Re: iPhone 5S won't be available for pre order. (will be 9/20)
I'm thinking about that too, hopefully we can order them at midnight next thursday night. ahhhh! i don't know. im so confused. :/ but i think if i get there at opening time i would be fine. through all iphone events since it came to verizon i dont think ive ever seen "lines" outside stores in phoenix where i live. so maybe just maybe, its because people wait so long at night and they just disappear throughout the day.
hoping this year will be the same and i can just be the first one to walk in and out with a working iphone 5 considering there will be 3 colors now and 3 capacities our chances of getting them will be greater.
I know, I like to have everything planned out beforehand haha. If you go to a carrier store, you'll probably be fine. They get fewer quantities of 5s' than Apple stores, but I still think you should be able to get one. I waited in line at an AT&T store (with no reservation or pre-order) for the iPhone 3G back in 2008 and was able to get one easily after being in line for a couple hours. With the iPhone 4, I was able to reserve it online, but still had to wait in a massive line at the Apple store for 7 hours before I could get it. Either way, there will probably be a wait, but the carrier could be your best bet, if you get there early enough.
That's my plan too. I am really hoping for a preorder as well.
I'm still debating what to do lol. In all honesty, even though I'd love to have it on launch day, I think I may just order it online, choose the fastest shipping, and get it Monday or Tuesday next week. That's assuming I order it online right when it goes live.