Carrier iPhone 7/7+ AT&T Pre-Order Thread

[AFPoster]

All of my friends who pre-ordered through AT&T and had an October 12 delivery date is now receiving their devices tomorrow. In total 12 friends with 20 iPhone orders are getting theirs earlier.

Verizon on the other hand still shows the 12th of October for me. =/

 

[SundaeWarship]

On the "case" front does anyone have experience with the SPECK PRESIDIO INKED line? Just picked up the galaxy one from Best Buy.

 

[airjay75]

still not seeing hardly anyone updating with the black 7+ 32 gig on here. Did no one else order these?

I ordered one of these (for my dad who doesn't need any more storage than that). Mine is preparing for shipment with an expected ship date of 10/11-10/18. Of course, I didn't place my order until Tuesday so I'm not expecting a launch day delivery.

 

[In Rod We Trust]

anyone else notice that it the shipment notifications rolling in to this forum are climbing the ladder from low capacity low demand models steadily on up to high demand high capacity? That might not seem terribly odd, but I find it to be interesting as...if they have them, they have them, no reason to process packages in that order. But they are. Or so it seems.

If I had to bet, I'd say that's the order in which they were shipped from China. Just a guess...

 

[DarkRaider]

Not to give you false but a lot of people earlier said they had the same thing happen - Preparing to Ship then Back ordered then they got shipping notification.

Don't know how much I buy that. I see back ordered for the past 6 hours and nothing has changed yet. Although what's strange is that everyone is seeing September 23-30, mine is September 22-29.

 

[Mizz.Ordo]

There is no such thing when it comes to preordering phones. Requires too much in terms of logistics which you'd think AT&T has but it's all lies. Don't know how they allocate phones to orders but then again I doubt AT&T does either.

Very true.. Who knows how they're doing it. Are they just picking names off the order list and attaching iPhones to them or does it go by region? The latest I've gotten shipment notification for a previous preorder was on a Thursday afternoon before launch day. Here's hoping we hear something later this afternoon/evening!

 

[bruinsrme]

Starting to think I got the wrong color

Disagree, you ordered the color you wanted.
Once you have it the excitement will erase all this wait stuff.

But this wait stuff really sucks.

 

[bekkers]

lol i would never touch/ buy any accessory from att with a 10 foot pole. They rip and overcharge.

you can buy directly from otterbox (that case for so cheap plus you get 10%off discount with freeshipping also , same goes for zagg ) bestbuy with amazon price match.

I appreciate your advice! I have discounts through AT&T, so got the Otterbox for like $35 or a couple less, and the Zagg 50% off at $17.50. Trust me - I look for the best deal before I straight up purchase something that's going to cost a bit!

 

[DarkRaider]

Very true.. Who knows how they're doing it. Are they just picking names off the order list and attaching iPhones to them or does it go by region? The latest I've gotten shipment notification for a previous preorder was on a Thursday afternoon before launch day. Here's hoping we hear something later this afternoon/evening!

Yeah I have no idea. Last year I got my email at 2:30pm EST. I am an hour and a half away from that same window. I don't have much hope left since it was late last year to begin with.

 

[jchodo]

iPhone 7 Plus 128 GB - Silver

youre missing the 128 gb jet black 7plus too

 

[berger34]

off topic a little bit but related.

AT&T announced the $650 trade in credit a few hours after we all preordered. are we not eligible for this ?

 

[redman042]

Gawd, I'd hate to be the AT&T store rep who pulled the short straw and has to answer phones today. Must be a nightmare.

I've ordered a new phone on launch day since the iPhone 4. It's always like this, or pretty much like this. They never have enough phones, the website is always overwhelmed, order status is always wonky, and people are always mad. It's just how it is. The iPhone is hugely popular and they can only make so many at once. They also can't box them up too far ahead of time until the OS is done and can be loaded (which is like a week before release date).

I've learned to let go of the idea that I must have my new phone on launch day. Heck, this year AT&T wouldn't even accept my order until 2 am PST (probably because our account has a FAN discount linked to my wife's employer). I'm quoted 2nd half of October for shipping. I have no idea whether it will ship early, on time, or late. Probably late, but manufacturing might get caught up.

I'd love to have my phone tomorrow, but my later ship date is almost a relief because I know I'm not getting it tomorrow so I have no reason to obsess about it.

 

[Fp_821]

I'm losing all hope. All.
I7P matte black 128gb
PR

 

[RCGMac]

I am just excited to be back in the iOS family. I have been using Android for many years now but can't wait to be back using an iPhone. I got tired of the not existent updates and the poor low-light camera quality (most recent phone is a Note 4).

 

[laulley]

Anyone with iPhone 7 Plus 128gb matte black still waiting?

