iPhone 17 Pro Max Extended Delays ? US Shutdown impacts?

[tgall_foo]

I've seen my order for a Pro Max slip from Sept 26 -> Sept 29th -> Oct 1 -> Oct 3rd -> Oct 7th.

Obviously prior to October 1 anything involving customs at the US border wouldn't have been an issue but from the Apple Store it would appear things haven't even shipped. A couple of week delay in the grand scheme is a solid "who cares" in my book but I am starting to wonder if there might be something larger impacting shipments.

Good to compare notes.

 

[Blaine]

I preordered a blue 17 pro max on September 16th to replace a silver 17 pro max that gets a worse signal (-dBm) than my iPhone 16 pro max. My delivery window has been October 8th - October 15th and its just stuck on processing