Other 🇺🇸 USA - Apple.com - iPhone 15/Plus/Pro/Pro Max/ US Pre-Orders, Orders, and Delivery Status Thread

[mobutt]

Apple recently changed it to 7 day hold. It used to be 14 days.

That works, I have a 7:30 pm appointment but I won’t make it until the next morning lol, I set the appointments for the other 2 phones at 11 am so I can just pick mine up with those. Getting my parents new phones this time around too.

 

[killawat]

The new 3nm process pro max had created quite a buzz. It got more mainstream media buzz than normal. Look how quickly the shipping dates ended up in October. I am willing to bet many people chose this year to upgrade with the milestone technology leap of the new Pro Max. The volume could be significantly higher this year.

true, the pro non max is also running 3nm as well.

 

[caesarp]

AZ, opened :01, checked out and received email :02, bank alert at :09.

West Coast. In and out by 5:03 AM.

 

[MrENGLISH]

Do you guys remember the iPhone 5s?

On the eve of iPhone 15 pre-orders.

You could NOT pre-order this iPhone. If you wanted in on launch day, you had to go to a retail store and wait in line.

So bizarre!

I remember waiting outside of the mall and spending the whole night. It was cold and scary. I was 2nd in line and ended up picking an iPhone 5s Gold 32GB.

I skipped the 5S (I personally hate the 5/5S/SE1 design).

But my past experiences with Apple Store iPhone launches near me was that S launches typically drew way less of a crowd than non-S launches.

Little to no line for 3GS, 4S, or 6S launches by me.

My favorite launch was the 4. Huge line of people wrapping around the outside of the mall pulling an all nighter with friends, family, and strangers. Someone even went around and gave out free cases for the 4.

My least favorite was the 6S - I had traded in my 6+ for a 6S+ and felt like I had just paid $500 for the same phone.

 

[Apple_Tiger]

Is yours still at “Order Placed” or has it moved to “Processing”?

It still says “Order Placed”

 

[Kinggi]

It still says “Order Placed”

I’m in same boat.

 

[EricExtreme]

iPhone 15 Pro Max 256GB Blue Titanium. 9/22 delivery. Ordered through the iOS app at 8:07 a.m. EDT. Charged card at 9:15 a.m. EDT. No sales tax in New Hampshire !

 

[iphone6fan]

It still says “Order Placed”

Thanks! Mine too

 

[dweb619_2]

I work in manufacturing and have a factory in China. It would be hard for Apple to have all of the phones here in the U.S. for launch day. It takes about 4-6 weeks for a ship to come from China to the U.S.

Maybe, but the 1st few batches are on a plane and are most likely going to leave today, and they will be in Alaska by Sunday. From there, they will be sent to the major UPS hub and get there by Wed, make their final stop at your local UPS hub, and stay there until Friday.

 

[EricExtreme]

I'm excited to hang out with you all! I don't know how to do the tracking once we get tracking info. (Don't even know when that normally happens.) But I'll be here watching. I'm glad I stuck it out with my original color choice of the blue titanium but I also think the natural looks great. I jus like dark colors more and black just seemed boring especially since I'll be keeping it in a case anyways... For those that have done this before when does apple usually ship launch day iPhones for UPS deliveries and do I have to sign for it?

Yes you have to sign for it.

 

[Apple_Tiger]

I’m in same boat.

I hope today it will change. Im not worried as i got an e-mail from citizens of my approval

 

[EricExtreme]

My credit card flagged it as fraud. Called my bank and solved it. Hopefully I don’t lose my launch day delivery.

You can call apple and ask them to process the charge again.

 

[IceOnFire]

Nice! I like your username. Did you get an email from Apple store? What's does the time stamp says.

Thank you. I got a confirmation e-mail from Apple at 5:02am. Of course, the phone I ordered is still available on day 1, so I could have slept a few more hours!

 

[Nanotyrns]

Seriously? I mean if that's the way it works then good, I just figured anyone who was invited to the showcasing like iJustine etc would be given one of their choosing. It's good, but also weird that Apple would make people like MKHD order one if they want one..

