And maybe no more phones except a few dribbling in each day. I actually don't know: what's the expectation -- will there be enough supply this time or will they be in short supply the first few weeks?Just wait until Monday when there will be no lines and ATT will have fixed the horrendous server crashes that caused chaos all day Friday.
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Apple Expects 15 Minute Setup Times for iPhone 3G
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...nor the coordination. I just attempted to get "iReady" at the AT&T store in the local mall (ironically just down the hall from Apple). The guy at the counter told me not to worry, the whole "iReady" thing on AT&T's website was unnecessary and misleading. He said if I did a credit check today I'd just have to do another one when I bought the iPhone.
I don't recall this much confusion when the original iPhone launched....
Authorized Users- Retail Store
My wife called to add me as an "authorized user" on our account (recently married so her last name and mine don't match up) so that I can purchase both phones on Friday but when I check that section it DOES say "AUTHORIZED USERS-RETAIL STORE" however underneath it states "Please enter the first and last name of the user you want to authorize to make changes on this account in an AT&T Retail Store. Select 'Save' to add this authorized user."
Key word is AT&T Retail Store so I am not sure if that would be the same at Apple Retail.
My wife called to add me as an "authorized user" on our account (recently married so her last name and mine don't match up) so that I can purchase both phones on Friday but when I check that section it DOES say "AUTHORIZED USERS-RETAIL STORE" however underneath it states "Please enter the first and last name of the user you want to authorize to make changes on this account in an AT&T Retail Store. Select 'Save' to add this authorized user."
Key word is AT&T Retail Store so I am not sure if that would be the same at Apple Retail.
Hmm, I'm not exactly sure what to do in your case. I set up the AT&T stuff because I won't even be close to an Apple store on Friday. I'm sure someone will be able to answer that question before the launch. Maybe go into or call your local Apple store?
Can we thank all the unlockers for this crap?
iPhone 1.0 was simple, and i could do it on my own time. In and out of the store in 2 minutes, then 5 minutes at home. Now I have to, like, talk to people and stuff? Doesn't sound all that much improved.
iPhone 1.0 was simple, and i could do it on my own time. In and out of the store in 2 minutes, then 5 minutes at home. Now I have to, like, talk to people and stuff? Doesn't sound all that much improved.
Just wait until Monday when there will be no lines and ATT will have fixed the horrendous server crashes that caused chaos all day Friday.
Do you really think there will be any phones on Monday? I am thinking they will be sold out on Friday.
Waiting until Monday
Unfortunately, that's what I have to do - scheduled to work that day :-(. But I bet I'll be in and out of there faster then the people on Friday.
I just hope my AT&T store still HAS some.
-Dan
Just wait until Monday when there will be no lines and ATT will have fixed the horrendous server crashes that caused chaos all day Friday.
Unfortunately, that's what I have to do - scheduled to work that day :-(. But I bet I'll be in and out of there faster then the people on Friday.
I just hope my AT&T store still HAS some.
-Dan
Went to ATT store
Asked them if I could get a credit check today to speed things up on Friday. I'm an ATT subscriber w/out an iPhone that's upgrade eligible.
They said that I'm totally fine and that they won't need to run a credit check on me being that I'm already an ATT customer.
They basically said if you are absolutely sure you're upgrade eligible, all you need to do is come in (doesn't matter which location, Apple or ATT) and buy the phone.
Excellent news, IMO.
Asked them if I could get a credit check today to speed things up on Friday. I'm an ATT subscriber w/out an iPhone that's upgrade eligible.
They said that I'm totally fine and that they won't need to run a credit check on me being that I'm already an ATT customer.
They basically said if you are absolutely sure you're upgrade eligible, all you need to do is come in (doesn't matter which location, Apple or ATT) and buy the phone.
Excellent news, IMO.
Apple's estimate on supply
Was something to the effect of 750 to 1000 iPhones per store (Wow), which means, considering that there's two models of 16GB, would mean something like 375-500 8GBs and 187(.5)-250 of each model of 16GB. Maths is your friend.
Was something to the effect of 750 to 1000 iPhones per store (Wow), which means, considering that there's two models of 16GB, would mean something like 375-500 8GBs and 187(.5)-250 of each model of 16GB. Maths is your friend.
I might have not been reading too much online, but are you implying I can't just walk into a store, pay the $199/$299 and walk out with one without signing anything?
Unbelievable. Here in Japan, I spent about an hour and twenty-five minutes getting my iPhone set up. No joke. I had to sign multiple forms in triplicate indicating that I was aware of the need for a PC or Mac, iTunes 7.7, etc ... Utterly ABSURD.The whole process was about 10 mins
What a bleedin' mess
You would have thought Apple would have learned from last year. The average time a person spent in the store I was at was close to 30 minutes. No activation in store. No activation at home - can't get onto the servers! Big disappointment again!
You would have thought Apple would have learned from last year. The average time a person spent in the store I was at was close to 30 minutes. No activation in store. No activation at home - can't get onto the servers! Big disappointment again!
I was upgrading from the 2 1/2G iPhone. I had an outstanding contract so I had nothing to sign.
I must admit, i was amazed, then I thought
I'm an existing customer on a £45 a month contract, they (O2) made sure I got my free iPhone and kept me as a loyal customer
LOL-LOL-LOL-LOL
BS-BS-BS-BS-BS
Apple Inc. broke my spirit on this one. 5.5 hours in line at the only Apple Store that ran out. They were processing at 15 people per hour.
haha, that's what the apple "iPhone specialist" told me yesterday morning as we sat around inside the apple store on the phone with AT&T. What a joke, I hope they have gotten the time down after a disastrous day one. I was in the apple store for over 2 hours (from 8:20 to 10:30) and I didn't even walk out with an activated iPhone. I guess most of the problems can be stuck on the crashed servers or w/e but the expected 15 minutes just seems like a joke to me.