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There have been several reports of readers getting ship notices for their early iPhone 4S pre-orders. These orders are starting to show up in UPS tracking databases with expected delivery dates ahead of the iPhone 4S launch date of October 14th.

Apple has in the past, however, coordinated with carriers to hold delivery until official product launch days, and it is likely the company will do so again for iPhone 4S. So, even with early shipment notifications, it's likely that most customers won't receive them until the 14th -- though there are occasional exceptions.

Readers are organizing in our iPhone forums to discuss their upcoming deliveries. Those who want to compare their tracking status changes can do so in these carrier specific threads: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and International. Meanwhile, if you are desperate to find your tracking number as soon as possible, one poster provides a tip that may provide you that information if your shipment has already moved to "Preparing for shipment".

The iPhone 4S has already sold out of the initial pre-order stock, so if you haven't ordered yet, your only chance of picking one up on launch day is to stand in line. Apple Retail stores will open at 8:00 a.m. on October 14th to sell the iPhone 4S on a first come, first serve basis.

Article Link: Early iPhone 4S Shipment Notices, Delivery Still Likely on 14th
 
@Macduke: Same thing happened with iPhone 4's initially- I know we got one a day early, and others did as well (maybe even 2 days before the retail launch).
 
It would be nice if a record was kept (and some sort of table created) comparing the dates of shipments and deliveries between Apple and the various carriers, as well as any systemic problems amongst the different channels.

That could potentially be helpful to prospective buyers for the next time.
 
One of my iPhones has tracking info!

I got tracking info for one of three iPhone 4s's i ordered. Doesn't seem to be shipped yet, but still, probably very soon, the order seems to be ahead of everyone else. I'm so stoked!!

P.s. This is through sprint btw.
 
I ordered mine at 7:30 am-ish Eastern time and it still says processing...

Ordered an AT&T 64GB and an AT&T 16GB via Apple.com (as 2 separate orders).

UPDATE: Both shipped as of late Monday evening and are currently residing in Alaska as of 2:41PM (their time).

Gary
 
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Mine too. Not stressing about it. I know I'll get it by Friday and if I'm lucky I'll get it easy like I did the iPhone 4.
 
My guy at Sprint said I should come at 8AM (special opening time for launch day) even though he'd put ours aside as they might get pinched by another salesperson for his/her clients.
 
The "one poster" is me. I got featured in a MacRumors article!! This is awesome!!
 
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