The iPhone 4S is sold-out for preorder in many models and you can't get a hold of one until weeks away if you order online. How can you get an iPhone 4S when it goes on sale on Friday?
Today, we did a spot check of carriers preorders for the iPhone 4S. Verizon Wireless still had iPhone 4S available for presale but with a delivery date of October 28. AT&T is still taking preorders and shows 21-28 days shipping for the all models of the iPhone 4S. The Sprint website shows that the 16GB model sold-out and it will be in stores on October 14, Friday.
Carrier stores, Best Buy and RadioShack may be your best bets for nabbing an iPhone 4S on Friday.
There will be iPhone 4S shipments supplied to carrier stores, Best Buy, RadioShack and Apple stores on October 14.
- We called our local Best Buy store to discover that they accepting preorders today to get an iPhone 4S from any carrier with a $50 deposit, tomorrow. It will be first-come first-served for preorders in BestBuy stores tomorrow. . It they sell-out tomorrow of preordered iPhones, then customers who preorder today will have to wait for the next shipment of iPhone 4S phones
- We called our local RadioShack store to find out that we could still preorder today with at $50 deposit for all iPhone 4S carriers but won't be able to pick up an iPhone 4S for the Sprint network until Saturday.
- We called our local Apple store and was given the notice that iPhone 4s will go on sale Friday and the store will open at 8:00 am. Lines form outside Apple stores, sometimes, the night before.
- Sprint stores are taking automated appointments through their local store numbers. Sprint stores will open at 7:00 am on Friday. Sprint stores will close early on Thursday to get ready for the iPhone 4S sales. We talked to one Sprint rep who said that there will be plenty in stock.
- Some AT&T stores are opening at 7:00am.
- Verizon Wireless is taking preorders for existing customers in-store according to the rep, we spoke with. He said that the store is having a meeting on Thursday to discuss how they will handle iPhone 4S sales. He told me to call back on Thursday for store hours. We have a call out to Verizon PR reps to find out what stores will opening early.
It's worth a call to call your local carrier store to see how they will handle iPhone 4S sales.
During previous iPhone popular releases the carrier stores had fewer and shorter lines. In general, iPhone lovers tend to prefer the Apple store. If you don't want to wait as long the carrier stores are a better choice. You could get an iPhone 4S tomorrow by stopping by your local Best Buy or RadioShack today and giving a $50 deposit.
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Sprint will be the only carrier to offer new iPhones with unlimited non-throttled data. Apple claims that iPhone 4S, is the most amazing iPhone with a dual-core A5 chip, new 8MP camera with 1080p HD resolution video recording, world phone support, two antenna, and Siri, voice commands.
tried to preorder a 4s for sprint with no luck. they will not have it available for 2-3 weeks