Well guess I will stick to ordering from At&T after this, didn’t realize that Apple favored IUP over others
Don’t draw conclusions from the tiny sample size here.
Plus, IUP orders were a mess. Carrier connectivity issues. Citizens One connectivity issues. The fact that the App Store app was the only place pre-approved IUP upgrades could complete their order and for many people the iPhone App Store was the last store front to work. So if Apple is attempting to improve IUP dates (which we don’t know for sure) that could be why.