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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ricerx:
this is looking like the S3 launch...lol. i ordered the S3 6 hrs after launch and didn't get my tracking number till after I received the phone. :laugh: It came next day air even though I left it at 2day.

I ordered the S4 for my wife 15 mins after launch and received the email late this afternoon that it would arrive on the 25th, My friend ordered at a store on the 18th and got his email a few hrs before me. We are both premier accounts.

So moral of the story...nothing with pre-orders makes any sense. I will say that things seem smoother this time around vs the S3 launch. With the S3 launch, I only received my pre-order confirmation and no other email after that. And as stated... my order status stayed at processing until after my phone was delivered.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fix-this!:
I ordered on the 17th and did overnight. I got no email today.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thermalwolf:
After it's all said and done, seems like there's nothing definitive still. Dates are all over the place and emails are all over the place. Best bet, just plan for early May to save yourself the heart ache. Yes they might ship early but just prepare for the worst! (Not that anything is gonna happen, just helps to be cautious in these situations)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mocsab:
I ordered at 230aam on the 16th - Online Order status still says Processing - No Email received other than the original indicaing my order had been recieved - damn - I am an impatient sob - I want what I want when I want it - and I want my S4.

arghhh......I am glad for those that got emails already - and hope I am not too far behind y'all...

Edit............

whoops - just checked my email and I did just get this:

Dear Valued AT&T Customer,

Thank you for ordering the Samsung Galaxy S®4 from AT&T. We are excited to announce that we are able to ship devices earlier than originally expected. Customers who pre-ordered their smartphone early can begin receiving it as soon as April 25th.

You should expect to receive an Order Confirmation email with your shipment tracking number as soon as your order has been shipped.

AT&T is committed to outstanding customer service and we hope you are as delighted with this good news as we are to be sharing it with you.

Sincerely,

AT&T

I also paid for overnight shipping - maybe I will get lucky after all!

Whoo WHoo! Fingers Crossed......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aafevo:
I got my e-mail much later than everyone else did today so I'm sure you'll get yours eventually. I ordered shortly after the preorders started just to give you an idea of where I would be in line.

Edit: Just saw you got the e-mail. Woohoo! haha
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mocsab:
LOL - :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Bjray:
Well at least in my position everything seems like a go for tomorrow.

Ordered on the 20th

1: Order processed (Instantly got this email when I ordered)

2: Shipment pending status

3: Backorder qty = 0

4: Received 25th shipment email (I don't think this means too much)

Can't wait until they actually charge my card and take off that hold :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rekman:
Man I'm glad it can be as early as Thursday. Waiting for the 3rd was gonna be excruciating.

Now my biggest concern is which carrier my phone will ship through. UPS never shows up before 3. Fedex is usually by late morning.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JustSaya:
Ya my wife received the email around 6:00pm EST. Not premier but did order around 1:00am in the morning :-p Says as soon as the 25th so I am guessing it is going out on the 24th and those who over-nighted with get it on the 25th. (we did) :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jhong91:
Hello,

ordered 16th around 10:30 AM.

got the shipping e-mail.

one question

They had $211 held on my bank account but it got removed recently.

Should I be worried? would they just charge it again before shipping?

I think i saw somewhere that they're not allowed to hold pre-charges for more than 4 days? maybe that's it?

thanks! hope we all get ours soon =)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thomas1097:
They deduct the funds from your account when you pre-order to make sure you have the funds available. Then it's refunded back to your account until the phone ships when they will take it again. Happened to me the first time and I almost lost my marbles because I thought AT&T dropped the ball and was giving me a free phone :o
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jhong91:
Haha thanks!

Just waiting for that tracking number...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] breakingspell:
Yesssss, just got the email. Can't wait!

Non-premier, by the way
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darkodin14:
looks like today might be the day we see tracking numbers! And so begins refreshing the order page every 1.3 seconds :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thermalwolf:
One step ahead of yea, been refreshing for 30 mins now rofl
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rsmolen:
Has anyone else still not received the email? I am on premier and ordered on the 16th at 8:30am.

My order shows up as "processing" at att-slash-eos-slash-processOSRequest, "in progress" and "pending shipment" at att-slash-order_status-slash, and as "preorder processing" at wireless-dot-att-slash-business-slash-order_status-slash. (Sorry, I can't post links, not enough posts). It has been this way since I ordered (never backorder).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darkodin14:
If you checked the forum, This is normal........
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darkodin14:
haha nice :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rsmolen:
Yes. I know the order status is normal, but I am concerned because I did not receive the email - and it looks like most others did. I was posting the order status to show that my order is in the system - but I didn't get an email.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thermalwolf:
Which email are you even talking about?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darkodin14:
He's talking about the generic email that everyone got about it shipping early.

