GOOD NEWS 6+ GOLD PEOPLE, mine shipped this morning!
6+ 64gb Gold, not premier
Ordered 9/12 at 1:07am, SF Bay Area
Immediate confirmation email
Order update email at 6:02am with shipping date 10/13-22
Since then 877 number has consistently said backordered, ATT wireless order page has consistently said "preparing to ship". Yesterday at 9:45pm 877 # still said backordered.
ATT email this morning at 6:32a "congratulations your iphone has shipped", another email at 7:31a with a link to a "get started" video
Text message at 9:00am this morning, "congratulations your ATT device has shipped", FedEx with a tracking number.
FedEx tracking says picked up in Ft Worth, expected delivery Monday by 8pm.
And my navy blue leather case arrived yesterday from Apple.
Hope yours is heading your way today too!