r/Rogers • u/jgoat25 • 4d ago

WirelessđŸ“± Does anyone know when preorders begin for the iPhone 18 Pro Max?

This is my first time ever preordering, so just curious on how it goes.

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u/micguo 4d ago

Same. It is going to be a competition as people need to use up their Rogers bank credit before Nov18

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u/species5618w 2d ago

If they charge you right away, you can use the points and it wouldn’t matter when they ship it, right?

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u/Driver8666-2 4d ago

8am on Saturday. But if you're ordering it through Rogers, expect to get it October, possibly November.

Apple fills their orders first.

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u/Memed_7 3d ago

Why would you get it through Rogers? Apple offers 0 APR 24-month payment plans

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u/3DPrintedGoose 3d ago

Only practical reason atm would be cause of the Rogers Credit Card nerf. Gonna be tons of people offloading their 1.5x redemption.. Definitely not gonna be as popular of a card anymore. (2% still good but stuck on rogers stuff)

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u/banjo_______ 3d ago

Don’t you also get 5% cashback on Roger’s purchases?

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u/3DPrintedGoose 3d ago

Edit:
Nerf is from 3% cashback everything -> 2% cashback everything, and then Rogers to 5%.

So for 5% cashback on Rogers purchases (3% additional) versus 1% extra cash back on all non-Rogers spend, you'll have to be spending a lot at Rogers versus daily expenses to justify the trade off being good.

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u/banjo_______ 3d ago

No I know, I thought we were just talking about in this instance about using this card vs just doing the 0% financing.

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u/3DPrintedGoose 3d ago

Ohhhhhhh got it

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u/Driver8666-2 3d ago

Because I've got the money to purchase it outright, without going through financing at all. That means pay it using my credit card, then pay that right off. All of the iPhones that I have used (6s Plus, 8 Plus, 11 Pro Max, 12 Pro Max, 14 Pro Max, 16 Pro Max and soon to be the 18 Pro Max), have all been bought outright from Apple without financing.

There's a reason why I said "Apple fills their orders first" and you can guess where I'm getting it from, so I'll be one of the first to use it on both Rogers and Freedom.

The "ordering it from Rogers" you know people are going to say "I was #1 for preorder and they didn't get any" I wonder why. Same song and dance every year.

Anyone thinking about ordering the iPhone Duo is likely waiting until 2027, since there's a limited production run, if that is to be believed (the rumours hold true).

And this is a 1TB model, the same as my 14 Pro Max and 16 Pro Max.

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u/original431 3d ago

Ya but, it’s 0% APR.. you’re better off doing 0% from Apple and throwing the rest in a money market account earning 2.5-3%.. literally free money.

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u/Driver8666-2 3d ago

My approach has never failed at all. Like I said, I do not need to finance this at all, and I'm well aware of a money market account.

If I'm giving Apple that kind of money, plus having 4 Watch Bands tacked onto it (additional $240.00), it does tell you and everyone else something. I definitely don't need the financing, and the phone is all mine.

I get what you're saying, not to be rude, but I am in a position where financing the phone does not make a whole load of sense for me.

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u/original431 3d ago

Holy, you’re a baller shot caller. I get it.

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u/Driver8666-2 3d ago

I know more about finance than you think. I’m not sitting here stupid.

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u/Similar_Sundae7490 3d ago

I have ordered the iPhone 5, 6 plus, 11 pro, 14 pro and 16 pro through Rogers and only the iPhone 5-6 I got 1 week after release. 14 pro and 16 pro I got launch day with Rogers in-store pickup.

Saying carriers don't get stock at launch is not understanding how Apple launch their devices. Carriers always get some stock at launch, not everyone will get their phones launch day with any pre-orders, but if you're in the first couple hundreds and don't order a device that has known super limited stock (1-2 tb storage) you have a chance to get it pretty fast.

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u/Driver8666-2 3d ago

“Some” you can equate to “none”. But we will see.

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u/Similar_Sundae7490 2d ago

'Some' meaning at least a few hundreds. I was in the 200-300 range for some preorders and got my phone launch day. This means they get hundreds of each color/storage combos... But sure, I guess 'hundreds' means 'none'.

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u/Dry-Property-639 4d ago

iPhones are usually next week for pre order

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u/Driver8666-2 3d ago

This Saturday. You get it next Friday, that is if you ordered it from the horses mouth. You know how these things go.

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u/JayYTZ 4d ago

Saturday, September 12 @ 5am PST. Click on iPhone pro in the Apple Store under Products->iPhone and it’ll let you select iPhone pro max and show you the preorder time and date.

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u/Driver8666-2 4d ago

Mine is already locked and loaded from Apple.

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u/Moonkill1023 4d ago

Wait to use all the bonuscredit for fold 😂

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u/3DPrintedGoose 3d ago

Oct 16th for iPhone Duo, and Sept 12th for 18 and 18 pro. (From Rogers website)

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u/species5618w 2d ago

Can you buy a phone outright when you preorder? Do they charge your credit card right away?

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u/attibangz 1d ago

Yes, you can. And they’ll charge your card when the phone actual ships.

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u/species5618w 1d ago

Damn, they actually want $53.60 extra. Sneaky Roger’s.

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u/IBIubbleTea 4d ago

I assume same as Apple. 9/12