I just got an email thanking me for my 3G purchase, not even 3GS and I got the 32gig 4 from the apple store. I had a 2g and never anything else. What's the deal?
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AT&T email just thanked me for my "3G" purchase
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AT&T's mainframes have been irretrievably overloaded and are puking out old emails in a form of regression to infancy ...
... very similar to when the HAL 9000 started singing Daisy, Daisy
... very similar to when the HAL 9000 started singing Daisy, Daisy
That just gave me a hilarious visual. It so sad and probably maddening to Steve that he has to work with the ineptitude of cell phone companies.
Two years from now AT&T will send you an email thanking you for your iPhone 4 purchase. They're just a little behind their game.
LOL... now THAT is FUNNY!
AT&D steps from one pile of s**t to another. They have to be wishing this week was over!
My guess: AT&T has a service that messages new users / users that recently changed phones. They probably also contain a database of the current phone each user is using; this information is there because every time you log in to myWireless you can see your phone.
What they do when they send the e-mail is probably check what your current phone is, and then send an e-mail saying "Welcome to your new" + phone.
The reason why this works is because pre-ordering is uncommon. Therefore, when this message gets sent, the current phone is usually the phone that you just bought. This isn't the case now.
What they do when they send the e-mail is probably check what your current phone is, and then send an e-mail saying "Welcome to your new" + phone.
The reason why this works is because pre-ordering is uncommon. Therefore, when this message gets sent, the current phone is usually the phone that you just bought. This isn't the case now.
I got the same email and was like "um, excuse me?!?" Thank you AT&T for confusing me and making me concerned.
This must be AT&T's formula:
Apple customers buy everything apple so when they upgrade take the current phone +1 generation and thank them very much for their loyalty.
Apple customers buy everything apple so when they upgrade take the current phone +1 generation and thank them very much for their loyalty.
No, because I got the same email thanking me for buying a 3GS. They're just sending out an email to iPhone 4 buyers with a bug that's stating the customer's current phone rather than their new phone.
Um, the iPhone 4 --IS-- a 3G phone. The letter from AT&T is correct. It's a 3G phone running on AT&T's 3G network.
Congratulations on your 3G phone purchase.
Congratulations on your 3G phone purchase.
I don't dispute what your email says, but mine starts with "We hope you're enjoying your new iPhone 3G. ".
I've had the 3G for 2 YEARS.
It looks like only a few people are getting this email, what special list are we on that we got it?