Apple Store Down Ahead of iPhone 4 Pre-Orders

Apple seems to be preparing for the iPhone 4 pre-orders which are set to kick off on Tuesday, June 15th. They've brought the Apple online store down, presumably to make changes. There's been reports that no other retailer will be offering these pre-orders, so Apple might be the only option.
The exact time Apple will start accepting pre-orders has been a subject of debate.
Update: AT&T's Wireless site briefly allowed users to pre-order before going down for maintainence:

Pre-order page now accessible but no iPhone 4s are in their system yet.
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(View all)22 months ago
Awesome - did the same thing happen for the iPad at ~midnight the day of pre-orders or is this earlier?
22 months ago
I'm waiting... I want my new iPhone now! Does anybody know who it would get shipped on when they do next week? UPS? FedEx?
22 months ago
I'm waiting... I want my new iPhone now! Does anybody know who it would get shipped on when they do next week? UPS? FedEx?
Usually about 3 days before the initial date, I believe. I think that's how it was with my 3gs preorder last year.
22 months ago
Ha, I saw it went down. Again. This time i took a screen shot on my iPad but when i came on here i saw that you guys are already aware.
I'm actually liking the white iPhone this time. To me, the 3G and 3 GS in white looked like a cheap toy but the new iPhone 4 looks really nice in white. Reminds me of the original iPods. Now I'm torn between the two. . .
I'm actually liking the white iPhone this time. To me, the 3G and 3 GS in white looked like a cheap toy but the new iPhone 4 looks really nice in white. Reminds me of the original iPods. Now I'm torn between the two. . .
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