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Carrier Verizon 2018 New iPhone Pre-Order Thread
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Well said! Every single year there’s activation issues for half the day. I’m cracking up over all the complaining on the forum. Good lord don’t people realize the amount of traffic hitting the activation systems? Millions of people are trying to turn up new gear. World wide. If ay of the complainers understand high level the core network or how the activation works it’s impossible to have a system that can handle millions of requests per second. I bet in a few hours this is all behind them and they’ll find the next issue to post about lol thanks for putting this up I’m with you 1000%.
Can someone explain to me why my phone would be at my local facility for over 9 hours now without getting on the truck? I called fed ex and they were of no help. It says delivered before 8 pm which is three and a half hours away but still. What in the world?
Yes- same problem on the Activation screen where it won't accept the billing ZIP and PIN. Verizon says it's Apple and Apple says it's Verizon. 2 hours on the phone nothing working. Verizon account shows new Xs but it's not activating.
Yay my 512GB SG XS Max arrived in Colorado! To bad I’m not home from Kona until Monday lol I wish everyone nothing but bountiful Apple love today and please remember be nice to Verizon reps about activation issues. It’s not the reps fault the systems can’t handle the load. Patiance these days is virtue 
Finally got mine! Had it for around an hour now. Very happy! I had to go and chase down the driver though. What a PITA. His story was that he tried to deliver it, but it 'must've been the wrong house'. Must've been the wrong house?! This isn't some $50-$100 item, it's a $1300 PHONE! And he obviously knew that since the truck was full of them.
Also, mine activated no problem on a new line. I swapped the SIMs around to my old number and no issue, although the model isn't showing in My Verizon for some reason.
Yes- and the person I spoke with was totally clueless and started reading a FAQ they work off. Useless.
Actually not kidding. Verizon ruined Christmas, essentially.
Exactly what I have. Apple Sr. Tech support said they have messages about this showing up in their internal tracking system and that going to an Apple store or Verizon may help. If I go to an Apple store it will be to return this Xs 256 and get a new one. This could take them a while to figure out where they messed up.
I’ve tried my Verizon PIN and last 4 of SSN, neither have worked.
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Were you having the issue with the billing zip code/pin activation screen?
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Have you had any luck with this? I’m having the same issue.
Mine delivered at 341pm Denver time I’d think you’d see yours any minute! Also the driver left it outside no signature etc argh thank goodness they rang the door bell so my friend found it. Check your porch etc just Incase
It's taking a while to get through to Verizon, about 25 mins to reach the first level of reps. And I'm just calling to move devices from line to line.
Good looking out, appreciate the input. I’m right downtown so I feel like I may be one of the last places to get a delivery.
Guys did I get the Chinese model from Verizon? Or is this just the shape of the sim tray
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They're all like that lol. The cutout isn't there for the SIM to fit in the tray properly, and there is probably no reader on the logic board.