Other Apple.com /Apple Store app iPhone X/8/8 plus Pre-order and Dispatch thread

[AZhappyjack]

Saying they are hands down the worst is a bit hyperbolic. You ever worked for them? You know the strain these release events put on them? Maybe you have a bad driver. I deal with UPS on a daily basis for both commercial and residential and will take them over any other carrier everyday of the week.

I agree. I went to pick my iPhone 8+ and AppleTV 4K up at the local UPS hub and was told that "it's here, but we can't find it... there was a power outage overnight and all of the scans are screwed up"... I really got the feeling that the poor young lady waiting on me was as upset and frustrated as I was... getting upset did no good, and it wasn't anyone's fault, but frustrating none-the-less... I left, went and got some breakfast and when I returned to the UPS site, the same young lady had my stuff pulled out under her counter and had me out of there with my packages in about 5 minutes.

Every company has jerks working for them, and every company has way more good, caring employees that the bad apples... but hands down, I much prefer UPS... and I love a happy ending!
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What is the activation process? I’m on TMobile and just switching to this new phone.

The activation on AT&T went right through... there's a new automatic process for transferring data from an old phone to a new one... uses that "plasma" code like the Apple Watch pairing...

 

[Fummijen]

Mine's being delivered by FedEx, am I the only person that's not UPS? It looks like I'm not going to get it until the 26th .

It’s ok. I am UPS, with a promised delivery for today. The earliest I will receive mine will be Monday. It arrived in KC yesterday about 11:30pm. That is the last anyone has seen it. Nobody at my Customer Center, online, or on the phone knows why it’s stopped there.

You can sit with me, and watch everyone else get their phones.

 

[wacky4alanis]

Picked up my iPhone 8 (Space Grey, 256 GB, AT&T Unlocked) at 8:00 AM this morning. Got it by reservation at the Apple Store in Nashua, NH. Line was pretty short - was out of the store by 8:15. They had no phones available without qa reservation. They were turning away all other customers. Seems like a weird decision considering the low turnout. They probably wanted to create a false sense of demand even when it doesn't exist.

First sync with iTunes (Windows 10) took over an hour and then hung for some reason (iOS 11?). Something got corrupted and the phone was crashing left and right. I had to spend another hour+ restoring the phone from scratch. The 2nd time worked great, so I was finally up and running around 11:30. I will try the wireless charging tonight.

I love the space grey color - reminds me of last year's shiny jet black, although not quite as dark. I also love my new ultra-violet silicone case - it looks great with the black phone.

 

[BigMcGuire]

Mine's being delivered by FedEx, am I the only person that's not UPS? It looks like I'm not going to get it until the 26th .

Wow really... What did you order? I ordered an 8+ 256GB space grey and ... looks like I'm not getting mine till the 26th either. Come on Apple, bulk orders are out, mine is preparing shipment, can you just ship it already?! Please? lol

Hearing how some Apple Stores have 256GB 8+ Space Greys for walk ins is a little infuriating. But oh well, I still have something to look forward to, lol. But that is hearsay.

Edit: Maybe I shouldn't be so sad... Checking the Apple.com website:

The 256GB Space Grey 8+ is backordered to Oct 2 - Oct 9 so I should be happy mine is coming Sept 26.

 

[kilcher]

I'm losing it. A little Dodge Caliber drove by with a Jimmy John's sign on top and my heart skipped a beat thinking it was the UPS truck.

At least my cases should be here in the next half hour or so.

 

[PhillyGuy72]

Wireless charging is so weird in a cool way. It’s odd to set it down and hear the charging beep. It’s good that it does that or else you’d probably have no idea it was charging. Lol

We bought the Samsung fast charging wireless chargers.

This is nice. Question How fast does the iPhone charge using this Samsung Fast Charger? I was reading this, it talks about "wattage"

1. 7.5W of power: The iPhone X and iPhone 8 are designed to charge at a maximum speed of 7.5W. So while chargers that output less than that will probably charge your phone, you’ll get the best performance from something rated for the full 7.5W."
   
   
2. Wall adapter: By the same vein, check to see if your charging pad actually comes with a wall adapter. If you’re expected to provide your own, make sure that it can provide enough wattage to charge at full speed — a 7.5W pad with a 5W wall jack will only charge at 5W.
   
