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Other Apple.com iPhone 12/Pro/Max/Mini Pre-Order/Order Status/Delivery Thread (2020) [Merged]
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Per the instructions, Apple says to go to ATT’s website after ordering the phone to value your trade in. Make sure to use promo code TRADEINOFFER20. It should value the device at $800. I haven’t done this yet as I was waiting for the phone to arrive.
Wonder if you can do this in store? May grab the mini with this offer, but I heard bad things about mail in trades with them.
App gave me problems also, used website 12 Pro 256 Pacific Blue - got the 23rd delivery email at 8:12
I debated back and forth between getting it picked up in-store vs having it delivered to me, and just opted for delivery. That took me like 2 minutes to decide I was worried I might have lost out on launch day delivery. UPS usually comes to my area around 2-3 PM so I'll be getting it slightly later than many people 
Very much looking forward to this beautiful gold phone - my last gold phone was a XS Max and I sold it to buy a silver XS a couple months after because the size & weight was just ungodly for me (plus the gold wasn't quite the same gold as this one, darker and bronze-looking and I prefer the color I see on this render) I usually always buy silver, so this gold is new for me! I like lighter colors so blue wasn't really considered.
Very much looking forward to this beautiful gold phone - my last gold phone was a XS Max and I sold it to buy a silver XS a couple months after because the size & weight was just ungodly for me (plus the gold wasn't quite the same gold as this one, darker and bronze-looking and I prefer the color I see on this render) I usually always buy silver, so this gold is new for me! I like lighter colors so blue wasn't really considered.
You will have call them to activate your phone, which generates the $30 upgrade fee.
no it works
its called load balancing
if they let everyone in at the exact 8:00 AM point it wouldn't be good IT infrastructure management let alone the standards of how Apple operates
the app will let you in when you calm down
Well I venture Reddit, and some have said that they’ve either sent in a perfect condition phone and AT&T says it’s damaged, some haven’t even gotten their credits after months of them sending in their trades etc.
512GB Silver iPhone 12 Pro. Confirmation email at 8:01 am. Delivery 10/23. Pre-authorized through Apple Upgrade Program so all i had to do was checkout. Had to change the shipping address to my Mom's house as I will be there next Friday
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I'm on iPhone Upgrade Program and I have promotional credits for a "free" Galaxy S20 FE on my line (they offered it at full phone value back in 24 installments of promotional credits because I was a new customer, and I thought, "why not, free android phone that I can play with" currently SIM card removed because my iPhone is my main, I play around with it often though) on T-Mobile, I hope upgrading with iUP doesn't mess things up with my promotional credit. I think it shouldn't matter since I'm not financing through T-Mobile... if anyone knows what happens?
Anyone pre order with Apple Store pick up got charge on card yet ? And when will Apple charge on card ? I placed an order with pick up and my card still got no charge from Apple !
Usually on previous years I picked deliver and the charge got hit when it start to ship , but dont know about In Stock pick up ....
Usually on previous years I picked deliver and the charge got hit when it start to ship , but dont know about In Stock pick up ....
Thank you.
Did a search and I may be able to circumvent the fee by just using my current nano-sim, which I just received two months ago.
Yeah, or you can call them and get the fee waived.
In the past, my card is usually charged when the item is getting ready for pickup. So for example, next Wed or Thurs I would get an email saying your item is ready for pickup on Friday. Which at that point, the card is charged.
Is there any way to apply my Apple account balance to the payment (to pay for the taxes charged today, for example) when selecting to pay monthly with my Apple Card? It seems like the only way to apply the balance is if I choose the one-time payment?
That sounds like a nightmare. Reaching out to a buddy that works at an ATT store to see if I can just hand the phone over to him. Thanks for the heads up!
Definitely a different experience from preordering a PS5. That took hours. This took 20 seconds tops.
I placed an order on the apple store app and picked the monthly payment plan while selecting "NO" on trade in to allow me to take advantage of the AT&T special offer; however, there's nothing in my confirmation email about trading in through AT&T.
I called AT&T support and they told me to cancel my order with apple and place it with AT&T to get the $800 promo and that the trade in had to be selected at the same time of the order. This is in direct conflict to what I see on apple's site so I'm skeptical.
Can anyone help clarify how the promo trade in process is supposed to work for orders placed through apple?
I called AT&T support and they told me to cancel my order with apple and place it with AT&T to get the $800 promo and that the trade in had to be selected at the same time of the order. This is in direct conflict to what I see on apple's site so I'm skeptical.
Can anyone help clarify how the promo trade in process is supposed to work for orders placed through apple?
You can - and that is the recommended method. Bring the phone in to a corporate AT&T store and they can process trade-in's.
(Former Employee)
I'm surprised by the same thing online. I thought I would have to be up at the start of pre orders to get an Oct 23 delivery day on the standard 12 but it's now 2:30 hours later and it still shows Oct 23 for delivery. Either sales of the 12 aren't as hot as expected or else supplies are higher than expected. Or, maybe you're right and people are waiting for the Mini. I can't imagine masses of people are waiting for the Pro Max.