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UPS Shows Some iPhone 7 Shipments Bouncing Back and Forth Between U.S. and Asia
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Yep, I've seen this happen more than once. It's usually not worth getting worked up about.
literally the same exact tracking information for me too! I really hope I get my phone tomorrow so I can enjoy it this weekend.
Samsung are probably scalping the CPU as we speak, to try and figure out its secrets.
Maybe they figured out a way to make the jet black color less prone to scratches???
Yeah, I wouldnt be surprised if this is a lot of noise signifying very little. Shipping manifests, customs reports, tons of paperwork, all being filed at times separate from when the item is actually en route.
Similar roller coaster experience. First, my iPhone 7 plus was scheduled to be delivered on Wed, then the date changed to Thur and now there is no update. Called both UPS and Apple. UPS said they can give a better idea only when it is in the US and that Apple shipments are handled by a different department. Apple said, it is still coming before Oct.
It's most likely a customs issue where if a shipment isn't cleared, it's systematically placed in UPS's system as being on hold until the paperwork goes through. Customs clearance may simply be backed up in Alaska or wherever that shipments are being delayed.
UPS is certainly inefficient but I doubt they'd be so inefficient as to actually fly a whole shipment back and forth.
UPS is certainly inefficient but I doubt they'd be so inefficient as to actually fly a whole shipment back and forth.
I've had similar issues with UPS throughout the years. Essentially every time "customer service" (which I've been told is just contracted out and really can only see very little more than what we see) tells me most of what is seen in tracking are hypothetical trackings based on past performance. I once had a package leave and arrive at the same LA based facility five times over a two day period.
This literally looks like my order. Seeing exactly the same from the origin scan to the mechanical failure.
My issue is that the stock at Apple Stores has started to improve yet some of us who woke up to pre-order still have no shipment notifications. So at this point does one cancel their preorder and attempt to catch one at a local store?
I think it's adorable how people think they're tracking "their" phone.
Lol, it's like going to get the $10 you deposited in your bank account & being shocked the bill you got doesn't have the phone # you remember writing on it.
With a shipping of this volume- MASS amounts are sent out to major population areas. Then they can slap a label on yours @ the last point possible.
This type of flexibility allows your shipping times to reduce seemingly impossible amounts. It also can make it appear as if your shipment is bouncing all over, as the logistics software updates your item to be delivered from a DIFFERENT batch.
Lol, it's like going to get the $10 you deposited in your bank account & being shocked the bill you got doesn't have the phone # you remember writing on it.
With a shipping of this volume- MASS amounts are sent out to major population areas. Then they can slap a label on yours @ the last point possible.
This type of flexibility allows your shipping times to reduce seemingly impossible amounts. It also can make it appear as if your shipment is bouncing all over, as the logistics software updates your item to be delivered from a DIFFERENT batch.
This isn't really an issue or a story......this has happened for years....It's a combination of the time differences and it being stuck in customs, combined with the mass multi shipments. It's not really going back and forth. An entire cargo container may not be held in customs...just part of it ( like a pallet or two)when it gets broken up and farmed out to distribution centers, etc.
Count me in on this one. I ordered 2 phones at nearly the exact same moment. My wife's arrived on Tuesday with no globetrotting. Mine got stuck over the weekend and then start continent jumping. Maybe it will arrive tomorrow . . .
An increasing number of customers who ordered the iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus have noticed irregular movement on their shipments, as confirmed by multiple tipsters who have contacted us. The peculiar UPS tracking information has also been documented by several Twitter and Reddit users.
MacRumors reader Daniel G., for example, has seemingly seen his iPhone 7 Plus order move between Shanghai, China and Anchorage, Alaska, only to end up back in China. The shipment even made a brief stop in Osaka, Japan, before heading to Louisville, Kentucky en route to Long Island City in Queens.Other MacRumors readers said likewise in discussion topics titled "My iPhone is on a travel adventure" and "Waiting for UPS."
Reddit user AlphaAnger, too, shared a nearly identical scenario:Twitter user Minton, who shared the UPS tracking information pictured above, has seen his iPhone order travel from Zhengzhou, China to Incheon, South Korea to Louisville, Kentucky, at which point it was seemingly sent back to Hong Kong. The entire movement took place within a span of just three days.
Minton is not alone, as several Twitter users have noticed similarly irregular movement on their iPhone orders this week.
In some cases, shipments have moved between the U.S. and Asia in only a few hours, which is unrealistic even when accounting for time zone differences. UPS has allegedly told some customers the irregular movement is related to paperwork, but weather and mechanical issues could also be involved.
Whatever the underlying reason may be, the issue appears to be slowing down iPhone deliveries for at least some customers in the United States. Some customers on Twitter have complained that their new iPhone is "stuck in Korea," while others have vented their frustrations towards UPS's customer service account.
Article Link: UPS Shows Some iPhone 7 Shipments Bouncing Back and Forth Between U.S. and Asia
Stuck in Korea also... for more than 24 hours. I pre-ordered around midnight on Sept 11th. I paid $10 extra for faster shipping.
[Update] Just called Apple they said my phone will arrive tomorrow as scheduled. I guess the UPS back-end site is slammed and reporting incorrect shipping information. Huzzah!
[Update] Just called Apple they said my phone will arrive tomorrow as scheduled. I guess the UPS back-end site is slammed and reporting incorrect shipping information. Huzzah!
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