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Verizon iPhone 5 Preorder Status Thread

asinghal31 said:
Graciás, señor. I'm new to the whole pre-order process since I've never done it before. I talked to a lady at Verizon on the phone yesterday afternoon and she said they were telling people estimated delivery was 9/19-9/21 for the first wave. Is it actually possible that we could get it before it's in stores?
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No problem I was freaking out last year too :) I wouldn't count on getting it early. Apple has FedEx pretty locked down in that aspect. One or two might sneak out early but FedEx will hold them to ensure they don't arrive early. No reason to jeopardize what I can only assume is a multimillion dollar contract with Apple.
 
Feeling lucky to have ordered fine through the Verizon website within the first 10 minutes of the pre-order launch. Got the e-mail and confirmation number plus pre-order/order numbers. My card hasn't been charged yet but i've been checking it in 5 hr. intervals.

Let's say the phone arrives on the 21st...i'll try it out for maybe an hour or so. how do i go back to my old and sluggish VZW iPhone 4? will i have to call activation again? I want to make sure that the phone works fine and that it won't have any defects like a yellowed screen or a part of the phone that doesn't work and I kinda want to wait to use the 5 until the jailbreak comes out which will probably be awhile. I just can't live without the essentials that a jailbroken iPhone offers.
 
Alveezy said:
Feeling lucky to have ordered fine through the Verizon website within the first 10 minutes of the pre-order launch. Got the e-mail and confirmation number plus pre-order/order numbers. My card hasn't been charged yet but i've been checking it in 5 hr. intervals.

Let's say the phone arrives on the 21st...i'll try it out for maybe an hour or so. how do i go back to my old and sluggish VZW iPhone 4? will i have to call activation again? I want to make sure that the phone works fine and that it won't have any defects like a yellowed screen or a part of the phone that doesn't work and I kinda want to wait to use the 5 until the jailbreak comes out which will probably be awhile. I just can't live without the essentials that a jailbroken iPhone offers.
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Your card probably won't be charged till it ships, I wouldn't waste time sitting there refreshing it. Once you activate the iPhone 5, you can use the Verizon Wireless website to reactivate your 4 if you so choose.
 
Has anyone else not gotten their email confirmation but the preorder number tracking works on the website? My order went through and all, but I still haven't gotten an email.
 
Pre-order Question...please help??

Anyone????

This will be my very first post & I'm hoping some of you can help me with my dilemma...

Right now I have a Droid Razr MAXX with the Nationwide Talk & Text 900 with Verizon. I'm the only one on the plan. I have been grandfathered in to unlimited data. I previously had the Droid Charge on the same plan & upgraded to the iPhone 4s back in April... but I was spoiled with the 4GLTE & took the iPhone back after 2 days & traded it in for the MAXX that I have now. Obviously I'm not eligible for an upgrade for quite a while (late next year) but I really want the iPhone 5 now that it's 4GLTE (that was my ONLY problem with the 4s or I would've kept it.. was just too slow after having been on 4G for so long). I have been off & on Verizons & Apple's websites most of the day trying to see what would be the best way for me to go about getting the iPhone 5, and from what I'm seeing, I think I will need to add a 2nd line to my plan, since I can't afford to buy the phone outright, am I correct?

I do have a friend who is due for an upgrade in October on her account (she actually got my Charge when I got the 4s) and she said I could use it (if I do I will give her my MAXX) ..but I dunno if I wanna wait and/or have to rely on her like that.

I just don't wanna pay for 2 lines when I won't be using 1 of them... makes no sense right?

Anyway..sorry so long, but any help you can give is greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
 
JeepGirl06 said:
Anyone????

This will be my very first post & I'm hoping some of you can help me with my dilemma...

Right now I have a Droid Razr MAXX with the Nationwide Talk & Text 900 with Verizon. I'm the only one on the plan. I have been grandfathered in to unlimited data. I previously had the Droid Charge on the same plan & upgraded to the iPhone 4s back in April... but I was spoiled with the 4GLTE & took the iPhone back after 2 days & traded it in for the MAXX that I have now. Obviously I'm not eligible for an upgrade for quite a while (late next year) but I really want the iPhone 5 now that it's 4GLTE (that was my ONLY problem with the 4s or I would've kept it.. was just too slow after having been on 4G for so long). I have been off & on Verizons & Apple's websites most of the day trying to see what would be the best way for me to go about getting the iPhone 5, and from what I'm seeing, I think I will need to add a 2nd line to my plan, since I can't afford to buy the phone outright, am I correct?

I do have a friend who is due for an upgrade in October on her account (she actually got my Charge when I got the 4s) and she said I could use it (if I do I will give her my MAXX) ..but I dunno if I wanna wait and/or have to rely on her like that.

I just don't wanna pay for 2 lines when I won't be using 1 of them... makes no sense right?

Anyway..sorry so long, but any help you can give is greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
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What is your actual question? What are you looking for info on?

It seems like your two options are to add another line (which you've said you don't want to do) or use your friend's upgrade (which you don't want to rely on).

