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Preparing for shipment

Both my iphone 6 & 6+ have been stuck in "preparing for shipment" for what I think is 2 days now. I just tried the reference number trick for ups and no luck, I don't know if I'm doing it correctly do I need to fill out shipper date range or shipper account? On the bright side I did just get off the phone with apple and mentioned how on the 12th I had a lot of trouble ordering and when attempting to add the case for my phones the site would freeze, he apologized and got me a free black leather case for each of my phones. They won't deliver till the 25th but I'll use some cheap one from Verizon or best buy until then.
 
Both of my 6 Plus's are now in my support profile and one is coming from china the other is in Harrisburg PA with next day air. So its looking good for me. If you want to know they are both AT&T 64gb one space gray the other is silver.
 
Just checked my account on the Apple Store and it still says '' Preparing for Shipment".

I went on the UPS site and did the whole "track by reference'' thing using my phone number and BAM!!!! Tracking number and all :D

Scheduled Delivery:
Friday, 09/19/2014, By End of Day
Last Location:
Departed - ZhengZhou, China, Wednesday, 09/17/2014


ZhengZhou, China 09/17/2014 6:30 A.M. Departure Scan
ZhengZhou, China 09/16/2014 7:10 P.M. Arrival Scan
09/16/2014 6:52 P.M. Departure Scan
09/16/2014 5:57 P.M. Location Scan
09/16/2014 3:30 P.M. Origin Scan
China 09/16/2014 6:14 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Our iPhones are sharing the same ride!! Does yours also says that is heading to
CHEYENNE, WY, US???
 
I called really politely and made up some half-baked (oh sounding like Samsung oops) question about whether my phone had shipped or not and tried to get one but no go. Oh well! Would have been nice.
 
Just found my tracking info! My iPhone 6 16gb gold is coming from Harrisburg, PA :)!

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Canada here, phone has been preparing for shipment for about 3 days now.. UPS doesn't work for me... Delivery was suppose to be 9/19-9/23. They show my serial number though... Need an update naooo, still have hopes for Friday delivery.

Fingers crossed for tomorrow. Would be nice to know where it is!! At least you have a serial number so many are still waiting for that.
 
Our iPhones are sharing the same ride!! Does yours also says that is heading to
CHEYENNE, WY, US???

No, it already landed and departed from Anchorage, AK, United States. During the iPhone 5 launch, a lot of the flights from AK flew to the main hub in Southern CA and the got split up and shipped around the West Coast.
 
My 64GB iPhone 6 in Silver will be coming from Mount Juliet TN. I've got a serial number on the support site as well! :)

Only 2 more days to get through!
 
Does anyone think that as Apple starts shipping out more iPhones, our delivery dates will get a little shorter? My iPhone isn't due to ship for another 3-4 weeks.
 
How big is the plus and how tall you have to be to use it one handed (from Mashable):

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How tall you have to be to use the 6 one handed (Mashable)

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Both my iphone 6 & 6+ have been stuck in "preparing for shipment" for what I think is 2 days now. I just tried the reference number trick for ups and no luck, I don't know if I'm doing it correctly do I need to fill out shipper date range or shipper account? On the bright side I did just get off the phone with apple and mentioned how on the 12th I had a lot of trouble ordering and when attempting to add the case for my phones the site would freeze, he apologized and got me a free black leather case for each of my phones. They won't deliver till the 25th but I'll use some cheap one from Verizon or best buy until then.

I just called Apple too to get an update on my order and told them how frustrated I also was with the whole preorder process. The guy I spoke to was really nice and offered to get me a free pair of Beats by Dre Tours ear buds. I didn't even ask for them. Apple really does have great customer support.
 
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So, I just looked at the buyback credit for my 16gb 5s, and it was $353 if I went through sprint... Just thought you guys may want to know.
 
Im still in the group twiddling my thumbs waiting for it to move from prepared for shipping :D

ups reference comes up empty handed still.

I live in Canada riiiiight on the edge of the 19/9 delivery.. fingers crossed it shows up Friday
 
The "I just bought/ordered/shipped/received my new iPhone 6/6 Plus" thread

My two 6 Plus's finally showed up in UPS My Choice! Both phones are coming from Mount Juliet, TN for delivery on 9/19.
 
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