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What color and storage option are you getting?


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jobey

macrumors newbie
Apr 20, 2015
25
9
Tampa Bay
I ordered both phones just after the launch time, but a conflict with me recently changing my plan caused them to go on hold and they had to be canceled and reordered. I reordered the 256 XS Gold and 256 XS Max Silver at about 2pm on Friday. Both are showing Preparing For Shipment with arrival on Friday.

PLEASE stop using EST when you mean EDT. The launch was at Midnight PDT (or 3am EDT). You may think it doesn't matter because the whole country is on Daylight Savings Time, but that's not true.
 

Peace

Cancelled
Apr 1, 2005
19,546
4,557
Space The Only Frontier
I ordered both phones just after the launch time, but a conflict with me recently changing my plan caused them to go on hold and they had to be canceled and reordered. I reordered the 256 XS Gold and 256 XS Max Silver at about 2pm on Friday. Both are showing Preparing For Shipment with arrival on Friday.

PLEASE stop using EST when you mean EDT. The launch was at Midnight PDT (or 3am EDT). You may think it doesn't matter because the whole country is on Daylight Savings Time, but that's not true.


Relax bro..Your phones will be delivered on time !

:)
 

Firefighter900806

macrumors newbie
Sep 22, 2016
7
7
Ordered at 08:34am EDT. 512 Silver XsMax.Delivery date 9/21. Status was “in progress” through att website and *6737# was initially “in progress” through last night (9/17). Then my *6737# changed to backordered. But online did not change. As of 3:47am EDT, *6737# still states backordered while online status changed to “preparing to ship.” Delivery date still 9/21. Which one do you believe?
 

Peace

Cancelled
Apr 1, 2005
19,546
4,557
Space The Only Frontier
Ordered at 08:34am EDT. 512 Silver XsMax.Delivery date 9/21. Status was “in progress” through att website and *6737# was initially “in progress” through last night (9/17). Then my *6737# changed to backordered. But online did not change. As of 3:47am EDT, *6737# still states backordered while online status changed to “preparing to ship.” Delivery date still 9/21. Which one do you believe?

I just did the same thing and ATT says backordered but that’s not happening I ordered a standard XS 64GB right at midnight on order day. ATT website says preparing to ship.
 
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AppleDior31

macrumors 6502a
Sep 14, 2014
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Ordered at 08:34am EDT. 512 Silver XsMax.Delivery date 9/21. Status was “in progress” through att website and *6737# was initially “in progress” through last night (9/17). Then my *6737# changed to backordered. But online did not change. As of 3:47am EDT, *6737# still states backordered while online status changed to “preparing to ship.” Delivery date still 9/21. Which one do you believe?
“Backordered” in AT&T lingo is a good thing, as weird as it sounds.
 

JUCJ85

macrumors 6502
Mar 29, 2011
460
203
Looked at mine at 1am eastern and it said in progress now it says preparing to ship, 512gb space grey XS Max
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It was 3am wasnt it?
He might be west coast as they are 3 hrs behind east coast
 
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Dolladollabill

macrumors member
Sep 10, 2016
87
53
Anyone order on 9/15 through AT&T and get a preparing to ship yet? I ordered a 256gb gold Max (says 9/21) and a 256gb gray (says 9/24-10/1) - more curious about the one that says 9/21. Still says pending and when I do the text, says it can’t find it.
I did. 9/15 11am XS Silver 256. PFS yesterday morning
 
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JaisHTX

Contributor
Sep 22, 2004
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BobMcMuffin

macrumors newbie
Sep 5, 2015
7
2
Did anyone else order two phones together? I see all these posts about more than one order when getting more than one phone. I only ask because mine is still “in progress”. Calling the ordr shortcode says backordered, and has since last night. I ordered the Max 64gb in space gray and silver at 3:02 edt.
 

jterp7

macrumors 65816
Oct 26, 2011
1,292
161
Did anyone else order two phones together? I see all these posts about more than one order when getting more than one phone. I only ask because mine is still “in progress”. Calling the ordr shortcode says backordered, and has since last night. I ordered the Max 64gb in space gray and silver at 3:02 edt.

i thought with att it was only one line per order, so two phones is technically two orders.
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Mine is PFS and backordered according to the SMS lookup. What does backordered mean in this context?

