White iPhone 4 - July 30th, 2010

[christyn]

You will be rolling the dice though, I believe it will be in limited quantities to start with. You'd have to decide how bad you want a white one. I suspect we will have another cluster-you-know-what...

True.

I may do this myself, already need to take mine back due to multiple issues beyond the proximity sensor and death grip and if it has online ordering up by the end of the month, may just do that. We'll see what info if any becomes available in the next week or so.

 

[bob5820]

BTW, I beat you to the punch while doing it "right"

My post # is 10558481
Your post # is 10558492

Yep, I would like a cookie.

I'm certain both your mom's a very proud.

 

[beamer8912]

Pre-orders the 20th, release the 29th? Please?

 

[dvrmstrng]

Keep the speculations coming it's titillating.

 

[Espo]

Keep the speculations coming it's titillating.

Also very irksome. So much speculation, false hopes and annoying 3G iPhones on ios4

 

[bradl]

AFTER the 30 days. ************ you, APPLE!

So it's Apple's fault you were too damn impatient to delay your gratification? It's Apple's fault you had to hurry and (pre)order, hoping you can get the best of both world at Apple's or a new customer's expense You honestly think that you should be entitled to exchange your phone just for the colour, while the person who waited would have to wait longer becauseyou bought Black and want White?

Pathetic. Not for nothing, but you screwed yourself there, and deservedly so. Perhaps this will be your crash course intro to the concepts of delayed gratification.

I hope it comes out the 25th so all the people wanting to exchange their impatiently purchased black phones can pay for not being patient

I'm glad I waited for the white one!

+1. Agreed. Glad I waited too, while letting the early adopters and those impatient to wait for the white iPhone to be our guinea pig (read: *****).

BL.

 

[Brien]

I'm sure Apple will have a good laugh at all the people returning their Black iPhone4's due to "OMG antennae issues" only to return a week or two later to purchase a White iPhone4

I bet that % is going to dwarf that 0.55% number they've seen to date.

I've said this before:

I don't think that many people are going to switch colors. Most people don't care. A MUCH LOWER percentage of people than that 0.55% of buyers will be trying to return/exchange for white.

 

[J273]

With there being ''limited'' stock of the white at launch,Do you think its only going to be available in the US at the end of this month?

 

[beamer8912]

With there being ''limited'' stock of the white at launch,Do you think its only going to be available in the US at the end of this month?

I'd also like to know this. It'd create a much better stock if they released it only in the US first and then introduced it into other countries later.

 

[kizersoze83]

Like thats gonna stop people from exchanging?

Its really not hard to return it early and wait a week. Jokes on you

Actually there's really no joke on me since I won't have to go without an iphone for a week or maybe more considering "low inventory" of white at launch.

 

[beamer8912]

Like thats gonna stop people from exchanging?

Its really not hard to return it early and wait a week. Jokes on you

Limited supply. Your wait could be even longer. Hope you kept your 3GS.

 

[bobbytallant]

I just hope that for us iPhone 4 white waiters - it won't be the case of Apple being sympathetic to the priority customers etc waiting for the black they signed up for, and offering them first refusal of the new white version.

Personally I have purposely waited for the white, so I think such a line by them would be incredibly unfair.

Whilst ordinarily I would suggest that the two colors appeal to different tastes so we should have nothing to worry about anyway, people are that desperate who are waiting, I think they would snap Apple's hands off by such a proposition.

Hope I am totally wrong here and we are just able to pre-order as per..

 

[wickedawesome31]

As much as I would like it, I'm starting to think there won't be pre-orders for the white. They'll only be available in limited qualities at first, so what's the point?

 

[PetitBourgeois]

As much as I would like it, I'm starting to think there won't be pre-orders for the white. They'll only be available in limited qualities at first, so what's the point?

What about reservations, then?

 

[Mrmarkyd]

As much as I would like it, I'm starting to think there won't be pre-orders for the white. They'll only be available in limited qualities at first, so what's the point?

Apple uk have told me that there will be pre orders next tuesday or thursday at the latest but they advised due to limited phones you will need to be quick on the mark to pre order if you want it delivered on launch day

she also said she expects it to slip to 3 weeks shipping in a matter of hours

 

[Brien]

Slip to 3 weeks in a matter of hours... that's basically what happened with the black one. It was only about 11 hours after they started taking pre-orders last month that the date slipped by a week and a half.

If the supply is VERY limited*, Apple may decide to keep it US only, not ship any white units to third-party retailers, and perhaps even not do an online pre-order. I mean, like a previous poster said, so many people want an iPhone in general, if they can get one the same day they won't care if it's white or black, they'll just buy whatever they have. I think it is very possible that this thing could sell out in an hour or less, depending on units available.

