I hear that the National Security Agency has some pretty nifty computers that can handle a lot of processing. Maybe AT&T should just buy an Echelon system to handle iPhone pre-orders.
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AT&T Temporarily Suspends New iPhone Pre-Orders
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I hear that the National Security Agency has some pretty nifty computers that can handle a lot of processing. Maybe AT&T should just buy an Echelon system to handle iPhone pre-orders.
Get real.
First of all, I think it's ridiculous that anyone would put themselves through hours and hours of clicking frustration just to PREORDER a dang phone. Secondly, it is ridiculous that anyone would camp out in front of a retail store just to buy a dang phone.
Having said that, the fact that people are willing to do this for just a dang phone says a lot about how amazing this dang phone is. Did we hear stories about the EVO launch like this? Say what you will about specs, features and the like; with this kind of hype it will be very hard to "kill" the iPhone. HTC and Sprint can only wish they had the "problem" that Apple and ATT have: Too much sales.
Oh yeah, I finally got my order to go through yesterday on Apple's site, but I'm gonna have to wait in line for my wife's phone. I've already requested next Thursday off! Ridiculous, huh!
LMAO!!! Cool!
I would also add that apple was going very slow yesterday too. Many times it said my order timed out or that there was an error even before I got to the att check
Why is there so much bs concerning the white iphone?
My girlfriend got me the black 3GS last year and was told that the white one could have color issues. Like de-coloring. And god knows how uppity a lot of our Apple brethren get if their sh** ain't just right.
Class action lawsuit !
I'm going to hold off until the middle of July to get mine. I'll have the money this weekend but I'm not going to my local Apple store next week to deal with that mob sh** that will ensue.
Besides, I live on South Beach and there are a lot of freaking snobs out here and I swear they love Apple and I hate them. I'm liable to knock a mother***** out cause they carry themselves like "MY SH** DON'T STINK".
My girlfriend got me the black 3GS last year and was told that the white one could have color issues. Like de-coloring. And god knows how uppity a lot of our Apple brethren get if their sh** ain't just right.
Class action lawsuit !
I'm going to hold off until the middle of July to get mine. I'll have the money this weekend but I'm not going to my local Apple store next week to deal with that mob sh** that will ensue.
Besides, I live on South Beach and there are a lot of freaking snobs out here and I swear they love Apple and I hate them. I'm liable to knock a mother***** out cause they carry themselves like "MY SH** DON'T STINK".
I hope people aren't thinking that Verion would not have had these problems if they were the carrier. Wait until Verizon adds a million+ iPhones to their network. That amazing network everyone keeps talking about isn't going to be so amazing anymore. AT&T is doing just about as well as can be expected. Apple's servers got crushed too.
And just as a disclaimer, I have service with both AT&T and Verizon and find them both to be adequate.
And just as a disclaimer, I have service with both AT&T and Verizon and find them both to be adequate.
Can't log onto my account!!
I just tried to log into my AT&T account to see how many more minutes I have, & cannot log on!! Wow!! Tried on my phone too, nothing... Wow!!
I just tried to log into my AT&T account to see how many more minutes I have, & cannot log on!! Wow!! Tried on my phone too, nothing... Wow!!
Yep, then the Apple community does something they do it right, like melting a company's network. Lets hope they get everything working right before next Thursday's activations.
LOL. After seeing what happened yesterday, I think iPhone sales are doing just fine. Why fix something when it's not broken?
I could not agree more. The whole thing is INSANE!! I did the line thing when the 3g came out. Waited for 5 hours. When 3gs came out I waited a month, waltzed into the store got my phone with no problem. I will do the same with this one. I will wait it out. It's not like 6/24/10, will be the only day this phone will be sold, it will be there in a month from now too.
I put in a pre-order for myself because I really, really need to replace my 1st gen that doesn't sync, etc. I'm not necessarily looking forward to the press of people (hopefully less at the Upper West Side store than 5th Ave) but I need the dang phone
I went to my local AT&T at 8pm and placed the order.
By any chance I will get it before 27th?
Will AT&T even provide a tracking number?
By any chance I will get it before 27th?
Will AT&T even provide a tracking number?
In most cases, AT&T is handling the backbone networks for the above mentioned examples. Give em a break. We see this all the time, ala, xBOX, Wii, PS3, etc.....
