honestly, i was waiting to reserve one on apple.com for pickup tomorrow too. I would just give that a shot and cancel it. if i don't get a shipping notice by monday (understand it's a weekend and nothing will happen sunday) that's what i'm going to do.
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AT&T iPhone 4S Pre-Order Status Thread
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honestly, i was waiting to reserve one on apple.com for pickup tomorrow too. I would just give that a shot and cancel it. if i don't get a shipping notice by monday (understand it's a weekend and nothing will happen sunday) that's what i'm going to do.
The only problem is that my upgrade is not until 11/25. If I wait for the pre-order (32GB White), its $299. I sell my iPhone 4 and its basically free.
I buy from Apple tomorrow (64GB). Its $649-$200 (Apple trade-in)=$449
Even if I sell it privately, that will get me maybe $350, so its still $299
Ah. Might as well just wait. It should come in the next week, if you were told 14-21. If not, raise hell.
My black 32g that I ordered on Oct 7th at about 5:30pm PST has FINALLY CHANGED ITS STATUS!!! That dirty word "backordered" has now been changed to "processing"! SO HAPPY! It changed sometime in the past hour btw. Hope you guys are all seeing changes now/soon.
So close... im so close... orders from the store i ordered from has move up so close im about 20 orders away from getting it shipped..... 1-2 more days i should see update (let's hope they work over weekend on updates, if not monday)
Awesome congrats! I'm still waiting on mine 4:30 PST in store 10/7 . Hopefully I'm getting mine off backorder soon too! Did you order a 16gb?
Okay, so I ran as many orders as I can for my local At&t store. Orders start at #152. All orders before 152 are prior to 10/7. Looks like the orders are moving really slow actually. From these orders looks like there is going to be a long wait for the White 16gb's. Black 64'a are shipping quick! Hope this helps. I am on the west coast BTW 
-Kyle
-Kyle
Okay, so I ran as many orders as I can for my local At&t store. Orders start at #152. All orders before 152 are prior to 10/7. Looks like the orders are moving really slow actually. From these orders looks like there is going to be a long wait for the White 16gb's. Black 64'a are shipping quick! Hope this helps. I am on the west coast BTW
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-Kyle
How are you guys getting the info about store orders? I would like to look my store up.
Just look at your order ID. Not the really long one. Guess order ID's that are around yours. Then guess the zip code. Should be easy to guess zip because they are local to you. Just enter this at att's order status page.
Oh my God! Its FINALLY in the system. WTF AT&T? You wait until I reserve a phone at the Apple Store and then you let me track it?
Unfortunately though it says 'in progress' with the nasty 1 in the backorder column.
May get one from Apple anyway. Not sure. I'll decide tomorrow (uhh..its past midnight, so later today).
If they refuse to cancel, I may have no choice but to wait.
Unfortunately though it says 'in progress' with the nasty 1 in the backorder column.
May get one from Apple anyway. Not sure. I'll decide tomorrow (uhh..its past midnight, so later today).
If they refuse to cancel, I may have no choice but to wait.
Under "My Orders" on the AT&T website I login to my wireless account. I know there's two ways to check on the AT&T website, and this way is when you're logged into your account.
https://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=308607&stc=1&d=1319257187
The other way where you check with your order number/wireless number and zipcode with the columns now has a 0 in the backordered column where there used to be a 1.
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so i've been checking around my local area (providence, RI) i ordered on 10/8 white 16gb and from what ive seen thru looking at other ppl's order numbers is that the 16gb is the slow mover and even more so the WHITE 16 gb. So i guess maybe the next week shipment is all the white phones possibly.
Also, i guess i havent been patient enough since at&t did tell me 14-21 days. Today is actually my 14th day so i still have a week to wait i guess.
Also, i guess i havent been patient enough since at&t did tell me 14-21 days. Today is actually my 14th day so i still have a week to wait i guess.
Wow. It seems you guys are WAY more patient than me. I'm fighting the urge to go to the Apple Store in the morning and get my phone NOW.
Mine still says backordered.
Mine still says backordered.
im not patient at all lol ive been calling and calling at&t everyday at least 5 times a day. i tried to cancel three times because i went to the store and had my hands on an iphone4s but i didnt have the cash to buy it outright because the CS rep had no clue on canceling orders.
Hahaha! I WISH I was patient. I can't tell you how many times I have refreshed that order status. lol
Hahaha! I WISH I was patient. I can't tell you how many times I have refreshed that order status. lol
You and me both.
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I've called everyday since last Monday. First to be 'allowed' an early upgrade and then to check status. Today is the first time I've seen any status. I've been offered twice to cancel, but both times I declined because my eligibility date is 11/25. Now I have to decide if I'm gonna give up that $250 (they've already given me $221 in bill credit anyway).
Hold out hope YoMan! I was bummed thinking that I was going to have to wait a week to transfer service with my phone arriving on Monday and the wife's still on backorder but magically tonight her phone went to backorder=0. Hopefully they ship it tomorrow and both phones come Monday. Damnit I just want to play!
Yeah! my black 32 G that I ordered at 5pm on 10/7 just changed from backordered to processing. Thank God! Hopefully, I will see it soon
My 10/07, 10:00 AM PST backordered 1 is changed to 0 now. Not shipped or changed status yet though. 32 GB White.
I ordered from apple tore for tomoorow and canceled as it's been just 14 days for me-ordered online AT&T on the 8th.If I don't have any movement by next weekend,I will cancel and buy in-store if they still have them.The only thing that concerns me is the sale to 22 more countries next week.Are those set aside or do we wait past next week?I surely won't.
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i did this yesterday. my order went from backordered (1) to (0)... The AT&T person will be calling me back on monday with an update.