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I've only been seeing people with their orders saying shipped at this point. Anyone who ordered on the 7th (mine is a white 16gb) that still says backordered? I'm really thinking this won't work out in my favor at this point...

ordered a 16GB black and a 32GB white at 12pm, still backordered. sigh.
 
ok so the apple website states " preparing for shipment" I went to UPS.com, went under track by reference, entered my zip and my phone # associated with my account and wow! magic.. schedule to recieved on Friday by end of day and now I have my tracking number... go for it

You're a genius!!!!! That did it! I found both of my phones listed that way. Yet, Apple says it's Preparing for shipping.

Crazy eh?
 
Something's happening with my ATT.com order. I don't have a tracking number yet and my shipment status is still "Processing", but now the "Shipping Date" column has a date in it: 10/11/2011. That's yesterday.

I suppose that is good!

I think the ship date means the date our box went through the giant AT&T conveyor belt machine that loads it up with an iPhone, stamps it with a ship label, and then scans it. Then I believe they move onto another step where they're registered with the shipping company, and then finally shipped soon after. They've been boxing these up all week.


Who knows, though.
 
UPS vs. FedEx

Anyone else notice that the black iPhone 4s ships via FedEx while the white ones ship via UPS? I have one of each coming to the house and was suprised to see the different carriers. I assume this is why there has been discrepancies between the white and black iPhone shipping information updates...
 
You can get Applecare later if you want to. I did that with my last iPhone. Unless Applecare is different than Applecare+....

Yes, Applecare+ is different, it has to be purchased at the same time with the iPhone.

From Apple:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/S4575LL/A
How to get AppleCare+
AppleCare+ must be purchased together with your new iPhone. To buy it, add it to your shopping cart during the checkout process when you purchase your new iPhone.
 
I've only been seeing people with their orders saying shipped at this point. Anyone who ordered on the 7th (mine is a white 16gb) that still says backordered? I'm really thinking this won't work out in my favor at this point...

Yup i ordered in store on the 7th. White 32Gig, still shows backorder...
 
Anyone else notice that the black iPhone 4s ships via FedEx while the white ones ship via UPS? I have one of each coming to the house and was suprised to see the different carriers. I assume this is why there has been discrepancies between the white and black iPhone shipping information updates...

Interesting. I didn't notice.
 
Anyone else notice that the black iPhone 4s ships via FedEx while the white ones ship via UPS? I have one of each coming to the house and was suprised to see the different carriers. I assume this is why there has been discrepancies between the white and black iPhone shipping information updates...
My 32 black was supposed to ship FedEx but is shipping UPS.
 
I ordered my black 16GB from AT&T online at 6:00 AM EST, on 10/7. Since then I have received three separate e-mails telling me that the order has been confirmed, and is processing.

I just checked my order status via the AT&T website, and it says that the iphone has shipped via Fedex. There is a tracking # listed that does not work yet.
 
Anyone else notice that the black iPhone 4s ships via FedEx while the white ones ship via UPS? I have one of each coming to the house and was suprised to see the different carriers. I assume this is why there has been discrepancies between the white and black iPhone shipping information updates...

I have a black iphone 4s coming UPS from AT&T
 
ordered a 16GB black and a 32GB white at 12pm, still backordered. sigh.

Same here, Keep the hope alive guys! i have seen many post that have their iphone shipped already that they ordered them late on the 7th so for us i think we still have a chance, wait until tonight and/or tomorrow morning! Cheers:p
 
I ordered mine through Apple's website on the 7th and mine says "Departure Scan" in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong at 4:20 PM. I hope it actually gets here on Friday.
 
Im with you, ordered went through at 3AM.. still nothing but the email saying it will be here by the 14th....:(

I ordered 2am PST on the first day, yet to receive a tracking but I am suspecting it has something to do which carrier you are assigned. Looks like Fedex got handled first, then UPS, maybe USPS is up next ;)
 
Anyone else notice that the black iPhone 4s ships via FedEx while the white ones ship via UPS? I have one of each coming to the house and was suprised to see the different carriers. I assume this is why there has been discrepancies between the white and black iPhone shipping information updates...

Mine is black shipping UPS.
 
Just got my email from AT&T saying my order has been shipped. Ordered 16gb blk on 10/7 at 1am pst
 
ordered my White 32GB on Friday at 4:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, about 1-2 hours after preorders went live/started working. Just got the tracking number this morning, through the att wireless order status website. (not premier) It's shipping UPS.

I had checked last night since a lot of people with Black iPhones were saying theirs had shipped out. Mine was still pending shipment, and I figured it would ship this morning if anything. Guess I was right. :)
 
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