I'm planning on purchasing the unlocked device only, but I'm not sure if I should go to an Apple store or order it online. I would really like to get it this weekend, as I'm busy with work and travel after that and I have some time to set it up now. Part of me really hates the idea of actually standing in a line to buy a cell phone when it first comes out.
Does anyone know how long it generally takes for Apple to ship the first batch of phones if you order online? I've heard that if you order online at 3:00 a.m. EST on Friday, you can't select an option to pick up in-store later that day. so if you want an unlocked phone during the weekend, it looks like your choices are: 1) Order online when it comes out and hope it ships quickly. 2) Stand in-line. 3) Hope your phone is still available when you get off work Friday or Saturday. When I ordered my 4S online, it took about two weeks to ship from China. Brice On 9/16/13, Raul A. Gallegos <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all. Just curious about what different people will do when it comes > time to purchasing the iPhone 5s. Oh, and before I go on, just a point > to note, the s in the name 5s is lower-case because if it's a capital S > it looks too much like the number 5 visually, so Apple made it a small s > on purpose. So, the correct way of writing it is iPhone 5s. Anyway, > since you cannot pre-order the 5s, will you go to your local phone > carrier store, or to the Apple store? I'm just curious as to whether > people will go this Friday and wait long lines like Black Friday in the > US, or if they will wait a few days until the lines get less. > > I'm pretty excited myself because this will be my first time getting a > new phone the day it comes out. In the past I've gotten it when it was > an afterthought, or in the case of the 4s, when it had been out for > about 4 months already. usually I wait in case there are initial > problems found with the first batch of hardware, but this time around > I'm diving in with my eyes closed as the saying goes. > > Although all members are welcome to respond, I'm hoping that only people > who are getting the 5s will respond to this thread since I'm not asking > about whether it's a good idea, or if the 4s is better, or if we should > stay with what we have. This is because there are other viphone threads > which have already covered this. > > Cheers. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > Soft kitty, Warm kitty, Little ball of fur. Happy kitty, Sleepy kitty, > Purr, purr, purr. - Sheldon Cooper > Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
