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iPhone 5 pre-orders begin on September 12th; in-store sales start September 21st – report

Monday, September 10, 2012 · 9:08 pm · 40 Comments

“The iPhone 5 will be unveiled at a major Apple event on September 12th. You will likely be able to preorder the iPhone 5 on September 12th after it is announced,” BostInno reports.

“Through AT&T and Verizon, we have confirmed that the in-store iPhone 5 release date will be September 21st,” BostInno reports. “As mentioned before you can still pre-order the iPhone 5 on September 12th and it will be delivered starting September 21st.”

BostInno reports, “I would act fast on preordering the iPhone 5 as this is one of the most anticipated product releases in history.”

Read more in the full article here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Lynn Weiler" for the heads up.]

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Tags: iPhone 5, iPhone 5 availability, iPhone 5 availability date, iPhone 5 launch, iPhone 5 launch date, iPhone 5 pre-order date

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Comment Feed

40 Comments

Richie

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 9:20 pm · Reply

I want one. My wife wants one. Gonna wait for a bit to see if it blows up the market first.
Nto Getting Burned

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 9:31 pm · Reply

You snooze, you lose. I’m going to start trying to pre-order immediately. The first run won’t last long.
midwestmac

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 9:34 pm · Reply

I’m hoping that Verizon allows some of us who were first in line for the iPhone 4 to upgrade early. I’m thinking I’m eligible for an upgrade about Oct. 12th-ish . . . several weeks after iPhone 5 launch.

I realize they don’t take all of that into consideration, but my guess is there are droves of folks just like me who will be chomping at the bit but will have to wait. And if they are sold out, I won’t be a happy dude.
- Dave
  
  Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 12:03 am · Reply
  
  It’s ‘champing at the bit’, not ‘chomping’…
  - billy the Fish
    
    Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 1:07 am · Reply
    
    Both are correct. Champing and chomping just different forms of the same word.
    - Swing Geezer
      
      Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 12:14 pm · Reply
      
      Champing is correct. Chomping is the American corruption of this word. . – source: OED.
- Chris Conway
  
  Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 12:40 am · Reply
  
  Verizon lets you upgrade at 22 months so if thats when you bought your phone 2 years ago then you’ve been eligible for an upgrade since august.
  - midwestmac
    
    Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 9:49 am · Reply
    
    No, Chris. That actually factors in the early upgrade.
    If memory serves, they sold a million iPhones to Verizon customers during the opening weekend (or week, perhaps). That puts a lot of people in the same exact situation as me.
    Would be a helluva great PR move if they let us “early adopters” to the iPhone on their network get the chance to be first in line again. I am not, however, holding my breath.
    - jtcdesigns
      
      Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 10:00 am · Reply
      
      Its worth holding your breath because that gives them a chance to suck you in for 2 more years by getting a new phone.
      - midwestmac
        
        Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 10:46 am · Reply
        
        Fact 1: Verizon is the only viable option I have where I live for cellular service.
        Fact 2: The phones are heavily subsidized. They don’t lower my bill after I’ve gotten through my contract, so if I don’t get a new phone I’m really only screwing myself.
      - midwestmac
        
        Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 10:48 am · Reply
        
        Reread what you wrote . . . I realize now you weren’t questioning the intelligence of getting the new phone but instead were saying that it would be smart for Verizon to offer it early . . . My bad!
Pat

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 9:39 pm · Reply

Samsung Galaxy III, blah, blah, blah.
- peterblood71
  
  Monday, September 10, 2012 - 10:14 pm · Reply
  
  Thanks for telling everyone loud and clear to stay the iPhone 5 course and avoid the cheap Korean knockoff ripoffs like the plague.
Gupta