I wouldn't be surprised if she declined it. How is she supposed to convince viewers that she's being honest about reviews if it's perceived that she's in so tight with Tim he just texts here 'hey girl what color you want?' 😂

More likely she has 10 or so friends at local Apple stores that could just hold her one if she wants. She's probably super busy everyday and traveling and won't notice that her phone is taking 3 weeks to ship. Meanwhile I'm just an ordinary rube refreshing the App Store and UPS every 17 seconds wondering where is my iPhone Tim!!?!?!

 

[Kierkegaarden]

I live in New Hampshire. We don't have sales tax here. We don't have state income tax either. It's sweet.

But they still tax cap gains and dividends don’t they?

 

[Stlcheer]

Do you guys remember the iPhone 5s?

On the eve of iPhone 15 pre-orders.

You could NOT pre-order this iPhone. If you wanted in on launch day, you had to go to a retail store and wait in line.

So bizarre!

I remember waiting outside of the mall and spending the whole night. It was cold and scary. I was 2nd in line and ended up picking an iPhone 5s Gold 32GB.

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I remember this. I camped out overnight to try to get the gold color and my store didn't have any.

 

[nimitz9]

If this years iPhones are coming out of India, will this change the UPS flight routes? Instead of transiting through Anchorage Alaska won't they be routed through UPS's European hub in Cologne Germany instead?

 

[dsmill]

For Apple launching iPhone, the first few batches are always airfreight via UPS WMS or so call 4PL. The shipping labels are all generated at sorting warehouse in China(or India for this year), you should see in next few days, how your packages are going though the ports and custom clearance house, then overnight to Alaska before going through UPS distribution hubs. It normally takes about 4 to 5 days from original warehouse to here for delivery. This is not a normal industrial shipping container methods via ocean freight that will take 4 to 6 weeks.

I know how Apple ships during launch days and how the network works. If they only used ships, that is how long it would take to arrive. They mentioned ocean freight in the announcement on Tuesday. If this is the way they are looking to go in the future, then it would be harder to get shipments. Yes, ships carry a lot more then planes, but the downside is that they take 2-3 times longer to get anywhere. Also, the cost would be higher because of the volume they are shipping, but in the long run, it would save them a lot of money.

 

[EricExtreme]

But they still tax cap gains and dividends don’t they?

cap gains no, dividends yes.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

I remember this. I camped out overnight to try to get the gold color and my store didn't have any.

The Apple Store where I waited only received 1 32GB iPhone 5S in Gold. I felt so lucky to get that only model they received.

They told me they didn’t receive that many and they only have one available. They did receive bunch of 16GB models.

 

[NotApplicable]

If this years iPhones are coming out of India, will this change the UPS flight routes? Instead of transiting through Anchorage Alaska won't they be routed through UPS's European hub in Cologne Germany instead?

No Pros are being manufactured in India AFAIK

 

[dsmill]

Maybe, but the 1st few batches are on a plane and are most likely going to leave today, and they will be in Alaska by Sunday. From there, they will be sent to the major UPS hub and get there by Wed, make their final stop at your local UPS hub, and stay there until Friday.

If they were to get to get millions of phones out for launch day using ships, it would be impossible. Once they get to a port they would then need to be trucked and flown to places not accessible immediately.

 

[mikethebigo]

Does your Apple Store App/Website still recommend for you that "It's time to pre-order your iPhone" even though you already did and have an order visible on the screen? Not sure if I should tap on it and try to dismiss it or just leave it alone 😂

 

[marchrose2011]

iJustine and MKBHD and the others most likely went home with 15's and 15 Pro's to use for review models. They will have to send them back of course but they won't be without a 15 I'm sure Apple will let them keep them until the ones they purchased get delivered.

 

[CodeSpyder]

So, I have a delivery date of launch date, next Friday. I wonder if my iPhone will exit China in the first batch this time. I have never been in the first batch. I got confirmation email 2 minutes after preorder start time. Last year, I was 4 minutes past preorder start time, so that's an inprovement.