i order my thru att online on july the 16
still on back order .
i heard the quickest way to get one is thru apple store and get on there priority list.
I put my name on a priority list yesterday at 10 Am At a Phoenix area Apple store and got an email to pick it up today therefore canceled my online order with a ship date of Aug 5th.
I ordered mine on July 6th with a July 27 ship date.
I dont think there shipping early because mine bearly changed to prepared for shipment on the 24 wow 3 days...but it still hasnt shipped probably tommorow.
So in other words i dont think there speeding up there orders.
@iphone+ps3=mylife i was basing all mine a day after your order, until today when it changed back to Not Yet Shipped for the most bizarre reason :/ oh well!!
I dont expect to see any changes on mine until Thursday to be honest, although I would love it to ship by Friday so it can make its way to the UK over the weekend and hope for delivery before 5th Aug.