How long does it take to unlock AT&T iPhone?

This morning I called up to unlock my phone since I'm out of contract. The rep went through the steps and said it's ready to go.

All the tutorials from back in April say it can take up to 5-7 business days. And that you receive and email.

I backed up my iPhone but haven't restored it yet. I clicked on restore and it started downloading 5.1.1 again which is 700mb.

Before I go any further, should I wait for the unlock email?

I just wasn't sure if they've sped up the return time on unlocking. Let's say I head home, restore the iPhone after redownloading 5.1.1, will it tell me it's unlocked during this process?

Any clarification from people who've recently unlocked their phone from AT&T would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

I chatted with an AT&T rep and they said it's ready to go and that the emails don't go out anymore because they don't have to create a work order. They can just unlock it over the phone (which I did). Next step is for me to backup then restore my phone.

I just have to redownload the 700+ mb 5.1.1 update :-/