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iPhone 17 Pro Max ship date?

  • 9/19

    Votes: 105 29.6%
  • 9/25

    Votes: 165 46.5%
  • In Store 9/19

    Votes: 85 23.9%

  • Total voters
    355
512GB Pro Max Orange...got my "pre-order" set a few days before, was in like 3 minutes after the hour and got 9/25. Bummer but no biggie. I'm really mostly ordering because on my 15PM I'm getting close to needing more storage and the new 8x zoom...neither is super urgent for me. I also look forward to the slightly larger display.
 
IMO "multiple delivery and in store pick ups ordered" is rude and inappropriate. That kind of behavior makes Apple less efficient and costs all of us.
I’m guessing you’d also say that Apple placing a default shipping date of 09/25 and an ISPU date of 09/19 is also rude and inappropriate…
 
Got the waiting-to-join-store que at opening time. Finally got in about 15 minutes later. Hit checkout, and got Sept 19. FYI.
 

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19th September delivery date.
Did the finance prep yesterday and was ready to go at 13:00. I was on the waiting screen until about 13:05 and managed to get my order processed as soon as the checkout screen came up.
I’m in the UK and went for the 17 Pro Max 1TB in Deep Blue. Wasn’t brave enough to go Orange. Ha!
 
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I’m a bit confused and wanted to see if this has happened to anyone else.

As soon as my pre-order link opened, I placed the order right away and the delivery date I got was Sept 25. Then, just two minutes later, I went to the Apple Store app as a “new” user (not logged into my pre-order link), chose the exact same model and storage, and it was showing the launch day delivery instead.

So basically:

  • Pre-order (done instantly): Sept 25
  • Random check right after: Launch date
Has anyone experienced this before? Do you think it’s just a glitch, or is it possible that my delivery date could still get updated?
There was a kerfuffle years ago very early into the iPhone Upgrade Program where those of us in the program got screwed with a longer shipping time that people not in the program. They did make a concession but I don't remember what it was.
 
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Anyone that had a 9/25 date see any changes to that date or a preparing for shipment yet? I still am so disapointed in this 9/25 date if it holds true.
 
Anyone that had a 9/25 date see any changes to that date or a preparing for shipment yet? I still am so disapointed in this 9/25 date if it holds true.
it will change like it always does. It's nothing new. Usually by tuesday give or take. If you have signed up for UPS(free) you can pop in the app and the shipment shows up early before even the apple store shows it as having shipped. Then you can track it for a few days prior.
 
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There was a kerfuffle years ago very early into the iPhone Upgrade Program where those of us in the program got screwed with a longer shipping time that people not in the program. They did make a concession but I don't remember what it was.
That might have been if you called in and whined about being a loyal IUP user they held a phone for you on opening day. Or that could have been some other fiasco. 🤣
 
Cancelled my 8:02am preorder that showed 9/25 for a 256GB Blue and reordered just now, 9/19 delivery

And they billed me instantly. Whereas the 8:02am one DIDN'T bill at all yet. I think if you can, you 9/25 people should reorder if 9/19 delivery is still showing AND they didn't already bill you.
 
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it will change like it always does. It's nothing new. Usually by tuesday give or take. If you have signed up for UPS(free) you can pop in the app and the shipment shows up early before even the apple store shows it as having shipped. Then you can track it for a few days prior.
Yeah I do that every year but that doesnt change the fact a lot of us have a 9/25 date 1 minute into ordering this morning lol :)
 
Cancelled my 8:02am preorder that showed 9/25 for a 256GB Blue and reordered just now, 9/19 delivery

And they billed me instantly. Whereas the 8:02am one DIDN'T bill at all yet. I think if you can, you 9/25 people should reorder if 9/19 delivery is still showing AND they didn't already bill you.
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it will change like it always does. It's nothing new. Usually by tuesday give or take. If you have signed up for UPS(free) you can pop in the app and the shipment shows up early before even the apple store shows it as having shipped. Then you can track it for a few days prior.
I’m sorry, but to me, this is new. I've never gotten a later day from Apple as soon as the online store opens.
 
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Definitely a glitch. My orange 256gb pro max 17 sept 19 deliver time Ordered 813am eastern time out in the app

My son iPhone 17 pro 256 silver ordered 815am pre put in app. Sept 26 delivery

So I saw the iPhone 17 pro silver was still available for Sept 19 delivery at 130pm eastern time. I canceled his order and re ordered and got Sept 19 delivery time for his silver iPhone 17 pro
 
I’m sorry, but to me, this is new. I've never gotten a later day from Apple as soon as the online store opens.
It happens to various people every year. But still always arrives the friday everyone else's does. I've been in the IUP since it's inception and have had it happen a couple times. Most of the time not. It's happened to others I know as well over the years. If i'm wrong and it does come later, whatever, it's just a phone. I can wait.
 
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