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If they charged your card that means it's shipping, regardless of what your status says. That's a good sign.

Card hasn't been charged either. I had a pending charge like everyone else but it fell off yesterday and hasn't reappeared.
 
Ordered two iPhone 7 Plus 128GB Matte Black, at exactly 3:00am EST; like many others order is at preparing to ship, 9/23-9/30.

Hopefully they show up next week! I don't see tomorrow happening anymore, but based on the delivery dates I was skeptical from the start until I read that's it's a common thing, but it seems the 128GB Plus & Black combo is in a bit of a shortage unfortunately. At least my date isn't for November, I'd probably just switch colors if that were the case.

Going to be a big upgrade from an iPhone 5! Looking forward to all the new improvements.
 
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.

Thanks. Hopefully they will be shipping soon!
 
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.
This is exactly what happened to me. Granted, it doesn't look like I got the same phone "everyone" else got, not in as much high demand: 7 RG 128gb.
Preparing to Ship all week, then this morning said backordered when I called for a text status update. Within the next hour, it shipped!
Good luck!
 
My old lady's 128 GB RG 7+ just shipped also... still waiting on my 256 GB MB 7+but no worries.... I'm overseas anyway and still a few weeks until I get home. One of you can have my spot. LOL.
 
Finally got tracking info from FedEx. Scheduled delivery for the 16th. Currently in FT Worth, TX.

Ordered the 128+ matte black on 9/9 at 2:37am ET.
 
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.
Funny you say that. My Chrome website status went to "Processing" (from preparing to ship) this morning, when the text update said backordered! All kinds of screwy, right??
 
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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
It's crazy to me that you could have preordered 18 minutes after they went live and you wouldn't get the phone. I mean, you would think you definitely get it.
 
I'm getting an automated message from AT&T every 20 minutes telling me that my phone is on the way. Does anyone know how to stop it?

well thats one way to do it...
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Probably doesn't mean anything, but I've gotten 5 identical texts from AT&T about my new order being on its way. Not the same as the shipping text I got for one of my orders.
 
I'm getting an automated message from AT&T every 20 minutes telling me that my phone is on the way. Does anyone know how to stop it?

Same for me. It stopped after 3 or 4 times. Plus, the link they sent in the message doesn't even work lol.
 
ATT Iphone 7+ Matte Black 256gb - ordered 9/9/16 8:09a CST w/ ETA Sept 22 - 29

Just went from "In Progress" status since it was ordered last week to now "Preparing to ship". Might be nothing but I think some will ship by end of the day. This is the first time the status changed.

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Doubt it. Mine's been at "Preparing to Ship" ever since 9/9.

Mine:
2 IP7+ MB 256GB, ordered 9/9 8:30am/12:30pm ET, 9/23-9/30
 
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