MobileMe Launching on July 9th Between 6pm-12am PT

MacRumors · Jul 7, 2008, 10:43 PM

Apple has announced the launch date and time for their MobileMe service. The revamped .Mac service will offer web-based email, calendar, addressbook, photo gallery and storage capabilities as well as "Push" sync services. Apple announced MobileMe at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference in early June.

According to their service status update in .Mac, they detail that MobileMe will launch on the evening of July 9th:

Quote:

MobileMe Launch
7/9/2008, 6pm-12am PT

As part of the MobileMe launch, www.mac.com will be taken offline at 6pm PT on Wednesday, July 9th.

Members will be unable to access www.mac.com or any .Mac services during this time with the exception of .Mac Mail accessed via a desktop application, iPhone, or iPod touch.

MobileMe will be available as soon as possible during this maintenance window.

The timing comes as little surprise as Apple must deploy MobileMe before 5am Pacific July 10th in order to accommodate the first iPhone customers in New Zealand. We also expect iTunes 7.7 to be released before this time as it is required for the iPhone 3G.

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amusiccale · Jul 7, 2008, 10:45 PM

Glad to see things falling into place.

beatledud · Jul 7, 2008, 10:47 PM

what a late announcement, we gonna hear more about the iphone at 4 am tomorrow?

naroola · Jul 7, 2008, 10:47 PM

Arn, you are quick! I just submitted this story to you about 1 minute ago.

gcmexico · Jul 7, 2008, 10:48 PM

nice can't wait for this...this setup up is going to be sweet!

mattbray · Jul 7, 2008, 10:52 PM

I already have my aliases set up and I've told everyone that I will have a new email address by the end of the week (I'm going to use mobileMe as my primary as opposed to Gmail. I love Gmail but push email is enough to lure me away). A few times today I looked at my iPhone and thought, "Damn I wish I had push email... and contacts and calendars... How about ONE easy to use web interface? That would be freaking amazing..."

I think Apple will see a huge surge in the number of people purchasing mobileMe subscriptions. If you have an iPhone it's probably the best $99 you'll ever spend.

That70sGAdawg · Jul 7, 2008, 10:55 PM

This was on my .Mac home page tonight:

MobileMe Launch
7/9/2008, 6pm-12am PT

As part of the MobileMe launch, www.mac.com will be taken offline at 6pm PT on Wednesday, July 9th.

We are close to PUSH mail!

Brundlefly · Jul 7, 2008, 10:55 PM

Iphone outrageous price, tag on mobile me for $69, ontop of the overages you would have to use with a Rogers account and its too much.

queshy · Jul 7, 2008, 10:57 PM

I'll be buying MobileMe just for the iDisk capability. Having my two computers constantly in sync for both calendars AND all my important files would be great! Plus eventually I will get an iPhone (if Rogers ever lowers the data prices...)

albeli · Jul 7, 2008, 10:57 PM

I hadn't noticed so I went to look. They have it in teeny print, huh? I usually don't even scroll down that far.

Rychiar · Jul 7, 2008, 10:59 PM

I'd get mobileme IF the damn email was FREE. seriously who gets paid accounts anymore? I used to have a .mac account as my main email and when that $100 a year started seeming too steep for me and i needed a real webhost i had to drop it...and therefore lost my longtime email that started off free mind you. The fact that i lost that even haunts me to this day sometimes and i dropped it 3 years ago.

solipsism · Jul 7, 2008, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattbray

I already have my aliases set up and I've told everyone that I will have a new email address by the end of the week (I'm going to use mobileMe as my primary as opposed to Gmail. I love Gmail but push email is enough to lure me away). A few times today I looked at my iPhone and thought, "Damn I wish I had push email... and contacts and calendars... How about ONE easy to use web interface? That would be freaking amazing..."

I think Apple will see a huge surge in the number of people purchasing mobileMe subscriptions. If you have an iPhone it's probably the best $99 you'll ever spend.

Since Gmail is free, offers IMAP and I'm assuming will have Push eventually, I'm just having my Gmail forwarded to my .Mac account and will use Gmail as my outgoing mail server on my iPhone.

