Vendors offering iPhone 5 pre-sales online are moving back estimated shipping dates . Score: 6 A Verizon spokesperson told CNN only that `` Dates are based on order volumes so customers have a realistic expectation as to when they will get their new iPhone 5 . '' The iPhone starts shipping next Friday , September 21 , the same day it is available in stores .
Vendors offering iPhone 5 pre-sales online are moving back estimated shipping dates . Score: 6 The iPhone starts shipping next Friday , September 21 , the same day it is available in stores .