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Apple fans desperate to be among the first to get their hands on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus next week can now pre-order the handsets online.

And demand was so high overnight, the official Apple store crashed, as did a number of network operator sites, including O2 and EE.

Pre-orders for the devices are now open in the UK, and will open at midnight in each of the regions where the phones will launch, including the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, and Singapore.

Pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are now open in the UK, and will open at midnight in each of the regions where the phones will launch, including the US, Canada and Australia. Demand was so high overnight, the Apple store crashed. For the first time Apple is letting people collect their phones in stores next Friday

Devices can be pre-ordered from Apple as well as network operators, and for the first time Apple is letting people collect their phones in stores on the day of launch, 19 September. 

Apple's chief executive Tim Cook unveiled the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 alongside the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, and the Apple Watch at an event on Tuesday.

The Apple Watch does not go on sale until early next year and will cost $349 in the US. UK prices have not been announced. 

In the UK, the phones can be pre-ordered from O2, Vodafone, EE, Three, Virgin Media, Phones4U, plus the Apple Store.

O2 and EE stores were still down at the time of writing, and Three and Virgin Media are not allowing pre-orders until later this afternoon.

The 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is available, unlocked, directly from Apple for £539 for the 16GB model, £619 for the 64GB model and £699 for the 128GB version.

The 16GB version of the larger iPhone 6 Plus costs £619, this rises to £699 for the 64GB handset and £789 for the 128GB version.

The 4.7-inch iPhone 6 (pictured) is available, unlocked, directly from Apple for £539 for the 16GB model, £619 for the 64GB model and £699 for the 128GB version.The 16GB version of the larger iPhone 6 Plus costs £619, this rises to £699 for the 64GB handset and £789 for the 128GB version

WHERE CAN I PRE-ORDER AN APPLE IPHONE 6 AND IPHONE 6 PLUS?  

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are available to pre-order from the UK, US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, and Singapore September 19.

Orders open at midnight in each respective region. 

In the UK, the phones can be pre-ordered from O2, Vodafone, EE, Three and Virgin Media, Phones4U, plus the Apple Store.

O2 and EE stores are still down, and Three and Virgin Media are not allowing pre-orders until later this afternoon.

The 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is available, unlocked, directly from Apple for £539 for the 16GB model, £619 for the 64GB model and £699 for the 128GB version.

The 16GB version of the larger iPhone 6 Plus costs £619, this rises to £699 for the 64GB handset and £789 for the 128GB version.

Both handsets (pictured) are available with pay-as-you-go starter packs, when bought from Apple. The Three pack costs £15 for 300 minutes, 3,000 texts and unlimited data for 30 days. The O2 pack offers 200 minutes, 2,000 texts and 1GB of 4G data a month for £15

Both handsets are available with pay-as-you-go starter packs, when bought directly from Apple. The Three pack costs £15 for 300 minutes, 3,000 texts and unlimited data for 30 days. The O2 pack offers 200 minutes, 2,000 texts and 1GB of 4G data a month for £15.

Vodafone's cheapest monthly deal is £26.50 a month for 100 minutes, unlimited texts and just 100MB data, on a two-year contract – although the handset costs £249.

In the US, the iPhone 6 (pictured left) will start at $199 on a two-year contract for 16GB, $299 for 64GB and $399 for 128GB. The Apple Watch does not go on sale until early next year and will cost $349

To get a free handset, the cheapest deal is £48.50 a month on a two-year contract for unlimited calls and texts and 4GB of data.

Phones4U's cheapest monthly cost is £35.99 on EE, for two years. This offers unlimited calls and texts, with an upfront cost of £199.99.

People who don't want to pay an upfront fee will have to pay for Vodafone's £48.50 deal, which is also available through Phones4U.

Full contract prices for Three, O2, EE and Virgin Media have not been released. 

In the US, the iPhone 6 will start at $199 on a two-year contract for 16GB, $299 for 64GB and $399 for 128GB.

They can be pre-ordered from Sprint, Verizon and AT&T.  