   
3. Brand: A wireless charging pad is still a charger, and when it comes to anything that passes electrical current through your $699–$999 smartphone, you’ll want to be extra sure that nothing is going to get accidentally fried. When in doubt, stick to brands with a good reputation for charging gear, like Anker, RavPower, Mophie, Belkin, or Samsung, to name a few.

Then I read an IOS update will provide faster Wireless charging, but did not say how much. This is all new to me.
http://bgr.com/2017/09/19/iphone-8-vs-iphone-x-fast-wireless-charging/

https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/15/16304302/iphone-8-x-wireless-charger-buying-guide-how-to-choose

 

[MusicaofTrance]

Yep... I never realized how much a garbage truck sounded like a UPS truck.

Right?! So similar!

Man I'm starting to get tired, I work overnights but want to set up the phone before bed when I get it!

 

[Technarchy]

Delivered!

 

[PhillyGuy72]

I had a magenta Razor! I LOVED that phone! It was so pretty!

Amazing how I still vividly remember buying this! I had to go to a Cingular store about 10 miles away because they were the only ones that had the black Razr. I didn't want the silver. I was psyched about this phone...and for the first time a real "decent" camera phone at the time. Not so good with dark conditions, concert photography though..lol!!

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Right?! So similar!

Man I'm starting to get tired, I work overnights but want to set up the phone before bed when I get it!

Yep... I never realized how much a garbage truck sounded like a UPS truck.

YES, And UPS trucks have a distinctive sound I think - but every truck I hear I run to the window like an idiot. So far since 9:00 when the UPS trucks start rolling out and pass my house, I haven't got a darn thing done today, incredibly unproductive day...haha

 

[KdParker]

Finally delivered! Now time to play until the next big launch Oct 27th

 

[PhillyGuy72]

Also I got an email from Best Buy a few minutes ago "iPhone 8 is HERE!" How they are getting away with charing 100 bucks more than Apple is beyond me. The price for this has been like this for a week now. Silly! I just hope those who are choosing to buy from them realize they are getting ripped off!

$899.99 for 64gb, $1049.99 for 256gb

 

[labrat1996]

Amazing how I still vividly remember buying this! I had to go to a Cingular store about 10 miles away because they were the only ones that had the black Razr. I didn't want the silver. I was psyched about this phone...and for the first time a real "decent" camera phone at the time. Not so good with dark conditions, concert photography though..lol!!

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YES, And UPS trucks have a distinctive sound I think - but every truck I hear I run to the window like an idiot. So far since 9:00 when the UPS trucks start rolling out and pass my house, I haven't got a darn thing done today, incredibly unproductive day...haha

You still have this? I just let go of my first gen IPhone on eBay this week. I was amazed you could still use Google Maps and Weather. I had to plug in to iTunes to wipe it. Dang that was painful!

 

[NoBoMac]

YES, And UPS trucks have a distinctive sound I think - but every truck I hear I run to the window like an idiot. So far since 9:00 when the UPS trucks start rolling out and pass my house, I haven't got a darn thing done today, incredibly unproductive day...haha

The old Tim Allen bit (0:37:00 mark)

And as others have noted, I too ran into the garbage and recycling trucks coming through the neighborhood, raising false alarms.

ADD: and just got fooled by a Fedex truck passing by (same sound as UPS truck).

 

[KdParker]

Wow really... What did you order? I ordered an 8+ 256GB space grey and ... looks like I'm not getting mine till the 26th either. Come on Apple, bulk orders are out, mine is preparing shipment, can you just ship it already?! Please? lol

Hearing how some Apple Stores have 256GB 8+ Space Greys for walk ins is a little infuriating. But oh well, I still have something to look forward to, lol. But that is hearsay.

Edit: Maybe I shouldn't be so sad... Checking the Apple.com website:

The 256GB Space Grey 8+ is backordered to Oct 2 - Oct 9 so I should be happy mine is coming Sept 26.

You can always check www.istocknow.com to see if there is a phone in your configuration near you now.

 

[RWil85]

Mine is out for delivery, which means I will not get it until at least 6:30PM Eastern!

Same.

