I don't know what UPS did, but THANK YOU! Ever since Wednesday night, Thursday morning my phone has been on a one way ticket to be delivered. Here is a brake down of my experience so far for those who are waiting.
6+ 128Gb Space Grey AT&T
9/12/14 06:30am CST Ordered through Apple.com - Original Delivery Expected 3-4 Weeks Oct 13-20
09/26/14 - Credit Card Charged - Expected Delivery 10/06/14
09/26/14 - UPS - Order Processing
09/26/14 - Origin Scan/Location Scan/Arrival Scan
09/30/14 - Departure Scan from ZhengZhou, China
10/01/14 - Departure Scan from Zhengzhou, China
10/02/14 - Your Package is in Transit
10/02/14 - Departure Scan from Zhengzhou, China
10/02/14 - Arrival Scan Incheon, Korea
10/02/14 - Departure Scan Incheon, Korea
10/02/14 - Arrival Scan Anchorage, AK
10/02/14 - Departure Anchorage, AK
10/03/14 - Arrival Scan Louisville, KY
10/03/14 - Import Scan Louisville, KY
10/03/14 - Departure Scan Louisville, KY
10/03/14 - Arrival Scan Berkeley, MO
10/03/14 - Out For Delivery
So as you can see, once it hit the states, it screamed to get here. It seems like UPS got their stuff in gear, I have a feeling the thousands of calls they were receiving might have actually made a difference, but it's just speculation.
Anyway, happy to be receiving my phone today, 3 days earlier than Apple guesstimated, and 2 weeks earlier than originally promised. Hope this helps anyone else out there waiting. I'll be honest I didn't think I would get it till Monday due to it not getting into KY until this morning, but they had some hustle in them today.
