Anyone else notice the positioning of the iPhone box in the photo.....? that CDMA sticker is kinda obvious. Is it a hint of what's to come??? hmmmm?
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thats the box of white verizon iphones..... LOL
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thats the box of white verizon iphones..... LOL
Well, you can Pre-sign and they will leave it. Did it with iphone last year. Plan to do it this year.
It doesn't mean anything. They even mentioned it in the original post- the CDMA sticker is on the box of an LG cell phone in the background. The picture was taken in the electronics department or in the store room, so this stuff is bound to be laying around. Don't wet yourself just yet.
Agreed. Just to avoid the hit on the servers as well as every starts downloading new Apps for their phone or some HD movie to see what that is like. Hopefully the iOS4 update will be through for the most part by then. I did my update of iPod Touch last night and it took hours. Today I can't download a few TV shows. I cancelled those downloads and will try them again tomorrow.
Apple is going to have to start playing some games if they are going to have hits this big in the future as their market share increases. It is a good problem to have but still I bet they do somethings different going forward. Some things they might try would be "secret pre-order" day. Just tell Macrumors when the pre-orders are allowed, word will get out but it will be much slower and the hardcore will get first dibbs and it won't be at least 24 hours before everyone knows through the major media. And for a big iOS update, how about starting with just updateds for one type of phone, like iPhone 4 on say Monday, then update 3GS, then update iPad, then update iPod touch by say Friday. Spread things out a bit. I certainly could have waited to update my iPod touch for a couple of days and taken the hit off their servers. (And gotten to bed earlier.)
i would do this but im scared they will leave it in the front of the house. if i miss deliever tm. they will try again on thursd right? ill be home thursday so then ill be ok.
I'm surprised that nobody else has mentioned the other stress point. FedEx may have told Apple that it doesn't have the resources to deliver ALL of those phones on the 24th and needed two days to handle that much volume.
Just sayin..
BTW, I got my email this morning from Apple as well. Mine is supposed to be here by 10:30 AM. Unfrickinbelievable!
Have you tried tracking it by reference number and putting in the phone number you used on the order?
My friend, relax, a million of us tried in vain to order from Apple's website — these are merely the lucky hundred thousands who got through
Now I will be really really
You mean on the 24th? Good luck with that plan.
Well this sucks. I tried from the minute the preorders opened all throughout the day and I could only reserve the phone at my local Apple store, not buy it online. And since I'm not the owner of the ATT account, I may not even be able to extend the contract at the brick and mortar store because for some reason if you buy it in person, you have to be the account holder and have photo ID, but if you buy it online, you just need the zip code and last 4 digits of the social security number.
So turns out, not only am I not getting it early, I may not be able to get it for a good while since if I don't pick up on the 24th, the reservation is null.
Anyone have any advice?
So turns out, not only am I not getting it early, I may not be able to get it for a good while since if I don't pick up on the 24th, the reservation is null.
Anyone have any advice?
Mine's sitting in Memphis too, and I'm only 10 miles away from the FedEx Hub/World HQ.
I'm thinking of calling up some of my FedEx employee friends and seeing if I can just knock on the door and pick mine up today... I wish.
Stupid Move Apple and ATT
I am sorry, but I don't think Apple should be sending these out to stores for walk-in's when there are people that pre-ordered (Me from ATT on the 15th) that still don't have any idea of when they are going to get theirs!
I ordered at ~ 6pm EST.
Last I heard, I was after some cut-off time and that I will get mine at some later time than the 24th. No date was given to AT&T customers.
I think this is totally wrong.
If there are phones that are not spoken for, Apple should be sending them to people who put down their money on the 15th and not to Wal-Mart, Radio Shack, and Best Buy!
I am sorry, but I don't think Apple should be sending these out to stores for walk-in's when there are people that pre-ordered (Me from ATT on the 15th) that still don't have any idea of when they are going to get theirs!
I ordered at ~ 6pm EST.
Last I heard, I was after some cut-off time and that I will get mine at some later time than the 24th. No date was given to AT&T customers.
I think this is totally wrong.
If there are phones that are not spoken for, Apple should be sending them to people who put down their money on the 15th and not to Wal-Mart, Radio Shack, and Best Buy!
Hmm. That's an interesting question... I don't see why not? Most people will be going to AT&T for iPhones on Thursday so it shouldn't be particularly busy... But you should call in and ask. If you ordered in-store, they may only make it available on the 24th. I remember when I ordered online through ATT, store deliveries would only be available on the 25th...
Yeah, they usually will make three attempts (weds, thurs, friday) before returning it to the sender.
Excellent point. 600,000+ packages (in addition to normal volume) for a ONE DAY window is ridiculous. I know Fedex/UPS/DHL can handle a huge volume (holidays), but they can don't have to deliver everything in a single day.