I was hesitant to change it to ‘pick up at Customer Center’ because I didn’t want to mess up the track it was on/delivery date by any chance.

For those who did that - is it as simple as just changing that at pretty much any time in the UPS My Choice settings? Or is there special timing necessary to get it right?

 

[PhillyGuy72]

You still have this? I just let go of my first gen IPhone on eBay this week. I was amazed you could still use Google Maps and Weather. I had to plug in to iTunes to wipe it. Dang that was painful!

Yeah, that and all of my older models going back to 1996! My first one was from 1994 which simply said "ATT" (no idea who made it) and it weighed a good 7, 8lbs..it was like carrying a darn brick lol! I found them in a box over a year old up in my attic.

Ouch, the original iPhone, that had to be tough. Mine works, it just has basically no battery life...maybe 10 minutes max. I still can get email from it, and yep..those original Maps with Google, weather also still work. I can't bring myself to get rid of it.

 

[Fummijen]

Same.

I was hesitant to change it to ‘pick up at Customer Center’ because I didn’t want to mess up the track it was on/delivery date by any chance.

For those who did that - is it as simple as just changing that at pretty much any time in the UPS My Choice settings? Or is there special timing necessary to get it right?

Don’t do it. I selected to hold for pick up. Now my phone is just plain in limbo without any movement since Thursday.

 

[BigMcGuire]

Don’t do it. I selected to hold for pick up. Now my phone is just plain in limbo without any movement since Thursday.

Sad... You'd think since this would save them $ they'd encourage it. Seems like messing with it at all usually makes it worse from what I'm seeing above. :/ Thanks for the info. I'm not going to touch mine (coming 9/26).

 

[PhillyGuy72]

The old Tim Allen bit (0:37:00 mark)

And as others have noted, I too ran into the garbage and recycling trucks coming through the neighborhood, raising false alarms.

That's too funny! YES, it sounds like that.

 

[Lspice]

Uh. I just checked my past deliveries in UPS My Choice. The last time UPS delivered a package to me it didn't come til 8:25pm!!! I hope they are earlier today. My cases are here. My charger is here. I just need the phone. This is the first time in 3 years I decided to have it delivered instead of going to the UPS Hub. The hub is in a bad part of town and the anxiety it causes me to go over there trumped my impatience this year. It says it's out for delivery, so I know it's coming. I am just SO ready!

 

[billhelm]

Same.

I was hesitant to change it to ‘pick up at Customer Center’ because I didn’t want to mess up the track it was on/delivery date by any chance.

For those who did that - is it as simple as just changing that at pretty much any time in the UPS My Choice settings? Or is there special timing necessary to get it right?

I did it within a couple of hours of getting the tracking number... and it was ready when they opened at 8am. I think as long as it's the one it goes through anyway to go on the truck, you can do it up until it gets there.

 

[henree]

Does ups deliver on saturdays? Mine is in route for delivery. But I have to go to work in the next hour.

 

[RWil85]

I did it within a couple of hours of getting the tracking number... and it was ready when they opened at 8am. I think as long as it's the one it goes through anyway to go on the truck, you can do it up until it gets there.

Makes sense. Thanks.

Should’ve done it.

 

[Pipper99]

Same.

I was hesitant to change it to ‘pick up at Customer Center’ because I didn’t want to mess up the track it was on/delivery date by any chance.

For those who did that - is it as simple as just changing that at pretty much any time in the UPS My Choice settings? Or is there special timing necessary to get it right?

You should change it to hold for pickup after you get tracking info and prior to it arriving at the hub (usually at least by the night before delivery is scheduled); otherwise, it's likely to be put on the truck for delivery to your home. Once it's out for delivery, you just have to wait for them to attempt delivery, and if they miss you at home, then call and ask them to hold it at the Customer Center (assuming that you don't want them to attempt delivery on the next business day).

I changed my delivery to Hold for Pickup around 9 pm last night after it was already at my local airport.

 

[billhelm]

Makes sense. Thanks.

Should’ve done it.

my first time doing it, and I wouldn't hesitate to do it again next year given how smoothly it went... I'd do in store pickup but I like that you can send in your old phone on iUP at your leisure (don't even have the "kit" yet!)