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Ordered my iPhone 5

first_mvp

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Ordered - Black 16GB via Apple. Delivery 9/21, status on Apple's order page is now "Processing Items", a change from "Received your order".
 

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Got a white 32gb version. I tried the At&t site but it kept lagging and not loading. Apple web site loaded and worked my first try.
 

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VZW Black/Slate iPhone 5 64GB Pre-ordered! Stayed up last night to pre order (2am Chicago time) Had the confirmation right away! This is going to be a LONG 7 days! lol
 

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Ordered right away from the Apple Store App, was done ordering in 30 seconds, very quick, got the 64gb in black.
 

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Had AT&T and Apple websites open at midnight... with AT&T I actually got to adding my iPhone 5 to my cart and then it crashed. Apple.com never came up for me. Went to my iP4S and using the Apple Store App had my iP5 64gb black ordered and paid for within a minute. If I remember correctly this is exactly what I did when the iP4S was released last year. You would think AT&T would learn, and I assume Apple.com just didn't go live right at 12:01...
 

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Waited until 1AM Local time, got through to the apple site around 1:15.
Was told that I may have to do a credit deposit, which is frustrating, because I didn't have to do it for the 4S or any other phone that I have gotten. (I also have exceptional credit score, why this would come up is beyond me)
So I had to wait for the At&t site to go up. As soon as the phones went to two weeks on the Apple website I just went to bed. I still hadn't pre ordered a phone.
Woke up 4 hours later and just finished my pre order about 20 minutes ago. At&t asked me nothing about credit deposits or anything like that. The pre order went smooth as silk.

I'm pretty frustrated as to why this happened on Apples site. I lost my chance to get the phone from day 1. My only other option would be to wait in line and considering I work on Fridays that isn't an option. Whatever. I'm going back to bed.

Got a 32GB Black.
 

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Ordered mine at 2:09AM CST. Got my confirmation e-mail a few minutes later. My first pre-order. Love the rush.
 

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I have grandfathered unlimited data with Verizon... Verizon's Ordering Process (paying full retail) wont let me keep it. Should I go ahead now and fix it later?

It let me keep it paying full retail price. The unlimited data was checked already when I ordered it.
 

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I was planning on buying it outright so that I could keep my current plan; however, through the Apple Store app, I was given the option of paying $449 and keeping my plan. I was surprised.

My order status has changed to "Processing Items" and my card has already been charged. It arrives on the 21st. :D
 

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I did my pre-order this morning, first in line at the AT&T store. Helps that I'm the store manager so I was there an hour before we opened for a conference call lol
 

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I just checked the Apple Online Store and the AT&T Online Store and both of them are up and taking orders. Maybe the mad rush slowing down, or else they're finally getting their act together with the web servers...
 

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Ordered a 32GB Black iPhone 5 through VZW...gave up my unlimited data, but the last six months I have averaged 800mb of data usage, so I'm not too worried about it.
 

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Text Message Order Confirmation from AT&T

My wife & I just received text message confirmations that our orders have been processed and we will be notified when our orders are shipped. w00t. :)
 

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I actually set it up by getting a call from VZ. They called me at 10:15 or so Eastern. Ordered. Delivery date the 21st. I guess waiting until a normal hour worked for me! I am also calling her back to switch the line and activate when I get it to keep the unlimited on my line but of course not the line it trasnferred from, so to say, anyway, I got it covered.
 

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Waited until 1AM Local time, got through to the apple site around 1:15.
Was told that I may have to do a credit deposit, which is frustrating, because I didn't have to do it for the 4S or any other phone that I have gotten. (I also have exceptional credit score, why this would come up is beyond me)
So I had to wait for the At&t site to go up. As soon as the phones went to two weeks on the Apple website I just went to bed. I still hadn't pre ordered a phone.
Woke up 4 hours later and just finished my pre order about 20 minutes ago. At&t asked me nothing about credit deposits or anything like that. The pre order went smooth as silk.

I'm pretty frustrated as to why this happened on Apples site. I lost my chance to get the phone from day 1. My only other option would be to wait in line and considering I work on Fridays that isn't an option. Whatever. I'm going back to bed.

Got a 32GB Black.
I had the same problem! I spent over an hour trying to get through both the Apple and the Sprint site. I finally got through at Apple and when I was trying to check out it told me that I had to do a deposit in the store and wouldn't let me buy it. I was soo mad! I had to spend another 30 minutes before everything went through on the Sprint site.
 

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Is there any way to get a shipping estimate from AT&T without actually placing the order? I can't see it anywhere.

Edit: Reading online it's now 14-21 days for AT&T. Kind of shady they don't tell you that before you commit to ordering. Don't know why I'd expect anything more from them.

Guess I'll be standing in line!
 
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