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AT&T Sells Out of Initial Batch of iPhone 3Gs Pre-Orders
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Best Buy Pre-Order
Best Buy is now doing pre-orders in store as of this morning (13-Jun-09). I just went in and pre-ordered mine (she said I was the very first pre-order). They require you to pay for a $50 gift card, which she said was just to hold my place in line, and that I was free to use the gift card however I choose. I'm just going to use it toward the purchase of my new 3G on Friday!
YAY! \o/
Best Buy is now doing pre-orders in store as of this morning (13-Jun-09). I just went in and pre-ordered mine (she said I was the very first pre-order). They require you to pay for a $50 gift card, which she said was just to hold my place in line, and that I was free to use the gift card however I choose. I'm just going to use it toward the purchase of my new 3G
YAY! \o/
funny, I have no issues with att. Haven't for the last 15 years. My local store is blocks away where the closet apple store is 30 miles. The sales reps are great as well as the service. I walked in Tuesday, pre-ordered and was out in 5 minutes. I was told the phone would come to the store in my name and I had 7 days to pick it up.
You didn't pay attention much in math did you? 15% off of 9.99 doesn't "vanish" at all.
After the contract you will have paid about $204 plus taxes. You didn't save a penny. In fact, you actually lost money.
I'm so sick of all these kiddies thinking their gaming the system.
Nothing about selling out.
I don't understand the title of this thread. All this says is that at&ts deadline to order from apple for launch was Friday. So they order the preorders plus extra for non preorders. Would have happened no matter how many or how few they sold.
I don't understand the title of this thread. All this says is that at&ts deadline to order from apple for launch was Friday. So they order the preorders plus extra for non preorders. Would have happened no matter how many or how few they sold.
Great timing. I just got a call from ATT this morning saying that my upgrade eligibility issue had been sorted out and that i could come in to pre-order at the proper price. When I did so, i was told that they were backordered (confirmed on the ATT order status website for my order), and that i would not have a phone on launch day, but rather within 7-14 days afterwards. When i pushed the rep, he said it should be there over the wknd though. Last year ATT had limited stock but received refreshes every day after launch, so I would guess that ppl who preordered today should get their phone in the next batch coming sat or sun..
O2 iphone Queues
...can't see queues happening this time, not at these silly prices. There is a recession on you know.
The OS 3.0 upgrade looks very cool, although O2 have managed to take the shine off this with tethering charges. Good old O2, they know how to look after your customers.
(Oh yes, business users apparently don't have to pay a tethering charge...just we regular monthly bill payers, who are unlikely to go out of business in the next 18 months.)
...can't see queues happening this time, not at these silly prices. There is a recession on you know.
The OS 3.0 upgrade looks very cool, although O2 have managed to take the shine off this with tethering charges. Good old O2, they know how to look after your customers.
(Oh yes, business users apparently don't have to pay a tethering charge...just we regular monthly bill payers, who are unlikely to go out of business in the next 18 months.)
Att
I did this setup with my ATT plan, I was an original "charter" GSM subscriber.
I bought the iphone at the apple store, then went home to setup. When I got to the account and plan selection, I had to call in. I had the 1250 minutes 39.99$ a month plan.
Somehow the ATT rep managed to keep me on that plan, put something like 4000 minutes in my roll-over account, and then added the 20$ data plan (at the time it was unlimited data and 200 SMS)
Now, I hope to do the same thing with my last legacy account, will probably do the same thing. Get the phone, go home activate and try to keep the legacy plan in some way and ADD the 30$ data plan and 5$ a month SMS plan. YES, it will be much more (since the charter plans ALSO have unlimited incoming SMS) but I'm worth it (ha ha, I mean The iphone 3gs is worth it!!!!)
I did this setup with my ATT plan, I was an original "charter" GSM subscriber.
I bought the iphone at the apple store, then went home to setup. When I got to the account and plan selection, I had to call in. I had the 1250 minutes 39.99$ a month plan.
