this was from a chat with a customer service agent alitle while ago
you: hi
Paul Ciaralli: I will be happy to assist you with your order question today, Mr. Marquez. Please give me 2-3 minutes to ready your account.
Paul Ciaralli: May I ask when and how you placed your order.
you: no problem
Paul Ciaralli: May I ask what is your question regarding your order.
you: i was wondering why its been processing since friday
you: i preordered at 2:30 pst time
you: am
you: which should put me in the early preorders
Paul Ciaralli: Hope this helps: "Backordered" normally means that there is not sufficient inventory to satisfy an order. However, since the iPhone 4S is not released until 10/14/2011, every pre-order will show as backordered, there is no stock officially showing in the system until that date.
Paul Ciaralli: The " in progress" is in the same category.
Paul Ciaralli: They do not have the material in stock yet so they can not process the order.
Paul Ciaralli: Is there anything else I can help you with today?
you: ok im just wondering because on some forums people already have shipping confirmation emails with tracking #
you: and there orders were placed after mine
Paul Ciaralli: I apologize, I am unable to assist you with this through Click to Chat. I will have to refer you to our E-Commerce department that deals with all online orders. The number is 866-391-0749 M-F 8AM-11:59PM and Sat./Sun. 8AM-11:59 PM. I apologize for the inconvenience. I do not like having to refer you like this. I assure you that if there was any thing else I could do I would. Is there anything else with your account I can help you with today?
you: no problem thanks though have a good evening
Paul Ciaralli: It was a pleasure assisting you today. We appreciate your businesss and would like to thank you for selecting AT&T as your service provider. Please click the close button to end your session. A customer satisfaction survey will automatically appear and we appreciate your feedback.