I tried it at 12:01-12:04 or so openning it and killing it but the notice was still up. Luckily I was in queue on the ATT website and got one for proper delivery. But I was just curious about the apple app.
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Was the Apple App not open until a few minutes later?
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I posted this in another thread...
I found it strange. I was sitting in my kitchen with my iPad pro and my wife's iPad pro so I could try and facilitate 2 orders. App store came up in my iPad at 3:03 and I completed my order 3:04. I tried bringing up the app store on my wife's at the same time and it wouldn't come up. I went ahead and ordered her phone on my iPad and it completed at 3:05. I kept trying the app store on her iPad and it finally came up at 3:10. Both were on my wifi.
I found it strange. I was sitting in my kitchen with my iPad pro and my wife's iPad pro so I could try and facilitate 2 orders. App store came up in my iPad at 3:03 and I completed my order 3:04. I tried bringing up the app store on my wife's at the same time and it wouldn't come up. I went ahead and ordered her phone on my iPad and it completed at 3:05. I kept trying the app store on her iPad and it finally came up at 3:10. Both were on my wifi.
Good to see people following my advice Apple Store App Best way to go. Most websites were killed by bots.
Mine was still not working on my PC or phone even up to almost 4AM. My Ipad was the first device to open the store to place the order and was at like 3:13. I got a 2-3 week date and then the ATT site dinged on me in the background and at like 3:45AM ish I was able to order with ATT and get launch day.
I had the same problem....App Store App did not come back until about 3:08..was the showing 2-3 week delivery and I still could not get it to complete....I jumped back to Verizon site..I have an account...and it let me order for delivery Nov 3. Annoying.
x-evil-x
macrumors 603
I kept refreshing at home with wifi till 12:04. Turned off WiFi and it went though for some reason. Coincidence?
Order placed by 12:06. 3rd delivery.
Order placed by 12:06. 3rd delivery.
Was bad advice as later loading app store meant I missed launch day delivery. 2 to 3 weeks is not pleasing (although I know not the worst it could have been)
haqsha23
macrumors 6502a
TrueBlou
macrumors 601
It took over 20 minutes for me to be able to get into the app. Thankfully when I didn’t get in for the first 60 seconds I ran upstairs to my Mac and got my order in straight away on the website. Crisis averted 😀
This is he first year since I started using the app that I’ve had trouble with it though. I was rather surprised. Seems to have been hit and miss as to how and when people managed to get their orders in this year.
I know the big launches are always crazy of course, I’ve been an Apple customer a long time. But this year the reliability of their store seemed a little worse than usual.
This is he first year since I started using the app that I’ve had trouble with it though. I was rather surprised. Seems to have been hit and miss as to how and when people managed to get their orders in this year.
I know the big launches are always crazy of course, I’ve been an Apple customer a long time. But this year the reliability of their store seemed a little worse than usual.
It took me 10 min for the website and app to come live. I'm in California. And by that time, it was 11/17 – 24. 🙁 I don't understand what I was doing wrong. I refresh the page like a million times on two different browsers.
This was exactly our experience. Wife was managing her own device right next to me in the same room. I ordered mine by 2:06 (came up at 2:04 and the aT&T verification spun for a bit) and her still wasn't up. I completed an order for her on my device by 2:09 and hers still didn't come up until after that. Very odd.
i was refreshing my iphone 6 and my GFs iphone 8 at the same time. on my GFs 8 the stores came up at 12:03 and i had 2 orders done buy 12:04. the store on my iphone 6 went up at 12:07
dolphin2421
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Had the same experience & got the same ship date. Not the end of the world, but a bit disappointing after staying up late to order.
ImBuz
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Chupa Chupa
macrumors G5
I couldn't get in until about 3:10. Apple seems a bit antiquated if you look how Ticketmaster and Tickets.com works when hot tix go on sale. You are put in a "virtual waiting room." While I don't love those at least I know I'm in and don't keep having to refresh. Not sure why Apple does it this way.
Also, seeing how Apple pretends it's all about customer experience I don't know why they don't just do a lottery like WWDC and email "winners" with a one-use code to buy. Code lasts for 24 hours. PITA and so unneccessry making customers wake up at 3am for this. It's getting old.
Also, seeing how Apple pretends it's all about customer experience I don't know why they don't just do a lottery like WWDC and email "winners" with a one-use code to buy. Code lasts for 24 hours. PITA and so unneccessry making customers wake up at 3am for this. It's getting old.