I would refer to my first post where I have this:

I DIDNT GET AN EMAIL YET!?!

Dont worry. From my experience I never get the emails like "your order has finished processing and is ready for shipment" This does not mean anything. If you check your order status and it says that backordered quantity = 0, you're good to go. If it says 1, dont worry it might change on the day att begins shipping. If you ordered very late, than you will have to wait if backorder = 1.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thermalwolf:
Exact same process here just that I ordered on the 16th :P Sounds like you're good to go as well so lets hope today starts showing some tracking numbers!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rsmolen:
Thanks. That is exactly what I needed. I didn't realize you updated the first post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ratchetjaw:
I pre ordered on the 19th. Got the early shipping email yesterday. This morning billed full price on checking account. I believe they are shipping today:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] maverick96:
Yep. Billed here too. Hopefully shipping today
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] statusnone:
Still on "In progress" order status here as well, but just saw the charge on my card as well. :)

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ratchetjaw:
Awesome hopefully today is shipping and tomorrow is receiving:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] attbrandon:
if you're not at a computer to check your email, from your phone you can dial *639# and if it hasn't shipped, it should send a processing reply. If it has shipped, it should give the generic "you upgraded on..." Reply. At least that's what my DM has told me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mg2195:
Just got that I'm not eligible for an upgrade but will in November of 2014
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] csgirl08:
That is the number to check your upgrade eligibility. Does it show something different mid-shipment? Mine just shows that I cannot upgrade until 2014 (of course cuz I just placed this order.)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Bjray:
I just tested that and it said:

"This line is not eligible for an upgrade at our best pricing at this time. You can get a device at full retail price. This line may be eligible for an upgrade with our best pricing on 11/21/2014."

???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thermalwolf:
Mine says my line is eligible for an upgrade, strange >_>
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] attbrandon:
Contract upgrade has been initiated. Parked agreement exists. TsNCs have been approved.

That's the message I received. Also, the message you should get at/extremely close to shipment should be "you upgraded on (this date), your future eligibility is on (this date). You should see both dates.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] energyracing:
So, if we get that message, our phone is pretty close to being shipped or already has? I got that message, but Premier still says "preorder processing" and Att Order Status still has no idea what's going on haha
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] statusnone:
Just got this back from the *639# code in the dialer... interesting. lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] attbrandon:
Pretty sure if the upgrade is processed/ processing and people are getting that reply that now it's waiting for at&ts go ahead to ship or the shipping companies to process the sheer thousands of phones that have been preordered

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When did you preorder?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Keystone6:
Ordered mine last night (around 1am EST). My order still says "Processing" but i've been charged almost the full amount on my card.

I don't see anywhere that says backorder=0 or backorder=1. Where do you see this info?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Cali3350:
No shipment information for me yet, mine still says "Status: Preorder Processing".

I live in NYC.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darkodin14:
SHIPPED! Got a tracking number... To be delivered on Thursday!

What's weird is I ordered two, separate orders, The one that I ordered first is still processing, the one I ordered 4 min after that is shipped. lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thermalwolf:
Damn still nothing on my end :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rsmolen:
From initial post (sorry I can't post links):
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hotdog32836:
Mines shipped!!!!!! cant wait! still have not been charged for it on my card yet though?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darkodin14:
yea me too. maybe they are getting them out the door so fast, they forgot :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Keystone6:
ordered last night and mine has already shipped!

sorry for anyone who ordered before me :(

EDIT: only the https-www-att-com/order_status/ page shows the tracking numbers the rest of the pages still show "Processing" but the fedex page says it was already picked up and scheduled for thursday delivery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Faluzure:
So when you guys check your tracking, do you check the Premier page or regular AT&T page? I haven't checked in a couple hours, but they always say different things.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jobiggs:
same here!!! :d
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hotdog32836:
Heres the link I checked, it says my tracking number for FEDEX and says shipping instead of processing shipping

https://www.att.com/order_status/order_status_results.jsp
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rekman:
ordered right away...still waiting for shipment. This happens with every phone, yet it drives me crazy. Fingers crossed it ships fedex and not ups.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] energyracing:
If everyone could start posting their city when the get their tracking numbers, that would help us figure out which markets are getting the early shipments (for those of us who have no patience in waiting for a piece of glass, silicon, and plastic haha)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darkodin14:
Hope it's not 1 per household lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hotdog32836:
St. Petersburg, FL
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Keystone6:
Got tracking numbers - Atlanta, GA - Ordered 1AM EST 4/23/2013
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Faluzure:
Thanks man. This is much better than going to my account and then clicking My Orders. Much appreciated. :silly:

