The key for phone, mail or online orders is whether the merchant has a presence in your state.
Apple took 2 million pre-orders for the phone in the first 24 hours they were available last week, and some analysts said they think it could sell more than 10 million by Monday.
Apple recently announced it had received 2 million pre-orders for the new phone, which is taller, faster, lighter and slimmer than the previous model, the iPhone 4S. That's about double what the company experienced for the previous iPhone, Apple said.
Apple is reported to have halved its orders for the display panel featured on the phone for the January to March quarter, according to the Nikkei Japanese news service.
The company reported that it also saw new orders for smart phones from existing customers and new smart phone projects with handset manufacturers expanded, along with new tablets and other products, which drove increase and profit in the assembly services and handset business.
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Retail bank branches may be the oldest legacy of all, but they have not been replaced by ATMs, direct deposit, standing orders for bill payment, travelers checks, credit cards, phone banking, Internet banking or mobile banking.
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Orders or requests could then be placed and paid for by cell phone.
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The actual demarcation point will come when vendors receive firm orders for volume production which normally occur 12-16 weeks before a phone appears on the shelf.
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In California and elsewhere, growers who can satisfy consumers' appetite for rare varieties and for organically grown cloves have all the business they can handle, with orders coming in by phone and via the Internet.
Apple announced on Monday that pre-orders of the phone topped 2 million in just 24 hours and that its initial supply batch for the phone sold out in just an hour.
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