Newby Question on Mail in vs. Email

[mikecorn.1]

Me and the wife took the CHl class on 8/8/15. Fingerprints had been done a couple of weeks prior. All the paperwork was sent out by the CHL instructor on the following Monday 8/10/15. We are coming up on three weeks and the status has not changed yet. When I call in, it pretty much tells you that if you are calling about the status, to give it time and they give you some time of time frame. So I don't want to P1$$ anyone off on the phone with the same question Im sure they get asked daily from tons of people.
Does anyone know if its about the same time frame for getting the license if the documents were sent out my mail vs. emailed in. Our instructor pretty much didn't offer anyone to send the paperwork in by ourselves. He is old school and likes snail mail. He is been teaching the class since the first passed in Texas. I figured even mailing the documents in, they would have gotten there by that Wednesday or Thursday. I overlooked on my paperwork that I could have emailed the paperwork in so I never questioned him on it.
By the way, its my first time posting here. Looking forward to participating.

[Taypo]

Someone else posted in here recently that they got their plastic in around 3 weeks and they went the snail mail approach as well. I wouldn't panic yet, its still been a relatively short period of time despite that magical time slowing effect that happens while waiting on plastic.

[longhorn86]

My wife uploaded her supporting materials online and received her plastic in only 18 days. Doing it this way eliminates mail time as well as the time it takes the docs to circulate out of DPS mailroom and be assigned to the person who processes your application. I would venture to speculate it would shave about a week off.

[Kiddkop]

I completed mine by email and received status change in 15 business days. (Waiting on plastic) Seems like it is going pretty fast if everything is in order.

[Wolffman]

You are 5 days behind my timeline. I sent supporting documents in by mail also. Status change yesterday. Shouldn't be long now.

[mikecorn.1]

Thanks for the info. I try not to look at the website but it's too hard not too. Just torturing myself.

[TXBO]

Hopefully you got a copy of the CHL-100. I'd submit it online.

[mikecorn.1]

Update. Still no plastic. today is 3 weeks. But I have refrained from looking online for status change daily.

[TexasSix]

Update. Still no plastic. today is 3 weeks. But I have refrained from looking online for status change daily.

I would take the time to call and stay on hold till you can talk to someone. I sent mine snail mail certified so I could track it.
After a week it was still not delivered. Still has not been. It is lost!! I sent it electronically, got the email verification it had been received, then just waited. At least I knew they got it.

[mikecorn.1]

Don't even want to think about that!!

[Abraham]

Honestly, I don't think the timing is dependent on how you send in your paperwork.

I renewed by e-mail and it took a month to get my plastic.