It finally shipped
I've been reading this post for a few days and it has kept me informed and it has made this whole process a lot easier by knowing that I was not alone. Thanks to everyone for sharing your experiences.
Here's my story:
I am an AT&T premier customer.
On 9/12/14, I ordered an iPhone 6 plus 64g in silver at 3:20am EST on AT&T's website because Apple's website was down.
Received my first confirmation email at 4:51am thanking me for my order and saying it would ship in 14 to 21 business days.
Received 2nd email at 8:06am saying it would be shipped between October 13-22.
At 8:09pm on 9/12, received a text message saying your order has been processed.
At 11:16am on 9/13, received another text message saying the same thing, your order has been processed.
At some point, I got bumped up to October 2-13.
I did receive that email on 9/18 that stated that they were still delivering my phone between October 2-13, which sealed the deal for no launch day delivery for me.
And on 9/21, I received a text message at 8:08pm saying my phone has shipped.
At that point, I discovered I also received an email at 7:12pm with my tracking number from FedEx.
FedEx says it will be delivered on 9/23 by 3pm. Finally!!
Best of luck everyone.