Hi Rob,
I'm leaving on a trip 10/15, and really want to try and get the 4S 10/14 before leaving (upgrading from 3GS).
2 questions:
1) any difference between getting it from Apple vs Verizon?
2) any suggestion as to whether I'm more likely to be successful pre-ordering with supposed mail delivery 10/14, or going to store (apple or verizon) morning of 10/14?
Thanks much!
Emory
Hi Emory,
I am in the same boat as you - I also leave for a trip on the 15th.
What I am doing and recommend you do is on the Morning of the 7th - Reserve your iPhone 4S to be picked up at a local Apple Store.
The key reason I recommend this vs the Verizon store - is there is no telling how many the Verizon stores will get. Yes - a reservation is supposed to mean it is reserved - There was a great Sienfeld episode on that. But if push comes to shove and there is a dearth of iPhone 4S's who do you think is getting short sheeted - the Apple Store or the Verizon store?
Definitely do not go with the delivery method - as nothing would be worse than it being delivered to your front step after you left on a trip. And even if they don't deliver it to your front step - do you really wanted it sitting in a warehouse somewhere while you are gone - it could get lost there - just seems like to much potential for something to go wrong.
Finally - One last reason to get your iPhone at the Apple store. Last year when the iPhone 4 came out - I ofcourse was one of the first ones to get it at the Apple store. When I went to my car and turned it on - I had an error / warning message about it being over heated. I took it back into the Apple store - they quickly swapped it out with a new one - as they had extras they could do that with. Others I heard from that had issues on the first day at AT&T had issues getting a replacement right away.
So figure Murphy will strike and go with the Apple store as our safest bet.
Good Luck.
Rob W