That means if you didn't pre-order your phone already, according to MacRumors, you won't be one of the first to get it on launch day. All is not lost, though -- you can always wait until Friday and then stand in line at an Apple store. In fact, we're told there are already three people waiting in line in front of the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York City, two of whom have been there for 12 days.
As we noticed in the pre-dawn hours of Friday morning, Apple's online store was jammed and responding at a snail's pace, and only one of us here at Mashable was able to pre-order an iPhone 4S right away. The rest of us went through a frustrating process of selecting a phone, entering all of the necessary data and then were met with an unfortunate message telling us we would have to come back later.
If you are one of those who was offered a chance to reserve an iPhone rather than pre-order because of the unusually high volume of traffic as dawn broke across the United States on Friday, you'll have until 5:00 PM PT Saturday to confirm that pre-order, or you'll lose your place in line and might not have your phone delivered by next Friday, October 14.
This could be a tragedy for some, but for others it might not make any difference at all. Seriously, are we such childish fanboys that we can't even wait an extra few days for a gadget?
Well, yes. I'd like to think the only reason I'm so driven to have an iPhone 4S on the very first day is because I'm a journalist and must quickly form an opinion and write about the device. Alas, I admit -- I simply must have it as early as possible, regardless of whether I'm a gadget reviewer or not. It's embarrassing. How about you?