It’s a Christmas miracle: Some customers who ordered the iPhone Duo through Apple and received an estimated delivery date of Jan. 25 saw their delivery windows move from Dec. 14 to Dec. 21 today, according to comments posted in the MacRumors and X forums. Some customers even saw their delivery dates move from Jan. 25 to Dec. 12 to Dec. 14.
Apple’s online store still displays a January 25 delivery date for iPhone Duo orders placed today.
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