So it seems like you don't want to do either one of those things, but are you asking for which one makes the most sense if you do decide to do do one of them?

If so, I'd use your friend's upgrade.
 
spacebetween said:
What is your actual question? What are you looking for info on?

It seems like your two options are to add another line (which you've said you don't want to do) or use your friend's upgrade (which you don't want to rely on).

So it seems like you don't want to do either one of those things, but are you asking for which one makes the most sense if you do decide to do do one of them?

If so, I'd use your friend's upgrade.
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I want to do one or the other...I mean I know which makes the most sense, since I won't be technically using the 2nd line if I add it, but I don't wanna rely on my friend for her upgrade...I feel bad doing that even though she's totally cool with it..I guess I was just looking for input or if there was another way that I was overlooking?

Thanks for your reply :)
 
JeepGirl06 said:
I want to do one or the other...I mean I know which makes the most sense, since I won't be technically using the 2nd line if I add it, but I don't wanna rely on my friend for her upgrade...I feel bad doing that even though she's totally cool with it..I guess I was just looking for input or if there was another way that I was overlooking?

Thanks for your reply :)
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Okay, I'd say use your friend's account. If she says she's fine with it. Otherwise, by adding a line you're spending an additional $240 (not including tax) over the course of two years and that's basically like not getting a discount anyway. Aside from that, if you're on an individual grandfathered unlimited data account, you can't add another line without losing your grandfathered unlimited data.

The only way to keep your data would be to use your friend's upgrade on her account.
 
I have to change the billing address on a friends account because im using his upgrade and the address needs to be the same as the shipping address. When I change the billing address on verizon.com, it keeps forgetting the apartment 10 min after I enter and save it! ughhh
 
spacebetween said:
Okay, I'd say use your friend's account. If she says she's fine with it. Otherwise, by adding a line you're spending an additional $240 (not including tax) over the course of two years and that's basically like not getting a discount anyway. Aside from that, if you're on an individual grandfathered unlimited data account, you can't add another line without losing your grandfathered unlimited data.

The only way to keep your data would be to use your friend's upgrade on her account.
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Thanks so much! I guess that's what I'll do...just gotta wait for October which is hard...I never thought I'd leave Team Droid..but here I go Lol!!
 
yonis said:
I'm a new Verizon customer, ordering 2 iPhones. I placed my order within the first 30 minutes.

Got an email at 2:35 AM (Pacific) asking me to call them:

Called 'em, waited on hold for about 20 minutes, gave them my SSN (which they had asked for during the order process). Hung up, received another email at 8:22 AM:

Called them back, waited on hold for about 20 minutes, guy didn't understand why I was asked to call them. I was told that my phone would arrive on the 26th, but the preorder status page says it's still due to ship on the 21st like everyone else's.

No idea what's going on.
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Had an almost identical experience. First person I talked to this morning didn't know what to do. While I was on the phone with a second person, I got another email about my order being on hold. The second person took my SSN without a problem. Prior to calling, my order status didn't have a ship date. After I finished the second call, I noticed the order status updated with the 9/21 ship date. I never received a confirmation email.
 
Of course, I ordered at 4:05am and when I ordered it said, Deliver Sept. 21.

Check my order and now it says by Oct. 3. Quite annoyed. Should've opted for in store pick up. If it matters, ordered directly from Apple.

Oh well. :confused:
 
Having problems trying ot keep my unlimited plan. Using Verizon web site and paying full price. When it come to the data package, it does not list my unlimited, but am required to chose a different data plan. My current plan is individual with unlimited data. Is it because I am switching from Android to Apple?
 
mikeabbz said:
Ordered about same time. No email and closed confirmation page without writing # down because was in a rush before work and now can't check. My CC does have a Verizon pending charge however
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I finally received my email around 12:30 this afternoon. Did you get yours yet?
 
jrlcopy said:
Got my confirmation. Even was able to use the new every 2 discount to save $30. Bye unlim data... it was nice knowing you. :(.
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i lost my unlimited data as well but to be honest the 2gb package works for me. never in the history of owning an iphone have i even come close to ONE gb let alone 2gb. im sure that isnt the case with everyone but saving 5 or 6 hundred bucks is well worth it to me
 
Dandrews524 said:
i lost my unlimited data as well but to be honest the 2gb package works for me. never in the history of owning an iphone have i even come close to ONE gb let alone 2gb. im sure that isnt the case with everyone but saving 5 or 6 hundred bucks is well worth it to me
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This is why my family switched from our unlimited plan to a share everything plan, we are saving so much money per month and since we all use WiFi a ton, we are no where near our 4GB data cap.
 
wxman2003 said:
Having problems trying ot keep my unlimited plan. Using Verizon web site and paying full price. When it come to the data package, it does not list my unlimited, but am required to chose a different data plan. My current plan is individual with unlimited data. Is it because I am switching from Android to Apple?
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Odd, if I go through the apple site, I can keep my unlimited data.
 
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