What's funny is that between a minute refresh, my status changed to Pending Shipment. I ordered on 4/22 around noon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fix-this!:
mine still says "pending" same as it's been since the 17th when i ordered. i haven't gotten any of the emails you guys said you did. i payed for overnight shipping.

also does anyone know if anybody is working on root for us? gonna be tough for me to run this thing stock if not.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jobiggs:
Estimated delivery: Thursday by 4:30PM EST
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fix-this!:
well this is odd as at&t put the money i payed for the s4 back into my checking account as of today? what the hell does that mean?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] energyracing:
If it's been around 4-5 days, they can only keep that pre-authorization fee so long before they have to take it off your account. I believe once they ship it, it will come back out. They only pre-authorized $1 for me and it disappeared 4 days after.

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So, from the "intelligence" I'm gathering here, it looks like the biggest markets (NYC, ATL, FLA) are shipping already. Sometimes, I really dislike Ohio. Weather is inconsistent and we can't get a phone on time haha.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Metalli-Nut:
Relax Everyone :)

This process is going the same as the GS3 preorder. Except better. Everyone will have their phones Thursday & Friday. All the same stuff happened last year and everyone was happy in the end.

You'll see :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fix-this!:
im on the phone with them now to confirm.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] maverick96:
Mine shipped also. Thursday delivery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Cali3350:
Just called AT&T and mine is officially still back ordered. I ordered in NYC on Friday evening, so your in NY and ordered after don't expect a shipment according to him.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fix-this!:
im kinda ticked as they just told me ill have it anytime between the 25th to may 1st. still nothing other than "pending" with mine. maybe i should of not preordered and just went in on launch day and got it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] energyracing:
Yea, for some reason the order status page on the normal ATT site still has my GS3 shipping info from last june and it says it shipped FedEx from Fort Worth, TX on Wednesday and was here (Dayton, OH) at noon on Thursday. I didn't pay for overnight or anything, so I think we're all gonna have our phones Thursday, unless you're in the midwest where the flooding and sinkholes are going on...sorry.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fix-this!:
i don't think everybody will have it thursday, seems sporadic to me depending on where you live.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rekman:
Got a tracking number...fedex!!! delivers on Thursday.

South Bend, IN
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jobiggs:
I'm not in NYC, but in Albany, NY and mine was shipped this morning
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Persanity:
Pssst..... Otterbox cases are available for order, only in black for now.

If only I'd get my shipping info from At&t....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fix-this!:
spigen better start shipping their cases this week to.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] archer75:
I didn't get a tracking number email but when I log into my AT&T account and go to my orders the tracking number is there. Shipping from Texas to Oregon with a date of Thursday the 25th.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] energyracing:
Haha, yes! I ordered the Neo Hybrid case and now I'm gonna be cradling my phone like a newborn baby until I get the case
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fix-this!:
i guess ill just keep checking throughout the day then. no biggie for me as we don't even have root yet, lol.

anybody know if our bootloader will be locked up tight?

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they told me they should arrive by the first week in may. i guess ill have to get a temp lcd protector.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jasbur17:
Surely you guys could use a second inexpensive case.

I ordered this to hold me over:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BJS9B98/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darkodin14:
Ok ATT, you can ship my second phone that was ordered first any time now.... What kind of order are you going in? lol.

This makes no sense.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] energyracing:
I don't think that will be an issue, I've already seen videos testing the new Gorilla Glass 3 (first phone to have it) and they were scraping serrated knives, keys, coins, everything across it, nothing happened. I just don't wanna scratch the sides or anything, or drop it like I did my S3 last month....

