Assume is a bad word here but carrier phones also started their journey where made and then are sent to the carrier stateside who then sometimes ship stateside and I am assuming (there I go again) that their tracking information is only tracked from the carrier to the receiver.If you ordered a launch day phone from a carrier like AT&T, T-Mobile, etc, those phones may originate stateside. Those discussions should be taking place in different threads designated for orders from those carriers. THAT's what is causing all the confusion.