Do you HAVE to activate in-store on the 24th?

[chriskzoo]

I knwo that you CAN activate a reserved iPhone on the 24th in the store, but do you HAVE to? I would much rather grab the phone and activate it in the comfort of my own home rather than deal with likely hours of waiting for others to activate.

 

[dhy8386]

I knwo that you CAN activate a reserved iPhone on the 24th in the store, but do you HAVE to? I would much rather grab the phone and activate it in the comfort of my own home rather than deal with likely hours of waiting for others to activate.

According to apples web site:

Can I transfer my current phone number?
Yes. Your current phone number is transferred to your new iPhone after you receive your iPhone and set it up in iTunes. Then you can start making calls using your current phone number.

 

[millerb7]

According to apples web site:

Can I transfer my current phone number?
Yes. Your current phone number is transferred to your new iPhone after you receive your iPhone and set it up in iTunes. Then you can start making calls using your current phone number.

That answers ABSOLUTELY nothing.

All I can provide is I would assume no, if they are shipping them this year for you to activate yourself, I see no reason you can pick up and activate later.

 

[Craiger]

I can tell you that when I went to get my iPAD wifi the guy said "now we can just take it over here and plug it in to activate" and right there I gave him a funny look and asked if I could take it home and he said that would be fine.

So my advice is to tell him upfront that you want to take it home.

 

[Sketchr]

I knwo that you CAN activate a reserved iPhone on the 24th in the store, but do you HAVE to? I would much rather grab the phone and activate it in the comfort of my own home rather than deal with likely hours of waiting for others to activate.

If there's a line you still won't be able to "grab" your phone and go home. You'll still have to wait in the line for those who reserved.

 

[pyrodex]

From the iPhone page on the Apple Store:


Q: Does my iPhone come ready to use?

A: Yes. Your new iPhone arrives ready to start using it. All you have to do is set it up in iTunes. There’s no need to call or visit a store to get started.

 

[lasuther]

AT&T will activate in store, they won't let you do it at home. Unless there is a crash like there was at the 3G launch two years ago.

 

[ttech10]

AT&T will activate in store, they won't let you do it at home. Unless there is a crash like there was at the 3G launch two years ago.

So yes, they will let you take it home.

 

[chriskzoo]

Cool, I guess it depends when I pick it up - morning I'll do it in store, after work I'll do it at home.

 

[MikePA]

AT&T will activate in store, they won't let you do it at home.

This is not true. When I pre-ordered in the store they asked me if I wanted to pick it up in the store or have it shipped to my house. There's no requirement to activate in the store.

 

[omgitscro]

I can tell you that when I went to get my iPAD wifi the guy said "now we can just take it over here and plug it in to activate" and right there I gave him a funny look and asked if I could take it home and he said that would be fine.

So my advice is to tell him upfront that you want to take it home.

I can't tell if you're trying to be funny or not. I really hope you are. I laughed anyway.