thanks!
 
shareef777 said:
Yeah, that's not what they told me prior to ordering the device. They did say that they'd unlock it, just have to wait a few days. Will see. If it can't be unlocked I'll have to return it and I hope they won't give me any issues as I opened the box up.
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if you buy it directly from apple unlocked you don't have to worry about it.
 
ksatterwhite said:
No resolution yet. Apple said maybe the servers are too busy. Best answer - try later. :(

So many others playing with their new 6S's...not me.
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camacluv said:
That's no fun! :-( Hope that's all it is though - busy servers.

Would you mind sharing the steps you took that led up to where you are now stuck? You took it out of the box, turned it on, and then... ?

Thanks!
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I had that issue this morning as well along with a ton of other issue. put your iPhone on your computer and restore it to IOS 9.0.1 that will fix your issue. it is a known bug in iOS 9.0.0
 
Pre-Ordered on the 12th. I'm told it's on back order. WTF?! Are you kidding me? Everyone and there mother is getting there's and I'm like should I have really left my last cell provider?
I called everyday this past week after I was uncertain about the order tracking not updating under my account online. They can't tell me anything. It's always like "The system this" "the system" that like everything is out of their hands. It's reall irritating. I pre ordered 2 phones, but since they aren't coming anyway I'm thinking of jumping ship while I still can. I really just don't understand how you can mess this up.
 
camacluv said:
That's no fun! :-( Hope that's all it is though - busy servers.

Would you mind sharing the steps you took that led up to where you are now stuck? You took it out of the box, turned it on, and then... ?

Thanks!
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Followed prompts on phone to the point that you can setup as new phone, or restore from iCloud or iTunes. I opted for iTunes thinking it would be faster. iTunes prompted to Update to 9.0.1. iPhone went through the steps, setting up wifi, etc. After wifi screen, "Slide to Update" screen came up...but, unable to swipe. I tried soft reset, hard resets, and reset connected to iTunes. Nothing works.
 
nateatlarge said:
I had that issue this morning as well along with a ton of other issue. put your iPhone on your computer and restore it to IOS 9.0.1 that will fix your issue. it is a known bug in iOS 9.0.0
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Thanks Nate. So should that be done before you even attempt to restore your data from a backup in iTunes? I'm confused on what order I should do things in.
 
Ambush083 said:
Pre-Ordered on the 12th. I'm told it's on back order. WTF?! Are you kidding me? Everyone and there mother is getting there's and I'm like should I have really left my last cell provider?
I called everyday this past week after I was uncertain about the order tracking not updating under my account online. They can't tell me anything. It's always like "The system this" "the system" that like everything is out of their hands. It's reall irritating. I pre ordered 2 phones, but since they aren't coming anyway I'm thinking of jumping ship while I still can. I really just don't understand how you can mess this up.
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did you order rose gold?
 
nateatlarge said:
I had that issue this morning as well along with a ton of other issue. put your iPhone on your computer and restore it to IOS 9.0.1 that will fix your issue. it is a known bug in iOS 9.0.0
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That's where it stops for me. I get an unknown error on iTunes when I try to update. Apple thinks it maybe be a busy server issue.
 
ksatterwhite said:
Followed prompts on phone to the point that you can setup as new phone, or restore from iCloud or iTunes. I opted for iTunes thinking it would be faster. iTunes prompted to Update to 9.0.1. iPhone went through the steps, setting up wifi, etc. After wifi screen, "Slide to Update" screen came up...but, unable to swipe. I tried soft reset, hard resets, and reset connected to iTunes. Nothing works.
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Thanks for the details! Sounds logical and should have been seamless. SMH
Wish I knew of something that would help you! :-(

Nate, are these the same steps you took that caused you issues as well?
Edited: Never mind Nate, just saw your other post to ksatterwhite. Thanks for the info on doing the restore to factory 9.0.1 before restoring data! I'm scared to try any of it now, to tell the truth! LOL But rest assured, I will as soon I can be done working for the day!
 
modernaccord said:
How did everyone activate their phones? Just swap the sim or do some fancy sim update?
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I was (or, still am I suppose) on Cricket. Thought I was just gonna be able to cut down my micro-SIM and be able to fit it in but, nope! And according to Cricket, my unlocked (T-Mobile) iPhone isn't compatible with their network so I can't order their universal SIM… it does come with a T-Mobile SIM, but no activation code or the like, so I just spent the $1.06 on ordering a new SIM kit from them and then I'll use their 30 dollar prepaid plan — don't feel like spending an hour or so dealing with customer service.
 
camacluv said:
Thanks for the details! Sounds logical and should have been seamless. SMH
Wish I knew of something that would help you! :-(

Nate, are these the same steps you took that caused you issues as well?
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Yah i went to activate my phone and it wouldn't do it. then i remembered 9.0.0 has a activation bug. So i decided to do a factory reset and it automatically downloaded IOS9.0.1 which was released to fix the activation bug then after i did that i couldn't get my new sim to work so had to get a new one. lovely problems i had this morning. now my phone is working perfectly.
 
Got my phone an hour ago in a bubble mailer with no extra bag to send back my old phone just a return label and a sheet of instructions.


Also tried to set it up...cant login to icloud because it wont connect to the server, I basically get an error message.
Anyone else having a problem getting past setup?
 
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Of course my phone has the slide to upgrade frozen issue. :( waiting for iOS 9.0.1 download and for this to get fixed. Getting ready to go out of town.
 
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