iPhone 13 When to open the Apple Store app ?

[madmin]

Do you keep the Apple Store app open while you're waiting or should one open it after the store reopens ?

Right now mine just says:

You're... early
Pre-order begins at 5:00 a.m PDT. Enjoy the extra sleep

but it's gone 1 o'clock in the afternoon here

 

[madmin]

Please someone, help meeeeee
times running out

 

[AbSoluTc]

Please someone, help meeeeee
times running out

It’s not 1 if you’re early. It opens 5 AM PDT/8AM EST

 

[PhillyGuy72]

Please someone, help meeeeee
times running out

When this happened last year, I'd just totally close it out, quick reopen.
Repeat until you finally see the store.

 

[madmin]

It’s not 1 if you’re early. It opens 5 AM PDT/8AM EST

thanks, but I'm in europe

 

[madmin]

When this happened last year, I'd just totally close it out, quick reopen.
Repeat until you finally see the store.

thanks a lot !

 

[pcorrado]

thanks, in europe it's not

Technically- it’s not 5AM Pacific Time in Europe. It’s still 4:55 Pacific.
The pre-orders start at the same time across the world - at the 5am Pacific Time equivalent for your local time zone.

 

[madmin]

Almost there

edit: done, hope you all got yours sorted too

 

[ninaco]

Me too, and it’s a few minutes past time for orders to start

edit: got in a minute later.

 

[PhillyGuy72]

thanks, in europe it's not

 

[PhillyGuy72]

*The Apple Store App, finally loaded up on my end about 6 minutes after the hour - my desktop website which I have open also...forget it, that seemed to be a mess on my end.

(Others already posting placed orders as I waited)

Anyway, slower process that usual perhaps due to usual heavy traffic...but got the order in.
(delivery time on my config, 256gb Graphite dropped to Oct 6-15 by 20min after the hour.

I actually didn't expect that. It took a good 90min, almost 2 hours last year until I started seeing delivery times start to drop) Perhaps the bigger trade in values this time is making this one sell! That was a key factor for me...even with this 10 month old phone, but the terrible battery life on this 12PM was a bigger factor. So...hoping the 13PM is a far better experience, it should be.