🌿 Time may have changed our lives
And divided our paths,
But it couldn’t erase the memories
From the hearts
It has been a long since we met.
All of you are the soul of this party,
And I just cannot picture this event without you all
I have been waiting for this moment 🕊️
You Are Cordially Invited
to the
🎊 Get Together iPhone 15 Party! 🎉
First and foremost, I want to personally Thank you for being here. Welcome!
👋 How’s everyone doing? How's life treating you?
Can you believe it? It’s September already and the iPhone 15 line-up was just announced. Yes, It’s that time of the year again. It’s time to place your orders for the new iPhone 15 this coming Friday. I hope you have your passport ready. The rumor is we might be traveling from India this year and not China. I’m not too sure how accurate this is but multiple sources confirmed this. Maybe some of us will be coming from China and some of us will be coming from India. Personally, I really hope this year our international travel itinerary will be coming from India. (If all this is true. This will be the first time ever we will be coming from India). Regardless of the traveling destination, are you ready?
- Do you have your passport ready?
- Do you have all your travel documents and the itinerary?
- Are you ready to travel from overseas to the U.S.?
In addition, last year the iPhone 14 USA Pre-Order Thread hit a major milestone. Thanks to all of you. The iPhone 14 USA Pre-Order thread ended up with tremendous results. Below are some highlights:
- Over 25,000 Posts
- Total Number Pages of 1007 (Each page MacRumors page contains 25 posts)
- Over 1 Million Views
- Over 1,500 Total Votes
All because of you! So, Thank you! Are we going to break another record this year? Time will tell.
With that being said I hope you have your passport ready! Make sure you have enough visa pages because we might be traveling to other countries. We may have to check the visa requirements of the destination country as well. I wish all of you happy and safe travels.
Yours truly,
@TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️
The iPhone 15 Movement...
Once our orders move to process we should start seeing some movement to 'Preparing For Shipment' over the weekend. This usually happens Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon (PST time).
Once this happens you should be able to get details on your phone and let the tracking begin!
Here are some notes to help track orders:
If your phone status has changed to "Shipped", you can view the invoice on the Apple site.
That invoice has the serial number on it.
Go to
Apple.com, then pick the ORDERS page (the little "shopping bag" icon at the far right on the home page... go to your orders page). Now, login, find your iPhone order... and click on Print All Invoices to see your shiny new iPhone serial number.
Link to track your iPhone via UPS:
https://www.ups.com/track?loc=en_US&requester=ST/
Track one or multiple packages with UPS Tracking, use your tracking number to track the status of your package.
www.ups.com
Detailed Tracking
Another way to find it, enter your phone number + zip:
Track your UPS shipments here using your reference number
If your phone number isn’t working for UPS tracking, use your order number but subtract the last two numbers/letters. For example: Say your order number is: W123456789, You'd put in: W1234567 - make sure to use the tracking by reference feature.
(ANC) - Anchorage, Alaska > SDF - Louisville, Kentucky
Engine Type: BOEING 747-8 (Quad-jet)
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Track United Parcel Service (5X) #91 flight from Anchorage Intl to Muhammad Ali Intl.
Courtesy: @Brad7
UPS Aircrafts can be seen departing from Louisville Kentucky to all over the United States - Thursday, September 15th, 2022 at 04:11 PM (PDT).
Listen to the Live Air Traffic below: Anchorage, Alaska > Louisville, Kentucky.
www.liveatc.net
When you see the time that your flight leaves China (make sure that the UPS or FedEx info is showing it per China time, or do the math), you can usually narrow it down
For those of you that are not familiar with doing this here's how you can check your order.
Go to UPS's website. Go to tracking. Go to track by reference number. Put the cell phone number associated with your order as the reference number. Put your ZIP Code. Put your country. Hit the track package button. If your phone has shipped it'll come up on UPS's website.
Our
Main Goal is to hit the
"Import Scan" from Louisville Kentucky. This is our last stopping point before we will say our final goodbyes until we all meet again next September 2023.
