Apple's iPhone 5s and 5c now available in the U.S. Online Apple Store

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Continuing its worldwide rollout of the iPhone 5s and 5c, Apple has taken down the U.S. Online Apple Store to prepare for sales of the device, slated to start at midnight Pacific time.

Update: The Online Apple Store and the Apple Store iOS app are taking orders for the iPhone 5s and 5c in the U.S., with all models available. As of 12:15 a.m. Pacific, all versions still show 1-3 day delivery estimates.

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As of 8:30 p.m. Pacific, Apple's online storefront was showing the familiar "We'll be back" sign, meaning the company is prepping for what is expected to be an onrush of orders for the latest iPhones. Brick-and-mortar Apple Stores are also seeing anxious customers queuing up to get their hands on one of the new devices, though line length varies from store to store.

While preorders of the iPhone 5c began last week, the iPhone 5s will not be available from Apple until Friday. Adding pressure to early adopters are reports that Apple's supply of the iPhone 5s is very limited, especially for the new gold colored version.

When the Online Apple Store returned to service in Europe, supply of iPhone 5s units quickly went, with many customers seeing delivery dates of 7 to 10 days. The same scene played out in Australia, while 5s inventory allotted to China's early reservation system was depleted within hours of going live.

The U.S. is the last region to place orders, though it is not currently known how Apple divvied up its launch day allotment.

Those looking to nab an iPhone 5s will need to visit their nearest Apple Store, which opens for sales at 8 a.m. locally.
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  • Reply 1 of 62
    Prepare your anus....
  • Reply 2 of 62

    Out of stock in 5 minutes

  • Reply 3 of 62
    Is it a matter of waiting until midnight Pacific time for the store to come back up?
  • Reply 4 of 62
    Got coffee and cheesy movies to keep me busy till 3 am EST!!
  • Reply 5 of 62

    3am est must. not. sleeeee

  • Reply 6 of 62
    Only one guy in line at the Chestnut Street Apple Store in SF.
    At 7pm. Might be more now.

    Oh, and ordering through the iOS Apple Store app has been vastly faster than ordering through a browser for me. Your mileage may vary. Good luck!
  • Reply 7 of 62
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SockRolid View Post



    Oh, and ordering through the iOS Apple Store app has been vastly faster than ordering through a browser for me. Your mileage may vary. Good luck!

    really? dayum, worth the try.

  • Reply 8 of 62
    aaronjaaronj Posts: 1,595member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SockRolid View Post



    Only one guy in line at the Chestnut Street Apple Store in SF.

    At 7pm. Might be more now.



    Oh, and ordering through the iOS Apple Store app has been vastly faster than ordering through a browser for me. Your mileage may vary. Good luck!

     

    Thanks for the tip!

  • Reply 9 of 62
    Anyone know if Apple (and partners) get fresh shipments on Saturday?
  • Reply 10 of 62
    sflocalsflocal Posts: 6,092member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by fallenjt View Post

     

    Out of stock in 5 minutes


     

    AAPL will drop on news it took an entire 5 minutes to sell out of the new iPhones.  Analysts predicted 3.5 minutes.  /s

  • Reply 11 of 62
    aaronjaaronj Posts: 1,595member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by sflocal View Post

     

     

    AAPL will drop on news it took an entire 5 minutes to sell out of the new iPhones.  Analysts predicted 3.5 minutes.  /s


     

    Actually, sad as it is, that isn't probably that far from the truth.

  • Reply 12 of 62
    Funny this 'as' word showing up in nearly every AI article.

    Hey guys, a hint: 'as' is used only to combine 2 related elements. Otherwise, it's just meaningless
  • Reply 13 of 62
    Weather is worsening in Mexico as my coffee keeps getting colder
  • Reply 14 of 62
    richlrichl Posts: 2,213member
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by sflocal View Post

     

     

    AAPL will drop on news it took an entire 5 minutes to sell out of the new iPhones.  Analysts predicted 3.5 minutes.  /s


     

    If it's anything like the UK, there won't be any stock to sell out. Technically Apple sold out in 0 seconds in the UK. 

    ;) 

  • Reply 15 of 62
    Still offline @ 12:01 AM Pacific time.
  • Reply 16 of 62
    App went online at 12:00am PST ordered 1-3 day ship time!
  • Reply 17 of 62

    3.03 AM EST. iOS Apple Store. 64GB Champagne. Done.

     

    Ships 1 - 3 days.

     

    Yawn. Back to be...

  • Reply 18 of 62
    Done!!
    Available to ship: 1 - 3 business days
    Delivers: Sep 30 - Oct 2
  • Reply 19 of 62

    Dang it. As soon as the Canadian Apple store came back up, it was 7-10 days here.

     

    Boo.

  • Reply 20 of 62
    Long Beach CA. Ordered the 5S 64GB in grey. Ships in 1-3 days. Delivers Sep 30 - Oct 2. Night all!

    Oh, and used the Apple store app... Great tip
    One more tip... If you use the app on your iPad ensure you enter your PHONE number and not the iPad 3G number or you'll get an error. Oops.
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