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How will the iPhone 4's pre-orders work?
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Im sure you will be able to port your number over to the new iphone and they automaticly do the cancelling on your Verizon line and transfer the number over to AT&T.
Thats probably as soon as you plug in the new iphone to itunes to activate.
What time do you think Apple Stores will open?
I'm going out of town on the 24th at noon.
Do you think if I pre-order/reserve on the 15th I can pick up at the store and catch my flight at noon? I guess it depends on when the store opens. What time did it open for previous products?
I'm going out of town on the 24th at noon.
Do you think if I pre-order/reserve on the 15th I can pick up at the store and catch my flight at noon? I guess it depends on when the store opens. What time did it open for previous products?
some people like going into stores to pick things up, instant gratification, don't like having to wait for stuff to be delivered, and some people are still deathly afraid of ordering anything over the internet.....i will be pre ordering and waiting for delivery on the 24th
Correct. No catch in preordering online, that's what I've been doing with iPad and previous iPhones.
This is the iphone where I'll gladly pay the ETF and use it on T-mobile. I've been using a 3G for some time now and would never considered switching to AT&T.
If I preorder with my little brother's phone number and have it mailed to me, and then put my phone number in when I plug it in on iTunes, will it still take away his early upgrade and only charge $199 instead of $399?
Anyone know what time (and which time zone, please don't tell me a time and leave me wondering which time zone it is) you can start preordering on Apple's website?
Based on previous preorders, of course.
Based on previous preorders, of course.
yes and no.
with any GSM phone (on AT&T) you can swap sim cards with each other whenever you want, so if you use another line on your account to get the new iPhone, when it arrives (or when you pick it up in store) the phone must be activated with the number you used the upgrade line. once it has been activated, you are free to swap sim cards.
but, with this new iPhone now using Micro-sim card, (unless you already have one) you'll have to go to an AT&T store and have them port your number into a Micro-sim and the number on the micro-sim into a regular sim card.
yes.
you have the option to open 2nd line, start a new account or just upgrade your current account.
https://buyiphone.apple.com/WebObje...reAuthAction/homePage?product=MB715LL/A&sf=us
Out of State
So I have a question if anyone else has ever done this; I will be on vacation at my in laws when it comes out. Can I pre-order on the 15th but have it sent to their house in another state? Didn't know if it would automatically get sent to the address on my bill. If that's the case then I would want to stand in line out in VA...thanks for the help.
So I have a question if anyone else has ever done this; I will be on vacation at my in laws when it comes out. Can I pre-order on the 15th but have it sent to their house in another state? Didn't know if it would automatically get sent to the address on my bill. If that's the case then I would want to stand in line out in VA...thanks for the help.
no
just like the iPad pre-orders, Apple will gives us details just a few days before pre-orders go live. (with the iPad, pre-orders began 8:30am est, 5:30 am pst)
also, with the iPad launch, people who seemed to have pre-ordered exactly on time were some of the last packages to be shipped out of the warehouse, so ordering first doesn't mean much.
With nearly every online ordering form I've seen, you can have the billing and shipping addresses different. So bill to your house/card and ship to the in laws.
So, quesiton....did anyone answer the question of att subscribers that are eligible? If I preorder from apple how do they know? Im elegible for $199 so how will that work? Thanks
Sweet, thanks. At least I know an approximate possible time. Tuesday is one of my normal days off, so I usually sleep late.
Good info on the relation to order time and ship time. I won't be ordering right at the exact time, but sometime within the half hour after preorders start.