http://youtu.be/DOW_IuZQ-5E
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
For the people who have shipped S4s: are you being notified via email or obsessively refreshing the order status page?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rsmolen:
Agreed. I haven't even been charged yet and no shipment. I ordered on April 16th and some people who ordered yesterday are getting tracking numbers. What happened to orders being shipped in the order received?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] statusnone:
Pre ordered on the 19th in an AT&T corporate store. Still pending shipment here. Not shown on back order, so I guess I just have to be patient. Located here in Central Florida if it makes any difference.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fix-this!:
i haven't received any of the emails others claim in this thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rekman:
I wasn't notified via email (other than the one saying could receive as early as 25th). I refreshed the order status page and a tracking number appeared.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mickeywdw1254:
Pre-ordered on the 16th with no tracking number yet but I did get the email yesterday about the earlier release. I paid for overnight shipping too. I guess they'll save mine for shipping later today to allow the other orders to get out first or they won't ship mine until tomorrow which defeats the purpose of overnight shipping. Just a theory.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] phositadc:
Ordered on 4/16 at 630am est. Located in DC metro area. Mine still says pending shipment.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aafevo:
I ordered within 15 of the preorders going live, no tracking number for me *yet*.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jobiggs:
Didn't receive an email, just checked order status from the link in the first post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jem417:
Just received my S4 shipping confirmation :D Yay! Tracking info says it will arrive on the 25th
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Faluzure:
Arggggggggggggggggg. i know the day is barely over (it's only 11:18 AM here) but this anticipation is KILLING me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ricerx:
Mine shipped. Got tracking number and shows picked up from Ft Worth with an estimated delivery of 4/25.

I'm guessing I'll get it tomorrow since Ft Worth is only 35 miles away. :fingers-crossed:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Stefs_Dope:
Cali, I also live in NY, call 1.877.782.8870. My info on the premier site said back ordered, but when I called that number, it says it was shipped today & gave me my tracking number ;0)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wdouglass:
Me too...i keep having to enter the damn captcha in the order_status page....friggin ship already!

I ordered at 11am on the 16th and still no tracking number, i don't really think it matters
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Spawn026:
Preordered 7am est day preorders went live. Status is still pending shipment for both phones, no email about early shipment and have overnight shipping going to NJ.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ldejavul:
anyone with a premier account with overnight get tracking numbers yet?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Metalli-Nut:
SHIPPED!

I ordered 3AM on 16th.

Shipped. Delivery the 25th by 4:30 PM.

Florida.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Anon9mouz:
Idk if anyone posted but will do again just BC I'm excited:D

http://bgr.com/2013/04/23/att-galaxy-s4-release-date-459425/

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wburch84:
I actually pre-ordered last night at about 9PM, this morning I already have a tracking number with a scheduled delivery of 4/25/13 by 4:30PM. Premiere BTW.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] energyracing:
Anyone else still showing this on the Premier page? It's somewhat worrying me...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rwj5279955:
Shipped, non premier, pre-ordered morning of the 16th.

Edit: Scranton PA
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thermalwolf:
Shipped hoozah!!!!

Ordered on the 16th at 1:00 PM in Austintown, OHIO.

Shipped 2nd day and says it will arrive by 4:30 PM EST on the 25th just like everyone else.

PINCH ME I'M DREAMING!!!!!

Oh and it's coming from Fortworth, Texas.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] blackguy101:
I ordered two phones around 2 am on the 16th and I have yet to get my tracking info :( In northern VA over here
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aafevo:
I live in Texas and I haven't received any tracking info, go figure...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darkodin14:
My second one shipped out! Nice.

For anyone asking generic questions, it's all answered in my first post. Dont reask this stuff.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wdouglass:
Yup, you're not alone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] House M.D.:
Based on the phone call that I had with Att, there are 2 warehouses, one of them is good and already got the phone on stock, and I guess this would be the one on the east. and the other one, still backorder, and this would be for wast states, including my state, OR.

Still hitting "Command+R" to refresh the status of the order,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Anon9mouz:
Sorrie I have a question haven't been with att long but what is premier?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darkodin14:
Based on the fact backorder=0, yours will ship today. I guarantee it. ATT Customer service reps cant tell their hand from their arse. I was told that warehouse has -1 in stock and my second order was back ordered till next week. It shipped 5 min after that call.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] statusnone:
Just got my shipping email. Pre ordered on the 19th. Located in central Florida. White Frost model.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
Shipped!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] energyracing:
Some "discounts" you can get if you work for a company that has deals with ATT. But there's nothing too awesome. Phone is still $200, $35 upgrade, yada yada. There's some discounts on data though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Faluzure:
Use this link, not the Premier order status page. It gives more information: https://www.att.com/order_status/order_status_results.jsp

hotdog32836 gave me that link.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] energyracing:
Thanks, I've been checking there too. If I use the premier order number to search, I get an error. If I use my cell #, I get last years SGSIII ship info. So I dunno.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wdouglass:
Shipped! Fedex, coming on thursday.

My heart MAY explode from excitement, in which case i bequeath my phone to my wife ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dncpunke:
Has anyone who has gotten shipping confirmation buying outright and not ugprading? Thx.