This morning I woke up to find that Apple hadn't e-mailed me notification that pre-orders had started. I tried multiple times to buy on the website starting at around 7:30 AM.
By 9 I had still not succeeded.
I tried the AT&T website which, while functional, wouldn't let me ship to my work address (where I'll be on the 24th).
I finally got through on the Apple website only to find the same limitation.
So, I decided to drive to our local AT&T store. I arrived at 9:29, one minute before they opened to find a line of 25 people waiting to get in the store. So, I hung out there for 30 minutes in a line that wasn't moving. At 10:00AM I decided to call the Best Buy across the street. They were taking pre-orders. They assured me they didn't have a line.
30 minutes later, my phone was pre-ordered. The girl at the mobile center told me she wasn't allowed to promise but that she was certain I'd have my phone on the 24th.
ALSO, the Best Buy I was at had the white available for pre-order. Don't know if that means it is actually available, or that it would ship by the 24th, but it was a listed option/SKU. (I stuck with black.)
Good luck fellow iPhone shoppers!
Clif
By 9 I had still not succeeded.
I tried the AT&T website which, while functional, wouldn't let me ship to my work address (where I'll be on the 24th).
I finally got through on the Apple website only to find the same limitation.
So, I decided to drive to our local AT&T store. I arrived at 9:29, one minute before they opened to find a line of 25 people waiting to get in the store. So, I hung out there for 30 minutes in a line that wasn't moving. At 10:00AM I decided to call the Best Buy across the street. They were taking pre-orders. They assured me they didn't have a line.
30 minutes later, my phone was pre-ordered. The girl at the mobile center told me she wasn't allowed to promise but that she was certain I'd have my phone on the 24th.
ALSO, the Best Buy I was at had the white available for pre-order. Don't know if that means it is actually available, or that it would ship by the 24th, but it was a listed option/SKU. (I stuck with black.)
Good luck fellow iPhone shoppers!
Clif