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Online Orders for iPhone 5s Begin at 12:01 AM Pacific Time on Friday, September 20
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In Hong Kong, we can "reserve iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c online beginning at 6:00 a.m. on September 17 for pickup at an Apple Retail Store on September 20.* When you come in, well help you pick the right rate plan, transfer your contacts, set up your email, and more." according to Apple's website. 6:00am 
Get a job. No one above 22 should be living off of daddy unless they're a student.
Well, I guess I have to ask-What WOULD be innovation in your view? Certainly not a bigger screen, NFC or that useless haptic feedback I get on my work phone (Samsung S3).
I actually really like the haptic feedback on my S3, especially because I can tune it up or down, just to my liking. It's obviously a personal preference, so don't prematurely call it "useless" just because you feel that way.
If you need 128 GBs on your phone, my only assumption is that you're using it wrong.
- Got a lot of music? iTunes Match
- Want a lot of music? Spotify
- Take a lot of photos or video? You need to sync your phone more often
- Do you need 30 - 1GB games on your phone? Remove 20 of them
- Netflix, Dropbox, Google, Skydrive, etc.
Why do you need 128 GBs? I'm seriously curious not being rude.
The 5S is a major engineering feat that the less technologically inclined can't appreciate because the only innovation they can see is the fingerprint sensor.
These same people are more likely to be impressed by a larger screen which is a trivial engineering challenge; and, one with as many UX drawbacks as benefits.
Yeah but arguably you get more mileage out of a larger screen than the "major engineering feat" of the 5S which no one will really use anyway. I'd like to revisit this in a year when the 6 comes out and see exactly which apps utilize 64bit processing, etc., my prediction: maybe a couple of games, although the initial showing of infinity blade III show it to be only marginally better looking than II, as an example of probably one of the most heavy duty games on the iOS platform.
I think in some circumstances people are impressed with simpler feats because they are actually useful. But I think you are also wrong in saying a larger screen is less technologically complex. Consider a lot of these larger screens are in the same size phone as last year, cutting bezel size down is probably not an easy thing to do technologically, and let's not forget the increased resolution while improving battery life with thinner phones. No it's not innovation, but it's certainly some impressive engineering IMO.
I spoke to an Apple rep and they told me that if I order a 5s at 3:01am EST, which is 12:01 PT then I would be able to pick it up in-store on Friday. Hope that helps clear up any confusion.
I can't wait for the 5s
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You must be just born and don't remember the iPhone, 3G, 3GS and 4 Launches.
They have never been able to meet demand regardless if they do online pre-ordering or not.
I spoke to an Apple rep and they told me that if I order a 5s at 3:01am EST, which is 12:01 PT then I would be able to pick it up in-store on Friday. Hope that helps clear up any confusion.
I can't wait for the 5s
Several people have gotten told the exact opposite by Apple Reps, which is that pick-up in store would not be available on Friday.
But man that would be GREAT if you were right.
That's the info needed to check your upgrade status. If you look online or at the Apple Store app, it asks the same info to tell you what your pricing will be.
What if I like having the photos and video I take on my phone, on my phone?
I can't remember the last time I logged into my computer to view photos. I do it daily with my iPhone.
I'm torn between ordering online, or chancing it and going to the Apple Store on Friday.
I just talked with AT&T and they said that if you order online, then your upgrade eligibility is "used up" right then. They couldn't answer for sure how long it would take to have that upgrade re-enabled if I canceled my order while waiting in line on Friday.
Decisions, decisions.....
I just talked with AT&T and they said that if you order online, then your upgrade eligibility is "used up" right then. They couldn't answer for sure how long it would take to have that upgrade re-enabled if I canceled my order while waiting in line on Friday.
Decisions, decisions.....
In the same boat as you. If I order online, will it be 2 weeks because of demand?
Than the other side is... go the the store, chance it to see if I can pick up a phone that day or will they end up just telling me they are sold out of the one I wanted. :-(
I guess online lets you save some time waiting in line, and you get the one you wanted.
I do have a lot of music, and I want it in lossless quality. I'm not willing to sacrifice that for iTunes Match. For the record, I do have iTunes Match. The annoying thing about having it enabled is that whenever I want to play a song that's not on my iPhone, it has to download, which causes a delay, especially when I'm in my car and it's going over AT&T's network. Which, also, uses up my bandwidth.
Spotify -- again, not willing to sacrifice quality.
I do not take a lot of photos, it's all music. I'm tired of shuffling it all around.
Have you looked into the Sandisk Media Player? It has either 32 or 64 GB built in plus an SD card slot to add another 128. It creates its own wifi connection and the app lets you move files and/or stream to 5 devices. The battery lasts 8 hours and you can connect to your computer via USB as well as wifi.
I'm planning on getting one once they update the firmware to fix some teething issues.
They sell it at amazon and direct.
Edited to add: It is insanely small and would allow one to have all your music/photos/videos with you and accessible (once the firmware update allows better browser access) on your mac, ipad, iPhone, windows computer or android device.
I'm guessing (hoping?) that if I get my pre-order in right when it begins, I'll get a phone in a few days.
My experience from last year is: if you want one the most popular models, you need to be at the Apple store very early to score one! This year I suspect that the 16GB in gold will be sold out within an hour; However, if you want a 32 or 64 GB in white, you could probably show up at the Apple store at noon and still get one.