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Contributor I
July 28, 2020

Arc Backorder Progress

If you bought you Arc online from Sonos, when did you order it and when did you finally receive it?  I ordered mid July and the anticipated ship date was July 24.  Now, the anticipated ship date for new orders is mid August.  I am wondering which order dates are currently being delivered.  Thanks

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Jeffrey_35
Headliner III
December 13, 2020

Can someone clarify this. I got 3 FedEx tracking numbers but only one shows movement. The other two show they have not arrived at the tracking facility. Is this normal where there is one master tracking number or should I be worried?

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
Lyricist II
December 13, 2020

Can someone clarify this. I got 3 FedEx tracking numbers but only one shows movement. The other two show they have not arrived at the tracking facility. Is this normal where there is one master tracking number or should I be worried?

I am in the same boat. Have 3 FedEx tracking numbers, but only one shows movement. The other two still say that updates will come when the package actually arrives at the FedEx facility. The ETA for all 3 remains this week, despite only one seemingly making its way. Not sure what to make of all this. 

Lyricist I
December 13, 2020

 

Can someone clarify this. I got 3 FedEx tracking numbers but only one shows movement. The other two show they have not arrived at the tracking facility. Is this normal where there is one master tracking number or should I be worried?

I am in the same boat. Have 3 FedEx tracking numbers, but only one shows movement. The other two still say that updates will come when the package actually arrives at the FedEx facility. The ETA for all 3 remains this week, despite only one seemingly making its way. Not sure what to make of all this. 

 

Let me guess - the tracking numbers for the missing packages have an Arc?

 

Same, I got a tracking number on Thursday and it hasn’t been received by Fedex yet. I got charged and everything. 

 

If the tracking number doesn’t update by tomorrow, I’ll be very concerned. My guess is that they printed out a bunch of shipping labels but haven’t actually shipped the packages. 

Lyricist II
December 14, 2020

I have finally had some feedback from my contact with the sales team, no reasons just that the expected availability for the Black Arc is now 29th January :astonished:

No other detail, the only saving grace is that they haven’t taken the money upfront.
Not very impressed that it has taken 10 days for the little nugget of information to come through. 

Jeffrey_35
Headliner III
December 15, 2020

Update: got a notice my second tracking number is on its way to be delivered on December 21st. No news on the third. Have no idea which ones are which. Only hope that arc is 1 or 2, otherwise its like getting a car without the keys. Can’t really do much with a sub by itself. Could use the One SLs but I don’t need them for any other purpose than my home theater. 

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
AjTrek1
December 15, 2020

Hi @Jeffrey_35 

Try this to determine what is being delivered:

  1. Log on to Sonos site and click ORDERS under your profile
  2. Click a TRACKING NUMBER
  3. Scroll down under STATUS to the shipper (FedEx)
  4. Click the TRACKING NUMBER
  5. Click SHIPMENT FACTS
  6. The results for WEIGHT and/or DIMENSIONS should provide a clue as to what's in the box via deduction

Cheers!

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Jeffrey_35
Headliner III
December 15, 2020

Thanks for that, it was very helpful and was able to figure what’s what. 

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
Lyricist I
December 15, 2020

Small update for those who’ve ordered through Visions Electronics in Canada. I’ve now received my Arc. Ordered 20200904, delivered 20201215. 
 

Side note, the local store manager mentioned when I picked up that his location still has several orders with unreceived product, and nationally it is in the 100s. Not sure how reliable his information is but if you order in the near future I’d expect a significant delay.

Lyricist II
December 15, 2020

Update: got a notice my second tracking number is on its way to be delivered on December 21st. No news on the third. Have no idea which ones are which. Only hope that arc is 1 or 2, otherwise its like getting a car without the keys. Can’t really do much with a sub by itself. Could use the One SLs but I don’t need them for any other purpose than my home theater. 

Same here! Now 2/3 of my tracking numbers actually show movement with ETA 12/16 and 12/21. Based on the recommendation to look at the shipping specs my hope is that the arc is on the way. My original “ship by date” was 12/18, I’m thinking the third tracking number will start moving along by then. 

Lyricist II
December 16, 2020

Ordered the Arc and Sub (Black) on Nov 22, with an “expected shipping date from” Dec 11.  CC was finally pre-auth’d on Dec 14 and is still in that status on Dec 16.  Status of order has been Processing since the 14th as well (had previously said Backordered).  Will update if/when tracking is provided.  I ordered direct through Sonos...hoping for a Christmas miracle!  Hindsight being 20/20, I could have just ordered the sub on sale, and bought the Arc at the local BestBuy and had everything within a week or so.  Live and learn...