They did say that they’ll be shipping majority of their product via boat during Sept keynote
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Didn’t think it’d happen this soon. Mouth hit the ground when I saw that it was on a boat…
I ordered mine on Sept. 15th. Same Config. Deliver Nov 6-13. Still says Nov 6-13.
Yep. Ordered the 15th. 2 months. It's ridiculous and unacceptable. They launch every single year at the same exact time. You would think by now they would have this down. Have product available at a reasonable amount of time from launch. Total logistics failure.
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Wow! Which airport is this?
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I just made it to work. It's a busy day at the airport but I don’t think I’m getting any work done. 
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Sounds like all of ours are on the same boat. lol. Sept 17th, Nov 7-14th, Titanium Natural 1TB Max
Just checked. Mine got bumped too. Guess the boat arrived early.
Arrives Oct 30 - Nov 6
Just moved up to Nov 1-8. 256GB Natural Titanium 15 Pro Max. Been seeing Nov 7-14 since September 18th when I ordered. Now Preparing to Ship.
If all of yours came by boat, could you post the incoming scan for your phone? I'm wondering which facility processed it. I'm assuming that if it came in to San Pedro/Long Beach, for UPS, it was scanned at Ontario or San Bernardino, while FDX should have it at one of those places as well. I'm wondering where it will depart from by air, because that will tell us where it arrived prior to departing by air.
BL.
Well, i have no idea where it came from originally. Just got a tracking number and here what it says.
Ship From
FUSION DC
FUSION DC
100 GOODMAN DR
CARLISLE, PA, 170137903, US
Service
UPS Ground
Weight
1.20 LBS
Shipment Category
Package
Okay, this helps. If you go onto UPS' site and put in your tracking number, then pull up the tracking history, does it say what the first entry point is that UPS has? I seriously doubt that it just automagically showed up in Carlisle.
BL.
Mine just went to shipping. Unfortunately I read my estimate incorrectly this entire time. Ordering two-three hours after orders opened had me in in November.... silly me reversed October and November.
Not much info yet. This is all i have in details.
| 10/27/2023 10:25 A.M. | Label Created Shipper created a label, UPS has not received the package yet. United States |
Firstly so glad your phone went to shipping congrats! Can wait to hear what you think when it arrives.
I ended up having a problem with my order it got cancelled. When I re-ordered they did a JTL request which they approved (very surprised) and my phone was delivered on Monday.
Someone at Verizon must’ve hated me because the box was all dented in the corner it hit the ground at the edge hard. The phone was fine and I didn’t cry. 🤣
Phone is amazingly light compared to the 13PM. Definitely notice a speed difference and apps don’t respring as often. Very happy with the phone. It was quite an ordeal for me to obtain. I chronicled my troubles in the Verizon thread to the point some felt the need to block me because “it’s just a phone”. I guess I overshared 😉
It’s possible because that’s where one of the warehouse is located where the ship iPhones from when there are plenty in stock. There is also s warehouse in TN as well. Also in Indiana and one in California
Another update. UPS picked it up and say it will be here tomorrow now. But, still no tracking info prior to the warehouse.
That's not the issue though. If they were coming directly from the warehouse, then there would be no difference between Apple shipping it directly to him from China versus waiting for the stock to build up in the warehouse prior to shipping it to him. That would make no sense, especially given the fact that others were getting their phones shipped directly to them from China, bypassing any warehouse.
But if they did indeed say that the bulk of their shipments were coming by boat, then there has to be a way to see when the handoff from clearing customs at LGB to the carrier, then be flown domestic. Otherwise, the logistics would be:
Boat to LGB - flown to a warehouse - carrier picking up from warehouse - sent to customer.
There would be no explanation as to why a customer had to wait 6+ weeks from ordering for theirs to be sent by boat while someone else who ordered at the same time had theirs sent by air.
BL.
Firstly, this is the first time hearing that apple is using boat to ship an iphone. I have never heard this before, unless this is something new they are doing. In most cases, they fly out from China in bulks and gets distributed to one of the 3/4 warehouses mentioned and from there they can then distribute to customers.
But I agree as why some customers has to wait that long. 🤷♂️
At first I didn't believe the boat rationale either, but as it was posted here in this thread, it was mentioned that more than 80-90% of their products are being shipped by boat now, to reduce their carbon footprint generated by air. If that is indeed true, then those shipments would only have 2-3 ports to come in at: Seattle, Oakland/Stockton, or San Pedro/Long Beach, with LGB being the biggest choice, as it is the country's busiest port.
The timing of the orders to them finally making it to the country would correlate to the time for shipment between China and here by sea, let alone the processing at Long Beach. From there, they would be handed to a given carrier (UPS, FDX, DHL, etc.) and shipped by air or ground, depending on final destination.
If that were true, I was hoping we'd see something indicative of the handoff from the port to the carrier, such as an incoming scan at the carrier's distribution center, like FDX and UPS have at Ontario/San Bernardino. That would at least tell us that the shipment came in to SoCal, and more than likely, Long Beach.
But again, the time between ordering and delivery is a huge issue for those still waiting, and does deserve an explanation from Apple.
BL.
Was announced during this past Sept keynote when they revealed the Series 9 and iPhone 15 models. Here’s also clip