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iPhone 7 | OT | Pre-order Sept 9, Available Sept 16
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The Last Wizard
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People lining up already
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/14/iphone-7-lines-start-ahead-of-friday-launch/
Must suck to be them NYC since it just poured down raining for a good 10 or so minutes and it's a hot day.
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/14/iphone-7-lines-start-ahead-of-friday-launch/
Must suck to be them NYC since it just poured down raining for a good 10 or so minutes and it's a hot day.
The Last Wizard
Member
No, but you should be able to preorder it for store pickup then head to store tell them you'd like to return said iPhone and rebuy it on the iUP.
Starting to worry that my 6S won't sell on swappa before Friday, I really don't want to trade in for what I assume won't be worth what Apple is giving.
Pretty sure we're outta luck if looking at the 7+, but this is what I plan to do with a 7.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
Member
What is the point of lining up if you can just pre-order?
You can't preorder the 7+ anymore and get it on Sept16. Maybe they wanted it day 1.
THE EXPERIENCE.
Operations
Member
Still annoyed at the fact that the jet black iPhone 7+ pre-orders won't be fullfilled until the 26th at the earliest. I'm very impatient!
I ended up waiting in line 12 hours (3am to 3pm) to get an iPhone 4 way back in the day, never again.
It's not that I was so iPhone crazy, it was just, after 2 hours of waiting I'm like (I've waited 2 hours for this, it can't be for nothing. then 4 hours of waiting same logic, and so on until it was 3pm....
shit sucked
It's not that I was so iPhone crazy, it was just, after 2 hours of waiting I'm like (I've waited 2 hours for this, it can't be for nothing. then 4 hours of waiting same logic, and so on until it was 3pm....
shit sucked
I bet it's fun if you have three or four friends with you with plenty of food and water, portable batteries, etc. A tent and change of clothes too.
I'd do that.
Going by yourself? Forget that.
MKBHD has his Matte Black vs Jet Black video uploaded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5HtSy5bATk
So glad I bought Jet Black.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5HtSy5bATk
So glad I bought Jet Black.
Jet Black Does look nice. But the ammount of fingerprints and scratches it will collect makes me a bit wearie...
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
it's not really even much a phone though anymore. It's most people's primary computing device.
shungokusatsu
Member
Still processing with an ETA of mid October. Sigh, it'd be nice to get one on release date just once. I remember ordering the 6 once preorders opened and it took 2 months to get it.
Someone contacted me about buying my 6s plus if I unlock it, but my backup phone would not activate and I have not been able to restore (T-Mobile apparently requires a full reset of the phone to unlock it). I am going to try and nab my in-law's old 5 tonight, so I hope the buyer is still interested.
Thanks for your input, materials expert.
ThanksVision
Member
Matte black looks solid in person--very slick and prob my overall fav of the bunch. Just more practical vs beautiful scratchy jet black. The home button feels off on first impression, though I have not spent any time with the MacBook touchpad. I'm sure I'd get used to it. Camera is wild, the front-facing cam is noticeably better too.
Overall though I think I'm gonna wait out a year for the next iteration. This really doesn't feel like that big of a leap for me. And I hear next year is gonna be huge for the iPhone.
E: jet black feels like a window, yes. Felt great in the hand, just scared of the scratches :/
Overall though I think I'm gonna wait out a year for the next iteration. This really doesn't feel like that big of a leap for me. And I hear next year is gonna be huge for the iPhone.
E: jet black feels like a window, yes. Felt great in the hand, just scared of the scratches :/
DOWN
Banned
Same. They said similar to dragging your hands on a MacBook vs a glass window. Your hand stick hard on a window but can brush smoothly across the matte metallic surface of a MacBook.
This is the key. There's no doubt Jet Black looks amazing -- however if you're OCD about scratches and prints it's a no go. Since putting this in a case kind of defeats the purpose of having a Jet Black phone, it's for folks who are ok going naked and not OCD. With those caveats, it's clearly the best looking device out there.
No problem. I wasn't surprised when I saw Apple's "warning" (for lack of a better way to put it) when it came to scratches with the Jet Black model at all.
Got the Shakes
Member
If you ever need to deal with a fraud alert on your credit report because someone stole your identity and want to use the iPhone Upgrade Program to get your phone, good luck. I still can't order one. Citizen's One needs more info to approve the loan because of the fraud alert, which is fine. They were supposed to call me Friday, no call. I call them Saturday, they say the appropriate people will call you Monday. Monday rolls around, no call. I call again today and the guy says they'll escalate it to the proper channels ans they'll call today to get it resolved, they didn't call. I missed out on a launch day iPhone 7 Plus because of this mess and at this point I can't even order a phone at all using the iUP. I mean sure, I could buy it outright like I did my 6s Plus, but it's the principal of things. Apple can't help, Citizen's One refuses to help and doesn't seem to care enough to just take care of me by transferring me to someone who can help one of the 3 times I've called them in the past 6 days. What a mess.
/end rant
/end rant
EightBitNate
Member
lol just took a survey from Apple and it was all about which ports I used on my MacBook Pro
RIP in peace headphone port
RIP in peace headphone port
joeblackisback
Member
So I just decided to bite the bullet. If I preorder to have it shipped, can I pick it up in store instead if I happen to come across a store with stock?
Zeyphersan
Banned
That seems... pretty conclusive that they're thinking about axing it
Community Forum
Member
Trying my luck at a Verizon corporate store on Fri. Had no problems getting the 6 two years ago just showing up 15 min early. I live in a small town though. Still can't believe I'll get $650 in credits for my two-year old phone. I think two years ago I traded in my old iPhone for some huge amount too.
My local T-Mobile store will be receiving some stock, though they don't know how many units. I won't even try any of Apple retail stores here in LA.
Yep, just cancel your online order if you pick one up in store. Or worst case, if it's already shipped to you, just return it for full refund.
Got an old 5S up and running while I wait for a 7. I think I got my 6s plus unlocked... I stuck a Verizon SIM in there and am able to call *99 and 611. Any personal number is dropped instantly, but the SIM is not on an active plan so I expect that. iTunes never gave me a "phone unlocked" message after I restored. Anyone know another way I could check on my unlock status? Since I can get through to 611, does that mean it's working?
SlickShoesRUCrazy
Member
I preordered it this morning for picking Friday evening
.Not sure if I am going to keep it though.
Tony Iron Man Stark
Banned
Anyone from T-Mobile got their 7 shipped?
Mine's 7+ Jet Black 128gb with shipping date 9/19 to 9/26.
No signs at all. :/
Mine's 7+ Jet Black 128gb with shipping date 9/19 to 9/26.
No signs at all. :/
Operations
Member
I believe all Jet black 7+ models are being shipped after the 16th
Uno Venova
Banned
It "shipped" on Saturday, but I think that was just a shipping label, no movement since then.
Tony Iron Man Stark
Banned
What!? Mine is still "processing"
I can still return the 7 Plus for a 7.
Is the camera and extra 1GB RAM worth the extra $120? I would prefer a smaller phone.