If you login into your SE account via the website you can check out mogstation.
You should be able to see what was posted here and make sure you are all sorted out:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/68792-NA-Precautions-Concerning-FINAL-FANTASY-XIV-Entitlements?p=1074101#post1074101
Beats the **** out of playonline so far. Whats weird is that my characters don't show on my account. The billing options cost zero xD even for a 180 day sub -behold it while you can haha~.
It's probably not live as of yet as my character doesn't show up in mogstation, but he does in the lodestone.
Edited, Aug 26th 2013 3:41pm by MasterShake
Edited, Aug 26th 2013 4:06pm by MasterShake