But you just said they don't ship them in the order they were ordered. And you're telling him "based on the time you ordered" he'll likely be the first to get his phone? Am I missing something?
Yes you are missing something...Orders are not waved by just time alone. Your reading it in its most literal form. I did not say he will be the first..I said he will be one of the first = meaning based on the fact he placed his order early his order should be waved earlier rather than later.