The iPhone 6 Plus starts at $299 for 16GB, $399 for 64GB and $499 for 128GB.

US network operator Sprint's iPhone for Life plan offers users the ability to rent a handset, instead of buying a one, for $70 a month.

The $70 monthly payment is broken down into $50 for data, texts and calls, plus $20 for the phone, which Sprint claims will save its customers $575 over two years, compared with a standard two-year iPhone contract.

The deal is available for a 16GB iPhone 6 handset, but there is no information for the larger iPhone 6 Plus model, or iPhone 6 handsets with more storage.

After the two years are up, customers must return their handset in working order to receive the latest equivalent model.  

As a result of the new launches, Apple has dropped the price of the iPhone 5C to £319 for 8GB, while the iPhone 5S now costs £459 for 16GB and £499 for 32GB.

Contracts in the US now start for free for the 5C, $99 for the 16GB iPhone 5S and $149 for the 32GB 5S.

Both handsets are available with pay-as-you-go starter packs, when bought directly from Apple. 

The Three pack costs £15 for 300 minutes, 3,000 texts and unlimited data for 30 days. The O2 pack offers 200 minutes, 2,000 texts and 1GB of 4G data a month for £15.

Vodafone's cheapest monthly deal is £26.50 a month for 100 minutes, unlimited texts and just 100MB data, on a two-year contract – although the handset costs £249.

To get a free handset, the cheapest Vodafone deal is £48.50 a month on a two-year contract for unlimited calls and texts and 4GB of data.

In the UK, the phones can be pre-ordered from O2, Vodafone, EE, Three and Virgin Media, Phones4U, plus the Apple Store. EE's online store crashed earlier today, and was still down at the time of writing (pictured). Three and Virgin Media are not allowing pre-orders until later this afternoon.

O2's online store also crashed earlier today and still hasn't recovered from the amount of people trying to pre-order the new Apple phones

Phones4U's cheapest monthly cost is £35.99 on EE, for two years. This offers unlimited calls and texts, with an upfront cost of £199.99.

People who don't want to pay an upfront fee will have to pay for Vodafone's £48.50 deal, which is also available through Phones4U.

Full contract prices for Three, O2, EE and Virgin Media have not been released. 

In the US, the iPhone 6 will start at $199 on a two-year contract for 16GB, $299 for 64GB and $399 for 128GB.

They can be pre-ordered from Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. 

The iPhone 6 Plus starts at $299 for 16GB, $399 for 64GB and $499 for 128GB.

As a result of the new launches, Apple has dropped the price of the iPhone 5C to £319 for 8GB, while the iPhone 5S now costs £459 for 16GB and £499 for 32GB.

Contracts in the US now start for free for the 5C, $99 for the 16GB iPhone 5S and $149 for the 32GB 5S.

Fans across the world began queuing for the devices before they were even unveiled. In Tokyo (pictured) and Sydney, groups are camped outside

In London, tents are already positioned outside the Apple Store on Regent Street (pictured). A handful of fans have been queuing outside the firm's Fifth Avenue store since 1 September

Fans across the world began queuing for the devices before they were even unveiled.

In Tokyo and Sydney, groups are camped outside, while in London, tents are already positioned outside the Apple Store on Regent Street.

A handful of fans have been queuing outside the firm's Fifth Avenue store since 1 September, when the phones were still a rumour. 

One couple - Moon Ray, 25 and Jason, 29- were among seven people in new York queuing up a week ago.

They travelled over 1,000 miles (1,609km) from Jackson, Mississippi and arrived in New York on September 1 to find that they were not first in the queue, because cousins and New Yorkers Joseph Cruz and Brian Ceballo had beaten them to it.

The Mississippi couple paid $2,500 (£1,500) to swap places with the cousins.

Zoltan Wiettchen, 24, is the first in line in London after staking a place at 9pm on Monday night.

Mr Wiettchen, a Hungarian national who has been in this country for two years, said he is not planning on buying one of the handsets, but rather in the money he can make from queuing up.