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Verizon iPhone Orders Already Shipping
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Ordered mine around the same time. And why are ppl hiding their ACE# ??? Just share....give us some hope
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Couple of observations, etc.
1. I was given the discounted price ($199 or $299) even though my NE2 date is in this June. BUT, my NE2 is still intact on my Account Page after the order. So, I don't think the NE2 had anything to do with the discounted price. Or did it? Incidentally, 2 of the 3 accounts on my Family Plan were discounted iPhone eligible.
2. Glad I wasn't foolish enough to get up at 3am. I got online when I woke up at 7:15am EST got on the VZW site with no hassle or delays and ordered 2 phones within 3 minutes or so. Doesn't appear that I will be disadvantaged in terms of shipping date (said 2/10 like everyone else.) My order number was 27,xxx btw.
3. Does anyone have an ACTUAL Fed Ex shipping number? If not, all the shipping reports are BS. When you get a number - then it is shipped.
4. I was VERY impressed by the VZW order page and system. Very simple. Minimal clicks. Set-up nicely to instantly handle multiple line upgrades to the iPhone. E-mailed order confirmation was nearly instantaneous.
5. Had to laugh at some of the "pride" people here took that their account was already charged. What that means is Apple/VZ gets use of the money while you have nothing in your hand but a receipt. Pretty slick.............
1. I was given the discounted price ($199 or $299) even though my NE2 date is in this June. BUT, my NE2 is still intact on my Account Page after the order. So, I don't think the NE2 had anything to do with the discounted price. Or did it? Incidentally, 2 of the 3 accounts on my Family Plan were discounted iPhone eligible.
2. Glad I wasn't foolish enough to get up at 3am. I got online when I woke up at 7:15am EST got on the VZW site with no hassle or delays and ordered 2 phones within 3 minutes or so. Doesn't appear that I will be disadvantaged in terms of shipping date (said 2/10 like everyone else.) My order number was 27,xxx btw.
3. Does anyone have an ACTUAL Fed Ex shipping number? If not, all the shipping reports are BS. When you get a number - then it is shipped.
4. I was VERY impressed by the VZW order page and system. Very simple. Minimal clicks. Set-up nicely to instantly handle multiple line upgrades to the iPhone. E-mailed order confirmation was nearly instantaneous.
5. Had to laugh at some of the "pride" people here took that their account was already charged. What that means is Apple/VZ gets use of the money while you have nothing in your hand but a receipt. Pretty slick.............
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I've been talking to reps all day because the system duplicated my order this morning. I have been fighting to only have 1 iPhone come to my house. The last rep finally was able to file a "Trouble Ticket" where they actually go into the warehouse and physically remove the extra box.
Because of this, my order status may have updated more quickly than others.
Considering I have talked to 3 minions and 2 supers, I have been told repeatedly, they will be able to find my extra package because "it will be in our (verizon) warehouse for a whole week." Everyone I talked to said they ARE NOT SHIPPING them until 2/10.
Despite their information, my order status changed to shipping today. Who knows. It is all a crap shoot. I'll update as soon as I receive any shipping information.
Yea, one of mine. But until any of us physically have it in hand, we can't say crap.
Thanks Heb, I just hope it isn't a BS ship date. It could just mean that it is expected to go to FedEx today, but there may be a hold on it til 2/10.
That would be garbage. I'm trying not to get too ex
ited about it.Dang! That shows you how many peeps were online ordering at that time... I started my order at 2:55 and finished a couple min after 3.
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I ordered mine last night at 3:10 AM ET from the apple store, it says prepared for shipment
I ordered mine last night at 3:10 AM ET from the apple store, it says prepared for shipment
accessories are discounted or at least they were before the pre-order. I have not checked back yet as I did not see much I am interested in.
I will be EXTREMELY upset if they don't ship until Feb 10 because that means we won't get them until the 11/12. I would rather have ordered on the 9th and picked it up at my local VZW dealer, and had it in my hand that morning. This will COMPLETELY ruin the purpose of a pre-order!
You would think, but such large corporations don't know how to manage the dissemination of information.
Plus, I'm sure they try to keep some things under wrap. BUT why?! Let the customer know!
I ordered from Apple, mine says "Prepared for Shipping"
I also didn't get the chance to sign up for a Texting Plan, or insurance. Waiting to see how that turns out...
It also comes down to the fact that no company wants to hear the words, "But you said..." come out of a customers mouth. Less information and they can't be held accountable.
That is EXACTLY what I have been saying since I heard the rumor they weren't shipping until 2/10. Whats the point to your loyal customers if they don't get them until after the general public.
Hell, I drove in to the office this AM at 2:30 to use a faster internet connection just to make sure. Now you're telling me some guy can wait until 2/10 and walk out with an iPhone before all of us?!
Why they will ship as soon as they can.
Verizon wants you to get the phone asap so you will start using it and they will start billing you. Let's say they sell 1,000,000 phone to existing Verizon customers and the average bill is $100/month. Holding the phones until a ship date of Feb. 10 will cost them $25,000,000 in revenue for just the one week. That is not going to happen. Plus, I think they cannot hit your credit card until it is shipped. I do not expect to see tracking numbers until tonight.
Verizon wants you to get the phone asap so you will start using it and they will start billing you. Let's say they sell 1,000,000 phone to existing Verizon customers and the average bill is $100/month. Holding the phones until a ship date of Feb. 10 will cost them $25,000,000 in revenue for just the one week. That is not going to happen. Plus, I think they cannot hit your credit card until it is shipped. I do not expect to see tracking numbers until tonight.
what are your location #'s? I'm in SC, and mine is Ace Order Location: 1456901, yet my ace # is 1179xxx (pretty large). i'm wondering if the ace # is directly related to the location #, as I finished my order at 3:10am, and got my original confirmation (of the order, not of shipment) at 3:50am. Currently have no indication if it even saying "... shipped".
There has been a ridiculous amount of conflicting information coming from VZW's customer service through all of this. I've called probably 15 times over the past 4 weeks and gotten at least slightly different, if not radically different answers from each person I've spoken with. That's not to say almost every one of them has been very friendly and tried to go out of their way to help.
But they should do a better job of keeping everyone on the same page.
That said, if I get my iPhone tomorrow, all is forgiven.
But they should do a better job of keeping everyone on the same page.
That said, if I get my iPhone tomorrow, all is forgiven.