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I'm pretty sure most of us even with 10/21 will get it on Friday. UPS will hold it until then. I don't think Apple cares much about COVID as having uniform launch schedule is much more important. Of course a few will slip through the cracks. With Samsung launch like the Note 20 Ultra, I got it early by 2 days because their shipping says "delivers BY Friday" versus Apple is "delivers Friday"
Idk, the "delivers X day" is merely their grammatical choice of phrasing, Apple is well known to overestimate shipping times for things. My MagSafe was delivering today but I got it yesterday morning.
 
The preparing for shipment isn’t accurate, you can confirm by using your phone number as reference number in UPS tracking. It will tell you that it’s in transit but won’t give the details.

except for me. 4 days preparing for shipment, and using the reference code or phone number or full order number and there’s nothing from UPS. That’s 4 days now and nothing
 
Just crossed Wisconsin!!
 

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except for me. 4 days preparing for shipment, and using the reference code or phone number or full order number and there’s nothing from UPS. That’s 4 days now and nothing
Try adding a 1 to the front of your phone number - that was how it was listed on my package.
Also, try dropping the last digit from the order number when you search.
 
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Still sitting with that sweet sweet 10/21 date, though I think it will be updating to Friday shortly.

I am also part of the Alaska -> Louisville crew. I have two family members also on the same flight who both have "check back later" for their delivery day, I am the only one of the three who requested a hold at a CC, and the only one with a firm date showing which is quite interesting.

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We don’t know if that’s the case this year. Because of all the shipping volume lately they may not be requiring the hold. Stop basing this year on previous years things are different.
I would argue we do know that’s the case since Tim Cook literally said “orders arriving Friday”, it really doesn’t get more cut and dry than that, friend. If there was a possibility they’d arrive earlier he could’ve just as easily said orders arriving “next week”.
 
if lots of people are getting 10/21 delivery dates, you can be certain it will be updated for Friday today or tomorrow

it aint 'on' until its in hand.

If lots of people are getting 10/21 dates then that means it will most likely come tomorrow. There hasn't been a year where EVERYONE got an early date from the start. Its either always a friday scheduled delivery or a few who get an early date but then pushed back. This time everyone got the early date.
 
If lots of people are getting 10/21 dates then that means it will most likely come tomorrow. There hasn't been a year where EVERYONE got an early date from the start. Its either always a friday scheduled delivery or a few who get an early date but then pushed back. This time everyone got the early date.

Really?

That would be a delightful surprise. Would certainly lessen the network strain for activations too
 
Still sitting with that sweet sweet 10/21 date, though I think it will be updating to Friday shortly.

I am also part of the Alaska -> Louisville crew. I have two family members also on the same flight who both have "check back later" for their delivery day, I am the only one of the three who requested a hold at a CC, and the only one with a firm date showing which is quite interesting.

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Same here. Just received a MyChoice email saying it would be delivered tomorrow as well. Still don't quite believe it.
 
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If lots of people are getting 10/21 dates then that means it will most likely come tomorrow. There hasn't been a year where EVERYONE got an early date from the start. Its either always a friday scheduled delivery or a few who get an early date but then pushed back. This time everyone got the early date.
Not to mention a lot of our dates have even disappeared and then come back still with the ETA of tomorrow.
 
Still sitting with that sweet sweet 10/21 date, though I think it will be updating to Friday shortly.

I am also part of the Alaska -> Louisville crew. I have two family members also on the same flight who both have "check back later" for their delivery day, I am the only one of the three who requested a hold at a CC, and the only one with a firm date showing which is quite interesting.

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I have the same thing and actually got an email from UPS saying delivery day is tomorrow, of course I’ll be a Debbie Downer and am almost 100% positive ill see it Friday.

I do have 2 iPhones coming and only received the email for one of them - the other package says tentative day.
 
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