Okay, so I’ve been lurking on here for a while (while I wait for 15PM 256 NT) and thought id clarify a couple of things as some replies appear to be just trolling..
EE won’t have exact stock numbers - essentially they are at the mercy of Apple. The logistics for a global launch are massive. EE will have requested a number of handsets from Apple for launch, but there is no guarantee that they will receive that number. From the announcement to pre-order there were probably 0 iPhone 15’s anywhere other than China distribution & the few at Apple. There will be cargo flights from China arriving several times a week, these have to clear customs and then distributed to sellers. EE may only find out what they are receiving when on-route.
Where you live in the UK shouldn’t matter, it’s all mapped from central points. the distribution warehouse will allocate the handsets (they need to register what they receive) then trucks take the stock to DPD distribution point who then allocate a delivery slot and start to process through their network.
If Apple are worried about build quality, they will further limit the distribution to re-sellers while testing batches to limit replacements and negative publicity.
All providers will be in the same situation UK, Europe & USA well, anywhere that is on the initial release schedule.
EE’s order systems need updating, they can’t cope & processing manually will cause massive issues (contact start/discount/term/returns ordering).
Be nice to the agents, they will only have limited information & what they have been told by their friends on a break.
I hope some of that helps, Simon
