I don't know if anyone mentioned this already, but for the people who still have "preparing to ship", your iPhone is likely already in the U.S.
Do this: I used my phone number as the reference number on ups.com. That gave me my tracking number. I then used packagemapping.com and this told me my package is in Harrisburg, PA. I live in Maryland.
Do this: I used my phone number as the reference number on ups.com. That gave me my tracking number. I then used packagemapping.com and this told me my package is in Harrisburg, PA. I live in Maryland.