Yes, I am sadly in this group. No changes to my status.
7+, 128, Black
Order date: 09/09/2016 at 3:18:09 a.m. ET

Order status:
Preparing to ship
Estimated ship dates:
September 23, 2016 - September 30, 2016

 

[airjay75]

On the "case" front does anyone have experience with the SPECK PRESIDIO INKED line? Just picked up the galaxy one from Best Buy.

I really like that case. Probably would have went with that, but it was out of stock on Speck's website as well as Amazon. Ended up going with a Speck Presidio Grip case instead. I have a Speck Inked case on my 6s+. I love the look and it offers great protection. Scratches may show up a little more than they would on the plastic cases, but a great case IMO.

 

[Kerry Johnson]

Same here

Mine says the same thing for the same phone. Ordered 2:40CT 9/9.

 

[bekkers]

Wow really At&T, my 128 gb matte 7+ Had a ship date of 9/30-10/7.

Status change from preparing to ship now to back ordered yet you charged my card yesterday.

WTF. I ordered it when preorders went live and now it's showing back ordered. I want my f*cking money back then. This has got to be the worst preorder I have ever dealt with through At&T.

I just don't get it. How can my status go from preparing to ship with a date, now back ordered, yet you charged my card and took my money.

If it's any consolation - my order status had been "Preparing to ship" every day since order was placed/confirmed. This morning my text order status said backordered. About an hour later, I got a shipment notification!

Their systems have been so messed up and on overload that I think they're going crazy. I wouldn't take any status as exact. If anything, a change in status seems to be a good thing, from what I've seen through other posts!
I've also seen that your card is charged once the phone has been shipped, so that might mean yours is on its way! They legally can't charge you if you're not getting your product.

 

[Ronnoco]

Ordered a matte black 128 GB 7 Plus at 3:00:21 am ET, and still no shipping info. My friend ordered the same phone seven minutes earlier and got his shipping info an hour and a half ago. Is there any hope for me?

I ordered 5 minutes before you, Matte 256 +, 9/23-9/30. Not a word in 5 days after preparing to ship email. ATT is the worst. They charged my card 5 days ago.

 

[Kingzope]

Having skimmed the other carrier threads and Apple thread, I have some "maybe" bad news for those who ordered a 7P Jet Black. It appears no one anywhere is getting tracking numbers for these. As someone who preordered the 6P SB 128GB 2 years ago and waited 2 weeks after launch, I think we found this year's unicorn.

 

[ZacKaffeine]

I think I've lost hope on my phone. I think everyone who was supposed to get it, did. Crazy since my preorder time was 2:47am EST.

I feel the exact same way :/ Oh well, I guess. Right?

 

[mattster16]

Apple leather case is awesome for the plus. Enough to protect the corners and it's a really nice grip.

I'm a structural bridge engineer and I occasionally do bridge inspections. I was doing an inspection last summer and accidentally dropped my Apple leather case clad iPhone 6 down a concrete bridge embankment. It tumbled/bounced down the sloped embankment for about 20 feet and then landed on the sidewalk below face down. The phone was fine. Case had some scuffs but I'm still using it to this day. I'd say it's a pretty awesome case.

I'll post on topic now: my 7+ Black 128GB still is "Preparing to ship" with 9/23-9/30 delivery dates. Ordered 9/9 @ 3:49 ET (although I actually ordered a bit before that - was on the site at 3 ET, but of course ran into a multitude of issues).

 

[dsmill]

Having skimmed the other carrier threads and Apple thread, I have some "maybe" bad news for those who ordered a 7P Jet Black. It appears no one anywhere is getting tracking numbers for these. As someone who preordered the 6P SB 128GB 2 years ago and waited 2 weeks after launch, I think we found this year's unicorn.

Did you notice anything with the Matte Black 256GB Plus models?

 

[bruinsrme]

If it's any consolation - my order status had been "Preparing to ship" every day since order was placed/confirmed. This morning my text order status said backordered. About an hour later, I got a shipment notification!

Their systems have been so messed up and on overload that I think they're going crazy. I wouldn't take any status as exact. If anything, a change in status seems to be a good thing, from what I've seen through other posts!
I've also seen that your card is charged once the phone has been shipped, so that might mean yours is on its way! They legally can't charge you if you're not getting your product.

I think preparing to ship has replaced the "processing" step.

I had an instance where on internet explorer my order was back ordered while the on chrome it had a preparing to ship status.

 

[Kingzope]

Did you notice anything with the Matte Black 256GB Plus models?

I'll be honest I didn't notice anything for that combination but I also wasn't specifically looking for it. Sorry. I do believe I saw a few 7P Matte Black shipping though. I just can't remember their size.