Initial shipping time for the iPhone 5 pre-order was listed as one week but within an hour, it has increased to two weeks as Apple devout rush through to place their orders. The trend was not only visible in the US but the estimated shipping times have also increased to two weeks in Canada, UK, Germany and Australia. Besides that common delay, some regions are showing shipping times of up to three weeks for the 32GB model. The first batch of iPhone 5 handsets is scheduled to be made available on September 21st but any orders being made right now will not be delivered before September 28th.

Customers Might Cancel Orders To Wait in Queue!

This is not entirely an uncommon development with iPhone 4S also encountering similar delays in shipping time. Last year, the shipping period was extended to four weeks inside the first twenty-four hours of the launch. If the shipping times continue to get extended in the same manner, customers can be expected to cancel their orders and wait in queues in front of the Apple Retail Stores.

Heavy Traffic Crashes Many iPhone 5 Ordering Sites!

Websites that were to handle the online orders were under the heat from the start with early buyers finding Apple and AT&T’s online stores down for maintenance purposes. Likewise, one of the carriers, Sprint, too had their website slowed down to crawling speed. Verizon was the only online store whose site appeared totally functional during the early hours of the launch. Shrewd users discovered that orders could still be placed through Apple’s iOS app, where purchasing options went live instantly after midnight.

Apple Users to Get Accessories Weeks After Getting the iPhone 5!

The buying passion has resulted in another potential problem for Apple as accessories supplies to support the Lightening dock and cable connector have been pushed to next month. It is certain now that users will get their hands on the accessories possibly weeks after they get the handset.

Analysts say that the major reason for Apple releasing the iPhone sales in so many countries at once is to ensure they get maximum revenue in the fourth quarter. The idea will most definitely help Apple in closing the smartphone sales gap to Samsung but will also make their job tougher of keeping up with demand for the immensely popular product.