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Anyone else feel like them vzw white iPads are the slowest to get shipping statuses? I ordered a 64g vzw white around 4pm est on the 7th and its been sitting at preparing to ship for 60 hours now.

Well, I have a black AT&T 4G on order and I have been in processing since thursday.
 
Finally!!

:eek:

Preparing for Shipment
Not eligible to cancel or return
Why?

iPad with Wi-Fi + 4G LTE for AT&T 64GB - White (3rd generation)
Delivers on March 16 via Standard Shipping

(been on Processing since early on the 7th)
 
Mine says shipped on March 12 but the delivery date is still March 16th. What's up with that? I should've gotten it tomorrow in the "real" FEDEX World. As in overnight! Not on March 16th!
 
Well, I have a black AT&T 4G on order and I have been in processing since thursday.

dont worry, mine was ordered on the 7th at 2 or 3 pm. didnt change from processing untill the 10th at about 11 pm. As long as it says Delivers on March 16 via Standard Shipping your goooood

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Well, I have a black AT&T 4G on order and I have been in processing since thursday.

:eek:

Preparing for Shipment
Not eligible to cancel or return
Why?

iPad with Wi-Fi + 4G LTE for AT&T 64GB - White (3rd generation)
Delivers on March 16 via Standard Shipping

(been on Processing since early on the 7th)

i read that some ipads are alreay here in the us, (before pre orders) so maybe if the ipad you purchased was already here and shipping from a near by location. it seems most people who got shipping quick and tracking updates were comming from china or over seas... idk im retarded. just rambling
 
:eek:

Preparing for Shipment
Not eligible to cancel or return
Why?

iPad with Wi-Fi + 4G LTE for AT&T 64GB - White (3rd generation)
Delivers on March 16 via Standard Shipping

(been on Processing since early on the 7th)

Why? Because. :)

Seriously, because it has likely been released (at least on paper) to the shipper for setting up the shipping.

I've followed your posts for a while ... congrats. I bet you change to "shipped" pretty quickly. I have a similar model except in black, and it took about 90 minutes for me to move from "Preparing" to "Shipped."
 
Why? Because. :)

Seriously, because it has likely been released (at least on paper) to the shipper for setting up the shipping.

I've followed your posts for a while ... congrats. I bet you change to "shipped" pretty quickly.

I think the "Why?" is from the copy/paste from the Apple Store page. :)...or maybe I'm really bad at sarcasm.
 
i read that some ipads are alreay here in the us, (before pre orders) so maybe if the ipad you purchased was already here and shipping from a near by location. it seems most people who got shipping quick and tracking updates were comming from china or over seas... idk im retarded. just rambling

No, I think you're right. One of the many times I was in contact with Apple, they said mine was coming from California, not China, though she did say it could be coming from China to California to me.
 
Mine shipped on March 9th and has been sitting in Nashville ever since. I ordered a 32GB WiFi only black "new" iPad immediately after the Apple Store came online. I also ordered a smart cover and Apple TV 3. The smart cover is supposed to arrive on Wednesday, the iPad on Friday, but the Apple TV 3 is still in the "processing" status. I wonder why. Although it says arrives on March 16th.
 
My 32gig, black, LTE AT&T finally changed status to 'preparing to ship' in the last hour. Ordered it Wednesday afternoon.
 
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BFizzzle said:
There must be a hold in Nashville for all Dallas bound shipments

dallas bound here,

ordered with in an hour after the stores went online, 16gb white ATT 4g.

My tracking hasnt updated into the system yet! only been about 30 hours since they said it shipped on march 11th.


man this week is going to take a long time :/

how long did it take for your tracking to work!?

Mine worked immediately. I got my shipping notice this morning and the FedEx tracking worked right away.
 
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I ordered the same at 1:07PM PST and got my shipping notice this morning; yours will hopefully come anytime!!!
 
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Mine worked immediately. I got my shipping notice this morning and the FedEx tracking worked right away.

well poop, im sure everything is fine with mine just so damn anxious.
 
My 32gig, black, LTE AT&T finally changed status to 'preparing to ship' in the last hour. Ordered it Wednesday afternoon.

Exact same thing just happened with my iPad too, and what do you know? I have the exact same kind of model! I think our iPad's have been stateside the entire time, thus no need to rush and ship them. I kind of always figured this, but I'm really just glad to finally see some progress on my order. :D
 
Exact same thing just happened with my iPad too, and what do you know? I have the exact same kind of model! I think our iPad's have been stateside the entire time, thus no need to rush and ship them. I kind of always figured this, but I'm really just glad to finally see some progress on my order. :D

Exact same model...Got my shipping notice yesterday and it is hanging out in Nashville, TN right now.
 
For all those that ordered on 3/7, I had been sitting in processing since that day. Just checked the status now and I am now in "preparing for shipment." Just wanted to let those that are still waiting that there is hope...
 
After reading all the comments I feel like I am the only one with a UPS tracking number?

No. UPS here as well. Ordered around 7pm on the 7th. Ordered a "new" iPad for me and a new ipad2 for my wife. Both engraved. Both shipped from china via UPS. Hers in in anchorage mine in still in chengdu. Not too worried though, I'm sure UPS will deliver on the 16th. I'm on the end of my guys typical route though and it's frequently after 5pm when he arrives. It'll be a long day. :)
 
For all those that ordered on 3/7, I had been sitting in processing since that day. Just checked the status now and I am now in "preparing for shipment." Just wanted to let those that are still waiting that there is hope...

Same here. One of two iPads "shipped" earlier today while other was "Processing". Just checked and it switched to "preparing for shipment."
 
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