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Exactly! And also, this isn't Apple's first rodeo. They knew/know exactly what they are doing. Successfully created headlines that read "IPhone Plus sells out Worldwide!"
They do it because it makes great free PR.. Have u seen AAPL stock $ the last few days? Wait till next year. Rinse. Repeat.
 
That was one of the iterations I thought WOULD be hardest to get.

It's a Plus model = more attractive due to the better camera.
It's black = people like me frothing at the mouth for a black iPhone after one not being available for a few years.
It was the "free" one with TMO's trade in promo--no down payment required.
I obviously undervalued my choice. I guess I should've paid more attention.
 
Your origin scan time will depend on your location. Here is the tracking history from my note 7 orders last month. I live 4 hours away from Louisville, so my origin scan can literally be the same day (or in the example 3 minutes shy of that).

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Well, now you see I live in South Bend, IN. GO IRISH!!!!

Those 4 days between your label creation and origin scan, is what sent Note 7 preorder peeps into a frenzy last month.

Fun times ;)
 
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So an update and word of warning for some of you: make sure your trade in has been processed! Yesterday I got a text message from tmo so I called and it turns out when I ordered the rep didn't actually go through the trade in process. If I hadn't known this I may have had to pay for the new 7's I ordered and not been able to trade in my old 6's.
If it was done properly, your account on MyTmo should should both your order for the new phone and also a separate section with your trade in along with a pre-paid label link. When I ordered the rep told me about this but didn't actually complete the trade in part.

Anyhow, my credit has been charged for 1 of my 2 7+'s, I think it's the black 128 gb I'm getting. Haven't been charged for teh gold 128 even though I ordered them at the same time.
 
iPhone 7 32GB matte black. Ordered officially processed around 4:30am PST (even though I called right at midnight) on 9/9 on JOD.

Origin scan finally came in at 10:46am in KY!
 
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So an update and word of warning for some of you: make sure your trade in has been processed! Yesterday I got a text message from tmo so I called and it turns out when I ordered the rep didn't actually go through the trade in process. If I hadn't known this I may have had to pay for the new 7's I ordered and not been able to trade in my old 6's.
If it was done properly, your account on MyTmo should should both your order for the new phone and also a separate section with your trade in along with a pre-paid label link. When I ordered the rep told me about this but didn't actually complete the trade in part.

Anyhow, my credit has been charged for 1 of my 2 7+'s, I think it's the black 128 gb I'm getting. Haven't been charged for teh gold 128 even though I ordered them at the same time.

I didn't do anything regarding my 6 trade-in yet. After my preorder, went to the store that day and they said they'd handle setting up the trade-in when they port my # over. I still have to mail my 6 in, but they'll handle getting it set up for me
 
Update 3:
My wife's gold iPhone 7 128 GB now has an origin scan with a time stamp of 10:58am in Louisville.

I'll post another update when the phones are delivered. Good luck to everyone, hope you get your devices soon! There's definitely a lot of excitement here.

Update 2:
Tracking on my matte black iPhone 7 128 GB now has an Origin Scan with a time stamp of 10:02am at Louisville, KY.

Gold iPhone 7 128 GB for my wife is still showing as "Order Processed: Ready for UPS" but I expect to see that change by this evening at the latest as the updates on it have lagged since it was ordered in sequence after the order for the matte black phone was completed.

Update:
I didn't note this in the timeline I provided in my initial post (quoted below), but I got a free T-Mobile text on Sunday at about 9:45 am saying that my order has processed and I got a UPS tracking number with it.

Then today at about noon, I got the exact same text again and for the same tracking number. I don't know why I got the same text with that tracking number again, but my guess is something must've happened to trigger the text.

While I'm not sure what it means, I figure that hopefully either someone might know or at least be interested in knowing how this whole deal is progressing for others.

Just joined because I stumbled upon this iPhone 7 preorder thread and I thought I'd add some info to provide more data points for people.

I woke up early to preorder last week. Had issues with the website for ~20 mins before I decided to just call support. Waited on hold for about ~30 mins and got through to a very energetic and helpful T-Mobile representative and ordered two phones to be paid via EIP:
  • A black iPhone 7 128 GB for me
  • A gold iPhone 7 128 GB for my wife
Phone orders were processed one at a time and EIP agreements were sent very shortly after the orders were placed, about 5-10 minutes. I signed the agreements immediately after I got the emails for them.

From there (all times are Central time)...
9/11 @ 8:45am - Received tracking number for black iPhone
9/11 @ 11:39pm - Payment processed email received from T-Mobile for black iPhone
9/12 @ 5:06am - Received tracking number for gold iPhone
9/12 @ 11:37pm - Payment processed email received from T-Mobile for Gold iPhone
9/12 - First payment posts (no longer pending) on credit card statement
9/13 - Second payment posts on credit card statement
9/14 - 7:08am - Both UPS tracking numbers just show "Order Processed: Ready for UPS" on UPS's website. First order's shipping label shows as being created on 9/10 and the second order's on 9/12.

I imagine I should see movement tomorrow! Though I certainly wouldn't complain if something happened today, haha.
 
iPhone 7 32GB matte black. Ordered officially processed around 4:30am PST (even though I called right at midnight) on 9/9 on JOD.

Origin scan finally came in at 10:46am in KY!


Nice. Maybe there is still hope.
 
T-Mo app is running again.. no changes, order still says
"being processed" "est. ship date 09/19/16- 09/26/16"
 
Your origin scan time will depend on your location. Here is the tracking history from my note 7 orders last month. I live 4 hours away from Louisville, so my origin scan can literally be the same day (or in the example 3 minutes shy of that).

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Well, now you see I live in South Bend, IN. GO IRISH!!!!
Hell yeah. I'm like 20 min west of SB. Go Irish!!! Let's get us some phones and a win against Mich St...
 
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Is the T-Mobile site still down for you guys? I checked the app and it's still processing. I feel like it's still going to be processing even when it delivers. Ugh!
They won't deliver it without charging you for it right? So if you haven't been charged you're stuck just like me.
 
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Yay, I got some change this morning after finally receiving my shipping on Sunday morning. :). Matte Black iPhone 7 128 GB. Preordered day of.
 
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I just want to remind everyone that if you plan on cancalling your pre-order & walking in tomorrow to try and get your model, you'll need to be on T-Mobile One to get it for free.

Where did you hear this? There is no mention anywhere that you must be on One.
 
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