MuGeN PoWeR
macrumors 68040
what i am trying to say is they should increase the production process. and why they are prioritising US? i think we ordered for the iphones before US.
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what i am trying to say is they should increase the production process. and why they are prioritising US? i think we ordered for the iphones before US.
robbieduncan
Moderator emeritus
And you have a working plan for that? The factories at the companies contracted are making them as fast as they can already...
MuGeN PoWeR
macrumors 68040
the first plan is delayed launch. they should have launched by 6th october and have made enough units. and the other is prioritising the orders. not the ones coming from US only.
dogg
macrumors 6502
UPDATE - CPW called again. They have agreed to refund the difference. As the price dropped within 24 hours they are making a goodwill gesture. The doors are open for those that paid the premium on the 64gb model. Can't advise on other models I am afraid.
The order status wont change yet. They wont start dispatching until next monday at the earliest.
MuGeN PoWeR
macrumors 68040
yeah that is why i am not even bothering. and i am thinking to cancel my order and stick with iPhone 5.
Having been through the same 'Pre-order on launch day' experience with the new iMac last December, I can vouch for the fact that my new iMac was scheduled for delivery on 2nd January ..... and it arrived on 24th December !
So, I know for a fact that the delivery estimates on the Apple Accounts are, what I would say were, 'Worst Case Scenarios'. I fully expect apple to beat those targets for delivery
So keep on checking that Delivery status (as I am doing
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So, I know for a fact that the delivery estimates on the Apple Accounts are, what I would say were, 'Worst Case Scenarios'. I fully expect apple to beat those targets for delivery
So keep on checking that Delivery status (as I am doing
)
Steve121178
macrumors 604
Is this your first iPhone launch or something? There's always short supply at the start. Apple has to get stock to all the global network operators, retail stores AND satisfy the millions of global orders they have taken on their own Apple Store website. It takes time and even Apple cannot satisfy the demand with all their available resources! Plus they would have had dedicated lines for the 5c to deal with also!
We will have all this again in 2 months when Microsoft & Sony launch their new consoles and people start whining because they haven't got there's at launch.
You can't just press a button and get a 10 million strong inventory. October 7th-10th isn't that far away. Just wait.
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Having been through the same 'Pre-order on launch day' experience with the new iMac last December, I can vouch for the fact that my new iMac was scheduled for delivery on 2nd January ..... and it arrived on 24th December !
So, I know for a fact that the delivery estimates on the Apple Accounts are, what I would say were, 'Worst Case Scenarios'. I fully expect apple to beat those targets for delivery
So keep on checking that Delivery status (as I am doing
iPhone global demand is in a different league to the iMac demand. Again, last year I received my new iMac precisely when Apple said I would. They said I would receive it on 9th December about 2-3 weeks after I ordered it and it came on the 9th.
Aye I was there this morning too, no luck, soon as the door opened all the people at front just went away. Talked to a employee and he said the Buchanan Street apple store actually got 5S's in on the Saturday night! He said it was a few hundred units and they sold all on the Sunday morning, I am gutted that's the only day I didn't go in since launch
Hopefully there was only no units today as maybe theres no delivery on Sunday nights who knows though, I should be trying the rest of this week if I get the time!
Aye I was there this morning too, no luck, soon as the door opened all the people at front just went away. Talked to a employee and he said the Buchanan Street apple store actually got 5S's in on the Saturday night! He said it was a few hundred units and they sold all on the Sunday morning, I am gutted that's the only day I didn't go in since launch
Hopefully there was only no units today as maybe theres no delivery on Sunday nights who knows though, I should be trying the rest of this week if I get the time!
I live in Edinburgh so I just call both the stores and ask, I didn't really have high hopes for today as there are normally no Sunday deliveries.
JD92
macrumors 6502a
Aye I was there this morning too, no luck, soon as the door opened all the people at front just went away. Talked to a employee and he said the Buchanan Street apple store actually got 5S's in on the Saturday night! He said it was a few hundred units and they sold all on the Sunday morning, I am gutted that's the only day I didn't go in since launch
Hopefully there was only no units today as maybe theres no delivery on Sunday nights who knows though, I should be trying the rest of this week if I get the time!
