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iphone 6 plus pre-order delivery

Hi everyone!


I pre-ordered my iPhone 6 Plus (64GB Space Gray) on Sept 12th as early as I could (at 4:30 A.M. through the apple store app on my iPhone 5). I tried to order it earlier, but as many of us know the Apple store online was down. I was so very disappointed. During the checkout time, my estimated delivery was Oct 1 - Oct 6 and it would be available to ship in 7-10 business days. My email confirmation stated the same thing.


This is also my first time I have ever pre-ordered an iPhone. My current phone is in pretty bad shape. The menu button popped off a couple weeks ago (it's currently being held on with scotch tape...lmao) and my screen freezes up all the time. I'm lucky if I can answer phone calls. Its not reliable at all to say the least. I have been trying to hold out for the new iPhone 6.


I have been checking my order status relentlessly since I pre-ordered and of course, it still says "Processing Items", with the same estimated delivery date and shipping time. I'm am desperately hoping it arrives earlier than October 1st - October 6th?!


Do any of you know if I will ONLY be getting my phone during Oct 1 - Oct 6 or do I have a chance of getting it earlier?

Does anyone know where all they usually ship from?

Do they usually ship via Fedex or UPS?


Thank you so much in advance for your help!

May

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8, iphone 6 plus re-order delivery

Posted on Sep 19, 2014 7:42 AM

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Sep 25, 2014 6:34 AM in response to termartin

Wow! What size/color and with what carrier iPhone 6 did you order? Was it Gold by chance?


I know hundreds of thousands of people had already pre-ordered their phone 6/6+ before then. The particular size and color iPhone you pre-ordered must have been really backordered by 10 A.M. Many sites had reported on the 12th that all iPhone 6+ in Gold sold out the quickest.


My phone was only in "Preparing to Ship" status for 12 hours. But people on here and other sites have stated that their phone was in that status for a couple days if not more. Once its ships you will be given a tracking number where you can go and see when the shipment is expected to arrive.

Apple said I wouldn't have my phone till the 26th but UPS said I would have it on the 24th by end of day. And when I originally placed my pre-order it said my expected delivery date was Oct 1- Oct 7. Apple support said they are expediting all orders as quickly as possible so they can catch up. The person I spoke with at Apple confirmed they are trying to have all orders shipped and delivered before their expected delivery dates. I would be optimistic to see "preparing to ship" status with the delivery dates you said they gave you! You might not have to wait that long after all!

Sep 25, 2014 6:59 AM in response to termartin

I know, same here. I was so disappointed I had to wait this long considering how early I ordered.


And you ordered the exact phone I did! Unfortunately that was another really popular model, and for some reason the ones set up for At&t (GSM) were held back longer than the other Space Gray iPhone 6+'s. I was so frustrated to learn there were people who ordered around the same time and some way after me and they got their phones on launch day! But after reading another thread on here, I found out there were a couple of people who ordered the exact phone as I did (set up for At&t), at the same time, and all ours were held back! We talked for a couple days to compare notes and found out all our phones actually shipped out at the same time. SO weird.


I hope you get it soon!!! Keep us posted on your shipping status! It definitely helps inform those who are in a similar situation right now!

Sep 25, 2014 8:20 AM in response to maycarlson

So I got up at 2amCDT on the 12th & logged onto apples website IMMEDIATELY with my ipad. After almost 15 minutes of no luck, I switched to Verizon's website & it kept crashing before the order point. I gave up and decided to try and preorder in store that morning when the typical stores opened that day (Verizon, Target, RadioShack, BestBuy, Wal-Mart). By that time, they were either out, not preordering or was pushed back towards the end of Oct. Not trusting that I would get in line early enough on launch day I went straight home & tried Apples web-site, this was 10:38am CDT on the 12th. I got in immediately & ordered a Verizon iphone 6 plus Space Gray 64G. The lead time was a little confusing, because it said 3-4 weeks, but estimated delivery dates were Oct 13-20, which is actually 5 weeks from the point I ordered. This was still 2 weeks earlier than I had seen at the same point on the Verizon Web-site & what the Verizon Store wait time was, so I wasn't TOOO bent out of shape about it.


However the longer time goes & the more I keep reading about this awesome phone, the more impatient I have become. It looks like from many of these posts, the phones have been arriving a week before the earliest delivery dates given have been. It also looks like most of these phones are coming from China & take around 6 days to deliver from the point they ship. Is this correct? I'm sure that the preorder's are going to be filled on a fcfs basis & since I ordered mine almost 9 hours into the preorder process, I'm sure that I have a while longer to wait. I have also been told in the past that typically Apple fills their own orders first & usually a few days before the earliest estimated delivery date given. Have you heard and experienced this as well? I guess if that's the case, I could see a preparing to ship and not the same old processing order confirmation soon. I'm going to track it the whole way & can not wait. I just hope I see something change sooner rather than later...your thoughts?


thx-

Sep 25, 2014 8:40 AM in response to ddnel

You're right about Apple processing pre-orders on a fcfs basis. And you are also correct about most orders being delivered sooner than their expected delivery dates.


My phone was shipped from China on Sunday (9/21) night. I got it yesterday (9/25). So it took way less than 6 days for mine to get to me.


I called Apple support and emailed them to complain about my order status being in "processing items" status for over a week with no updates. I was worried there was a error with my order. No less than 10 hours later my order status changed to "Preparing for shipment". Someone else on this thread did the same thing and their order status was shortly changed. Not sure if this was merely a coincidence, but it may be worth a try.

Sep 25, 2014 11:09 AM in response to msariene

As long as you have it in a hard shell case and are careful as to not apply a lot of pressure to it, it will not bend! The bending madness is just that, madness.


The phone's casing is made of aluminum, with the right amount of pressure it WILL bend. Since the "bend-gate" reports started many people have tried to test at what point these phones would bend. Many of these people have failed to bend it, even when they tried!


http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/24/technology/mobile/apple-iphone-bend/


http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/talkingtech/2014/09/25/can-you-real ly-bend-the-iphone-6-plus-watch-as-people-try/16191393/


But lets use our common sense here, its a much larger phone than the models that came before it and its thinner! Many of us have spent a lot of money (some over $1,000) in investing in the latest and greatest device, of course we should treat it with care and handle it responsibly.


So whats the solution?


  • Buy a hard case to protect it! It doesn't have to be a HUGE obtrusive Otter case, just something to protect it. It will soften an accidental fall and help brace it against any unwanted bending.
  • DON'T carry your phone in your BACK pocket! That was never a good look to begin with anyway. Not mention what happens when you go to the bathroom and forget it's there. 😮

Sep 25, 2014 12:28 PM in response to maycarlson

I ordered my iphone 6 plus on 9/12 around late afternoon via apple website. My shipping was 3-4 weeks with delivery estimate 10/13-10/20. I recieved an email today for shipping notification. I also heard several people at the ATT store today that had similar early shipping. Its very possible the estimate for shipping is longer, but better to be early than late!!! GOOD LUCK!

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