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Deutsche Telekom Begins IPhone 5 Pre-Orders, Best Buy Schedules Future Displays

Deutsche Telekom Begins IPhone 5 Pre-Orders, Best Buy Schedules Future Displays

Deutsche Telekom today reportedly began offering pre-orders for the next-generation iPhone in Germany, as the rumors surrounding the release of the device begin to intensify.

The parent company of T-Mobile is reportedly taking pre-orders for the iPhone 5, despite the fact that Apple has not announced details on the device’s release, price, or even its very existence. Deutsche Telekom has not commented on the reports and is supposedly keeping the pre-ordering process low profile.

The carrier is allegedly not taking online reservations and only letting customers pre-order the device in-store.

Deutsche Telekom’s rumored decision to begin taking pre-orders may stem from fear that there will not be enough iPhone 5 supply to meet demand. Apple and its carrier partners received more than 600,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4 last year, with thousands more people showing up to purchase without a reservation. The demand forced Apple to delay iPhone 4 shipments for months.

Deutsche Telekom’s reported decision to take pre-orders comes as new iPhone 5 release rumors begin to surface. Over the weekend, a specific Best Buy location was scheduled to have a new “Apple fixture” installed on October 21, according to an anonymous tip at website This is My Next, further indicating an October release.

Apple has engaged in similar practices with Best Buy in the past. The launch of the iPad and iPad 2 both brought Apple representatives to specific Best Buy locations after hours to prepare displays on the eve of release.

The electronics retail giant fueled speculation about the iPhone 5 even further when a leaked document revealed Best Buy stores’ ostensible game plan for the month of October. The document said that iPhone 5 pre-sales could begin as early as this week, and the device would launch in the first week of October.

Leaked information from Best Buy has contributed to several smartphone rumors in the past, but has proven to be a shaky in reliability. However, with most industry analysts all but certain an October release of the iPhone 5 is imminent, and a major carrier supposedly taking pre-orders, the pot of rumors is about to reach its boiling point.

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