Start brewing the coffee now, Apple zealots. The company will start taking pre-orders of the iPhone 5 at 12:01 a.m. (PT) on September 14.
Apple confirmed the start time to Wired by email.
Unfortunately, this means that Americans who don't live on the Pacific coast will have to stay up even later. For those on the east coast (like us here at The Huffington Post), you'll be waiting for a 3 a.m. opening time to place your pre-order.
The three major networks that carry the iPhone -- AT&T, Verizon and Sprint -- each also confirmed the same preorder start time -- or nearly the same. Verizon promised to start placing orders at exactly midnight (PT).
Current iPhone owners on any of those carriers can go to this page on Apple's website to see if they're eligible for a discount on an upgrade.
At Wednesday's big reveil of the iPhone and other Apple products, including a revamped version of iTunes and the fifth generation of its iPod Touch, Apple told the press that the iPhone will hit shelves on September 21.
Take a look at the gallery (below) to see photos from Apple's unveiling of the iPhone 5. Then, visit our big news page for all our coverage of the new handset, including photos and features of the new device, as well as a look at how it compares to the Galaxy S3 and to the iPhone 4S.
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