New iPhone 5c pre-orders to begin Friday

MacRumors points to the “Why Verizon?” tab located on Verizon’s iPhone 5s/5c feature page, which allows customers to sign up for updates on availability.

That’s 3:01 am Eastern Standard Time, which is 3 hours ahead of the Pacific Time Zone Apple typically uses. Also note that it doesn’t specify if this is for the iPhone 5s or 5c, although we have heard there will be no 5s pre-orders.

Sprint has posted a similar message on its website, calling for a 2:00 am Central Time (or again, 12:00 am Pacific Time) launch for pre-orders. It, however, is careful to point out that advanced orders are for the iPhone 5c only.