IPhone 11 Pro Pre-Order Delivery Dates Slipping and are Mysterious

I ordered at 6am on order day and so far it  only says preparing order. 

It would be great to know what a few days means...

I received an email today letting me know that the phone would be delayed a “few days” and got 2 movie tickets for my trouble. That is certainly nice, I just wish I knew what is a “few days”.  It still sounds like I will have to be at home to take delivery and not being able to plan makes it a pain in the you know what! Regardless, I am excited to get the phone...in “a few days’!

I ordered a space grey 512GB iphone 11 pro at 5:30 PST and originally scheduled to recieve it on Friday 20 September.  I too got the very uninformative email 

Our apologies, but order #XXXXXXXXX is delayed by a few days. You'll get a shipment-confirmation email with your FedEx tracking information two days prior to delivery.

No explanation either.  Went by local Xfinity store and found no helpful answers either.  I should have just bought it directly from Apple.  I feel your pain.

I was disappointed buying it from Apple was not an option.  I'm in the iPhone Upgrade Program with Apple, and when I got in for the pre-order Friday, the choices were only the big 4 carriers, and the Verizon one required a 4-digit PIN, which was not the 6-digit one you can request from the XM website.  The "Unlocked and SIM-Free" version was not eligible for the program so you could only pay the full amount up front.  I had to switch over to XM website and buy it, and I'll have to sell my XS to pay off the IUP loan.  Order went in at 5:17AM.  No correspondence as of yet. 🤞🏼

Placed order on 14th for midnight green pro max 256 gb. Delivery by date still shows 9/20 but haven't receieved any emails or shipment alerts. Called them this morning and was told it's on track but hasn't shipped yet.

In the past, they have shipped out of Texas so I guess they don't need a large amount of time for shipping. Unlike Apple that ships out of china.  The charge dropped of my debit card and hasn't been charged again yet.  

I got the delayed email on Monday and Wednesday I got an email with Fedex Tracking number.  Shows the iPhone is in Ft. Worth and should arrive Friday 20 Sep by 8:00 PM.

just got shipping notice, they are shipping out of ft. worth texas

Hello everyone,

We understand the excitement and anticipation for the newest Apple iPhone, and we are working diligently to complete all orders as quickly as possible. The devices cannot be delivered before Friday 9/20/2019. As of today, we are sending out emails with tracking information for when to expect the device with order tracking details. If you did receive a delay notification, we are in the process of fulfilling and shipping all orders as soon as more devices become available.

Again, the notification will arrive by email when the device is being shipped. If you have not received an email with a confirmed device shipment and tracking information, please reach out to me through private message by clicking on my name ‘ComcastChrisL’ then select ‘send message’. I will need to authenticate the account and request that you provide me the first and last name of the account holder, the full account number, and the last 4 digits of the stored payment method on file. We greatly appreciate everyone’s time and patience as we continue to work to get everyone their new Apple iPhones.

UPDATE: I got an email with a FedEx shipping number yesterday, still says that it is in Ft Worth TX as of today, but an expected delivery by 8PM tomorrow. Although I am more used to the purchase through Apple, this has not been a bad experience, just a little vague.