jtravers

If you ordered online, you have nothing to worry about. Telesales (phone) charges s&h, the website does not.

Just looked into what happened last year. The original shipping date/order status said "up to 3 weeks." I ordered at 6am EDT. The phone (64GB 6+) arrived in one week on the release date. Looks like they padded the 6+'s last year and this year by 2 weeks just to be cautious. I think there's a good chance they'll come on the release date as long as you don't wait to order too late on Saturday.

And Apple.com still has every model available for delivery on 9/25 -- 90 minutes after preordering began.

I noticed that by mistake. The website logged me out, and I made it to checkout before I realized it. Then I signed back it, and the hair pulling started all over again, lol.

Seriously, call Telesales and order. The wait wasn't that long for me. You can keep refreshing the website while on hold, so you have nothing to lose. Also, the Apple Store app is probably the quickest way to order, if it works with your plan. It was working long before the Apple website started working.

Funny how those were the shipping times from right when preorders started. Exact same kind of thing happened with virtually all 6+'s last year, BUT they eventually posted a cutoff time and said any 6+ ordered before that time would be in the first wave of deliveries (if I'm remembering correctly). I also remember last year that some people that ordered after the cutoff had to wait a looooooong time before getting their 6+. Hopefully by tomorrow or Sunday sometime they'll be able to say that those who ordered a 64GB 6S+ before a certain time should get it by the 25th.

Ended up ordering through Telesales. Didn't take that long. They'll waive shipping charges if you press them to do it and tell them online ordering isn't working. Got a space grey 64GB 6S+.

The CDMA versions have all the GSM bands, I believe, so it should work everywhere as long as it's unlocked.

I'd definitely buy tickets.

Interesting. Did the 6S+ degrade from last year, or is it only worse relative to the 6S? Thanks!

Battery life on the Air 2 is a little worse than the Air. Everything feels "snappier" on the Air 2, though, since apps are kept in RAM much longer. Haven't noticed the effects of the anti-glare screen yet since I mainly use my iPad indoors. Overall solid upgrade except for the battery life.

I believe the chip is required for Pay, in general, which both the Air 2 and mini 3 support in apps and on the web (just not physical, contact less).

I believe it's $2.99.

Thanks for this. It's totally legit, too. Comes from the developer that made some pretty well known apps like Castro and Tokens. Downloading it now.

Thanks for both app recommendations!

What app do you use for that? After you extract the data, can you put it back on the newly setup phone?

I would, but I'd hate losing my iMessages and backed up app data.

If you haven't shipped it yet, there's a way to get a $20 bonus, assuming you didn't already get it.http://tinyurl.com/kwpb2am

iPad-only apps don't work on the 6+; you can't even download them. What is cool, though, is that 6/6+ optimized apps that aren't restricted to being iPhone-only will work on the iPad fully scaled and not just zoomed in, as they previously were. I imagine that in the future more developers will make their apps auto-scaling instead of developing iPhone-specific and iPad-specific apps -- kind of like how things work on Android.

Really loving the HD voice when calling other Sprint customers. Have they figured out how to make it interoperable with other carriers?

+1. The new version for Yosemite is excellent. Can't recommend it enough.

They pretty much take away the seriousness of whatever cause they're protesting for by being jacka$$es. Can't take them seriously. And, yeah, why waste a good donut like that? Delicious!

And even if they were as lenient, I'm guessing you'd have to mail the phone into them for warranty replacement. One of the perks of owning Apple gear is that you can just walk into an Apple store whenever a problem crops up -- even if you bought it somewhere else.

I order the 0.2mm matte cases from China on eBay. It take a couple weeks for delivery, but they're only $1 to $2! Hard to get thinner and cheaper than those, and they fit perfectly (at least the one I ordered did). Found the one I ordered. http://www.ebay.com/itm/0-2mm-Thin-Clear-Matte-Soft-Hard-Back-Case-Cover-Skin-For-iPhone-6-Plus-5s-5th-/281451602354?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&var=&hash=item4187d2a1b2

These new iPads and lower prices on last year's models have created some pretty decent deals on refurb iPads sold by Apple. Refurbs from Apple are usually indistinguishable from new, have a full 1 year warranty from Apple, and a brand new battery and shell. iPad mini 2s starting at $249 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB, $349 for 64GB, $439 for 128GB (+$100 for LTE) http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipad/ipad_mini_retina iPad Airs starting at $339 for 16GB, $389 for 32GB, $439 for 64GB, $529 for 128GB (+$100 for LTE) http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipad/ipad_air