iPhone 16 & 16 Pro Preorder Tracking Thread

[Equil]

Hello Again.
After last years MONUMENTAL thread became the second most popular thread on the entire website, (Over 400k views & 6k replies) I thought I'd make another for this years iPhone release. 

Just like last year let's use this thread purely for Tracking Preorders and any related discussion around it. 

You can find a general discussion thread here: https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Orders/Iphone-16-pro-16-pro-max-pre-order-thread-that-time-of-the-year... 

Last year was a mess for EE, Let's hope things are different this year. 

[CakeMonster]

I seem very lucky this year as I've just checked my order again and it says it's been dispatched. It's a store collection and says it'll be there on the 20th. 
Hopefully it works out. I imagine other people should be getting updates now.

[Oliver991]

Nice one mate. Good luck for Friday! Be sure to post if yours arrives and you’re able to collect.

I’m hopeful that most of us with delivery orders will start to get updates early morning like last year 🤞

[Jimbob101]

 

Just checked my tracking my in store collect order is showing order dispatched 

[nhsdarius]

Really? That’s so weird, my fiancé and I ordered the exact same device, 16 pro max desert titanium 

[cctingle]

I've just received an email from sky saying that the iPhone 16 pro max I ordered for my mum is expected soon. Nothing from EE yet. 

[Poppy2401]

Now we spend the day hoping for a notification 😂 I ordered at 2:37 on Friday but I’m not sure I’ll be getting one 

[RosieH]

How many of you have called up to try and find out if your phone has been “picked” - is that worth doing? What exactly do you ask the CS agent?

[Poppy2401]

They are known for telling you what you want to hear. So if you do ring take it with a massive grain of salt because you could ask all the agents the same question & never get the same answer twice 

[Poppy2401]

Flurry of text messages just arrived, checked tracking & it’s dispatched. Maybe Apple are more prepared this year  

[dan_f]

What did your order number start with, which model did you order and what time? (If you don’t mind me asking)