I ordered White 16gb on the 4th and the last two days, the Backorder status has been going on and off from 1 to 0 and vice versa. I smell my order is shipping soon 
I went back 25 orders. The first five were shipped. Mine was the only one with back-order status 0. There were a handful of shipped units in the last twenty.
I ordered White 16gb on the 4th and the last two days, the Backorder status has been going on and off from 1 to 0 and vice versa. I smell my order is shipping soon![]()
i wasnt eligible for the upgrade price but due to a special circumstance the att store let me. so that's why im dealing with those idiots instead of apple.Why are you guys ordering your phones? The Apple stores have the phones in stock. I got mine about a week ago from an Apple Store. I've been telling everyone for more than a week now that if you go during off-peak hours (go on a weekday, during the day) there are no lines. If you go on Saturday or Sunday, the lines are long. If you go on a weekday after 5pm, the lines are long. BUT, if you go on a weekday around 10am or if you go around 2-4pm, there are no lines. I got my phone on a weekday at 9:45am, and I only waited behind one person. I only had to wait about five minutes before an associate walked up to me and said "Which version of the phone do you want?," went into the back room and came back in about one minute with my phone. Altogether, it took me about 30 minutes from the time I stepped in "line" to the time I walked back out of the store.
Why are you guys ordering your phones? The Apple stores have the phones in stock. I got mine about a week ago from an Apple Store. I've been telling everyone for more than a week now that if you go during off-peak hours (go on a weekday, during the day) there are no lines. If you go on Saturday or Sunday, the lines are long. If you go on a weekday after 5pm, the lines are long. BUT, if you go on a weekday around 10am or if you go around 2-4pm, there are no lines. I got my phone on a weekday at 9:45am, and I only waited behind one person. I only had to wait about five minutes before an associate walked up to me and said "Which version of the phone do you want?," went into the back room and came back in about one minute with my phone. Altogether, it took me about 30 minutes from the time I stepped in "line" to the time I walked back out of the store.
Why are you guys ordering your phones? The Apple stores have the phones in stock. I got mine about a week ago from an Apple Store. I've been telling everyone for more than a week now that if you go during off-peak hours (go on a weekday, during the day) there are no lines. If you go on Saturday or Sunday, the lines are long. If you go on a weekday after 5pm, the lines are long. BUT, if you go on a weekday around 10am or if you go around 2-4pm, there are no lines. I got my phone on a weekday at 9:45am, and I only waited behind one person. I only had to wait about five minutes before an associate walked up to me and said "Which version of the phone do you want?," went into the back room and came back in about one minute with my phone. Altogether, it took me about 30 minutes from the time I stepped in "line" to the time I walked back out of the store.
Wow, Black 16GB - Ordered Tuesday 8/5 4PM at ATT store in NJ, Shipped Fri 8/8.
(Hmmmm, Hopefully they didn't accidently send a white - this was too fast)
Problem is, if you get a FAN discount from AT&T you can't purchase at Apple store.
You have to call AT&T at the store and have them take off the FAN discount. Then purchase and activate your new iPhone, then call AT&T back and re-add the FAN discount.
Its a total hassle I know. I went to the Apple store in ABQ, NM yesterday they had all iPhones in stock as well but once they told me they couldn't sell me the phone with the FAN discount I said forget it and left without the phone. I'll either order from AT&T or just wait until AT&T has stock in store.
I am tired of jumping through Apples hoops to get a new phone these days.
That is fast, i ordered my 16GB in black back on 7/21 and it didnt arrive until 8/4 to the AT&T store, the warehouse must be getting fully stocked.
I must hold the record.Black 16GB - 4 days from order to ship.
ordered white 16gb on 8/5
on 8/7 to 8/8 I went through the 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 backorder thing
received tracking number late last night
phone left memphis at 3 am this morning, unfortunately I will not get it until Monday afternoon due to the weekend.
1 week total time is a lot better than their original 10-21 day estimate, and yes we go through this pain because we are AT&T customers, I can't believe this is what we get for being loyal to them - I hate our country's cell phone companies.
I went to the Apple store and they told me I could only buy through AT&T! I wish we could still just activate at home! Did I mention that I hate our cell phone providers?