Apple Sells Out of iPhone 4S Pre-Order Stocks for Launch Day in U.S.

[divinox]

Nokia's way behind the in the smartphone industry unfortunately.

Bit to early to say that. We'll know come end of October what they have in store for us. Clearly, things havent been optimal for them lately, but given their historical ability to push out quality devices it shouldnt have to remain that way.

With Nokia pushing out wp7 devices on several price points, and marketing of the platform (and its vendors) kicking it up a notch (or ten), the trade-off of going Wp7 (in terms of app shortage etc.) is probably gonna decrease quite rapidly too.

 

[Captain B]

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Great post. I think you summed up what the average folk is looking for when making their first leap towards a smartphone.

I feel that part of the success for apple lately and going forward will be due to iCloud and the ecosystem that comes with owning an apple product.

I started with the first iPhone as my first apple product. I now own many apple products and believe me that same great user experience is evident in all of their products.

Thanks. The way Apple has roped us in was simple, and brilliant

1) I never owned an Apple product until 2 years ago. A buddy of mine sold me his MacBook Pro so he could walk the Appalachian trail. I found it to be head and shoulders above any Windows machine I had used the past 15 years. This led to

2) my wife got iTunes on her Dell so we could swap music collections. This led to

3) I cried and whined and she surprised me with an iPad 2 this summer.

4) I put apps on it and she practically stole it from me so she so she could play Carcassone and other board games. This led us deeper into the ecosystem and then

5) iPhone 4S. We are now totally captive to the ecosystem--iTunes match, many dollars in apps. This will inevitably lead to

6) my Samsung stupid phone contract expires next summer. As an average person who can't afford multiple phones and ecosystems, what are the chances I will upgrade to Android or Blackberry? For average people like us, these are major investments. We are captive to the Apple ecosystem and can't afford to back out. Fortunately, we are thrilled with the products and systems.

Say what you will about screen size or redesigns, that's damn fine corporate strategy. And it's happening to many other regular folks like us, one drip at a time
Apple +1

 

[dohspc]

My wants were 64 gb (finally!), 8mp camera, and A5. Siri was icing on the cake!

 

[tigress666]

My wants were 64 gb (finally!), 8mp camera, and A5. Siri was icing on the cake!

Exactly. I was going to wait until next year when the next phone came out (even though I kinda expected the 4S to be what it is), but I'm still tempted to maybe just get this phone when my contract is up (February ).

I love the iPhone 4 design so I get the design I like and the S addresses the two things I wish better about the 4, a faster processor and more storage space (the only thing the 5 could do better is an even faster processor and cheaper price for that storage. But judging from Apple's track record it won't get much of a faster processor and who knows if they'll make storage cheaper or increase it?). And having an even better camera certainly doesn't hurt as well as I'd love to be able to play with Siri and could even see it being at least mildly useful, if nothing else for having a dictation option on the keyboard whenever it pops up.

On top of that I'm willing to bet the 5 does have 4G coverage and I don't want to lose my unlimited. If the 5 doesn't have a significantly faster processor than the 4S, I'd probably choose the 4S anyways even if I waited for the 5 if the 5 gets 4G.

 

[RichardDoyle]

Moving to iOS

My guess: A record number.

It seems to be about that time in the mobile industry cycle when a lot of people who bought Android phones and are getting sick of them, are moving to iPhone.

Yes, some people move from iPhone to Android, but I bet anyone that the numbers are vastly in favor of people moving TO iOS, not the other way around. I say this because of people I know doing just this -- normal people, not the extreme tech geeks who want the "biggest specs."

I have been a loyal Android user, until I got an iPad. I am an IOS user fr good now. Ordered my 4s from Sprint at 9am Friday. Only had to reload the page once, and order was processed. I just want to say, that we can't assume that sales are less than the 4, because they didintnsell out fast enough. They surely are getting more efficient at managing their supply.

