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Friday, September 14, 2012, 04:27 am
Apple sells out of first-day delivery iPhone 5 pre-orders, now quoting 2 weeks
A little over one hour after pre-orders for Apple's iPhone 5 started at midnight on Friday, the device is already showing shipping estimates slip to two weeks for all models.
It took less than two hours for Apple to run dry of its initial batch of iPhone 5s, with the company now quoting a two-week wait time for the new handset.
While a sellout was expected from analysts and pundits alike, many didn't foresee it happening so soon. It is unclear whether Apple actually sold more units than the previous iPhone 4S launch, which took nearly 24 hours to run through stock, or if the company had less stock on hand.
For those who have not yet purchased the iPhone 5 and want to grab one on launch day, the only option is to visit a brick-and-mortar Apple Store or another reseller like Walmart. The new handset will be in stores on Sept. 21.
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This sucks. I was on at 12:01am and was told my order was reserved and to wait for another email. Now I get that email to complete my order and my shipping time is 2 weeks? WTF Apple?? That is poor customer service!
This sucks. I was on at 12:01am and was told my order was reserved and to wait for another email. Now I get that email to complete my order and my shipping time is 2 weeks? WTF Apple?? That is poor customer service!
Did you order direct from Apple, or via a provider ?
I ordered direct and I still show the 21st as a delivery date
I had no problem at all ordering from Apple. It took about two minutes on my iPad at about 3:10 am. I've had terrible trouble on every previous product launch for iPads and the last couple of iPhones - this time it seems they were better prepared.
This sucks. I was on at 12:01am and was told my order was reserved and to wait for another email. Now I get that email to complete my order and my shipping time is 2 weeks? WTF Apple?? That is poor customer service!
I think it's an issue with your carrier. What carrier do you have? I think Verizon was the best prepared, but Sprint and AT&T were having issues.
This sucks. I was on at 12:01am and was told my order was reserved and to wait for another email. Now I get that email to complete my order and my shipping time is 2 weeks? WTF Apple?? That is poor customer service!
How is this "poor customer service"
Because they made millions of phones that are distributed to 20 countries
And they ran out?!?
Is it poor customer service when they run out of M3's at the local bmw dealership?
Ordered from Sprint at 1:34 PDT, and they stated in email receipt: "Excluding extreme circumstances, we'll do our best to get it to you Friday, Sept. 21." Crossing fingers.
I think it's an issue with your carrier. What carrier do you have? I think Verizon was the best prepared, but Sprint and AT&T were having issues.
My carrier doesn't accept pre-orders but has said that they will have plenty in stores on the 21st... will test their claim at 9:00 AM that day lol.
If I want to upgrade from AT&T's website, the shipping time is still Sept 21
What a crock, this is the first time I have preordered an Iphone. I spent 2 hours going back and forth on my laptop between AT
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