*I've heard estimates that less than 100,000 white phones would be available, but I'm hoping that's a made-up number, because if that is the case, I'm screwed.

 

[beamer8912]

I just hope that for us iPhone 4 white waiters - it won't be the case of Apple being sympathetic to the priority customers etc waiting for the black they signed up for, and offering them first refusal of the new white version.

Personally I have purposely waited for the white, so I think such a line by them would be incredibly unfair.

Whilst ordinarily I would suggest that the two colors appeal to different tastes so we should have nothing to worry about anyway, people are that desperate who are waiting, I think they would snap Apple's hands off by such a proposition.

Hope I am totally wrong here and we are just able to pre-order as per..

I called my local apple store and asked specifically about this situation.

Info I got:
1. The current priority list is BLACK ONLY
2. The current priority will in NO WAY be transferred to WHITE iPhones
3. A separate White iPhone priority list will be made
4. No info on pre orders (online or in store), and suggests calling back everyday and checking apple.com

I also asked if I put my name on the current priority list (black list), if it came up when the white iphone came out if I could get that instead, the answer was no.

So I wouldn't worry about it much. I don't think the current priority list will have anything to do with White iPhones. I'd call your local Apple Store though.

 

[Espo]

Slip to 3 weeks in a matter of hours... that's basically what happened with the black one. It was only about 11 hours after they started taking pre-orders last month that the date slipped by a week and a half.

If the supply is VERY limited*, Apple may decide to keep it US only, not ship any white units to third-party retailers, and perhaps even not do an online pre-order. I mean, like a previous poster said, so many people want an iPhone in general, if they can get one the same day they won't care if it's white or black, they'll just buy whatever they have. I think it is very possible that this thing could sell out in an hour or less, depending on units available.

*I've heard estimates that less than 100,000 white phones would be available, but I'm hoping that's a made-up number, because if that is the case, I'm screwed.

Heard? or read?

 

[Drag'nGT]

The people who want to swap the black for white should pay a restocking fee (Steve didn't say color choice = $0 restocking fee).
I also hope the pre-order for white happens because that will keep the people who want to swap their black for a white one from getting them. That's if they have only one line to upgrade.

 

[bobbytallant]

Well I personally bet we will see pre-orders start on Tuesday. Can anyone remember just how this worked last time for the black? Was it on the stroke of midnight that they appeared on the website and if so, was that US time I assume?

As someone in the UK, I recall waking up and seeing the black available for pre-order on the website, so I assumed they had become live at midnight for the US ? early morning for the UK (5 hours on).

I think by mid day they had ran out of 'delivered by launch' stock on Apple UK with the site glitching etc.

I am confident if we keep tabs of the site on Tuesday morning (if it is then), we should be able to get our hands on one.

Really hope they are not limited to the US also lol!

 

[sydia21]

Well I personally bet we will see pre-orders start on Tuesday. Can anyone remember just how this worked last time for the black? Was it on the stroke of midnight that they appeared on the website and if so, was that US time I assume?

As someone in the UK, I recall waking up and seeing the black available for pre-order on the website, so I assumed they had become live at midnight for the US ? early morning for the UK (5 hours on).

I think by mid day they had ran out of 'delivered by launch' stock on Apple UK with the site glitching etc.

I am confident if we keep tabs of the site on Tuesday morning (if it is then), we should be able to get our hands on one.

Really hope they are not limited to the US also lol!

The black phone was available for pre order 4am ET on June 15.

 

[J273]

Apple uk have told me that there will be pre orders next tuesday or thursday at the latest but they advised due to limited phones you will need to be quick on the mark to pre order if you want it delivered on launch day

she also said she expects it to slip to 3 weeks shipping in a matter of hours

When you say next Tuesday are you meaning the 20th?

 

[Mrmarkyd]

When you say next Tuesday are you meaning the 20th?

yes the 20th at the earliest, you see like they did with the black 15th preorder 24th release date this is the time frame they need to be able to take orders, know how many they are shipping where and get it organised so if its the 20th, the first day it should ship will be thursday 29th, doubt they will wait till thursday 22nd for pre orders as that would make a release date of saturday 31st, they will want it launched before the weekend to create another buzz and high sales for that weekend

 

[Fabienne]

I was in Maine mid June and asked the guy at the Apple Store what the best thing to do was. He said to keep checking the www.apple.com website and buy one there as soon as it popped up. Sounds smart to me. I suspect that you can do that with the AT&T site as well.

 

[JoJoCal19]

Im going to guess that Apple will release the white iPhone just outside of the 30 day window from launch to atleast minimize the people wanting to return theirs for white. Just a guess.