That's really annoying, when I went in at 9am on Saturday morning one of the managers explicitly said they would get no stock in for Saturday or Sunday.
Did you notice the big group of guys at the front of the queue this morning, and standing around at the side? Some of them skipped me at the back of the queue, scalpers I reckon. Good thing there was none in stock really because I'd be annoyed if the guys who skipped me got one and I didn't.
quickcalibre
macrumors regular
Just came back from Bromley apple store, no shipments in and they are all clueless to when new stock will come in.
By the looks of things, online orders will prioritize before apple stores get restocked which could take a month before we see a iphone for sell in apple stores.
By the looks of things, online orders will prioritize before apple stores get restocked which could take a month before we see a iphone for sell in apple stores.
I'd say one or two deliveries every week to the major Apple stores probably.
quickcalibre
macrumors regular
On a side note, carphone wearhouse, ee, phones4u shops are full of iphone 5s for sell as long as you buy on contract.
Some of them even have signs on their windows saying they have instore stock.
Some of them even have signs on their windows saying they have instore stock.
robbieduncan
Moderator emeritus
So as long as you are willing to pay about £200 more over the 2 years you can have it now? I think I'll pass...
quickcalibre
macrumors regular
What happened with iphone 5 last time it was launch week?
Did apple stores get any stock then?
I didn't pay attention to it then, but remember something on the news about a limited supply too.
merrickdrfc
macrumors 6502
I rang them before my order had been processed apparently, so the woman I spoke to tried to process it manually but it failed due to the address differences. She then gave me the option of changing it to my billing address, but I asked for the phone to be delivered to a store for pick up instead. This was yesterday afternoon, and according to the delivery tracker my 5s should be in store for pickup by 1PM today!
I'm trying to put one through for store delivery, it's still processing though.
What he's trying to say is it shouldn't take this long to get our phones. They should have had stock in the country before launch. Not just at Apple stores.
JD92
macrumors 6502a
Apple Stores had plentiful stock during the launch window of the iPhone 5. About a week afterwards when they started selling in the second wave of countries supplies here did dry up, but it was never as bad as it is now.
Kariya
macrumors 68000
My 32GB grey from CPW just arrived. Feeling bittersweet. I'm glad to have a 5S in my hands but i haven't even opened it. I really didn't want to have to shell out a £50 premium and have it locked once i put my Three sim in it.
In other words i really wish the phone had come from Apple not CPW. Ugh! FFS! Apple. Meanwhile i just checked my online order...
In other words i really wish the phone had come from Apple not CPW. Ugh! FFS! Apple. Meanwhile i just checked my online order...
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Steve121178
macrumors 604
Should they? They have orders for the whole globe to satisfy. Everyone ordering online knew that they could order on 20th and that it might take a week or two to deliver. The fact that they were not doing pre-orders should have told everyone that stock at launch was going to be extremely tight.
Any iPhone 5s that was in the country last week would have gone to network providers & retail (including Apple Stores). If anyone on here thought that online orders would take priority over retail, then I am not sure what to say to you. Most orders placed on Friday will be satisfied in about 2-3 weeks, this really isn't a big deal. People just have to wait, as you should have expected to do.
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My 32GB grey from CPW just arrived. Feeling bittersweet. I'm glad to have a 5S in my hands but i haven't even opened it. I really didn't want to have to shell out a £50 premium and have it locked once i put my Three sim in it.
In other words i really wish the phone had come from Apple not CPW. Ugh! FFS! Apple. Meanwhile i just checked my online order...
Send it back and wait for your order from Apple if you are not happy? Why did you order from CPW if it wasn't what you wanted? I don't get it.
darthbane2k
macrumors 68000
My 32GB grey from CPW just arrived. Feeling bittersweet. I'm glad to have a 5S in my hands but i haven't even opened it. I really didn't want to have to shell out a £50 premium and have it locked once i put my Three sim in it.
In other words i really wish the phone had come from Apple not CPW. Ugh! FFS! Apple. Meanwhile i just checked my online order...
Put your three sim in it, let it lock then for
£15 have three unlock it