shipped.

i just shipped out yesterday. i'm an 8/10 STV, 9/15 hPod switch, order number 4538lili. it's coming from shanghai, china, with a scheduled delivery date of october 20th, weighing 1.0 kg (~2.20462262 pounds). i have no idea if it's an hPod or an iPod.
i belive this is all the information that i can supply.

i will gladly contribute my tracking number, whoever i am supposed to send it to please reply here with information.

Congrats, buddy! Glad to know things are still moving, albeit slowly. From what I've heard, don't rely on the delivery date -- you should have it by the end of next week.

[quote58fc6e2ff2="rosenduger"]i just shipped out yesterday. i'm an 8/10 STV, 9/15 hPod switch, order number 4538lili. it's coming from shanghai, china, with a scheduled delivery date of october 20th, weighing 1.0 kg (~2.20462262 pounds). i have no idea if it's an hPod or an iPod.
i belive this is all the information that i can supply.

i will gladly contribute my tracking number, whoever i am supposed to send it to please reply here with information.[/quote58fc6e2ff2]

Earlier, people thought orders shipped from China were mini ipods but right now, we don't know anymore.. Some say they never ordered a mini nor switched to one yet their orders are coming from China... They're probably backordered that's why some are coming from China. And FYI,
the weight of the packages and the arrival dates are way off. Youll be receing ur package no longer than four days! )

I hoped I helped some..D -karmas appreciated.

Units ordered directly from Apple come from China.

rosenduger - you should have that by monday, tuesday at the latest. i found a ipod or hpod that was sent out on 9/20 and it arrived in my town and was delivered on the 22nd.

congrats!

awesome, thank you all for your help. i'm hoping it will come very soon. since it's from china, i can assume it's coming from apple, and it certainly can't be a mini, so i could also assume it's an ipod and not an hpod...i hope!
thanks again for your help, i'll keep you updated.

same here.. Mine got shipped.. mine is also coming from shanghai, china. I'm getting the original iPod since I DID NOT switch. so i think you're getting the original one.

awesome, i hope so. thanks for the info.

[quote7217122f9d="rosenduger"]i just shipped out yesterday. i'm an 8/10 STV, 9/15 hPod switch, order number 4538lili. it's coming from shanghai, china, with a scheduled delivery date of october 20th, weighing 1.0 kg (~2.20462262 pounds). i have no idea if it's an hPod or an iPod.
i belive this is all the information that i can supply.

i will gladly contribute my tracking number, whoever i am supposed to send it to please reply here with information.[/quote7217122f9d]

wtf is going on? I'm 8/10 stv, 9/9 hpod switch, order number 45[b7217122f9d]24[/b7217122f9d]lili and I'm still not shipped. Isn't gratis supposed to send them out in order?

Where have you been? They haven't shipped things in order for a long time! Since you switched to the HP, you might be in the next batch of HPs to ship from a stateside vendor....

Congrats! Woo Woo. It gives me hope. D

okay, just an update for everyone, as of today, my ipod left shanghai, arrived in anchorage, alaska, then has "departed location," and is currently "in transit." i'm assuming that means that it has left anchorage and is headed towards me. i'm expecting it by wednesday, now that it's in the country. so it should be arriving here in louisiana quite soon!
i'll let y'all know when i get more news.

[quotea9844e18fe="therippa"][quotea9844e18fe="rosenduger"]i just shipped out yesterday. i'm an 8/10 STV, 9/15 hPod switch, order number 4538lili. it's coming from shanghai, china, with a scheduled delivery date of october 20th, weighing 1.0 kg (~2.20462262 pounds). i have no idea if it's an hPod or an iPod.
i belive this is all the information that i can supply.

i will gladly contribute my tracking number, whoever i am supposed to send it to please reply here with information.[/quotea9844e18fe]

wtf is going on? I'm 8/10 stv, 9/9 hpod switch, order number 45[ba9844e18fe]24[/ba9844e18fe]lili and I'm still not shipped. Isn't gratis supposed to send them out in order?[/quotea9844e18fe]

I'm also an 8/10 stv, and I also switched 9/9, and I'm also still stv. This is making me mad.

I think it goes to Tennessee and THEN your homestate

[quote769b5f4fb2="dragonwhacker"]I'm also an 8/10 stv, and I also switched 9/9, and I'm also still stv. This is making me mad.[/quote769b5f4fb2]

man, that sucks...i don't know, perhaps yours has already shipped out as well, and they just haven't updated the site?
i hope so, it's kinda unfair.

i'm pretty sure i'm getting an apple though...so i doubt switch date has much to do with it. but you still ordered a day before me...

[quote769b5f4fb2="Hasshaus"]I think it goes to Tennessee and THEN your homestate[/quote769b5f4fb2]

...why would it go to Tennessee first?

I don't think it will go to TN first.

[quotea7271e0f95="rosenduger"]
...why would it go to Tennessee first?[/quotea7271e0f95]

The FedEx HQ/Hub is in Memphis.

+1 for the mad crew.

roger dood, i think my ipods same bot with you =P

that's right, they have the distribution thing in memphis.

anyways, as of this morning, it is still "In Transit," but now it has gotten to indianapolis, IN, and the activity is "Int'l Shipment Release."

i guess now it goes to either tennessee or here to louisiana.

Intl. arrivals from Asia typically go to indiana first.

They are then checked by US Customs (Int'l Shipment Release)...

then released to ship to their destination.


They have to go through indiana because indiana is equipped to check all the packages that arrive.

If they went direct to every city, it would be a costly, and logistical nightmare for FedEx.

Yeah, Fed Ex's business model was built on everything going to their hub... even shipments in the same town. It's the easiest way for them to do things.

Digitalgimpus is right - the international shipments route through Indianapolis. You'll see a status like "Int'l shipment release" from INDIANAPOLIS, IN and you'll receive the iPod within 1 or two days of that. Mine shows that as its status as of 1224 AM last night Indiana time. Looking around it looks like its not out of the ordinary that I'd receive the iPod today, but tomorrow at the latest (assuming the one I'm following is indeed for me since FIP hasn't updated my status).

The reason is customs.

They need to have everything inspected. To have that type of facility, and staff coordination at every airport is very expensive... not to mention many points of failure.

So to keep things efficient... they route it all through indianapolis.


I'd guess they choose it because it's not a popular international destionation, but does take international traffic (not to busy). It's also [off]center of the continental US, making it geographically wise.