Casey Liss✅ ✅
👴🏻 iPhone 15 Pro Max (❗) Natural Titanium, 512 GB
👸🏼 iPhone 15 Pro, White Titanium, 256 GB
I was triple-wielding:
• iPhone on Verizon/cellular
• iPad Pro on Verizon/cellular
• MacBook Pro on Verizon FiOS
For the first time ever, the FiOS connection won the CDN lottery. I got my phone through on the MBP, and then the iPad woke for Erin’s phone.
Godspeed, everyone. And remember: https://themarcooffset.com
Curtis Bridges 
Nate Almeida@curtisbridges I got the same message but it turned out the order had actually gone through, but I didn’t see it in the app, just on the website.
Donovan H@caseyliss congrats! I lucked through just on the phone app at approx 9 minutes past the hour. Can’t wait to hear what you think of the titanium!
Cory McCarty@caseyliss Also on three devices, and it took 20 minutes with errors everywhere (including silently failing at the final Place Your Order button on the web store...how very Apple) to finally place a successful (I think) order. You'd think Apple would have figured this out after all the years of doing it.
Logan@caseyliss I made it through, but my wife so far hasn’t, so… shit.
@caseyliss The app finally sorted itself out, but for a while there it looked grim.
Agee Springer@caseyliss I managed to get both mine ordered before the store crashed. I was thinking things would be as smooth as last year so I only had one device checking the store. I feel very, very lucky right now!
Brandon Bohling@caseyliss apparently west coast servers are having issues. Couldn’t get an order through until I used VPN and an east coast server. Odd.
@bbohling I assure you the east coast was doing no better. I won the lottery this year. Almost everyone I know was struggling.
@caseyliss interesting. Though the store wasn’t even “open” until I used VPN. Fortunately we both got what we wanted and day 1 delivery. Life is so hard. ;)
@caseyliss and I should have started with, “thanks for posting your success Casey!” as I would never have thought to try VPN.
Fahfoofnik@caseyliss Just a few minutes ago (around :25 after), Mac web/iPad app finally loaded on home wi-fi; I got through around :04 after on Visible (Verizon). Feels like Verizon wins the CDN battle this year, friends on other carriers/ISPs having problems.
Brent@caseyliss What case are you getting?
@brentharrell Trying the FineWoven but I'm not optimistic. May end up getting returned.
@caseyliss The suede-like feel I’ve heard in some reviews is keeping me away.
Chris Jones@caseyliss - Took almost 30 mins for the store to open up on all my connections... just placed my order for iPhone 15 Pro - Blue - 256GB. Still getting it day 1 though which is nice :) Just sent in my #marcooffset #stjude
BrokenFlows@caseyliss love the domain name! Lovely stuff all together
Graeme K@caseyliss I’m no longer sure if it’s a CDN lottery or a load balancer lottery. I left all three of my devices on my home network connection, because cellular is garbage at my house, and my *Windows PC* still clicked to available 6-7 minutes before my MacBook or my iPhone.
Bless the magic session token I guess.
Mike Lechter@graemek @caseyliss My work laptop can do VPNs in 6 or 7 different geos of the world. Who woulda thunk it, Australia popped up first.
Massaging the Medium@caseyliss Max?! Oh wow
Yesh@caseyliss Used #TheMarcoOffset as incentive to upgrade my storage... and am doing the same idea to bribe myself into buying some nice new speakers for the living room. Looking forward to giving during the Podcastathon!
Richard Diaz@caseyliss welcome to the Pro Max life.
We think you’re going to love it.
Karl Baron@caseyliss Store still not open for me 😭
@caseyliss Store won’t even let me in still. Do you have the Secret Link or something. 😬
Greg Lowe@caseyliss I’m also joining #maxclub this year. Will be an interesting experience for sure.
Jesse Tremblay@caseyliss lissmax.com is available…
TK@caseyliss still not open in MD sadly
Matt Christensen@caseyliss unreal. I’m still looking at the Almost there screen in the app and website.
Eshu Marneedi@caseyliss PRO MAX HEATHEN /s
@EshuMarneedi I will accept my scarlet M. 😖
@caseyliss we love you either way casey, even if you buy the inferior phone size
@EshuMarneedi I’m so scared
@caseyliss it’ll be good for the show
Jeremy Gonis@caseyliss Still have the Almost there. message on the website. And I can't use the app to shop any of the discount EPP sites.
Rick Williams@caseyliss That is the exact same order as I just put in.
Chrishayes
Luke Channings@caseyliss still "almost there" in the UK.
Matt Chinander@caseyliss iPhone Upgrade Program system with some ISSUES this morning. Rough process for me but got my order in at 8 min past the hour. Usually it’s a 15 second thing.
Brent York@caseyliss hmm. My store is still showing preorder. 😡
Greg DeMichillie@caseyliss App or web site? App is still down for me but got entire family’s upgrades (4x 15 Pros) through the web site.
mako@gregde app worked for me after 20 min
Brian Kieffer@caseyliss I lost the CDN lottery on my phone, but was able to get through on my MacBook.
Going with the big phone this time for the camera, and I’ve never been a gold iPhone guy, but that natural titanium color is 🔥🔥🔥 so I’m getting it.
Groundhog Dad@caseyliss I severely lost the CDN lottery. 8:18 and it’s still “almost there”
Daniel Silva@caseyliss Next episode of Analogue:
@caseyliss finally got through on the website from my Mac.
Raul Huerta@caseyliss finally made it, took about 25 minutes. Delivery times are on Friday still so far
Myke Hurley@imyke If I hate it it's your fault
@caseyliss thats fine by me
Ryan M@imyke @caseyliss
I’m going from the 12 mini to a 15 pro max (natural). Already ordered my pop socket. Looking forward to joining the max club. #mykeWasRight hopefully
I’m going from the 12 mini to a 15 pro max (natural). Already ordered my pop socket. Looking forward to joining the max club. #mykeWasRight hopefully
@rmonaghan @imyke @caseyliss I think if you were a Mini fan, the Pro Max is gonna feel like an aircraft carrier. I shook Hurley's hand, the dude has very big mitts.
Tara@rmonaghan @imyke @caseyliss I have a 13 mini work phone, and a 14 pro personal, but ordered the 15 max. 😬 I may regret this.
Scott@caseyliss @imyke I’m replacing my 12 Pro Max with a 15 Pro Max. I have always had the larger phones since the 6 Plus, and love the larger screen and amazing battery life
Tony West@caseyliss 15 Pro Natural 256GB. Walked around with my daughters 12 Pro Max for half an hour this arvo & went “nope, it feels huge”. No preorder issues with my carrier, hsd the order done in 3 minutes.
Saad@caseyliss Hope you absolutely despise the Pro Max. For the audience, obviously.
JD Bartee@caseyliss did you decide to fully commit to the Max life, or did you hedge with a third phone?