IPhone :: Fedex Leaving At Front Door Without Signatures In Residential Areas
Jun 24, 2010
So. I was tracking my package today and since I am at work and no one was home to sign for the package, I assumed that I would see a delivery attempt on the tracking page. However to my dismay, the phone was left on my front porch without release authorization. The tracking info says the following.Left at front door. Package delivered to recipient address - release authorized This unacceptable for two reasons. First, this would be easy target for thieves. Especially with the wide publicity of the iPhone launch. If I were a thief I'd be driving around residential areas and just swiping any fedex package that left on the front door. Secondly, today is an extraordinarily hot day and the temps are easily in the upper 90's. My porch is in direct sunlight, effectively making the box act as an oven baking my iPhone. So I ended up leaving work for an hour so that I can pick up the phone so it wouldn't bake in the sun for 5 hours. Angry as hell, I called Fedex to see who authorized the release. They said that Fedex reserves the right to release packages in residential areas without a release agreement on file to expedite deliveries because of possible volume issues. WTF! So am I being over-sensitive? Or do I have the right the be a little peeved? I'm actually pretty angry. Almost to the point where I want to call fedex or apple and say I never got the package. But I won't. I'm a good christian boy and never would do such a thing.
Got new iPhone today, but Fedex tried to give it away I guess. Just leave it outside my door at an apartment complex.Someone was home too and they didn't even knock or ring bell.Just leave package at door and leave. Luckily person home found it when they went outside. Not sure how long it was there. Important thing is I have it now Reception issue present and no yellow blobs.BTW.Much better luck with UPS here in Southern California. They leave package at leasing office vs just leave it outside and hope someone doesn't take it.
I recently upgraded my iPhone4 to iOS 5. There were no problems at first, but suddenly my screen hanged. After rebooting my phone, the touch interface was no longer working properly. Whenever i touched an area, a white frame would appear around the item touched. I would then have to press the area a few times in order for the number or letter to appear. Swiping doesn't work, everything else is very laggy.
You know the sound the phone makes when you send an SMS? The little "boop" sound (haha). I like it because when I am texting from apps like tlert or biteSMS, it verifies that the text was sent. This is useful for me in areas where I have poor service as a verification. Why do I need this? Because I have often sent a text, then gone back hours later to see that it never sent. This is due to a combination of poor service in certain areas and the fact that I usually keep the ringer switch set to vibrate.
I searched a long time trying to find something that would make my phone vibrate when the message was sent, but couldn't find anything, so I went into the files and figured it myself. I did this all in iFile, because it was way easier then through SSH - but you can do either one.
1.) open iFile/SSH into your phone.
2.) Go to System>Library>PrivateFrameworks>Celestial.Framework and open the file "SystemSoundBehaviors.plist"
3.)* Scroll down to: <key>SMSSent</key> <dict> <key>RingVibrateIgnore,SilentVibrateIgnore,RingerSwitchOff</key> <array/> <key>RingVibrateIgnore,SilentVibrateIgnore,RingerSwitchOn</key> <array> <string>Beep</string> </array> </dict>
You will want to change this to: <key>SMSSent</key> <dict> <key>RingVibrateIgnore,SilentVibrateIgnore,RingerSwitchOff</key> <array> <string>Vibrate</string> </array> <key>RingVibrateIgnore,SilentVibrateIgnore,RingerSwitchOn</key> <array> <string>Beep</string> </array> </dict>
4.) Save the file, and reboot your phone.
5.) It may not work right away; it actually took a day or two to take affect on my phone, but is working now. It a nice verification system.
* There are all other sorts of sound behaviors that you look at it in there, such as when you flip the ringer switch (whether it vibrates or not).There are multiple settings for each action. Look at the keys: Ring or Vibrate? Or ignore? Silent or Vibrate? Or ignore. Is the ringer switch on or off? Or ignore?
My tracking number says left Oakland, CA yesterday around 4pm. I live in Petaluma, CA which is about an hour away. Was wondering if anyone north of the bay area has had theirs delivered by FedEx yet?
