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Other USA iPhone Air /17/17 Pro/ 17 Max/ Pre-Release, Order And Dispatch Thread

Which iPhone are you getting

  • iPhone 17

    Votes: 35 4.5%

  • iPhone 17 Air

    Votes: 135 17.2%

  • iPhone 17 Pro

    Votes: 170 21.7%

  • iPhone 17 Pro Max

    Votes: 443 56.6%
  • Total voters
    783
GuruZac said:
Question: Does pre-ordering actually give you a "first-come-first-serve" like spot regarding availability? Meaning, those of us who pre-ordered Tuesday are"further in line" vs those who pre-ordered today?
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I don't think so. If you get your pre-order in in the first batch, at least your delivery time won't slip.
 
I've recently moved from the UK to the USA, I'm on the East Coast but find it amusing that an American company makes Americans get up at stupid o clock to order their phones where as in UK it was like 1pm, very civilized hours :)

Anyway I'm ready to order my phone. UK iPhone 16 Pro Max has been working OK but it doesn't have mmWave or 700Mhz bands so I think out of cities it'll drop signal where there is signal really. Good this year I think losing SIM card slot as don't need it and get extra battery also.
 
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pedzsan said:
I started the Apple iPhone upgrade program in 2017 with the iPhone X and I've upgraded every year getting the Pro Max version each time. I am going to skip this year at least for now.

The only new features that appeal to me is the 48MP camera on the telephoto lens with the 12MP @ 800mm equivalent. I'm also interested in the new formats offered for video. But, I've been telling myself roughly the same thing for the past three years. I keep thinking I'm going to start using my iPhone more for photography and my cameras less -- especially for video but so far it hasn't happened. One big reason is I'm fighting health issues. If my life style changes for the better than I might could justify it. I keep thinking I am going to get a gimbal and do VR videos for the Apple Vision Pro.

The other thought I have is I would get the new phone if I could use the power of the chip but I just don't. I'm not going to edit videos on an iPhone and I don't play games. I'd kinda like to get into a game at some point but that doesn't seem to be happening either.
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So it turns out the Pro doesn’t really have 8x optical zoom—it’s digital/AI zoom. It only has 2x and 4x optical, not even 5x like the 16 Pro. That could be a deal breaker for me. I think I’ll go for the Air instead—at least it’ll look fresh, stylish, and slim.
 
DaRaider65 said:
That is what TheYayaAreaLiving used to say before she was banned, lol. She wanted to have an infinite supply of 5 W chargers because anything more was going to kill her battery even though she changed her phone every year, of course.
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Approved by @Theyayarealiving, personally!

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Stupid Verizon may be putting a roadblock on my perfect track record of getting my preorder in for pickup or delivery on release day. Was just trying to get my device ready to upgrade when the clock strikes “Go!” First time they now have some requirement to wait while they turn off sim protection. It’s saying that won’t be completed until 36 minutes after the hour. UGH!
 

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lwilliams said:
Hoping Apple servers don't crash like so many times before.
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Well, in theory that should not happen. You know, “tough economic” times and all. Apple seems to be completely immune to that though. Record sales that surpass previous year every single time. The internet hating on these phones, especially the Pro. They will be first in line as you are about to find out. Especially for the cosmic orange.
 
NvidiaIntelPC said:
So it turns out the Pro doesn’t really have 8x optical zoom—it’s digital/AI zoom. It only has 2x and 4x optical, not even 5x like the 16 Pro. That could be a deal breaker for me. I think I’ll go for the Air instead—at least it’ll look fresh, stylish, and slim.
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It really won’t. It’s a phone. We’ve seen thin iPhones before. Hard to be impressed with a mainstream product that you see everywhere. Most use in cases anyways. lol.
 
DaRaider65 said:
That is what TheYayaAreaLiving used to say before she was banned, lol. She wanted to have an infinite supply of 5 W chargers because anything more was going to kill her battery even though she changed her phone every year, of course.
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Why did she get banned again? She was such an active member of the community.
 
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If you preorder, do you still have to wait in line on launch day? Or those waiting in line are the ones that don't have a preorder? For usa or japan customer.....
 
thatJohann said:
I think it refreshes automatically. I still force close and open like a madman tho. lol
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LoL, I already force closed it, I seem to recall from last year that I had to do that, could have sworn some mentioned that it didn't refresh on it's own immediately on the dot.
 
restock3eee said:
If you preorder, do you still have to wait in line on launch day? Or those waiting in line are the ones that don't have a preorder? For usa or japan customer.....
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USA here. I waited 30 mins in line last year at the Apple Store. I had pre-ordered.
 
restock3eee said:
If you preorder, do you still have to wait in line on launch day? Or those waiting in line are the ones that don't have a preorder? For usa or japan customer.....
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If you preorder for store pickup you select a pickup window time at the time of order (based on times available)
 
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