Just called AT&T
they said that even though I ordered my phone at
4am ET on 10/7 because my credit card rejected the hold to do a fraud check my order was bumped further back 'in line.' They said that my device only got to the warehouse today and I should receive my device "maybe today, maybe tomorrow or Monday."
Basically they have no idea.
When I called to update my credit card they said that there was no issue and I would still receive my device on the 14th. I then got a 'confirmation' email. Then a day later I got another billing issue email, I called them up and they assured me that there was no billing issue - however the guy did warn me that it could be a Friday or Saturday delivery. Next time I'll just my AMEX. They told me today that a lot of credit cards rejected the hold - no clue why, maybe its got something to do with making a large purchase at 4am or something.
Also worth noting is that if I check my order status by logging in to my account I have two different status. One saying there's a billing problem/pending and one that says backordered/pending. If I check the status using the order number I see a different report that says In Progress/Pending Shipment!
Perhaps if I had just gone to apple.com to order it in the morning I'd have a tracking number and some hope that UPS is about to pull up any minute now. Instead, here I am waiting for a tracking number and some vague time frame of when my phone might arrive. Did people who ordered through att.com get screwed worse then people who upgraded through apple.com?
Thanks for letting me vent, you guys understand. I can't decide if this is worse then standing in line for 4 hours at the Apple store.
Also, what is wrong with us? I thought I read that the iPhone 4S was a 'disappointment.'
Can't wait to play with Siri - there's been a few times in the last week that I would have remembered to do something had I remembered to made a reminder.
