Sickness702
Member
Mine changed from 10/4 - 10/12, 11/9 - 11/27, back ordered, processing, preparing to ship, 11/9 - 11/27 pending back to preparing to ship 11/9 - 11/27
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Apple iPhone 6 [OT]
- Thread starter OriginalThinking
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Impressive! But what kind of camera are they using? Something from this year or 4 years ago?
nikos
Member
You're going to have to pick up a SIM card for it because the SIM card in the iPhone 6 will be tied to the line you upgraded.
You'll also need to contact AT&T with the IMEI of the iPhone 6 so that it can be activated on your line.
EDIT: You might be able to use the SIM card it comes with if you contact AT&T before activating it. This will also avoid interrupting the line you used to upgrade.
Yeah it all went over my head on multiple levels.
It's almost amazing at how complex my failure to catch on was. Amazing I say.
exmachina64
Banned
My father-in-law does this shit every year. He has four lines on his family plan and has the upgrades staggered so that he can get a "new" phone every year, but he's cheap so he is always one to two years behind in iPhone models.
luknotluck
Member
Did anyone who ordered from Apple.com ship yet?
My smartphone history:
Original iPhone day one (that giftcard rebate lol)
3G
3GS
Galaxy S1 somewhere in here
4
5
6
Thanks for the heads up! Sure it'll be a nightmare contacting them
Original iPhone day one (that giftcard rebate lol)
3G
3GS
Galaxy S1 somewhere in here
4
5
6
Thanks for the heads up! Sure it'll be a nightmare contacting them
Yeah it all went over my head on multiple levels.
It's almost amazing at how complex my failure to catch on was. Amazing I say.
To be fair, I had no clue he was a Senior Editor at The Verge until now.
exmachina64
Banned
My smartphone history:
Palm pre (RIP)
Samsung Epic 4G (Sprint Galaxy S 1)
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
iPhone 5S
iPhone 6 Plus
Palm pre (RIP)
Samsung Epic 4G (Sprint Galaxy S 1)
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
iPhone 5S
iPhone 6 Plus
nikos
Member
My smartphone history:
Original iPhone day one (that giftcard rebate lol)
3G
3GS
Galaxy S1 somewhere in here
4
5
6
Thanks for the heads up! Sure it'll be a nightmare contacting them
I'll be on the same boat. Used one of the lines on my family plan to upgrade, so I'll need to contact them with the IMEI number to have it activated on my line. It hasn't been too bad in the past, but this is the most pre-ordered iPhone in history so hopefully it won't be terrible. I'll be happy just holding the phone until it works.
hitsugi
Member
It's at least 2 years old, as he noted he was comparing it to video shot a couple of years ago. While the iPhone's results are impressive regardless, most cheap P&S cameras would have shot horrible video through that ride.
I think my history goes:
1. Helio Ocean (if we can call that a smart phone)
2. iPhone 3g
3. iPhone 4
4. iPhone 5
5. Nexus 4
6. Nexus 5
7. iPhone 6 / Nexus 6 / Xperia Z3 - undecided. Leaning toward the iPhone 6 at the moment, though.
serenewarfare
Banned
Keylime
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Actual update file is 1.1GB compressed. Just doing things OTA needs way more space than it actually takes up.
I see. Welp, time to open up iTunes.
I want the 6 + inside of me.
Waiting 6 weeks for iPhone 6 is some clever marketing. Hope they give me 6 free apps too!
luknotluck
Member
When did you order yours?
victreeb3l
Member
I'm getting 957 MB required. How is everyone getting such different numbers?
edit: Oh wait nvm. Need 4.6gb. WTF Apple
Yeah I see it now. Update says 957 MB but says I need 4.6 GB of space to install.
edit: Oh wait nvm. Need 4.6gb. WTF Apple
Yeah I see it now. Update says 957 MB but says I need 4.6 GB of space to install.
Keylime
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Probably differs on your device and model number?
I'm getting 1.1GB on a 64GB iPhone 5S on Verizon.
I've gone T-Mobile Dash-> iPhone 3G -> HTC Evo 4G -> Galaxy Nexus -> Galaxy S4.
