20cent
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In a month?! If they really produce 400,000 units a day, I should be able to walk into a store and buy an iphone 6 (non-plus) in less than a week.
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Apple iPhone 6 [OT]
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In a month?! If they really produce 400,000 units a day, I should be able to walk into a store and buy an iphone 6 (non-plus) in less than a week.
Yes they aren't going to ramp up production 6 months ago. They started a month or two ago. Foxconn is operating at max capacity. There limit is 540,000 iPhones a day. What more do you want. Foxconn to somehow double production? And why should apple create an infinite number of iPhones. Apple has planned ahead. Please explain to me how apple could produce enough iPhones to satisfy all of the demand for day 1 and satisfy everyone.
Please provide me with a step by step approach.
No company ever does this intentionally. This is a myth made by fedora-wearing hipsters because they feel the need to hate on anything that is successful.
The_Inquisitor
Member
I'm a little worried. Phone is shipping under my sister's name because stupid ATT only allows shipment to the primary account holder. We have the same last name so UPS rep said it should be fine. Should I worry about picking up my phone tomorrow at the distribution center?
Samsung basically advertises them in every one of their commercials. Not sure apple needs to bother.
And you will I'm sure. If you order one right now online it says it will ship within a week to ten days. I just checked the actual numbers and its 400,000 iPhone 6's, and 140,000 Plus units. And those are daily figures.
That's what I'm worried about. But a couple of reviews said the Plus needs a case just for grip purposes. I don't know if I can handle a case. :/
Where did you find those figures? I was just looking for them.
Probably LTTP on this photo, but I just saw it on MacRumors a little while ago.
That was the line at the 14th St. Apple Store in NYC at 3:30 Eastern. I waited there overnight for the 5S last year. Got there around 11PM and the line pictured is already longer.
Hopefully the preorder line isn't too bad in the morning. I plan on getting there around 7:30.
Also, those people are clearly not prepared for a campout. Hopefully they have people bringing them stuff.
Those two girls on the left in flip-flops. Damn, their feet are going to be killing them in the morning.
LyleLanley
Banned
I really don't understand the appeal of lining up so early to get a phone. If they wanted it so badly why didn't they just order it online?
Wait...you can pick it up from them?
Haloid1177
Banned
Because AT&T is stupid and didn't recognize my plan hence I couldn't preorder and have to wait in line.
I think you missed the word "case"
BFIB
Member
The casing will hide/protect the extruding camera present on 6/6P.
dying
When the iPhone 6 is going to have more market saturation in the PS4 LTD in just a few weeks or less (Maybe on day 1?) you call that artificial scarcity?
Oh Jesus!
The latest late.
It's a dice roll depending on who you get. Usually they need a photo ID, even for non signature required packages.
As long as you two have the same address.
The_Inquisitor
Member
We don't. I already directed it back to the house. I hope one of my parents is home. Gotta drive 30 minutes home to get phone now.
sigh. drove by the local AT&T store and saw 5 people in line (10pm est), yeah i have zero chance of getting a 6+ here.
sleep then!
will check out the apple store tomorrow to get hands on the bigger phone though.
my iphone 6+ case arrived though! think is like slightly smaller than my 3ds xl in area. ridonkulous
sleep then!
will check out the apple store tomorrow to get hands on the bigger phone though.
my iphone 6+ case arrived though! think is like slightly smaller than my 3ds xl in area. ridonkulous
Gamecocks625
Member
Tell me more about your global supply chain expertise
Why?
Artificial supply constraints make no sense to anyone in the world except the conspiracists who imagine them.
What does this have to do with anything? It's not like Apple can just manufacture an unlimited supply of phones over any duration of time. We already know from the leaks approximately when manufacturing began as well as reported capacity throughout numbers. Everything lines up. We also know from reports that Apple has had a tougher time manufacturing the Plus due to the screen than the 6 which uses the same screen fabrication they've been using since the 4. We know more about the supply chain and process now than we've ever known before and nothing is there to lead one to believe there is some sort of artificial supply constraint. So please tell us where you think this is coming from and who benefits. You talk about hype needed yet they already broke pre-order records before numbers became a bit clearer in the last day or so.
POWERSPHERE
Member
I will never understand phone frenzies.
Scalping or bragging rights mainly.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Good. One less competitor to grab my beloved phone!!!
My iPhone 4s died after being caught in the rain for and hour and half. It still worked on and off for two days after that and I leave for Asia for 3 weeks on Sunday. No way in hell I'm leaving for 3 weeks without a phone.
lucablight
Member
Just spent 4 hours waiting outside an apple store for an iphone 6 plus (I'm from Australia). Didn't even make it into the store and the iphone plus' are sold out. Basically wasted 4 hours and have to pay for parking to add insult to injury.
Mammoth Jones
Member
I don't know either. But I got the fever...
I just feel like I really like my current phone and I'm excited to have a better version of the phone I already love. I don't upgrade every year but I do every other year.
Would be nice to have a new phone to enjoy.
yea, I'd rather just preorder and wait however long it takes to get my phone. I waited outside for my Xbox 360. Never again.
Has anyone who preordered from tmobile gotten a delivery date or anything yet? I havent received so much as a text message. I only know its in "Backordered" status from calling customer care. The rep told me that because the iphone doesnt release until tomorrow everyone's order says "Backordered". Sounded like BS to me.