Seems that the date for the redesigned boards has moved again
Now they are arriving April 8

I would not call phoning 12 customers 'shipping will start by the end of March'

I read that on there as well. 12 out of 1400 means nothing really. Things are starting to get a little stressed on the WOZ forum.
Announcing that 12 people have been telephoned just opened up a bigger can of worms, with people saying they signed on the first day, so why have they not recieved a call and so on. I do feel sorry for Jack, but this is a commercial enterprise, and he is extremely late, so he will have to cop it all on the chin from those that are pissed.
I think alot of people have come to their wits end. It shows on the posts. Some are still hanging in there, but what other choice do they have. Then there is the question of code and what percentage along is it. I think alot of people are expecting way too much with the code. They are all thinking its going to be released with 95%. I think thats a massive over-estimation. Jack has repeatedly said regular code updates will occur.

The phoning 12 people is just a helpful diversion to keep people thinking about something else, rather than the fact the untested boards havent arrived, and the production line hasnt even started yet.
Personally, I dont think proper production will even start properly for another few months.
They have to build all the parts racks/area, train all the staff, set up the entire production line to finalisation, then start producing/testing games, as well as many new components. This all takes time, then shipping times ontop. The calender cant click over fast enough.