The story behind the famous "Import Scan" UPS: Long story short, This is a final approval scan that dictates your iPhone will arrive the next day, guaranteed!
According to UPS, The shipment has cleared import procedures in the receiving country.
Be Aware: Common Scans Include The Following:
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What does our tracking look like in the future?
This tracking below
only applies to Las Vegas, Nevada. However, we will all be traveling together from (Zhengzhou, China to Lousiville, Kentucky, USA) until we see the
"Import Scan" in Louisville, Kentucky. Keep in mind some of us may be left behind in China. It happens every year. (It happened to me last year and the year before). Hopefully, this won't be the case this year. After all, goes well, we will be separated to our final destination, and from there expect a final "Departure Scan" to hit your destination airport.
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Disclaimer: UPS scanning might be off for some of us from when we depart from China to Alaska. Sometimes there seems to be a delay in scanning. If that happens to you. Do not panic!
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(Descending To Ascending Order)
First UPS Shipping label everyone expected to see. (Usually shows up on Sunday evening). Some of you might get lucky to see it Sunday Morning (PDT).
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A mishap with the UPS Flight carrying iPhone 12 Pro Max's. Dated: 11/11/2020
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Internal UPS Scan for Government Clearance from China to USA. Dated: 11/12/2020
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What did iPhone tracking looked like in 2017? iPhone X.
Story Behind the Famous, “Import Scan” UPS Stamp.
What to do When You Receive an Import Scan UPS Tracking Update?
Generally, receiving this update is good news. Your package has arrived in the destination country and has cleared through the customs process.
If there have been any issues with customs clearance you should already have been notified. (
UPS Clearance Information Required is a typical alert if a problem is encountered).
Essentially, your package is now cleared for the next leg of its journey.
In most cases, this will mean being dispatched to a UPS facility (regional or local depending on where the package is in relation to its final destination) where it will be sorted for onward delivery to the recipient.
Disclaimer: When shipping internationally, shipments will need to be cleared by the customs agency of every country it enters into, or departs from.
This way, that country’s government can inspect, keep a record of, and collect any taxes (or ‘duties’) owed for importing or exporting that product. It is a complex procedure that UPS thankfully handles on your behalf. Unfortunately though, because of its complex nature, there can be delays when things go wrong.
If you see ‘import scan’ on your tracking, this means it was able to be cleared successfully – at least, that’s how it’s supposed to be.
More Info:
https://jamesmcallisteronline.com/ups-import-scan/
Link to track your iPhone.
FlightAware Tracks Your iPhone Delivery Flight
www.flightaware.com
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Previous iPhone Pre-Order Events
iPhone 14 - Pro-Order Thread
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ders-and-delivery-status-thread-2022.2357188/
iPhone 13 - Pre-Order Thread
👏 Congratulations to everyone who received their iPhone on Friday, September 24th, 2021! 📱 https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/usa-apple-com-iphone-13-pro-max-mini-us-pre-orders-orders-and-delivery-status-thread-2021.2304502/page-568?post=30342434#post-30342434 Hello all, Looks like our dear...
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iPhone 12 - Pre-Order Thread
It’s about that time again! Going to be ordering from Apple again this year if I do go for the 12. Who’s excited? ETA: Also this includes Apple Store orders as well. Not sure how many are actually open for order pickup though.
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Photos From Inside a 747 Flying iPhone 6 Units to the U.S. (2014) 👀
As retailers prepare to begin sending out iPhone 6 and 6 Plus pre-orders to customers, shipping company employees behind the scenes are working hard...
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🛂 Good Luck and Safe Travels!!! ✈️
Please share your thoughts on which iPhone model you plan on pre-ordering...
Which color, size, and storage?
Are you going to upgrade your iPhone 15 this year?
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... and of course everyone else. All are welcome here, respectively. My apologies in advance if I missed anyone else.
This thread will be updated periodically. Stay tuned!