Apple drains iPhone 5 pre-order supplies in an hour

14.09.2012
Apple today exhausted its supply of the iPhone 5 within an hour of opening its online store for pre-orders, and now is telling customers that their orders won't ship for two weeks.

AT&T, Sprint and Verizon still showed a Sept. 21 delivery date for new orders as of 11 a.m. ET, however.

Apple ran through its iPhone 5 pre-order inventory in just an hour, and now shows a two-week shipping delay.

According to , Apple ran though its inventory by 1 a.m. PT, or an hour after its store opened to take pre-sale orders. Meanwhile, some carrier stores were difficult or impossible to reach as they were overwhelmed by customers.

As of 11 a.m. ET, Apple's store noted "Available to ship: 2 weeks" for iPhone 5 orders.

Last year, -- the pre-sales launch for the iPhone 4S -- before running out. AT&T and Verizon also emptied their inventory that day last year.