PS: I was going to post the cheapest place I found .Mac (which is valid for MobileMe) for $79 for BOTH the individual and family packs from Royal Discount, but now they are up to $90 and $95. Still a good price, but the 3 family pack licenses I bought last week for $79 each was a great deal. I'm set for 3 years now.

pugnut · Jul 7, 2008, 10:59 PM

Although the day is wrong, it say tuesday, the date on the calender is the 9th

just a observation.

www.me.com

DeuceDeuce · Jul 7, 2008, 11:00 PM

Thats awesome!!!

moloukhya · Jul 7, 2008, 11:02 PM

I just bought two .Mac boxes. One was delivered as a box, and the other one I got the code emailed via eBay. Each one was about $64, Great deal if you ask me.

I just entered the second code to stack them and I got a message saying my account will auto-renew next June. Has anyone done auto-renewal using an activation code?

kjs862 · Jul 7, 2008, 11:02 PM

Great news. Can't wait to start using this service.

solipsism · Jul 7, 2008, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pugnut

Although the day is wrong, it say tuesday, the date on the calender is the 9th

just a observation.

The 9th day of the month does fall on Tuesday, just not for this July. That is the MobileMe icon, nothing more should be read into it.

AmpCoder · 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pugnut

Although the day is wrong, it say tuesday, the date on the calender is the 9th

just a observation.

www.me.com

On second thought, it seems to be the default calendar icon for the iPhone press images.

MacGeek7 · Jul 7, 2008, 11:04 PM

awesome - I can't wait to get it and then my iPhone

solipsism · Jul 7, 2008, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmpCoder

That was the day MobileMe was originally announced. Tuesday, June the 9th.

In 1998?

/dev/toaster · Jul 7, 2008, 11:07 PM

Cool, something to play with waiting for the iPhone 3G

twoodcc · Jul 7, 2008, 11:11 PM

alright! can't wait for this! and now we have a countdown!

kjs862 · Jul 7, 2008, 11:12 PM

What I just don't understand what took Apple so long to roll this service out? .Mac should have been out of the game awhile ago.

knelto · Jul 7, 2008, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pugnut

Although the day is wrong, it say tuesday, the date on the calender is the 9th

just a observation.

This year the 9th falls on a Tuesday in September and December. Another interesting, albeit unrelated, find that someone mentioned a while ago is the number on the calculator on the iPhone feature page (12.1808 or Dec 18th, 2008)

Something involving MobileMe and iPods in September? Something completely new before Christmas?! Nah, probably just looking into things too hard...

kabunaru · Jul 7, 2008, 11:14 PM

Can't wait until iTunes 7.7 is released.

Jul 7, 2008, 10:45 PM	#2
amusiccale macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: PA	Glad to see things falling into place. __________________ Macbook Pro SR 2.2, 200 gb 7200, 4 gb RAM, 10.6.1 \|\| Dell Mini 10v N280 1.66 160 gb 5400, 2 gb RAM, RC3 OS X 10.6.1

Jul 7, 2008, 10:47 PM	#4
naroola macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New York, NY	Arn, you are quick! I just submitted this story to you about 1 minute ago. __________________  Aluminum iMac 24" 2.4GHz C2D 3GB \| Macbook Air 1.6GHz HDD AEBS \| Apple TV 40GB iPhone 3G 16GB Black \| iPod Shuffle-Orange

Jul 7, 2008, 10:48 PM	#5
gcmexico macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York City	nice can't wait for this...this setup up is going to be sweet! __________________ PB G3, Imac G4, Imac G5, MacMini Media Center, MBA, TV, 3gS Iphone, 4th gen Nano, Drobo

Jul 7, 2008, 10:52 PM	#6
mattbray macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tampa, FL	Yay I already have my aliases set up and I've told everyone that I will have a new email address by the end of the week (I'm going to use mobileMe as my primary as opposed to Gmail. I love Gmail but push email is enough to lure me away). A few times today I looked at my iPhone and thought, "Damn I wish I had push email... and contacts and calendars... How about ONE easy to use web interface? That would be freaking amazing..." I think Apple will see a huge surge in the number of people purchasing mobileMe subscriptions. If you have an iPhone it's probably the best $99 you'll ever spend. __________________ Quad Core 2.6 Nehalem Mac Pro/6GB/640/ATI 4870/Wi-Fi 16GB iPhone 3GS