I'll be adding a '-> Galaxy Note 4' onto that in a few weeks. Was really intrigued by the 6+. I'm not sure I ever would've pulled the trigger on it, but the slipperiness and 1GB RAM killed my interest. I went through that Safari reloading crap with the OG iPad and can't do it again.
Very curious to see what the ratio of 6 to 6+ will be out in public the next few weeks.
I'll be adding a '-> Galaxy Note 4' onto that in a few weeks. Was really intrigued by the 6+. I'm not sure I ever would've pulled the trigger on it, but the slipperiness and 1GB RAM killed my interest. I went through that Safari reloading crap with the OG iPad and can't do it again.
Very curious to see what the ratio of 6 to 6+ will be out in public the next few weeks.
Garrett Hawke
Member
So Spigen's tempered glass screen protector won't be available in the UK for the iPhone 6 launch, anyone know any good alternatives?
Are we doing our full history of phones? Damn. WELL I don't even remember the exact order, I've been through a lot of phones. Some of them seem like overlap, but it's because I took advantage of using the phone for a month and returning it (my carrier gave me a month to return it).
My very first smartphone was the HTC Hero, I remember that much.
HTC Hero > Blackberry (forget which model) > Palm Pre (had it for a week. Loved WebOS, but the phone's build was awful, and battery was atrocious) > HTC EVO > Samsung Epic 4g > iPhone 4s > Nexus 4 > HTC One > iPhone 5s > iPhone 6 +
And I think I might even be missing some lol As you can see, I really tried to fall in love with Android. Never could.
EDIT: Wow, I thought I had gone through a lot phones. Some of you have a LONG list.
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Getting delirious, my friend. BTW I love Brand New.
My absolute favorite band. Thrice is a close second.
serenewarfare
Banned
Apparently before the Apple site went back up for everyone else some sort of way. I got in and had my order done by 3:30 AM EST on Friday.
Hmm I went from Palm Pre->HTC EVO 4G->EVO 3D->EVO 4G LTE-> Samsung Galaxy S3-> HTC One M7-> HTC One M8-> IPhone 6+. However, I'm worried about the lag mentioned in some of the reviews, I don't want this to be an IPad 3 type of situation. Also I was going to go caseless due to the large size, but read that the back was easy to scratch. Not as positive about my pre-order now. At least iut hasn't shipped if I decide to cancel.
My order was around 4 am eastern and my Verizon order hasn't been updated, my email said October 7.
My order was around 4 am eastern and my Verizon order hasn't been updated, my email said October 7.
luknotluck
Member
Thanks. I don't know if I should be worried because I got my order in around Friday at 6pm EST. My order still says preparing for shipment.
LyleLanley
Banned
You have an actual tracking number and everything? Mine is scheduled to arrive on the 19th but it still just says Preparing for shipment.
nikos
Member
exmachina64
Banned
This is why I went with a 64GB 5S and why I'm going with a 128GB 6 Plus.
serenewarfare
Banned
Mine still says "Preparing for Shipment" on the Apple site, but check the support site. If you have a serial number for your device there, that means it shipped and you can track it using the "Track by Reference" feature on the UPS site. Once you do that once, you'll have a tracking number through UPS.
victreeb3l
Member
Yep. I ordered the 128 GB iPhone 6. I'll leave like 5gbs empty just to be safe.
iPhone 4 was my first smart phone, coming from some crappy old Samsung flip phone. It was like a revelation in every way, and I couldn't get over how substantial it felt compared to my old phone. It had weight to it, but not in a "oh this is too heavy" but "wow, this is an actual object." It felt like a purposeful and well designed device instead of a plastic thing with a cheap hinge.
What was more worrying to me was a reviewer or two saying that because the back is so slick, it's easier for the 6+ to slip out of your hand. Now Samsung's faux leather backs make a bit more sense.
LyleLanley
Banned
I found the serial number but the Track By Reference feature on the UPS site isn't working for me. Oh well.
luknotluck
Member
How do you find the serial number? Do you go on apple support?
Keylime
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Try typing in your billing phone number in that reference # field and see if it spits something out. That's what I'm using to get my tracking data atm.
serenewarfare
Banned
What are you putting in the "Shipment Reference" field? I ended up having to use the phone number for the billing address.
serenewarfare
Banned
https://supportprofile.apple.com/
Should have all your devices there. If it's there, then UPS has a label for it and it can be tracked.