I am going to say...........10,000,000 iphones sold on launch day
So now all of you who were on Macrumors proclaiming from the mountains that people breaching AT&T's security is not AT&T's fault with the last incident can clearly see that it is in fact their fault. Who else's fault might it be . . ? Sheeesh, so they fail their customers with pricing, and now these constant security breaches. Wow. Making me want to continue to wait until a carrier other than them has the phone.
Make sure you return it to the rightful owner ASAP!
Just remember what happened to the last guy who ended up with someone else's iPhone
Just remember what happened to the last guy who ended up with someone else's iPhone
Has anyone reserved an previous model launch day before? I am wondering how reliable the reservations are. I have one reserved at a store in NYC - so if I don't need to wait in line - I can jus stroll in at like 3pm when the unreserved phones are already all sold, right?
It's not AT&T's fault that Apple's Chinese sweatshop couldn't produce enough phones for everyone
Then why can't people get a White iPhone now? If Apple was so perfect they would sell people one.
You should probably be the one getting a reality check.
AT&T logs billions of transactions every day. Every single phone call, every text, every HTTP request on its network. Go look at your phone statement. They keep track of everything so they can bill you.
I never received the email confirmation of my order but I got my order number and Im able to verify the order status at apple.com, which shows the order details. What exactly do they provide on the email confirmation? If I didnt receive the email, does it mean that my order didnt go through?
Any ideas?
A few random numbers:
1. I was told by local reps that their A T & T store will get fewer than 100 units to sell on launch day and was advised to pre-order. Those 100 phones will be gone by noon on launch day. If traffic is any indicator, they sold through pre-orders 4-500 phones. Many folks, like me, took 2 or 3 at a time.
2. Sources say Radio Shack was allocated 100,000 units for preorder and sold them all yesterday. Best Buy must have had 3-4 times that many, Apple and A T & T maybe a million each. All gone.
3. Apple. via Foxconn, can build 3 million a month and probably has been in production for at least 3 weeks. On June 21 and 22, a dozen FedEx jets filled with iPhone 4s will be gathered here in Anchorage, Alaska at the big Fedex base and embargoed, won't be released until early afternoon the 23rd so that deliveries can be made simultaneously across the country on the 24th.
4. Apple/ A T & T sold a bunch of 3GSs yesterday, presumably to customers who were too late to preorder 4s. I would be that all of those went to new customers who were told to take the 3Gs now, trade it in at no charge for an i4 later, maybe 45-60 days.
5. Don't forget Walmart - they weren't taking preorders but they will have i4s on launch day. 1,500 stores, 100 phones each, that's another 150,000 units.
Apple is going to move 3 million i4s by July 1, 12 million by Sept 30, 20 million by the end of the year and this on top of 2010 iPad sales of 8-10 million and another 20 million iPod Touches. And don't forget all those "old" 3Gs and 3GSs, another 25 million or so that will be sold into the secondary market and remain in use. Remarkable.
1. I was told by local reps that their A T & T store will get fewer than 100 units to sell on launch day and was advised to pre-order. Those 100 phones will be gone by noon on launch day. If traffic is any indicator, they sold through pre-orders 4-500 phones. Many folks, like me, took 2 or 3 at a time.
2. Sources say Radio Shack was allocated 100,000 units for preorder and sold them all yesterday. Best Buy must have had 3-4 times that many, Apple and A T & T maybe a million each. All gone.
3. Apple. via Foxconn, can build 3 million a month and probably has been in production for at least 3 weeks. On June 21 and 22, a dozen FedEx jets filled with iPhone 4s will be gathered here in Anchorage, Alaska at the big Fedex base and embargoed, won't be released until early afternoon the 23rd so that deliveries can be made simultaneously across the country on the 24th.
4. Apple/ A T & T sold a bunch of 3GSs yesterday, presumably to customers who were too late to preorder 4s. I would be that all of those went to new customers who were told to take the 3Gs now, trade it in at no charge for an i4 later, maybe 45-60 days.
5. Don't forget Walmart - they weren't taking preorders but they will have i4s on launch day. 1,500 stores, 100 phones each, that's another 150,000 units.
Apple is going to move 3 million i4s by July 1, 12 million by Sept 30, 20 million by the end of the year and this on top of 2010 iPad sales of 8-10 million and another 20 million iPod Touches. And don't forget all those "old" 3Gs and 3GSs, another 25 million or so that will be sold into the secondary market and remain in use. Remarkable.