iPhone 5 pre-order delivery dates pushed back again due to high demand
Continued demand for Apple's new iPhone 5 has caused shipping times to slip to 3-4 weeks from the Online Apple Store, with partner carriers seeing similar delays.
After a crush of pre-orders quickly ate through Apple's first batch of iPhone 5 units last Friday, demand for the new device remains strong as the company is continuing to push back shipping times as more orders pile in.
The Cupertino, Calif., tech giant announced on Monday that the iPhone 5 saw over two million pre-orders in its first 24 hours of availability, while AT&T posted record numbers but failed to offer specifics.
Pre-orders opened on Friday at midnight Pacific time with such high interest that the Apple Online Store burned through its stock in an hour. The company issued a statement later that day saying, ?Pre-orders for iPhone 5 have been incredible. We?ve been completely blown away by the customer response.?
The websites of Apple's U.S. partner carriers AT&T and Verizon also show stockouts with both telecoms quoting delivery dates in two to three weeks for all iPhone 5 models. Shipment times for Sprint, the last of the "big three" U.S. wireless carriers to sell out of its initial allotment, have also slipped, though the 32GB and 64GB versions are only delayed one week.
While shipments are already in transit to select customers, the iPhone 5 will officially launch in nine countries on Friday as part of the fastest product rollout in Apple history.
After a crush of pre-orders quickly ate through Apple's first batch of iPhone 5 units last Friday, demand for the new device remains strong as the company is continuing to push back shipping times as more orders pile in.
The Cupertino, Calif., tech giant announced on Monday that the iPhone 5 saw over two million pre-orders in its first 24 hours of availability, while AT&T posted record numbers but failed to offer specifics.
Pre-orders opened on Friday at midnight Pacific time with such high interest that the Apple Online Store burned through its stock in an hour. The company issued a statement later that day saying, ?Pre-orders for iPhone 5 have been incredible. We?ve been completely blown away by the customer response.?
The websites of Apple's U.S. partner carriers AT&T and Verizon also show stockouts with both telecoms quoting delivery dates in two to three weeks for all iPhone 5 models. Shipment times for Sprint, the last of the "big three" U.S. wireless carriers to sell out of its initial allotment, have also slipped, though the 32GB and 64GB versions are only delayed one week.
While shipments are already in transit to select customers, the iPhone 5 will officially launch in nine countries on Friday as part of the fastest product rollout in Apple history.
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Better to be further back and arrive early as a pleasant surprise than to promise too soon and arrive late.
Lets see how fast the stores sell out on Friday. Few hours at best then theres a wait.
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Originally Posted by DeanSolecki
I'm fairly sure Apple will not fail to deliver by the projected dates (that is the one thing everyone seems to agree that Tim Cook is good at,) but I am starting to wonder if they are going to be rather precise, with very little welcome surprises. I got the Oct. 5th date, and it is yet to ship. I suppose it could be a week early (and I am seriously hoping it will be,) but I'm starting to come to the realization that... sigh... the "ships in two weeks" might have been sincere.
That's how it's looking to me. I ordered mine within 10 minutes of the start of pre-orders, and they are still showing as deliverying on 9/21-9/25 (current status is "Preparing for Shipment").
Wonder how many sales Apple loose due to having no stock available? There are many people right at this time that are now at the end of 2 year contract cycles.
Reminds me of the iPhone 4 launch, it took a good few months for supplies to settle.
AMAZING. I can't wait until the first round of sales numbers come out. AAPL is going to see $800 before the end of the year.
Other companies can only dream of being as DOOMED as Apple.
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Originally Posted by quamb
Wonder how many sales Apple loose due to having no stock available? There are many people right at this time that are now at the end of 2 year contract cycles.
Reminds me of the iPhone 4 launch, it took a good few months for supplies to settle.
Well if they want the 5 they will just wait. My contract expired back in April, but I waited until now because I wasn't going to be locked into a 4S for two years.
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Originally Posted by AIA
That's how it's looking to me. I ordered mine within 10 minutes of the start of pre-orders, and they are still showing as deliverying on 9/21-9/25 (current status is "Preparing for Shipment").
Mine is saying the same thing. Keep hoping it changes soon.
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Well if they want the 5 they will just wait. My contract expired back in April, but I waited until now because I wasn't going to be locked into a 4S for two years.
What do you do between the time that your contract expires and you get your iPhone 5? Do you switch to a pre-paid plan? Or does your carrier let you continue month-to-month at the same rates as your previous contract? Sorry if this is an obvious/stupid question, I haven't been on a contract in many years.
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Mine is saying the same thing. Keep hoping it changes soon.
Hey there, I remember you - we pre-ordered at the same time.
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Originally Posted by AIA
What do you do between the time that your contract expires and you get your iPhone 5? Do you switch to a pre-paid plan? Or does your carrier let you continue month-to-month at the same rates as your previous contract? Sorry if this is an obvious/stupid question, I haven't been on a contract in many years.
It just goes month to month. In that limbo period you can cancel your service without any fees, or you can order a new phone at contract prices and go back on contract. If you stay off contract long enough, your carrier will eventually notice, and try to get you to renew your contract with special pricing or deals on new phones.
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It just goes month to month. In that limbo period you can cancel your service without any fees, or you can order a new phone at contract prices and go back on contract. If you stay off contract long enough, your carrier will eventually notice, and try to get you to renew your contract with special pricing or deals on new phones.
Correct. I've been out-of-contract for a few months now with AT&T. Same monthly pricing as when I was in-contract. They do quite aggressively advertise that you have an upgrade available (which will throw you into another 2-year contract should you accept) when logging into att.com.
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It just goes month to month. In that limbo period you can cancel your service without any fees, or you can order a new phone at contract prices and go back on contract. If you stay off contract long enough, your carrier will eventually notice, and try to get you to renew your contract with special pricing or deals on new phones.
Ok, that makes sense. Thanks
When it's the 21st in Australia it will still be the 20th in the US.
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Is there any mention of how many iPhone 5's will be in the Apple Stores? I remember when the newest iPad came out, I ordered one online but the wait was 2-3 weeks. I canceled the order and headed to Memphis and they had plenty in stock....That was even a few days after the official launch date.
Originally Posted by MacCentric
…Samsung has store shelves and warehouses full of dozens of different models and customers never need to wait on line.
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Oh, that's not sarcasm! They just don't have any customers who WOULD wait in line.
It will be real interesting to see how many iPhone 5s they actually have shipped this month. Will it be ten or twenty million? In case you are wondering yes I believe they could ship that many.
I ordered mine via ATT and the order confirmation says I "should receive my order as soon as Sept 21, 2012". Unfortunately, the link to the order status seems to be useless because it has never changed from the initial status of "processing". I'm really hoping it's shipped by now.
Originally Posted by wizard69
It will be real interesting to see how many iPhone 5s they actually have shipped this month. Will it be ten or twenty million? In case you are wondering yes I believe they could ship that many.
This month? That would be spectacular, but I think I'll stick conservative myself.