Cingular / AT&T Dealers taking iPhone Pre-Orders

Is it true that AT&T / Cingular dealers are taking pre-orders for the Apple (aapl) iPhone? Contrary to what was mandated from what we gleaned from the internal memo from AT&T, it seems that some locations are indeed putting customers on wait lists.

According to a recent post by Channel Checkers which surveyed 36 AT&T / Cingular stores (approximately 10,000 stores!) 64 percent of respondents indicated that they are keeping a wait list. According to the survey, the average wait list is 25 people, with one store in New York claiming to have 1900 people on the list.

Now we don't know whats going on with this report vs. the internal memo stating no pre-orders. Calling our local Cingular store right down the street got us the "no pre-orders" and we don't have any info except that it's coming in late June.