Jul 7, 2008, 10:55 PM	#7
That70sGAdawg macrumors regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Georgia (by the Lake, near the Mountains), USA	Official "Mobile Me" Live 7/9 !! This was on my .Mac home page tonight: MobileMe Launch 7/9/2008, 6pm-12am PT As part of the MobileMe launch, www.mac.com will be taken offline at 6pm PT on Wednesday, July 9th. We are close to PUSH mail! __________________ I'll take my news uncensored by the current politicians in power please.. Fox News, Fair and Balanced

Jul 7, 2008, 10:47 PM	#3
beatledud macrumors regular Join Date: May 2006	what a late announcement, we gonna hear more about the iphone at 4 am tomorrow?

Jul 7, 2008, 10:55 PM	#8
Brundlefly macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Calgary, Canada	Lotta good it does us here in Canada. Iphone outrageous price, tag on mobile me for $69, ontop of the overages you would have to use with a Rogers account and its too much. __________________ Canadian Creative Director 2.0 Macbook Late 2008 - 4 gig ram iMac 3.06 - 24 inch - 4 gig ram www.peapod.ca

Jul 7, 2008, 10:57 PM	#9
queshy macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2005	I'll be buying MobileMe just for the iDisk capability. Having my two computers constantly in sync for both calendars AND all my important files would be great! Plus eventually I will get an iPhone (if Rogers ever lowers the data prices...) __________________ "I always feel sorry for the guy in the iPhone commercials. He always gets a call right in the middle of trying to do something" (one1).

Jul 7, 2008, 10:57 PM	#10
albeli macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Here	I hadn't noticed so I went to look. They have it in teeny print, huh? I usually don't even scroll down that far.

Jul 7, 2008, 10:59 PM	#11
Rychiar macrumors regular Join Date: May 2006 Location: Waterbury, CT	I'd get mobileme IF the damn email was FREE. seriously who gets paid accounts anymore? I used to have a .mac account as my main email and when that $100 a year started seeming too steep for me and i needed a real webhost i had to drop it...and therefore lost my longtime email that started off free mind you. The fact that i lost that even haunts me to this day sometimes and i dropped it 3 years ago.

Jul 7, 2008, 10:59 PM	#13
pugnut macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2007	www.me.com splash screen reveled the 9th Although the day is wrong, it say tuesday, the date on the calender is the 9th just a observation. www.me.com

Jul 7, 2008, 11:00 PM	#14
DeuceDeuce macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Dimas, CA	Thats awesome!!! __________________ - iPhone 3GS \| MacBook Pro \| BlackBook \| Mac Pro 8 Core \| Power Mac G5 \| AppleTV -

Jul 7, 2008, 11:02 PM	#15
moloukhya macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2007	I just bought two .Mac boxes. One was delivered as a box, and the other one I got the code emailed via eBay. Each one was about $64, Great deal if you ask me. I just entered the second code to stack them and I got a message saying my account will auto-renew next June. Has anyone done auto-renewal using an activation code?

Jul 7, 2008, 11:02 PM	#16
kjs862 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Island	Great news. Can't wait to start using this service. __________________ Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0Ghz (1 Gen), 6.5GB Ram, X800XT, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Jul 7, 2008, 11:04 PM	#19
MacGeek7 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2007	awesome - I can't wait to get it and then my iPhone __________________ Cleveland 2005-12-10 Chicago 2009-09-12 East Lansing 2010-06-30 Chicago 2010-07-06?

Jul 7, 2008, 11:07 PM	#21
/dev/toaster macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA	Cool, something to play with waiting for the iPhone 3G __________________ http://www.jokeped.com http://www.linkped.com

Jul 7, 2008, 11:11 PM	#22
twoodcc macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	alright! can't wait for this! and now we have a countdown! __________________ tville pump Smarter than the average bear

Jul 7, 2008, 11:12 PM	#23
kjs862 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Island	What I just don't understand what took Apple so long to roll this service out? .Mac should have been out of the game awhile ago. __________________ Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0Ghz (1 Gen), 6.5GB Ram, X800XT, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Jul 7, 2008, 11:14 PM	#25
kabunaru Guest Join Date: Jan 2008	Can't wait until iTunes 7.7 is released.

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