I think we can safely say the iPhone wont be for sale on Monday!

[Hustle]

The iPhone may be announced on Monday, but I still think we have weeks to wait before they go on sale. No boxes have been delivered to o2, AT&T etc (we'd know about it with all the employees on here), the staff would have been told to make sure they are available to work on Monday and we would have just heard more things about a release of the iPhone on Monday.

My guess is that we here about it on Monday and it's released June 19th.

[nickspohn]

Yes....


June 27th.

[ipodtouchy333]

NOOO !!! Think positive guys !

[gloss]

Yes....


June 27th.

Cuz two months of iPhone non-availability would be a smart move.

[Santa Rosa]

Yes....


June 27th.

Im going to delibrately mock you for months if your wrong lol. Just for the sheer hell of it lol ;) :D

Thats been your sig for so so so so long!!

Then again, full praise for a very long time if you are right :D

[drchipinski]

The iPhone may be announced on Monday, but I still think we have weeks to wait before they go on sale. No boxes have been delivered to o2, AT&T etc (we'd know about it with all the employees on here), the staff would have been told to make sure they are available to work on Monday and we would have just heard more things about a release of the iPhone on Monday.

My guess is that we here about it on Monday and it's released June 19th.

I am getting tired of everyone's guess on when they will be released. The can still be delivered today, Saturday, and anytime Monday morning.

Some real negative thinkers on MR.

[nickspohn]

haha yeah SR...


But gloss...

First of all. You mean weeks.

Second of all. Apple needs to train and deploy these new iPhones to AT&T stores. This is easier said than done.


Trust me, it's June 27th. I'd kill myself if it wasn't. I've had that in my sig since February :D

[kb152]

haha yeah SR...

First of all. You mean weeks.

Second of all. Apple needs to train and deploy these new iPhones to AT&T stores. This is easier said than done.


why do people think all this training is necessary? :confused: the first gen iphone was simple enough for my grandmother to figure out. it's not like the new phone is going to be much more complicated.

[gloss]

haha yeah SR...


But gloss...

First of all. You mean weeks.

Second of all. Apple needs to train and deploy these new iPhones to AT&T stores. This is easier said than done.


Trust me, it's June 27th. I'd kill myself if it wasn't. I've had that in my sig since February :D

Well, it's been unavailable at the online Apple Store and running extremely short at physical Apple Stores since the 10th of May, meaning that if they wait until the 27th of June, it will have been six weeks of severe shortages of one of their flagship products. Pretty shameful.

I'm personally putting my chips on end of next week or beginning of the week of the 15th.

[Loonytik]

These threads are humorous. I seriously believe some of you will spontaneously combust if you cant get your hands on an iphone on Monday.

Is it that important to you? If the release date is the 20th or 27th will you spend your time camped out in eager anticipation?

My vacation days are spent on the beach, where there are bikinis, not in line waiting.

[Santa Rosa]

Trust me, it's June 27th. I'd kill myself if it wasn't. I've had that in my sig since February :D

You see, right, if it isn't the 27th...... are you going to post the video of that lol ;) :D

[majinoo]

haha yeah SR...


But gloss...

First of all. You mean weeks.

Second of all. Apple needs to train and deploy these new iPhones to AT&T stores. This is easier said than done.


Trust me, it's June 27th. I'd kill myself if it wasn't. I've had that in my sig since February :D

Maybee sooner , at&t is out of stock of Iphones too ...

[Tallest Skil]

My vacation days are spent on the beach, where there are bikinis, not in line waiting.

Okay, but what happens when you try to do some multitouch gestures on the bikinis?

[nickspohn]

why do people think all this training is necessary? :confused: the first gen iphone was simple enough for my grandmother to figure out. it's not like the new phone is going to be much more complicated.

Apple really doesn't give a ***** if your grandma knows how to work it out. The AT&T / Apple employees are the ones who need to KNOW and SELL the iPhone to make it work.


Not everyone walks into the AT&T store that planned on buying the iPhone. People go in their to buy a $100 phone and they end up getting the iPhone. There are many people who only know what the iPhone is, but not everything it does.

[t0mat0]

The iPhone may be announced on Monday, but I still think we have weeks to wait before they go on sale. <snip>My guess is that we here about it on Monday and it's released June 19th.

Pre-order? It all depends on supply and demand. I'd put my name down if I knew it would be hard to get at the start.

[gloss]

These threads are humorous. I seriously believe some of you will spontaneously combust if you cant get your hands on an iphone on Monday.


I really just want a day to plan on, is all. I'll be happy if I can get a date and it's not 6 months away.

[Santa Rosa]

These threads are humorous. I seriously believe some of you will spontaneously combust if you cant get your hands on an iphone on Monday.

Is it that important to you? If the release date is the 20th or 27th will you spend your time camped out in eager anticipation?

My vacation days are spent on the beach, where there are bikinis, not in line waiting.