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 9:40 pm · Reply

Samsung Galaxy III, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Mike

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 9:41 pm · Reply

I think they will start September 19th. Report that.
Chris

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 9:51 pm · Reply

Samsung Galaxy III, blah, blah, blah, blah,blah.
Shuja Bashir

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 10:30 pm · Reply

There is iPhone the real deal
& then there is everybody else

There is Harley-Davidson
& there is everybody else

U know what is real?
- Jean Poole
  
  Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 1:10 am · Reply
  
  There is Mitt
  & there is every Obama else.
- Thinksitsfunny
  
  Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 7:44 am · Reply
  
  Indian!!!
ppctyler

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 10:36 pm · Reply

Is there anyway to gag the 3 morons?
- ppctyler
  
  Monday, September 10, 2012 - 10:37 pm · Reply
  
  Or is it one moron with 3 names?
  - Lordthree
    
    Monday, September 10, 2012 - 10:56 pm · Reply
    
    MDN should banthe IP. He adds nothing here
    - From Samsung with Love
      
      Monday, September 10, 2012 - 11:06 pm · Reply
      
      Banning an IP has not been effective sine 1998? You must own nothing but Apple products? Samsung invites you to set aside the Kool-Aid, cover up your poster of Steve Jobs and buy a real smartphone. You know you want a Galaxy S3. Come on go ahead and experience what real tech is like.
      - themusicdoc
        
        Monday, September 10, 2012 - 11:40 pm · Reply
        
        You know, it’s frightening that they actually let ignorant, mis-informed trolls like you out of the basement….oh, wait……they probably don’t….which is why you feel the need to post such drivel.
      - PatchyThePirate
        
        Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 12:27 am · Reply
        
        Oh, I never thought of it like that. Instead of preordering the new iPhone I’m going to get a samsung product lol
      - HTML5 Gordon
        
        Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 7:22 am · Reply
        
        If you are pitiful enough to use proxies to post your drivel then you REALLY have gone wrong somewhere in your miserable life.
        
        It is amazing what some people will do for a few ₩ per month.
        
        jtcdesigns
        
        Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 10:02 am · Reply
        
        banning an IP is pretty much pointless since losers will just use a proxy
Hells Angels

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 10:45 pm · Reply

Excuse me but please do not compare Apple gadgetry to Harley Davidson.

Thank You.

Hell on Wheels
- billy the Fish
  
  Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 1:09 am · Reply
  
  Yes, exactly, Harleys are noisy, heavy, old-tech, and generally not very good. Now BMW might be a better brand to set beside Apple..
  - TheConfuzed1
    
    Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 1:50 am · Reply
    
    BMW is more like a high-end PC. All the focus is on the drive, and nothing on the ride. They are over-engineered, overcomplicated, and unintutive.
    
    Apple is more like Mercedes-Benz.
    
    Solid and thorough, straight to the core.
    - warbux
      
      Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 7:18 am · Reply
      
      Funny then how few long distance riders choose Harleys.
    - jtcdesigns
      
      Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 10:04 am · Reply
      
      Don’t compare Apple to Mercedes… Apple is high end, great and holds its value… Mercedes is the first two.. but value drops dramatically more than other cars.
      
      Its more of a Bently than anything else… minus the cost.
- 3l3c7ro
  
  Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 2:12 am · Reply
  
  Right. Apple products are elegant and intelligent. Harley Davidson products are not.
PatchyThePirate

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 12:32 am · Reply

Where is edward? I need a good laugh

Let me start you off edward:

Hey you yankee assholes.. apple is suck, fanboys, yada yada yada…
- KRONOS
  
  Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 9:14 am · Reply
  
  LOL!
  +10
Fat

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 1:42 am · Reply

Before the 4S launch, rumors were persistent regarding the iPhone having a tear drop design, LTE, NFC and there will be an hinge mini.

Let’s see if all these “leaked” images are actually the real ones
Fat

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 1:43 am · Reply

I mean iPhone mini not hinge lol
MacRaven

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 8:18 am · Reply

Count 3 in our family. But unfortunately we have to wait for 2 Driods to expire on their upgrade. [Hate to say I told them so. But I did. 2 cases of "Droid Purchase Regret" going on here. But the "I told you so's are sweet.]
- jtcdesigns
  
  Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 10:05 am · Reply
  
  Some people have to learn the hard way.
radtech5000

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 1:48 pm · Reply

Get the credit cards ready folks.