Pre-Orders

Unlocked iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Shipped, UPS Tracking Number Available [Update]

Just when everybody was freaking out, the inevitable has happened--factory unlocked iPhone 5 orders have received their UPS tracking numbers, and have 'shipped.' Our order status for iPhone 5 orders placed at midnight last Friday have shipped, and a UPS tracking number has been provided (shipping method notes: UPS Express Saver). There is no breakdown...

iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Have Started Shipping to Canada [Update]

After we published our post on how to acquire your Apple iPhone 5 UPS tracking number, it appears some iPhone 5 pre-orders have already started shipping to Canada. The following screenshot (thanks @CCasement) shows a 32GB/black iPhone 5 is already on its way to Calgary: @CCasement informs us the free iPhone app Parcel will send you...

Apple: iPhone 5 Pre-orders Have Broken All Previous Records

Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 at a special media event on September 12th and started taking pre-orders for the device 2 days after i.e on Friday, September 14th. While the first wave of these pre-orders is scheduled to start shipping on September 21st, it has already been sold out with shipping times slipping to 2-3 weeks....

Bell, Virgin and Telus iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Have ‘Sold Out’

Earlier this morning, the Telus iPhone 5 pre-order page was updated to note they were sold out. The revised page noted a revised September 28th shipping date, as opposed to the original September 21st ship date. Now, it appears Bell and Virgin have also of iPhone 5 pre-orders as well. Virgin's twitter feed said they...

Apple: “Pre-Orders for iPhone 5 Have Been Incredible”

As if the iPhone 5 pre-orders from Apple haven't gained enough attention in the past 15 hours or so, Apple has now chimed in with their thoughts to AllThingsD: “Pre-orders for iPhone 5 have been incredible,” Apple spokeswoman Nat Kerris told AllThingsD. “We’ve been completely blown away by the customer response.” Yesterday's midnight (PDT) rush for...

Fido iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Start, Only 16GB Models Available [Update]

Fido kicked off their iPhone 5 pre-orders this morning, but their customers were in for a bit of a surprise. Only 16GB models were available, much to the disappointment of their customers (screenshot via @i0livier): According to this Fido forums thread, customer service agents explain their "reasoning" for the shortfall of model availability: "Apple is...

Virgin Mobile iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Go Live [Update]

Apple iPhone 5 pre-orders went live just after midnight Pacific time, alongside Telus pre-orders. For those that managed pre-orders from Apple during the first hour, consider yourself lucky. Ship estimates have already hit two weeks, and that took just over an hour to achieve. Fast forward, we now see Virgin Mobile's iPhone 5 pre-order page...

iPhone 5 Pre-Order Availability Delayed to 2 Weeks Already

Did you manage to pre-order your iPhone 5? Because right now shipping estimates have already dropped to two weeks--and that occurred just after an hour or so of pre-orders. The original estimes were to have delivery between September 21st (iPhone 5 launch day) to the 25th: As for the sudden change? This would indicate millions...