 

[Warbrain]

I have been a loyal Android user, until I got an iPad. I am an IOS user fr good now. Ordered my 4s from Sprint at 9am Friday. Only had to reload the page once, and order was processed. I just want to say, that we can't assume that sales are less than the 4, because they didintnsell out fast enough. They surely are getting more efficient at managing their supply.

Much easier to produce large amounts of a device that's on the "tock" side of the cycle as the components only change slightly. They easily had more in stock this time and sold many, many more than the last launch.

 

[MacBOS]

That’s easy: sure, thousands of people are snapping up this phone, but they’re all wrong! You see, it’s an all-new phone, yes, but it doesn’t have a new shape! What are people thinking, settling for that?

so you only buy a phone because of the shape.... not a bad way to shop, lets forget about functionality and speed and make sure the phone looks like a Ferrari.

no 10" screen, OP! that a game plan changer cant buy if its not a 10"

 

[imageWIS]

I thought that the phone worked on GSM and CDMA... why is it tied to only one carrier...?

 

[johnnymg]

This is going to be my wife's 1st iPhone. I have a crap phone and not available for upgrade till next summer. We took our time with this, played with our friends-families iOS and Androids before we made the decision. Decided to go with IPhone 4 and then decided to wait and see what would be announced.
snip..............

Thanks for posting your comments and BIG congrats on the new iPhone.

cheers
JohnG

 

[Aviboy97]

I thought that the phone worked on GSM and CDMA... why is it tied to only one carrier...?

It's available on three....Verizon, Sprint and AT&T.

 

[X5GEE]

Glad I woke up early for the pre-orders. I was hesitant on getting the 4s because I'm still under the 2yr contract with At&t. Currently have the ip4 and found a buyer. So paying outright for a 32g 4s wasn't a concern. I want to be contract free after June 2012. And possibly switch to Verizon when the iphone5? comes out.
Did anyone make the switch from att to verizon on here?

 

[foxhunter101]

"I guess that would make the HP tablet a success since they made 800,000 and only sold 20,000.... Plenty of them left in inventory..... "

Well said...........

 

[MacBOS]

I thought that the phone worked on GSM and CDMA... why is it tied to only one carrier...?

Wait! What! dude ho gave you this info

 

[Aviboy97]

Glad I woke up early for the pre-orders. I was hesitant on getting the 4s because I'm still under the 2yr contract with At&t. Currently have the ip4 and found a buyer. So paying outright for a 32g 4s wasn't a concern. I want to be contract free after June 2012. And possibly switch to Verizon when the iphone5? comes out.
Did anyone make the switch from att to verizon on here?

I would not bet on an iPhone 5 coming out this June. Way too early....

I bought my iPhone 4 back in February when it launched with Verizon. Althought the 4S does offer some upgraded features, I do not see myself using Siri with regularity. I could be wrong, though. In any event, I'm still very happy with the iPhone 4.

I did upgrade for the 4S for my wife. I ordered it last night through Apple.com at around 10:30pm. It looks like I did it just in time because they moved the delivery date out another week.

 

[foxhunter101]

Glad I woke up early for the pre-orders. I was hesitant on getting the 4s because I'm still under the 2yr contract with At&t. Currently have the ip4 and found a buyer. So paying outright for a 32g 4s wasn't a concern. I want to be contract free after June 2012. And possibly switch to Verizon when the iphone5? comes out.
Did anyone make the switch from att to verizon on here?

I stuck with AT&T, being able to talk on the phone AND surf the net is HUGE for me...........PLUS, us AT&T subscribers get HSPA+ with iPhone 4S, we were already faster than Verizon, now we're MUCH, MUCH faster than Verizon.

 

[sjjones]

I got all the way to the check out and balked. I was thinking "$471... that's a lot of money. And my 3GS works fine."

Not like I can't afford it. I'm just a cheap-ass

AT&T loves you. They would like nothing more than to keep charging you their hefty monthly fees, without having to subsidize a new phone. Unless you're planning on switching carriers or something, why don't you get a new 3GS for free (with a fresh battery and everything).