Okay, but what happens when you try to do some multitouch gestures on the bikinis?

I will be taking my 3G iPhone to the beach, then we will see who's gonna be multi-touching any bikinis :cool:

[hdguy20060207]

Very funny about combustion - I nearly fell off my chair. You are right I think
SJ will be public enemy #1 if he does not mention iPhone 3G on Monday.
Given the fact that ATT employees cannot take vacation from June
15th it is entirely possible that people will be able to order it right away
on Monday but it will not be delivered or in stores till 15th.
Apple will want to shut down the stores, do their marketing blitz and
of course whip up mass frenzy

PS - Does anybody think there will be week 25,26,27 issues etc ?

[edesignuk]

I think we can safely say that we can't safely say anything much until Monday.

[Loonytik]

Okay, but what happens when you try to do some multitouch gestures on the bikinis?


I will be taking my 3G iPhone to the beach, then we will see who's gonna be multi-touching any bikinis :cool:

Skil: ll bring candy, it will be welcomed.

Rosa: You bring your phone, ill bring the candy. You can toy with your phone, ill toy with the girls.

[Akitakoi]

There's pictures of stacks and stacks of box's being loaded into a bunch of FedEx trucks. Deliverys will be Monday available for sale on Tuesday.;)

[bigjnyc]

I think we can safely say that we can't safely say anything much until Monday.

well said.

[louden]

The iPhone may be announced on Monday, but I still think we have weeks to wait before they go on sale. No boxes have been delivered to o2, AT&T etc (we'd know about it with all the employees on here), the staff would have been told to make sure they are available to work on Monday and we would have just heard more things about a release of the iPhone on Monday.

My guess is that we here about it on Monday and it's released June 19th.

Troll...

[citron230]

as much as i would love for the new iPhone to go on sale next week, i still think there is no way it will. the following week i think it will. the week of june 16th, sometime in the middle towards the end IMO.

[bigjnyc]

for what its worth...............


during the march 6th townhall event Steve Jobs himself said that they wont be releasing 2.0 until late June........ i dont think he will release the 3G iphone without releasing 2.0.. and i dont think June 9th would qualify as late June.

http://i29.tinypic.com/2e34dnm.jpg

[PhightinPhils26]

The iPhone may be announced on Monday, but I still think we have weeks to wait before they go on sale. No boxes have been delivered to o2, AT&T etc (we'd know about it with all the employees on here), the staff would have been told to make sure they are available to work on Monday and we would have just heard more things about a release of the iPhone on Monday.

My guess is that we here about it on Monday and it's released June 19th.

My friend who works for AT&T said he didn't get the iPhones delivered until the day it launched. I did find that they are getting overnight security guards on Sunday.

[PhightinPhils26]

haha yeah SR...


But gloss...

First of all. You mean weeks.

Second of all. Apple needs to train and deploy these new iPhones to AT&T stores. This is easier said than done.


Trust me, it's June 27th. I'd kill myself if it wasn't. I've had that in my sig since February :D

There was no training on the iphone for AT&T employees last year.

[zmit]

June 19th qualifies for late june though.

announce on the 9th, get WORLDWIDE PRESS! (yes... you guys are so close minded you dont even consider that option) and then the hype builds until the 19th. worldwide release, firmware 2.0, the FIRST EVER apple store in the southern hemisphere (read: this has nothing to do with australia anymore... its the first in the southern hemisphere! thats big news)

[fuzzwart]

There was no training on the iphone for AT&T employees last year.

Why would there be any training? They can't activate it anyway! I talked to my local AT&T rep and they said that they would not receive the phones until the launch just like last year. So, I still think that Monday is a possibility.

1) Ship iPhones to US retail locations for Sunday night.
2) Allow one iPhone per store to be activated early so there is someone who can parade it around.
3) Launch 2.0 and the 3G iPhone for the US on Monday at 9AM PST.
4) Offer it to WWDC attendees at a significant discount.
5) Continue the phone launch in stages around the world.

IMHO, the staged approach makes the most sense.

Then again, they could run into a significant technical snag which would postpone the launch indefinitely - :rolleyes:

[nickspohn]

There was indeed training...


Each AT&T store got a training booklet on the iPhone itself. It had things what to say to customers, and a questionnaire, so if the customer asked a question, they had to respond. Like if the iPhone had GPS. There would be a response to it.



Get your facts straight..

[gloss]

My friend who works for AT&T said he didn't get the iPhones delivered until the day it launched. I did find that they are getting overnight security guards on Sunday.

Juicy.

[Corbet]

The iPhone may be announced on Monday, but I still think we have weeks to wait before they go on sale. No boxes have been delivered to o2, AT&T etc (we'd know about it with all the employees on here), the staff would have been told to make sure they are available to work on Monday and we would have just heard more things about a release of the iPhone on Monday.

My guess is that we here about it on Monday and it's released June 19th.

