Pre-orders for two of the most coveted gadgets of the year have begun, but at a slow pace. Pre-orders for Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were scheduled to start at 3:01 a.m. Friday, but many people hit a road block.
The store section of apple.com crashed after being flooded by anxious Apple fans.
IT’S 2 MINUTES PAST TIME AND THE APPLE STORE IS STILL DOWN! UNACCEPTABLE!
— Patrick Beja (@NotPatrick) September 12, 2014
I think we can all confirm this Apple Pre-Order has been a disaster.
— Taras (@TechRax) September 12, 2014
The websites for wireless companies like AT&T and Verizon were also affected, according to a select few users:
Apple Store is down. Verizon isn’t working. My coffee machine is not cooperating. Look what you’re doing to me Apple.
— Joshua Davidson (@dasjoshua) September 12, 2014
But for most customers it appears the carriers were the best bet during the Apple outage.
I set an alarm for 2:50am, snoozed until 3:10, opened the Verizon store and bought on first try. Never trust the Apple Store. 9/19/14 #apple
— Esmay Hull (@esmayhull) September 12, 2014
http://t.co/deZYqNFIwi down but pre-ordered my iphone 6 via Verizon 🙂 [same guy behind http://t.co/qcdqIwgb6c and live streaming?]
— Ouriel Ohayon (@OurielOhayon) September 12, 2014
At around 6:00 a.m. was accessible by the FOX CT newsroom.
Set alarm for 2am. Fight with an app that is bogged down by millions of people for 2.5 hours. Worth it. #iphone6plus ordered.
— Trevor Resar (@trevorresar) September 12, 2014
