When iphone 4 first came out did Apple open up the website or pre-order? I want to buy iphone 5 but I'm not in the States atm so I can't wait in line in front of the store so just want to know if they would have preorder on the website or not. If not immediately then how long after the official release date.
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Is it possible to pre-order Iphone 5 online?
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Generally a week and a few days after the event is when pre-ordering starts online.
It will be possible, however considering how much "hype"/media influence this has and the extended wait for release there will be a repeat of last year and the phone will be available for preorder for a short period of time due to an overflow of preorders.
Generally yes, depending on what country, it will take longer, sometimes a few months.
We can't answer that!
The iPhone 3 was released on the same date over a lot of countries, so the tome of release depended on where you were in respect to the date line. In reality though the numbers of units available in a lot of countries were quite small and were sold out in an hour or so, then people needed to wait for a couple of months.
That was all just marketing hype.
iPhone 4 was rolled out across there home markets first, then a few weeks later elsewhere.
What they will do this time is anyones guess, though given how long it has been since the last model, they likely won't have too greater lag across different countries, as long as there arent great production-rate issues.
For the iPhone 4 launch here were the first markets that were announced.
June 7, 2010 Keynote
Apple announced that the Apple iPhone 4 will be made available on June 24 in five countries which are the US, France, Germany, United Kingdom and Japan.
July 26, 2010
iPhone 4 will officially debut this Friday, July 30 2010 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The phone will be purchasable through Apples retail and online stores, as well as Apple Authorized Resellers, the company said.
Apple announced that the Apple iPhone 4 will be made available on June 24 in five countries which are the US, France, Germany, United Kingdom and Japan.
July 26, 2010
iPhone 4 will officially debut this Friday, July 30 2010 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The phone will be purchasable through Apples retail and online stores, as well as Apple Authorized Resellers, the company said.
Dave
I'm assuming you mean when the iPhone 5 actually comes out. Then yes it will be able for pre-order... Maybe a week or two before it comes out; but the pre-orders usually run out fast so... good luck to you! 
I'm really happy that Apple takes care of the U.S. customers with quick release dates
Samsung pissed me the **** off with taking 5 months to bring the galaxy s2 to the states
Won't buy from a company that tries to sell me 5 month old tech as "brand new"...
I'm really happy that Apple takes care of the U.S. customers with quick release dates
Samsung pissed me the **** off with taking 5 months to bring the galaxy s2 to the states
Won't buy from a company that tries to sell me 5 month old tech as "brand new"...
Ahh i wish i could say i felt for you, but normally the US gets 90% of technology first! I know ill be waiting for at least a month after the release date to get the iphone in my country!