Just in case anyone is still having issues, there's a light at the end of the tunnel. I went through the process and it failed several times, then finally it said "iPhone on hold for you", but the process still wasn't complete.
I received an email from Apple about 30 minutes later with a link to finish my order. That took another 30 minutes to get through after tons of errors and hang-ups.
It let me select my grandfathered unlimited plan, etc., paid for it, the rest went off with out a hitch and finally got to the light "iPhone delivery: October 14".
Phew. Sleep time.
the Guru.
I received an email from Apple about 30 minutes later with a link to finish my order. That took another 30 minutes to get through after tons of errors and hang-ups.
It let me select my grandfathered unlimited plan, etc., paid for it, the rest went off with out a hitch and finally got to the light "iPhone delivery: October 14".
Phew. Sleep time.
the Guru.