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I’m all ready for 16 Pro Max 1TB white.

Every other year, I’ve done the hero color but I just really can’t do Desert Titanium this year. I even put it in my Get Ready and then deleted it and switched to white. It’s too meh gold weird brown.
 
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I'm upgrading from a 14 Pro Max. I upgrade every 2 years like clockwork. What's sold me is the camera and bigger size. I"m all for it. I'll set my alarm for 5am to preorder and go back to sleep right after. Still on the fence of Black or Desert Titanium.
 
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Hello everyone. While I did upgrade in 2022, it was 2 months later my husband passed. So I’m nervous about the budget now but I really want to preorder in the morning. I decided to come check on you guys once again… feels good to get swept up and forget reality;)

I’m hoping to justify another pro max and since I probably can’t upgrade again for years, I’m thinking I better go for the 1T since photography is my thing.
 
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Ready for the morning
 
How much luck have people had in the past with getting UPS to hold their phone at the distribution center on launch day? I’m a MyChoice member.
 
How much luck have people had in the past with getting UPS to hold their phone at the distribution center on launch day? I’m a MyChoice member.
I had great success with UPS holding my phone at the CC until last year: they stopped providing that option. They said that Apple would no longer allow it. 😭
 
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1) Guaranteed
2) Log in to the iPad, go to Settings > wallet and Apple Pay. Make sure the card you want to use tomorrow is listed and set as the default card. If it isn’t listed, add it. I would stay logged in until you place the order tomorrow.

Tell wifey you love her very much but, Apple.
I have a handful of cards stored in my wallet and Apple Pay, will I be able to select the card at the time of check out tomorrow or will it default to one card only? cheers
 
so if i'm buying my phone outright (via vet store so no option for payments, etc).... am i better off just buying a generic unlocked version to avoid whole activation thing with verizon tomorrow morning?

or is it better to just buy the verizon version since i'm replacing my current verizon phone/number?
still not able to get ready for preorder via vet store i guess. hopefully it will be activated at 5am pst? or later on 9/13?
 
No policy about walking to your front door just a limit on keeping the truck on the road. Again how long is your driveway? 300 - 1000 ft or longer.

Dave
Maybe 100 feet. And he doesn’t have to keep the truck on the road. He can leave it at the top of the driveway. It’s his choice to leave the truck on the road.
 
still not able to get ready for preorder via vet store i guess. hopefully it will be activated at 5am pst? or later on 9/13?
So, you can’t pre-pre-order (I.e. “Get Ready”) via the Veteran EPP store. You have to login, verify (w/ ID.me is what I use) and then get in and purchase exactly at Pre-order H-hour. It’s not too bad…just at 4:59:50 PDT (don’t know your time zone), hit the veteran EPP link, and verify w/ ID.me. If you can time it, 0500 PDT rolls over and your in. But with all the pre-orders, it’ll be tough. You’ll have to refresh and retry the verification several times, so don’t be surprised.

I used to do that, but I go the IUP route now. The 10% savings, especially when I upgrade every year, just wasn’t worth that stress. Good luck.
 
Maybe 100 feet. And he doesn’t have to keep the truck on the road. He can leave it at the top of the driveway. It’s his choice to leave the truck on the road.
Again they can't pull into your driveway. However 100 feet is not that arduous. Can the driver see the truck from your front porch?

If the truck is out of the driver's view then they are required to lock it. He might not want to lock the truck.

Dave
 
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!! :) Here we are again, time to pre-order the latest iphone. :) Is everyone ready to go? I have my order ready to go on the Apple Store app, Desert Titanium 16 Pro Max 256. I've found in years past doing this, that the app usually works much better than the website trying to get a preorder finalized. I'll be on right when it opens and I hope to get in the first group to be shipped. Fingers Crossed. :)) Usually do, though. :)
 
Yes, I have had AC for over 5 years and love it.
3% cash back plus 0% for 2 years is perfect for my every other year upgrade.
My next choice is a credit card with 2% back but that's my back up card.
Yeah, I've used the AC for many years now getting a new iphone each year, but it works a bit different this year which I wasn't thrilled with. Any other year if you were financing, you could pick the choice of setting up your carrier later, but this year if you want to finance the phone, you have to pick one of the four carriers listed. I don't have one of those carriers, I have Visible, so now changing to Verizon I guess. :(
 
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Don’t forget though they started charging for this as well
Only if you don't have a paid My Choice Member account.

With the paid version you get unlimited changes to your delivery. The person that we were referencing @NeoSe7en said that they had a UPS My Choice account. You are correct maybe they only have the Free My Choice then there will be a small fee.

Dave
 
Yeah, I've used the AC for many years now getting a new iphone each year, but it works a bit different this year which I wasn't thrilled with. Any other year if you were financing, you could pick the choice of setting up your carrier later, but this year if you want to finance the phone, you have to pick one of the four carriers listed. I don't have one of those carriers, I have Visible, so now changing to Verizon I guess. :(
Are you going to order with a VZW phone number and then when you receive it, change it to Visible ?

I am going to do the TMO purchase and then when it arrives, switch to Visible using the $15/month for 5 years deal.

Will save a ton of money!
 
If you are financing you will have to get the Next Up or the full price of phone will be due before you upgrade if the phone is not
paid off

Ahhhh….the late summer chill is in the air and once again it is time for my favorite group of Apple nerds to unite!!!

This year is going to be a new one for me and maybe you all can help me out.

On Preorder Day, I am usually at home, on three devices, and refreshing like mad to get my order in. This year, both fortunately and unfortunately, I have a family trip planned and I will be in Germany for Preorder Day. I have setup my preorder already on the Apple app…so here is my question. Will I be able to access the store and complete the preorder from there? (Still delivering to my US home address) Or will I have to wait until I come home on Monday and then do it? And probably pushing my delivery past launch day…

Has anyone run into this in past

Are you going to order with a VZW phone number and then when you receive it, change it to Visible ?

I am going to do the TMO purchase and then when it arrives, switch to Visible using the $15/month for 5 years deal.

Will save a ton of money!
I set up my preorder with Apple and selected Verizon as the carrier and it didn't ask me anything else as far as a plan, etc. Just said there would be a $35 Verizon activation fee. So I'm wondering when I get it, is it really strictly for Verizon, or would it let me activate with Visible still since that is what I have now on my 15 Pro Max. I'm willing to change to Verizon and am prepared to contact Visible to get a pin to port my number over to Verizon, but just wondered when I take it out of the box to activate it, if it will start out expecting me to activate with Verizon, or if it might just let me activate it on Visible since I have that now. We'll see I guess. :)
 
How much luck have people had in the past with getting UPS to hold their phone at the distribution center on launch day? I’m a MyChoice member.
Don’t do it. It was a nightmare for most of us last year since UPS decided against holding iPhones at CC centers. I ended up having to show up at the distribution center at 7:45am and begging for them to make an exception but the guy told me to arrange Apple Store pick-up for the iPhone 16
 
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