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So question for those who have preordered via ATT before. I've always used Apple and never had ATT as even a carrier. Throughout the whole process it said my phone is going to be delivered on the 19th. Then received 2 emails since saying they are preparing for shipping between 9/17-9/18 with delivery on 9/19.

My question is, do you guys think I'm in the clear or will I be one of those ATT horror stories where ATT emails me and changes the delivery date?

I hate to bring bad news but honestly no one here could have a factual answer to your question. If I was a betting man I say you will get your phone on the 19th.
 
does everyone have a cancel order button? I don't have any option to cancel... good sign perhaps.
 
How is it that Verizon has 6+ phones going out on 9/19 (some have already shipped), but not AT&T? That can't be right.
 
Tracking number??

I really wouldn't trust the "status" on the AT&T site. One of my phones, the one that's supposed to be here on 9/19, still says "pending" but I already have a shipping tracking number and it's actually moved.

Damn dude, how did you find your tracking number? Did you get the iphone 6? Cause I got the 6+ and all I've gotten so far is a text this morning telling me that my order has being processed. but no word on when the order will be shipped....
 
When I ordered my 5S from AT&T last year the order status system was completely unreliable. While it was "preparing for shipment" it arrived at my door.

I hope they do a better job this time. My AT&T 6+ 64 GB gray phone was ordered 9/13 with a projected delivery timeframe of 11/7 to 11/21.
 
Just a little pissed now....

Iphone 6 ordered within 10 minutes of preorder release, email confirmation timestamped 3:12am. Received email that afternoon saying phone would ship 9/19.
Today got a new email saying end of Oct.

Wife also ordered Iphone+ and has a ship date first week of Oct.

So she's getting her + before I get the regular...
 
I ordered my 6+ just after midnight and it is now showing a November shipping date. I know that this is probably just a place holder and it will hopefully ship earlier. But I am going to be out of the country from the middle of October through December, so if there is a chance I won't get the phone earlier it won't do me any good. I was just going to wait until next week and see if it gets updated to an earlier time and if not, just try my luck at the store. And I don't even care about AT&T since I have had T-mobile and Verizon and they all seem to work fine for my usage.

Some people have mentioned the Cancel Order button working/not working and it never showed up online for me. Then when I was checking online the Cancel button showed up so I thought I would see what happened.

I got the following three emails (most information received from AT&T yet):

3:32 - We've Received Your Preorder Cancellation Request (with the clink this link to confirm)
3:33 - Preorder Cancellation Request Submitted
3:35 - Preorder Not Cancelled

Gotta love AT&T, they won't even allow you to cancel. But if it doesn't come in the next few weeks and they won't accept a cancellation then it will just tie up a phone (that someone else could use) and that will be shipped to me when I cannot accept it and then it will just get sent back to AT&T.

I don't even care anymore, I would be fine just to wait until early next year when I return to the US and can walk into a store and pick one up...
 
I also order 2 iPhone 6 plus and one of the has it shipping between 10/13-10/22 and the other 10/31-11/11. I got the the text this morning saying that order was processed. When I looked on the AT&T site it says the order is preparing to ship. Has anyone gotten that status? Just doesn't make sense…
 
At least you guys have SOME info. Despite ordering literally at exactly 3am on the day other than the email confirmation for the order I placed with an expected 9/19 ship date I have nothing.

If I type in my info in the "order status" window it shows no information other than the order date, shipping address, and order number. No product, no estimated ship date, nothing. LOL! m not ultimately sweating when I get the phone but it's so easy to get wrapped up in this gambling habit we seem to love/hate!
 
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You would think after the countless amount of pre-ordering that's been done over the years, they'd get their stuff together.

I submitted my order at 3:00 AM EST for a Space Grey iPhone + and barely had any information on the confirmation page beside the order # and that it would ship withink 7-10 business days.

After worrying for about 20 minutes because I didn't get a conf. email, I went back to sleep and saw the email and saw my date was 10/13 - 10/22.

If we don't get them on launch day, it would be nice if at least the dates get pushed up by a few weeks. I remember the torturous wait last year because I wanted a gold 5S and I didn't end up getting that until the end of October.
 
I'm pretty disappointed.

I ordered at 1:58 CDT (a few minutes before pre-orders were supposed to go live) and my confirmation email that came about 20 minutes later said 14-21 days.

I got a 6+ 64GB Space Gray. I have not seen any posts from anyone who ordered this combination through the AT&T website that have said they are scheduled to deliver on 9/19.

Did anyone with that combination who ordered super early get a 9/19 date and not the 14-21 days (or worse).