both my 9/15 maxs show backordered from 6737 and PTS on att.com now
 

Skoal

macrumors 68000
Nov 4, 2009
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532
After doing this for so many years there’s something else I’ll add. You can check status many different ways on att and they will each tell you a different status at times. Go with the “best” status because that’s the one that’s true. Their systems aren’t always in sync immediately
 

Skoal

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Nov 4, 2009
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PLEASE stop using EST when you mean EDT. The launch was at Midnight PDT (or 3am EDT). You may think it doesn't matter because the whole country is on Daylight Savings Time, but that's not true.

Only on the internet would I ever not be surprised to see a post like this. No offense but I’m pretty sure we all understand what time it is across the US. I understand people are getting frustrated about this process but again, it’s just a phone.
 

Skoal

macrumors 68000
Nov 4, 2009
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I ordered a Space Gray XS Max At 3:05am ET. When using *6737# my status is in backorder. When I check the app, still In Progress.
Confusing.
[doublepost=1537245874][/doublepost]Aaaannnndddddd...preparing to ship!

Don’t be confused. Go with the best case because that’s the true one. Att systems just don’t update across methods very quickly. Trust me I’ve seen this many times over many years and att still hasn’t fixed the problem
 

Complex757

macrumors 6502a
Sep 10, 2016
694
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If I get my phone this year on friday lol I am no longer waking up at 3am to preorder. I ordered a 256GB Gold Max at 12:51pm EST on Saturday.
After contemplating ordering I logged on to apple to see the time had slipped already to the following weeks, but then the ATT site still said the 21st. So i gave it a go. And here I am still in progress with a 21st Delivery Date.

What does have me worried a bit is that from the looks of poll on the thread people seem to be gravitating more towards the 256GB Gold Max and Space Gray.

P.S-I have preordered every year since the iPhone 5 on launch night either through apple or ATT and have always received the phone on release date.

EDIT: I just went into Preparing To Ship 11:55pm EST. Again I don't think Ill ever have to wake up at 3am ever again lol I ordered at 12:51pm EST! and from the looks of it the second most wanted iPhone and Ill still get it on Friday!

It's not really comparable. This is an S upgrade. Last year when the X released you could have ordered at 2:54am and it was still taking weeks for you to get your phone. For S phone releases you can do that, for totally new phone designs it would be more of a problem because of availability.
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We can assume Att uses fed ex, right? Everything I’ve ever ordered from them came from fed ex. The folks that ordered from Apple direct are able to track via reference but I haven’t figured out how to do that with fed ex. Only UPS.

It's probably based on your location that determines what AT&T uses. I always get UPS.
 

Skoal

macrumors 68000
Nov 4, 2009
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If I get my phone this year on friday lol I am no longer waking up at 3am to preorder. I ordered a 256GB Gold Max at 12:51pm EST on Saturday.
After contemplating ordering I logged on to apple to see the time had slipped already to the following weeks, but then the ATT site still said the 21st. So i gave it a go. And here I am still in progress with a 21st Delivery Date.

What does have me worried a bit is that from the looks of poll on the thread people seem to be gravitating more towards the 256GB Gold Max and Space Gray.

P.S-I have preordered every year since the iPhone 5 on launch night either through apple or ATT and have always received the phone on release date.

EDIT: I just went into Preparing To Ship 11:55pm EST. Again I don't think Ill ever have to wake up at 3am ever again lol I ordered at 12:51pm EST! and from the looks of it the second most wanted iPhone and Ill still get it on Friday!

Remember though not every launch is the same. The 4 and 6/6+ for instance. If you hadn’t gotten up early there was a good chance you’d have been screwed. Many were. Some weren’t.
 

Skoal

macrumors 68000
Nov 4, 2009
1,773
532
Ordered at 08:34am EDT. 512 Silver XsMax.Delivery date 9/21. Status was “in progress” through att website and *6737# was initially “in progress” through last night (9/17). Then my *6737# changed to backordered. But online did not change. As of 3:47am EDT, *6737# still states backordered while online status changed to “preparing to ship.” Delivery date still 9/21. Which one do you believe?

Believe the best one. It’s the truth.
 
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