My order was placed on backorder earlier today. I ordered at 2:45am EST. got confirmation at 2:49am. I checked again and now it's back to preparing to ship. My previous date was 10/2 - 10/13 now it is 9/18. Be calm people.
Which phone did you order?
Ordered iPhone 6 Plus, 128GB Gold,
I got confirmation email 1:46am CDT,
ordered through AT&T website,
still says "Prepare to ship" for Oct 02 - Oct 13.