Daniel Eran Dilger
Initial orders placed on February 9 were slated for delivery "on or before February 18," but shipping notices are now being sent out, specifying a "delivers by" date of February 16th.
Apple reportedly stockpiled an initial production of 2 million CDMA iPhone 4 units in December and January, reserving an unknown proportion of the initial batch for Verizon to offer to its existing customers as pre-orders February 3. That initial batch was sold out on the first day.
Apple began taking web orders on the 9th, offering either reserved in-store pickup or free delivery for those willing to wait a week or two for the new model to ship and arrive. Initial orders estimated a five day shipping delay after the ship date.
A more efficient ordering process that appeared to capably handle the demand for the new carrier prevented the long lines that dogged the initial release of iPhone 4 last summer on AT&T.
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I ordered 3 V iPhones from applestore.com on Feb 4. They arrived Feb 8 and were activated and in use a few days before the official release. I was surprised.
I ordered 3 V iPhones from applestore.com on Feb 4. They arrived Feb 8 and were activated and in use a few days before the official release. I was surprised.
This article is about non-Verizon customers.
Also, in before "lackluster Verizon customer launch means more availability for switchers, so faster ship times!".
I finally caved in and bought two iPhones last night. I justify the purchase on the profits we made over the years from AAPL stock. We've been with Verizon for years and waited years for them to carry the iPhone. We have had a Mac, a Macbook, and multiple iPods so my expectations were pretty high but I can't believe the iPhone is exceeding them.
We went to the Verizon store in Encinitas, CA and everyone was buying an Apple product. Most people were getting the iPhone but I saw an 80 year old man buying an iPad. It was unreal.
We got the lowest plan available:700 min, unlimited data and 250 msgs each. I set up my Google Voice so we will never go over the limit. My wife is a teacher so we get a 15% discount off her line as well. All in all, this will be worth it. I read a lot with the Kindle app and play games as well. It's hard to believe that GPS programs like Mapquest are free!
This article is about non-Verizon customers.
Also, in before "lackluster Verizon customer launch means more availability for switchers, so faster ship times!".
The only 'lackluster Verrizon customer launch' is in a troll's head.
As I posted in comments yesterday, I placed an order for the iPhone through Verizon just after 3 AM EST on the 9th. I received shipping notification yesterday with an ETA of Monday the 14th. Fedex is now saying that it's already on the truck for delivery.