So I just went entered my iPhone tracking number to the FedEx website and looked at the info, and it's "in transit".But then I saw the estimated delivery time I was like what?"Estimated delivery Jun 24, 2010 by 4:30 PM "4:30pm? I never receive packages from them, is this like them? I always get my deliveries by UPS they're usually here between 9am-12pm. What's your estimated time say?
I have been wondering why my Fedex tracking number provided by AT&T isn't working. Is there is problem here? I ordered almost as soon as preordering started, jamming Command+R until the "Coming Soon" icon disappeared from the Apple website.There was no change in the order status from AT&T for a while, until (on the 20th) the status suddenly says "shipped" on the 18th. Weird.
I have the iphone coming in the mail tomorrow via fedex from att.com and idk if im gonna be home to receive it. However, other family members will be at the house. is it possible for one of them to sign for it or can i leave a note at the door for fedex man to leave it by the door? If none of these are adequate, what are my alternatives if i wont be home?
I am going on a cruise to Mexico Monday and I want to be able to leave my iPhone on to listen to my iTunes and use the Wi-Fi... If I put my phone on airplane mode will it run the bill up with roaming charges?? The only reason I'm worried is because its a company phone and my boss will freak out!! lol
I am like a bunch of you who's package has been stuck in Alaska for over a day...well to find out where it really is call fedex at 800-463-3339 and enter your tracking number in the automated system and it tell you where it really is. It told me mine is on the way to my zicode and will be delivered on the 23rd! So give this a try! It worked for me!
Related to the iPhone launch? http://www.fedex.com/us/update.html It looks like the tracking system for fedex is down. Quit checking your delivery status (I am included ) I think we killed it.
Our wireless at work has a mac table setup with unique keys so anytime someone forgets/otherwise screws up their wifi connection they come to have it reset... Everytime I make a comment about how they are really only draining their battery by leaving wifi enabled 24/7 yet they continue to do it..
SO - what do you use WiFi for?
I know there are some (very, very few) apps that require a wifi connection.. Facetime requires WiFi but at this point it's more of a novelty than anything else.. Throughput is a little better but not enough to justify the additional battery drain.. The hotspot app (as soon as the IP4 jailbreak is released..) Checking mail/browsing the net in an area with no at&t service..
That is all that comes to mind.. I think they just like to enable it because they can, but let me know if I'm missing anything?
Lately I've been leaving 3G on and the battery seems to drain rapidly fast, even when I have it locked it drains quiet a lot and sometimes it also lags. I have a iPhone 3GS and I was thinking whether erasing and restoring it back to normal would work maybe.
My Torch had a previous owner and their signature is still popping up in txts etc. (Even though I am using it on T-mobile and they weren't) How do I go about editing the signature and where do I find this option?
How to remove the automatic signature that comes at the end of all my emails? It tells people when I am using the BB and I'd like to stop it adding this bit of information to those I send emails to.
Yesterday I got shipping notification andthe delivery date on the FedEx tracking site was June 24th by 5pm.oday the date changed to June 23rd by 5pm!Possibly getting it a day early? I know they will probably hold it till the 24th, but why would the date change from 24th to 23rd?
I checked my fedex tracking numbers and one of my phones is to be delivered on the 23rd by 10:30! Any one else have a delivery date before the 24th? Now I'm hoping I will get it a day early!
i have the problem in my HTC Sensation when i use 15 minutes to 30 minutes the machine in back down door is very heat, i like to ask is have problem or is normal not a big problem.
I have a blackberry curve 8520 and my BBm messages go through only in certain areas which is really starting to annoy me! It used to work at my house all the time but now my messages won't go through at all!
So i was about to order a replacement battery door but I'm not too sure who to order from... SW-Box? CNN.cn? Truesupplier? Any suggestions so I don't get stuck with a bad door or so I'm not waiting for 2 months for one. By the way. does CNN.cn prices include shipping?
I've been searching online, but have not been able to find any way to get a replacment battery door. I emailed support a few days ago, but never got a response.