I'm still hopeful I will get it on launch day.

Same situation except I got the order in a few minutes before you! I canceled it Friday afternoon and ordered with Apple. My delivery date is 9/19 with them. Never again will I order with ATT. They specifically said in my confirmation my delivery date would be the 19th, then it became 9/23-10/2 within a few hours.
 
At least you guys have SOME info. Despite ordering literally at exactly 3am on the day other than the email confirmation for the order I placed with an expected 9/19 ship date I have nothing.

If I type in my info in the "order status" window it shows no information other than the order date, shipping address, and order number. No product, no estimated ship date, nothing. LOL! m not ultimately sweating when I get the phone but it's so easy to get wrapped up in this gambling habit we seem to love/hate!

LOL its cause we want it and we want it now!

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I had a hold for the tax etc, but it fell off today (24-36 hrs later)

First was the $1 hold, then the $72 which stayed on all day yesterday.

well damn, I got a $1 hold, now its $51. we'll see what happens in a few days.
 
I'm in the 10/13-10/22 range, but with how early I ordered as well as others in my date range (within 3-5 minutes of them supposed to be opening), I'm assuming we'll get them on Friday. If I don't have any type of shipping info by Thursday, just going to line up at my local Apple Store and see what happens.
 
It seems like the "grouping" of order dates are pretty consistent (eg many iPhone+'s with 10/13 - 10/22). My guess is these are batches and they're based off of estimates Apple has given them and the number they'll get. If Apple gets them out quicker, so will we. I wouldn't be surprised if the 10/13 - 10/22 group is the same Apple 3-4 weeks group.
 
It seems like the "grouping" of order dates are pretty consistent (eg many iPhone+'s with 10/13 - 10/22). My guess is these are batches and they're based off of estimates Apple has given them and the number they'll get. If Apple gets them out quicker, so will we. I wouldn't be surprised if the 10/13 - 10/22 group is the same Apple 3-4 weeks group.

The only issue I have with that is the fact that I ordered at like 3:03-3:05 est, so if I have to wait a month for it, that's BS.
 
I'm in the 10/13-10/22 range, but with how early I ordered as well as others in my date range (within 3-5 minutes of them supposed to be opening), I'm assuming we'll get them on Friday. If I don't have any type of shipping info by Thursday, just going to line up at my local Apple Store and see what happens.

Be careful. If you're using an "upgrade" then chances are Apple won't be able to give it to you because that upgrade will be used up by your AT&T order.
 
Same situation except I got the order in a few minutes before you! I canceled it Friday afternoon and ordered with Apple. My delivery date is 9/19 with them. Never again will I order with ATT. They specifically said in my confirmation my delivery date would be the 19th, then it became 9/23-10/2 within a few hours.

I'm thinking about canceling my order and going through Apple LOL I don't mind waiting till 9/26 even.
 
Order placed for a 6+ 64gb space gray at 12:10am pst. I didn't get a email til 330am. Status still shows 10/31-11/11. I hope I get it on release day like everyone else.
 
Why would pre-orders be different? If the card is not valid or over drawn why would they confirm the order? I don't think there were staff doing CC processing in the back room.

Because I do distinctly recall reading "your card will be charged when the order ships."
 
I'm in the 10/13-10/22 range, but with how early I ordered as well as others in my date range (within 3-5 minutes of them supposed to be opening), I'm assuming we'll get them on Friday. If I don't have any type of shipping info by Thursday, just going to line up at my local Apple Store and see what happens.

be careful, they told me if I have an order pending online, I wouldn't be able to get it in the store as well. I was going to wait in line and cancel right as I received the device on 9/19 lol
 
does everyone have a cancel order button? I don't have any option to cancel... good sign perhaps.

If you order through the premier store, you can only cancel by refusing the shipment or returning the device. At least those are the only ways I could cancel my order...
 
Be careful. If you're using an "upgrade" then chances are Apple won't be able to give it to you because that upgrade will be used up by your AT&T order.

be careful, they told me if I have an order pending online, I wouldn't be able to get it in the store as well. I was going to wait in line and cancel right as I received the device on 9/19 lol

Nah, I'm going to pay full price, I wanted to do that to begin with but had to use ATT Next because that's not an option. Had to use ATT Next through ATT and not Apple because I'm located in NY. Sucks so much.
 
Yep once you click that submit button ATT makes it very difficult to get your upgrade status reverted. I doubt that's by chance. Let's face it. The only reason anyone would bother preordering is so they can have the phone on launch day. Otherwise why pre order at all? Making it hard to revert upgrade status is a big F you to the customer.
 
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