Canadian iPhone 4S Orders Have Started Shipping from Apple

By Gary Ng on October 10th, 2011 89

iPhone 4S pre-orders kicked off around the world last Friday, and now it appears numerous orders have shipped, including those from Canada. iPhoneinCanada.ca reader @AbsolutReh was able to track down his order for his iPhone 4S destined to Coquitlam, BC, via UPS.com:

The method used is exactly what we told users to do to track their previous iPhone 3G orders from Rogers/Fido back in 2008. You can try it for yourself below:

1. Visit www.ups.com
2. Click on the “Tracking” tab on the top left.
3. Click on “Track by Reference” on the left column.
4. On the page, where it says “Shipment Reference”, enter your Rogers/Fido phone number, including area code.
5. Click “Track” on the bottom right.
6. If your order has been entered into the UPS system, VOILA! Your shipment details should be there!

iPhone 4S pre-orders in Canada are available from Apple, Rogers, Fido, Telus, Bell, Virgin, and Koodo. You can make pre-orders from Future Shop (until today) and Best Buy (until launch day). There really is no excuse to not be able to pre-order an iPhone 4S in Canada given all our carrier choices!

My order status is still at “Processing Items”. What’s yours at?

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  • Jonathan

    No reason at all until there is real competition. In a normal market you would get a much better price/month even on a 1-3 years contract if you provided your own device.
    You are paying the full price for the iPhone but its hidden in the monthly fees in the ridiculously long 3 year contracts.
    In a perfect world I’d prefer shopping for the phone and the connection separately just like I shop for a computer and Internet provider separately.
    Imagine Rogers selling you the internet connection at a 50-100% premium but giving you a computer with a 3 year contract. Now imagine they still sell the connection at the same price if you already have a computer.

  • Anish

    My position on rogers hasn’t gone down since yesterday. I don’t think they are shipping any iPhones today. :(

  • http://twitter.com/transverberate Ben

    Yeah. Preorderered an unlocked model from Apple within the first 2 minutes or so of the store going up. and its still processing for me. I’m in BC.

    I did notice the difference in wording between the US store — delivers by Oct 14 — and the Canadian store — ships by Oct 14.

  • Zaidc

    Still Processing Items for me too. Probably wont get it til next week. I think peepz in the states will get theirs sooner.

  • Hyperextension

    My Rogers order was at 105 this morning and now it is in progress and it says that shipping has begun!  Woo hoo.  They actually beat Apple to the punch so far.

  • Beil

    That’s essentially what I thought. I too would rather buy the device and the service separately, but I know myself (and I have a plan that works well for me) so it’s unlikely that I’ll need/want to switch carriers in the near-ish future. I’ve even watched several new player appear in the last few years, but none have managed to offer anything decent (plan or coverage wise) in Western Canada. In my case it’s certainly not worth me paying for the phone outright when I will likely be paying my carrier the same monthly fee anyway. I definitely think people should weigh their options though, as buying an unlocked iPhone straight from Apple does have its advantages depending on one’s situation.

  • Hyperextension

    I just called Apple to inquire about expected ship date into Canada (my order is still processing and says shipping BY October 14).  She confirmed for me that the preorders into the USA will be arriving that day and preorders into Canada will be starting to ship that day (October 14).  Sucks for us.

  • http://www.zadig.ca Mario Gaucher

    Our market is not important enough I suppose…
    Or maybe it has something to do with the fact that we are getting unlocked device through Apple… Service providers in Canada might have some sort of priority over what is sold directly by Apple…

  • Hyperextension

    Yah who knows?  At this rate, the preorder I did for my wife through Rogers will get here first.  It is showing as in progress, so maybe she will be lucky enough to get hers on Friday.

  • Beil

    Well, we do only have 1/10th the population of the US, and I’m sure our purchasing power is similarly proportional. (Just look at all the products that don’t bother finding distributors in Canada.) I’m just glad to see that our wait times for devices from Apple are continuously shrinking. Now the only real delay is a few days for shopping.

    Also notice that in the US, 4S pre-orders through carriers took place on Oct. 7th whereas they can’t get unlocked 4S’s till November. I found that interesting as it shows the pull that carriers have there.

  • Beil

    Well, we do only have 1/10th the population of the US, and I’m sure our purchasing power is similarly proportional. (Just look at all the products that don’t bother finding distributors in Canada.) I’m just glad to see that our wait times for devices from Apple are continuously shrinking. Now the only real delay is a few days for shopping.