I heard this rumor that there's this new service called overnight shipping that ensures shipments are received on a certain time, even with specific times of delivery.

[thaevster]

for what its worth...............


during the march 6th townhall event Steve Jobs himself said that they wont be releasing 2.0 until late June........ i dont think he will release the 3G iphone without releasing 2.0.. and i dont think June 9th would qualify as late June.

http://i29.tinypic.com/2e34dnm.jpg

While this is certainly true and a good point, Apple has released things early before:rolleyes:

I'm crazy excited and can't wait to get the HECK away from Alltel (although they've just been bought) I am seriously hoping that it is available next week but I also wouldn't be surprised (but terribly disappointed) if it wasn't available for some time.

P.S. VISTA??? Really??????

[DreamPod]

I heard this rumor that there's this new service called overnight shipping that ensures shipments are received on a certain time, even with specific times of delivery.

Not to mention, there are certain *other* stores which can sell the things while AT&T's shipments are on their way...ones a little more affiliated with Apple...

[louden]

While this is certainly true and a good point, Apple has released things early before:rolleyes:

I'm crazy excited and can't wait to get the HECK away from Alltel (although they've just been bought) I am seriously hoping that it is available next week but I also wouldn't be surprised (but terribly disappointed) if it wasn't available for some time.

P.S. VISTA??? Really??????
Isn't the release of the phone and V2 of the OS orthogonal? Apple could just release the iPhone on whatever version of the hardware they have ready, then upgrade that whenever it's ready...

[Chrisrokc]

I bet the phone comes with a version of the 2.0 installed. However when we plug it in to activate it the full release will be put onto the phone straight from apple.

Even though in this presentation says late june nothing is final in the IT world. Dates can be pushed back and brought forward. Hell look at the leopard release and apple tv software.

I bet it is ready for prime time. We will see on monday!

[Bosox3]

There was indeed training...


Each AT&T store got a training booklet on the iPhone itself. It had things what to say to customers, and a questionnaire, so if the customer asked a question, they had to respond. Like if the iPhone had GPS. There would be a response to it.

Get your facts straight..


umm not the store here in CT...so NOT every store got training on it.

[newyorksole]

I don't think Steve Jobs would release something early. With that being said, I said June 18th-June 25th.

I doubt he'll surprise us with an early release of anything.

Hopefully I'm wrong!! Praying for a early-mid june iPhone!

[razorianfly]

.. and i dont think June 9th would qualify as late June.

http://i29.tinypic.com/2e34dnm.jpg

You never know, after all the release of a beta SDK was meant to be in developers hands by 'End of Feburary' ... the event was on March 6th, and the SDK was released as a beta on that day. Obviously Early March = Late February to Apple.

Apple seem to be breaking their word lately as far as keynote slides/date announcements go.

Also to note: In Apple's PR release about the iPhone v2.0 Software Update it states by the end of June,
which essentially could if indicative of a release on any day, before June 29th.

"Apple plans to release the final iPhone 2.0 software, including the iPhone SDK and new enterprise features,
as a free software update for all iPhone customers by the end of June."

Lets just wait and see.

R-Fly

[LowMach]

My friend who works for AT&T said he didn't get the iPhones delivered until the day it launched. I did find that they are getting overnight security guards on Sunday.

overnight security guards on Sunday? thats pretty interesting! wouldn't it be hilarious to see them on ebay before a retailer had them. in a awkward(being that thieves suck)way that would make me laugh.

[MegaMan1311]

Really? I did not know that AT&T and Apple used overnight shipping. You would think that it would be very expensive to do something like that.

Hmm... There may still be hope for an Monday / Tuesday release! I didn't expect it until the 16th, but with this development, Monday / Tuesday sounds more likely than it did before.

[Bosox3]

I was talking to an att rep during lunch at my local store. He said he knew nothing, only that corporate said no time off will be granted the week of June 9th-15th.

so they will be fully staffed next week......for the release of the Iphone?? only time will tell.

[gloss]

I was talking to an att rep during lunch at my local store. He said he knew nothing, only that corporate said no time off will be granted the week of June 9th-15th.

so they will be fully staffed next week......for the release of the Iphone?? only time will tell.

Just for kicks, obviously. :)

[woodekm]

This is exciting stuff. The anticipation, the not knowing, the rumors, the arguments.

It'll be kinda sad when it's over :rolleyes:

[Merlosso]

Trust me, it's June 27th. I'd kill myself if it wasn't. I've had that in my sig since February :D

You see, right, if it isn't the 27th...... are you going to post the video of that lol ;) :D

Yes, please create a video of your suicide. After you're dead, please upload the video to YouTube, come back here, and post the link. Thanks. :D

[DiamondMac]

I was talking to an att rep during lunch at my local store. He said he knew nothing, only that corporate said no time off will be granted the week of June 9th-15th.

:D

Someone a few days ago was saying the exact same thing but 16th-20th week

Seems AT&T people are telling others different things :apple: