I just went to a local U.S. Cellular store yesterday, and I was told that they think the iPhone will be available mid-October. Of course, this was not an official answer. I sure hope it is October 1 instead, because I am a U.S. Cellular customer!
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U.S. Regional Carriers Announcing October 1 Launch Date for iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c [Update: Canada Too]
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I just went to a local U.S. Cellular store yesterday, and I was told that they think the iPhone will be available mid-October. Of course, this was not an official answer. I sure hope it is October 1 instead, because I am a U.S. Cellular customer!
I'm getting aio because it's considerably cheaper monthly than signing a two year contract with AT&T - for using the same network. aio is offering unlimited talk, text, and data (4G LTE) for $55/mo, all taxes + fees included. The data is throttled after 2GB a month, but thats more data than I anticipate using anyway. I don't see any down sides. Net10 offer is similar, but I've heard their coverage in my area is shaky at best.
In the case of my phone the status just changed from "Processing order" to "mining the ore that we will extract the rare earths from."So that's why Apple can't fulfill more orders for nationwide carriers because they're stockpiling for regional carriers. I bet my iPhone is still raw materials. (got the october ship date).
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9 million sold, not delivered.
Don't count on getting any iphones. They are non-existent. Apple produced very few around the world and is now taking your money for a phone that may come out in November. This sucks and Apple sucks.
I received an iMassage this morning from the Apple Store informing me that my iPhone 5s is scheduled for delivery later today. I guess I'm lucky.
I received an iMassage this morning from the Apple Store informing me that my iPhone 5s is scheduled for delivery later today. I guess I'm lucky.
Lucky you. It sounds like you get a happy ending.
I received an iMassage this morning from the Apple Store informing me that my iPhone 5s is scheduled for delivery later today. I guess I'm lucky.
I guess you're in the US.
Nice! My girlfriend ordered her 32gb gold for AT&T just before 12:10am and her email confirmation said available to ship in 7-10 days, delivers oct 8-11. So needless to say, it is still processing.
Maybe her ship date will be moved up shortly. She is getting impatient lol.
Good luck with USPS though. I don't like them and cringe when they're handling my deliveries.
So that's why Apple can't fulfill more orders for nationwide carriers because they're stockpiling for regional carriers. I bet my iPhone is still raw materials. (got the october ship date).
Not really, if they have Oct 1st Launch date, then they alreay have the phones at predetermined sites. Which was probably sent out before your order was even placed.
I doubt these regional carriers are going to have very many.
I'm wondering how long before my local Verizon seller has one. I'd like to buy from him since he is in the neighborhood and I can get good service from him if needed, but I'm guessing he is way down the list to actually get a phone.
I'm wondering how long before my local Verizon seller has one. I'd like to buy from him since he is in the neighborhood and I can get good service from him if needed, but I'm guessing he is way down the list to actually get a phone.
Here's hoping that other countries will get their launch dates soon
Very likely. Most carriers in the usual second wave countries have been telling their customers the new iPhone models would be coming soon since a week after the event.
Don't count on getting any iphones. They are non-existent. Apple produced very few around the world and is now taking your money for a phone that may come out in November. This sucks and Apple sucks.
You will not be charged until the phone ships.
Me and my brother own and operate a couple of Ntelos stores, yeah they are given out sparsely among us, it's nice that we're getting the 5s and 5c, it seems that as a regional carrier, the higher ups made a choice between carrying the latest iphones vs. galaxies. while we will get the newest iphones, we just recently got the galaxy s3, not 4, the 3.
LTE is finally starting for ntelos beginning of november in wva. so where we're at, it prolly won't be here until end of 2014 lol. it's why i'm getting tmobile service (employee plan).
LTE is finally starting for ntelos beginning of november in wva. so where we're at, it prolly won't be here until end of 2014 lol. it's why i'm getting tmobile service (employee plan).
They are arriving!
I had a 16GB arrive yesterday and a 64GB arrive today.
Both were AT&T Lunar Grey and ordered via the app.
Orders were completed 6 minutes after sales started and 3 minutes after (respectively). The 64GB was initially shipped about 9 hours after the 16GB, but that put it a day behind.
I heard the 64GB were lower quantity but since it was ordered first, I thought it would move a little faster. I thought 3 minutes earlier would be 100,000+ phones earlier than the other one...
Gary
I had a 16GB arrive yesterday and a 64GB arrive today.
Both were AT&T Lunar Grey and ordered via the app.
Orders were completed 6 minutes after sales started and 3 minutes after (respectively). The 64GB was initially shipped about 9 hours after the 16GB, but that put it a day behind.
I heard the 64GB were lower quantity but since it was ordered first, I thought it would move a little faster. I thought 3 minutes earlier would be 100,000+ phones earlier than the other one...
Gary
I've been using Straight Talk (AT&T network) for more than a year (basically the same kind of deal) and about the only downside I've heard of (besides web pages being the only customer service) is that if the network gets overloaded (you see this in big cities sometimes) it's the non AT&T phones that get dumped (no service) first. For me (in IL), I never run into the issue, but my sister (in TN) ran into it all the time and eventually had to go full AT&T and it solved her issues.
Good luck with AIO and enjoy....
That's nice for the regional carriers and their customers. Meanwhile I'm still waiting for the Bell Store here to get its first shipment of iPhone 5s's. Nothing on launch day. Nothing since.
Don't count on getting any iphones. They are non-existent. Apple produced very few around the world and is now taking your money for a phone that may come out in November. This sucks and Apple sucks.
A quick check of your posts show that you are
Typical Samdung fanboi.I'm paying a total of $48.46 for the first line (auto-pay discount), and $43.08 for the second line with Net10. Net10 also has unlimited talk, text and 1.5GB of AT&T data, plenty enough for my needs as well.
Pre-paid is definitely the way to go. aio, T-Mobile, Net10 and StraightTalk all have similar options, and all are cheaper than signing a contract. Hopefully over time it will encourage carriers to make there on contract rates more reasonable.
Perhaps this is why there are shortages. In some previous launches they restricted purchases to one per individual.
I've seen a few posters bragging about buying more than just 2 (which isn't so outrageous if you are getting one for a family member). But there are a couple posts and at least one thread from scalpers bragging about the tons of phones they bought.
Geez, I wasn't listing the arrival times of a dozen phones. It was only two. I've got two people on my account (me being one of them), one is for me and one is for them. I was just sharing time lines since I know some people are curious.
I'm not sure two would be consider "outrageous" regardless. (The bold hilights were added by me)
I was just posting some actual arrival timelines, Apple estimated "Sep 30 - Oct 2" the phones arrived 7 and 8 days before the end of that deadline (6 and 5 days before the first day of the estimate). That's pretty happy customers at my end (I'm glad I didn't bother to check out the local stores).
I think many in the forums have been over reacting (IMHO) to the timelines; since it's people in these forums, then they should have know to be up at the start time to order ASAP if they didn't want to have delays. I knew to get up a few minutes before 3am (sale time my time) and 10 minutes later I was done with 2 separate orders (I ordered separately so in case I saw either of them local that weekend somewhere I could consider canceling my order without mucking up the other phone order).
I didn't pop back to bed immediately, I checked out the forums and kept an eye on the site to see how bogged down it was. It was way faster and responsive than several other times when I've ordered iPhones or iPads. There were years it would start later, have poor response or the check out was so slow it was canceling or timing out (or all of a sudden you had 3 devices on order because you did realize the other timed out clicks actually went into the cart!). I didn't see any of that this year.
From the fact that they didn't let people order the 5s early (big clue they are short on stock) and all the other scarcity rumors I think it's going pretty well.
At least it's going pretty well here!
Gary
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How do you order an unlocked 5S from Apple? Is that the "T-mobile contract-free" option on the store site?
Also, where do you order the updated LTE SIM?
Sorry for being so thick, but I'm having a hard time finding answers.
Sorry for the late reply. I haven't checked this for a few days.
It looks like the T-Mobile version is, in fact, locked. Good thing I cancelled my order for mine. The 5c can be bought unlocked, but not the 5s at this point. Hopefully they'll have the unlocked version available soon.
If you order a new SIM card direct from Net10 or Straight Talk (AT&T-compatible, at least), they're LTE-compatible. I was told they aren't in stores yet.
In fact, the T-Mobile version of iPhone 5s is unlocked. Look at the explanation below it, this sentence below states it clearly that it's unlocked:
"When you travel internationally, you can use a nano-SIM card for iPhone 5s from a local GSM carrier."