i wonder
I wonder how many people have joined just to post to this particular thread. I just did, I felt as though I might be able to help some of you out w/ stipulations, questions and false claims. Am I an accredited source. Well, not officially, however, I do have an insider's view aside from my best friend working for Verizon and my brother-in-law being a shift manager at Fed-Ex. While I cannot get an iphone for a little while... Lets just say this:
Verizon iphone was released early to help wax over the cell towers. it was a unanimous decision to essentially leak some of the iphones into the system to help generate a better work flow come next week. this decision was not made yesterday, it was made quite some time. Although the scheduling on the website claimed that they would not be released until later, essentially this was a pocket-protector move.
As far as the orders are concerned, yes they shipped yesterday, if orders were placed from apple, it is their discretion for release as they are a supplier and verizon is a vendor.
Verizon orders that have received the go ahead and tracking number will most likely be delivered by Tuesday. Possible delays might occur since most of the iPhones are filtered through the Memphis, TN hub.
To clear some shipping speculations up, the delivery trucks for some are not the same as your standard UPS/Fed Ex trucks. I read that someone saw a truck fly by the house. There are two different types of carriers for both companies. Some may receive their products today, however most of the Iphones were said to be sent out late last night /early this morning.
Unfortunately, pick-up is not an option in this case if the product was ordered FROM VERIZON. It's just completely not an option for multiple reasons all involving placement, dates, scheduling and other conflicts. To ask to pick-up something w/out it being sorted requires a basic 'shut-down' of the sorting process. Despite what's been said on here, i, my friend and my relative can confirm this is not an option.
Good news is, these will be to you before the release date. There is no hold on any of the phones as long as they've been processed. No hub-hold or processing hold.
I'm glad I finally joined this forum, I just lurk most of the time.
-nathan