 

[Aviboy97]

I stuck with AT&T, being able to talk on the phone AND surf the net is HUGE for me...........PLUS, us AT&T subscribers get HSPA+ with iPhone 4S, we were already faster than Verizon, now we're MUCH, MUCH faster than Verizon.

For downloads...yes....how is your cell reception? My area, AT&T is terrible. Drops calls are a way of life...afterall, this is a phone and we need to talk on it.

 

[cvaldes]

I have been a loyal Android user, until I got an iPad. I am an IOS user fr good now. Ordered my 4s from Sprint at 9am Friday. Only had to reload the page once, and order was processed.

There will be more stories like this.

It's about the whole ecosystem, not just one product. Perhaps in a few months he will come back saying that he bought a Mac.

 

[Alonzo84]

For downloads...yes....how is your cell reception? My area, AT&T is terrible. Drops calls are a way of life...afterall, this is a phone and we need to talk on it.

I've been with AT&T for many years (back when Cingular was still around) and have never had issues with dropped calls. My reception isn't always great, but nothing is bad enough to make me want to switch carriers. Plus, they let me upgrade every 12 months and I still have unlimited data.

 

[gnasher729]

Well AT&T alone sold 200,000 iPhone 4S in the first 12 hours so maybe around 500,000 or so?

Apple sold 20 million iPhones in the previous quarter, that is about 220,000 every day (including weekends). They shouldn't be sold out after pre-orders of about 2 1/2 days worth of sales.

 

[bassfingers]

I love how everybody references these "nexus prime"s and other android phones as if they're are popular or as if they are making a buzz. Of my 20-25 closest friends, my parents, immediate family, and cousins, which span across 4 or 5 states, almost none of them could tell you about the up coming android phones. Because nobody cares about those. People who buy android phones are the people who walk into the store and say "I want the best not-iPhone" and then they buy whatever the carrier salesman tells them is the best. And they have never heard of the phone they just bought

 

[inkswamp]

I've been with AT&T for many years (back when Cingular was still around) and have never had issues with dropped calls. My reception isn't always great, but nothing is bad enough to make me want to switch carriers. Plus, they let me upgrade every 12 months and I still have unlimited data.

The whole "AT&T is the worst" thing comes from a vocal minority in big cities like New York and San Fransisco where AT&T's service is poor. For the rest of us outside those bubbles, AT&T is just fine. Where I live, about 80 miles north of Seattle, AT&T is spectacular and always has been. I've had an iPhone 3G for the last 3+ years and can count on one hand the number of dropped calls I've experienced. I've been on Verizon and T-Mobile and neither are any better.

 

[Alonzo84]

Apple sold 20 million iPhones in the previous quarter, that is about 220,000 every day (including weekends). They shouldn't be sold out after pre-orders of about 2 1/2 days worth of sales.

You can only have so many available. There are still a few hundred thousand that will be available in stores on Friday.

 

[voonyx]

I can't wait to hear the haters spin this, haha.

you know what they're going to say. Steve died so it was sympathy purchases

 

[Alonzo84]

The whole "AT&T is the worst" thing comes from a vocal minority in big cities like New York and San Fransisco where AT&T's service is poor. For the rest of us outside those bubbles, AT&T is just fine. Where I live, about 80 miles north of Seattle, AT&T is spectacular and always has been. I've had an iPhone 3G for the last 3+ years and can count on one hand the number of dropped calls I've experienced. I've been on Verizon and T-Mobile and neither are any better.

That's been my experience as well. I have had AT&T while living in Myrtle Beach, while stationed at Ft. Lewis about 30 minutes from Seattle, in Maine and in Raleigh, NC. I have never had any REAL issues with them. I was with Sprint for a few years many moons ago, and friends of mine with Verizon and Sprint have the same gripes as most AT&T users. Maybe it's just one of those "the grass is always greener" type of scenarios. I switched to Cingular from Sprint because I wasn't happy with them, and haven't switched since.