I ordered between 3:15-3:20 pm EST (I can't remember exact time but sent a text to a friend at 3:22 letting them know I'd ordered mine). I received an order confirmation email at 4:53 am EST on 9/12. When I ordered on VZW.com, it said preorder now to receive by 9/19 and my email says 9/19. My card has a pending charge of $0.00 on it from Verizon and I haven't heard anything else back yet.
So I called Verizon just to make sure that my card was accepted, and the girl was very friendly. I apologized because I knew she was getting 1000s of this same call. I asked if my card had went through ok and was accepted, she said yes but that it wouldn't be charged/posted as a charge until Verizon actually ships the device. She then asked me what time I ordered and I stated, "within the first half hour, it was before 3:20 am EST but I'm not sure of the exact time." She then told me that if you ordered between 3:15 am EST and 7:00 am EST, the iPhone 6 + 64gb gray (which is what I ordered) wouldn't be delivered until 10/7.
This seems incorrect to me. I mean I know that there are tons and tons of people ordering, but if that was the case, why would my confirmation email, and the website say 9/19? Also, it seems to contradict what many others have been told by Verizon reps as well.