Somehow the ATT rep managed to keep me on that plan, put something like 4000 minutes in my roll-over account, and then added the 20$ data plan (at the time it was unlimited data and 200 SMS)
Now, I hope to do the same thing with my last legacy account, will probably do the same thing. Get the phone, go home activate and try to keep the legacy plan in some way and ADD the 30$ data plan and 5$ a month SMS plan. YES, it will be much more (since the charter plans ALSO have unlimited incoming SMS) but I'm worth it (ha ha, I mean The iphone 3gs is worth it!!!!)
Pray for the Negatives
I feel sorry for the poor souls who voted negative on this. It's not because they wanted a phone on launch and didnt get it, it's because they just want to be haters against a great product. But that is ok, because their anger makes me feel even better!!!! Keep it up haters, you are feeding my Ultraman blinking chest light!!!!!!
I feel sorry for the poor souls who voted negative on this. It's not because they wanted a phone on launch and didnt get it, it's because they just want to be haters against a great product. But that is ok, because their anger makes me feel even better!!!! Keep it up haters, you are feeding my Ultraman blinking chest light!!!!!!
Why is everyone ordering from AT&T...? Order it from apple stores, AT&T locations always run out, each store has a budget on how many iPhone they can order..
I ordered my 3G S iPhone at apples website and it told me that it was going to be ready on the 19th..
I recommend for everyone to order it from apple.com. I know there isn't a lot of apple locations but they can mail it to you.
I ordered my 3G S iPhone at apples website and it told me that it was going to be ready on the 19th..
I recommend for everyone to order it from apple.com. I know there isn't a lot of apple locations but they can mail it to you.
Can you buy the phone on the apple website, and have it be picked up at the store on June 19th or is the buy option for shipping only? I won't be free until the early afternoon, and don't want to miss the delivery guy.
I think worse than standing in line all day not knowing if you'll get one, would be to know that you have a shiny new 3GS sitting in some UPS guys truck, and you can't pick it up until monday...
I think worse than standing in line all day not knowing if you'll get one, would be to know that you have a shiny new 3GS sitting in some UPS guys truck, and you can't pick it up until monday...
We don't know how many there were. If it was a small number, it's not that surprising. If there were say hundreds of thousands, i'm shocked too.
Thanks. I have a 39.99 plan too, but then I also have a 9.99 media basic package which I have never used. I wanted to go through the Apple online ordering process but wasn't sure if that 9.99 media basic package would automatically be dropped. I would hope so since it would be absolutely useless when I have a $30 unlimited data plan.
EDIT: Nice. I just got rid of my media basic package. Should have done it years ago....
Now, I just need a way to transfer all my contact info from the Razr.
Well, I believe you. Your great grand pappy said the horseless carriage was going nowhere. Plus you have been a member here since...um, June 2009.
There are only x number of phones available for the 1st day. AT&T has taken pre orders for their allotment. They continue to take pre-orders for delivery after the 19th. As of now, Apple is still taking pre-orders for the 19th.
I'm sure their building like crazy in China to fill the pipeline up with phones.
Yep. I remember that. They even had a page on Apple.com that you could check at night to see what stores would have phones the next day, and they would sell the lot of them in one day.
preordered
Ordered mine tuesday (6/9) morning at 9am when the AT&T store opened. They started a list in the store and I was numero uno
Any idea when AT&T will send us email notification? Stores open at 7am friday morn for preorder sales. My status at AT&T site still shows in progress.
Ordered mine tuesday (6/9) morning at 9am when the AT&T store opened. They started a list in the store and I was numero uno
Any idea when AT&T will send us email notification? Stores open at 7am friday morn for preorder sales. My status at AT&T site still shows in progress.
When I wanted a MBP, I went to the Apple Store in Baton Rouge, the only Apple Store in Louisiana at the time. To my surprise, it was iPhone 3G day. The line was literally snaked throughout the store and out of the store about 2/3 the length of of a football field. And that was at 10 AM. At 4 PM it was abut half of that. It wasn't inside the store until about 8:30. I didn't even get a laptop, I just hanged out at the mall.
The next day, no line at all.