    Also notice that in the US, 4S pre-orders through carriers took place on Oct. 7th whereas they can’t get unlocked 4S’s till November. I found that interesting as it shows the pull that carriers have there.

  • Anish

    WOW completely unfair! -__- which iPhone did you order?

  • Hyperextension

    From Rogers, White 32GB and Apple, Black 64GB.

  • Anonymous

    Doesnt have anything to do with Thanksgiving. Apple is fucking Canada once again. Its all good tho few days wont hurt.

    But still, fuck the US of A.

  • Anonymous

    Canucks suck so shut the fuck up go terrorize Vancouver

  • Bullite

    Mine is now preparing for shipement. Apple confirmation email at 3:54 Est

  • http://www.zadig.ca Mario Gaucher

    When and which model did you order?

  • Anonymous

    Did you order from the apple site or from carrier?

  • Bullite

    Early 3:50 am EST black 32gig

  • Anonymous

    You ordered from Apple? I talked to apple and they said they won’t ship til the 14th, which kinda sucks.

  • Hyperextension

    Finally preparing to ship!!!!

  • http://www.zadig.ca Mario Gaucher

    I ordered around the same time… but a black 64GB…
    I did not receive my confirmation email yet…

  • Bullite

    Yes from apple

    Preparing for Shipment
    Not eligible to cancel or return
    Why?

    iPhone 4S 32GB Black
    Available:  Ships by October 14th

  • Anonymous

    Yeah mine just changed as well.

    Preparing for Shipment 
    Not eligible to cancel or returnWhy?Future ShipmentsiPhone 4S 16GB WhiteAvailable:  Ships by October 14th 

  • http://www.zadig.ca Mario Gaucher

    Just checked and mine changed as well… looks like it will be shipped soon…

  • Jonathan

    64GB black, preparing to ship. Seems like there will be a lot of iphones in the delivery trucks on the 14th. I have no idea where they ship from so no idea how long it can take to get them.

  • http://www.zadig.ca Mario Gaucher

    Last time I ordered my iPhone 4 with Apple… it took one more day compared to what was shown on the UPS website… If it did not change since then, your iPhone will be shipped somewhere in the USA (probably in Anchorage, Alaska)… After that, it will got somewhere else (probably in Louisville, Kentucky)… After it might go through some other places in the USA before reaching Canada… You will probably receive your iPhone on Monday on Tuesday if it’s really shipped now…

  • Anonymous

    Tried that didn’t work copy n paste your stuff

  • http://www.zadig.ca Mario Gaucher

    Maybe he was lucky and got someone else tracking info…

  • Sean Bhasin

    Im very pissed off
    i was one of the first who pre-ordered the Iphone 4s
    and i just got a mail from apple
    Saying my product shipped and will reach to me on the 19TH OF OCT>>>>

  • http://www.zadig.ca Mario Gaucher

    It’s the worst case… You should get it 1 or 2 days before that…

    In the apple email, I also have oct. 19th… But on the ups website, it’s oct 17th.
    You won’t die if you don’t have your iPhone 4s for the weekend…

  • Sean Bhasin

    the problem is that I have to then fly to Canada(Currently not there) and get it back to India
    so my travel plans got screwed up
    BTW where on the ups site is the expected shipping date written

  • Jonathan

    The dock I ordered with the iPhone also got sent from China too. It left on 7th and arrived on the 12th near Montreal. I’m guessing the delivery will be similar for the iPhone package so that puts delivery on the 18th +- one day. It would have been nice to have delivery on the 14th but I’d rather sit at home than go with the crazy people at the Apple stores on launch day.

  • Sean Bhasin

    Hey
    Do u have any idea ,where on the UPS website is the estimates shipping date shown ?

  • http://www.zadig.ca Mario Gaucher

    Don’t look for the date… they removed it (at least for me)…

  • Sean Bhasin

    so it isn’t there anymore
    my piece just left Hong Kong some time ago

  • Suresh

    So far so good for me. It has reached “Mount Hope”, ON today morning. 
    God knows if it would get stuck with import process!!!

    I am just 45 minutes away from that place.  Feel like taking my car, driving there and grabbing it and coming……..

  • Faesalmurad

    i ordered my unlocked one by calling apple phone , i did it 5 days ago and till now it says processing , did you get your by now , just checking so i know when to expect mine 

  • Faesalmurad

    how muck is it , in canada unlocked 32gb 

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