I just spoke to an AT&T Rep on the 877-782-8870 line. After the automated system said I was "backordered", I waited for about ten minutes to speak to someone.
I made it a point to be very nice to the Rep. I specifically stated that I understand he's got to put up with a lot of angry people who are venting
at him. But that I was aware that he was not the cause of any of my issues and I would not do so. He appreciated my being polite.
I asked him for the time AT&T shows my order was processed. I ordered at about 3:15am on 9/12 (6+; Space Gray; 128GB). He initially only told me my pre-order showed as 9/12 but I pushed a little bit and explained why I wanted the
processing time. (Since AT&T is using that to determine order fulfillment.)
I suspect he had to go to another screen or some such to get that additional info. But since I didn't tick him off, he did. While I didn't get the text message congratulating me on my order being processed until 9:37am on Saturday 9/13, AT&T apparently shows the order processing time as 10:16am on 9/12.
So, now I have (what I consider) a rough idea of where I stand in the queue. Since none of the Apple Stores near me have ANY 128GB 6 Plusses in ANY color in stock, I have to sit and wait.
I keep telling myself "It's just an iPhone. My 5s still works beautifully. This is a very small grain of sand on the beach of life. Et cetera... But the little voice inside me shouts back (and it sounds like Smeagol/Gollum) "We wants it, my precious, we wants it NOW!"
