When do Pre-Orders begin to download?

When do pre-ordres begin to download? Is it midnight of the release date or just some random time during the release day? Does the download start automatically or do you have to manually start?
Thanks,
DMC

I've been able to get the pre-orders as early as 2 a.m. EST before. That is about 3 hours later than the actual albums become available as most stuff can be downloaded at 11:00 p.m. on Monday night.
However, most of the time, I can't download pre-orders until about 5 a.m. EST.
You should be able to download the albums well before you get the e-mail, though. Simply quit iTunes and fire it up again. Or, you can sign out and then sign back in.

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Hello itunesisntworking,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
iTunes Store: About pre-orders
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5714
Download a pre-ordered item
When a pre-ordered item becomes available, you will receive an email letting you know that you can download your pre-order.
If you enabled the option to automatically download prepurchased content in iTunes, then your pre-ordered content may already be in your library. If not, click the download link provided in your email notification, and your pre-ordered content will begin to download. You can also use the Check for Available Downloads feature in iTunes on your computer (choose Store > Check for Available Downloads) to begin downloading your pre-order.
Have a nice day,
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What time are pre orders available to download?

What time are pre orders available to download?

Hello there, Jon3nt.
The following Knowldge Base article has the information you are looking for regarding Preorders:
iTunes Store: About Pre-orders
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5714
Specifically:
Downloading a pre-ordered item
When a pre-order item becomes available, you will receive an email letting you know your pre-order is available for download.
If you've enabled iTunes to automatically download prepurchased content, then your pre-order content may already be downloaded to your library. If not, simply click the download link provided within your email notification, and your pre-order content will begin to download. Alternatively you can use the "Check for Available Downloads" feature in iTunes on your computer by choosing Store > Check for Available Downloadsto begin downloading your pre-order.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities for answers to your question.
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Hello, ChrisJets.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
This can happen if an song in a pre-order album is released before the full album is released. Here is some more information regarding pre-orders.
Some pre-orders include songs that are available for download immediately. When you pre-order, you will be charged only for these songs and you will receive them immediately.
iTunes Store: About pre-orders
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5714
Cheers,
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Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
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Log in to the Store. Click on "Account" in your Quick Links. When you're in your Account information screen, go down to Purchase History and click "See all".
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concretedonkey, I'm glad you were able to take advantage of this offer when you ordered your new iPhone 6. I can certainly review your account to ensure this was added for you. Please reply to the direct message I have sent you.
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If You Want To Know When iPhone Pre-Order Will Start...

You should go to the Apple website (http://www.apple.com/iphone/) and set it up so that you get sent a text message when they are ready to pre-order.
To do this, enter your phone number as an e-mail address. I'm not sure of the ones outside of the States, but with AT&T, you enter it like "[email protected]". You can try this...send yourself an e-mail to that format, and it'll show up as a text.
Now, when Apple starts to send out their e-mail letting us know when the pre-orders have started, you'll receive it as a text.
EDIT: Completely unrelated to this topic, but "[email protected]" works for MMS's. If you attach a picture and send it off to this "e-mail", it'll send the pic to the phone.
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When do Pre-Orders begin to download?

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