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Over One Million iPhone 3G S Models Sold on Launch Weekend

Thanks to everyone for the assist, most especially reminding me of the COVERAGE map which I scaled down to the street levels - it appears we are in a GOOD coverage area by AT&Ts standards. Once we get the phones (32GB versions) and the bills paid if there is ANY money left I will get the Airport Extreme - it looks like it would give our iPhones cable internet speed no matter what the coverage is. We live in on an acre and must have 100 trees on the property, the whole area is like that.

I like that I can easily setup the Extreme and lock it down as far as who has access to it. Terrific !!

Thanks again for the welcomes and assist... Anyone ever need a recipe (I know that sounds weird here) I am Cordon Bleu trained and do food writing... I have hundreds of recipes online... Just ask
 
Hattig said:
It's sad really, because the Pre's software looks promising and it incorporates some nice ideas and is ahead in some places
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I say anyone that hurts WinMo is a friend in my book! ;)

And Microsoft fails yet again to anticipate the next great wave in computing - your pocket. Can't wait to see their Zune TouchPhone 3GSuper Platinum Edition iPhone knockoff. :p

Throw a chair for me today, Mr. Ballmer.
 
MikeinNJ said:
Thanks to everyone for the assist, most especially reminding me of the COVERAGE map which I scaled down to the street levels - it appears we are in a GOOD coverage area by AT&Ts standards. Once we get the phones (32GB versions) and the bills paid if there is ANY money left I will get the Airport Extreme - it looks like it would give our iPhones cable internet speed no matter what the coverage is. We live in on an acre and must have 100 trees on the property, the whole area is like that.

I like that I can easily setup the Extreme and lock it down as far as who has access to it. Terrific !!

Thanks again for the welcomes and assist... Anyone ever need a recipe (I know that sounds weird here) I am Cordon Bleu trained and do food writing... I have hundreds of recipes online... Just ask
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Good luck.

and a little request. Please change your posting (for future postst) text back to normal and black. This bold green has the same effect as using caps-lock.
 
ryanguill said:
I understand that not everyone would upgrade to the new software as soon as it comes out, but 6 million out of 40 million phones sounds extremely low to me. I would have expected the majority of iphone users to be early adopters and technologically progressive enough to have upgraded by now, but maybe it is still a little too soon.

Guess that just goes to show you though that on a macro scale, the majority of iphone users really weren't missing copy/paste functionality all that much.
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Or they read about how it's bricking wifi on a lot of phones. My included. It's just nuts. On my first gen, first day iPhone, that has survived a swim in the pool - the OS 3.0 update has screwed up the Wifi. Reset network settings seemed to work, although it still takes a few minutes sometimes to find the network. And when it does reception is down, and at times it has a full Wifi signal, but speed tests show it's slower than a modem. Other times it's working great at full speed. Other times the wifi just cuts on and off.

I would not recommend the update unless you have a 3G phone and can use the 3G as a backup. edge isn't much of a backup.
 
DougB541 said:
Anyway, not downplaying the numbers but I think a lot of people who got a 3GS were former iPhone owners.
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Not sure what the relevance of new vs. upgraders is. After all, those old iPhones will probably end up in the hands of new iPhone users. My wife got my old phone - it's her first iPhone. So upgraders are a good thing, as they probably bring a new user along with them.

Competitors are going to have a hard time battling the iPhone ecosystem.
 
bretm said:
Or they read about how it's bricking wifi on a lot of phones. My included. It's just nuts. On my first gen, first day iPhone, that has survived a swim in the pool - the OS 3.0 update has screwed up the Wifi. Reset network settings seemed to work, although it still takes a few minutes sometimes to find the network. And when it does reception is down, and at times it has a full Wifi signal, but speed tests show it's slower than a modem. Other times it's working great at full speed. Other times the wifi just cuts on and off.

I would not recommend the update unless you have a 3G phone and can use the 3G as a backup. edge isn't much of a backup.
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Have you tried doing a network reset. That normally helps...
 
ryanguill said:
I understand that not everyone would upgrade to the new software as soon as it comes out, but 6 million out of 40 million phones sounds extremely low to me.
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1) As others have pointed out, half that 40 million are iPods, not iPhones. As a touch owner, I have to say that it gets a little tiring having to shell out money for each update. Sometimes you just feel like skipping it for now.

2) Probably over half the 3GS buyers are coming from a 3G. They're in no rush to update their old phone. Too busy playing with the new one!

3) With popularity, comes owners who aren't Apple crazy. A lot of iPhone buyers don't even own a Mac, or care to keep up with Apple news. I.e. they have a life :)
 
LagunaSol said:
I say anyone that hurts WinMo is a friend in my book! ;)

And Microsoft fails yet again to anticipate the next great wave in computing - your pocket. Can't wait to see their Zune TouchPhone 3GSuper Platinum Edition iPhone knockoff. :p

Throw a chair for me today, Mr. Ballmer.
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I would still like to see Apple implement a finder on the iphone. And allow it to be used like a harddrive. Make it a mini computer, not a phone with programs. They kept touting it as full OSX with a different front end, but it's certainly not that.
 
DougB541 said:
:rolleyes:

Anyway, not downplaying the numbers but I think a lot of people who got a 3GS were former iPhone owners.

At least when I passed the line in NYC EVERYONE had an iPhone out.

Still good nonetheless.
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Well, yes, because it's not like those iPhone OGs and 3Gs are getting tossed in the trash, they're getting handed to brothers, sisters, girlfriends, fathers, and mothers...aka...new iPhone customers.
 
spazzcat said:
Have you tried doing a network reset. That normally helps...
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Yes. That's why I said I "reset network." That brought it back for about a day to almost normal. But gradually the same errors keep creeping back until you start saying "wtf?"

If network reset was the real answer, Apple would have announced that. At this time, I think it's a band aid that works for some, not for others, and for a little while for some too.

I'm not sweating it, I plan on getting the 3Gs soon, but before I retire this one, I want it working wifi so I can still use it as a touch.
 
peterdevries said:
Good luck.

and a little request. Please change your posting (for future postst) text back to normal and black. This bold green has the same effect as using caps-lock.
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I like another poster here, am legally blind. Can't hardly see out of my left eye (good luck renewing my driver's license this year) and have restricted vision. I use the BOLD font so I can see what I typed... I'll change the color, tho not to RED. LOL

Maybe I'll go with Big Blue...
 
MikeinNJ said:
I like another poster here, am legally blind. Can't hardly see out of my left eye (good luck renewing my driver's license this year) and have restricted vision. I use the BOLD font so I can see what I typed... I'll change the color, tho not to RED. LOL

Maybe I'll go with Big Blue...
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Aaah, wasn't aware of that (how could I be). Didn't mean to offend in any way. The blue is better than the green though, and most likely for you too as it contrasts better than green, right?
 
I still wish I would have got it for $199...Oh well I still LOVE my White 16GB. The Apple IPhone is the reason I got interested in Apple the first place. And to think back two years ago I was using Windows everything. *tear* :( Glad I made the switch :)
 
DougB541 said:
:rolleyes:

Anyway, not downplaying the numbers but I think a lot of people who got a 3GS were former iPhone owners.

At least when I passed the line in NYC EVERYONE had an iPhone out.

Still good nonetheless.
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Yeah and I'm sure the number of new iphone customers surpases all the Pres out there.
 
3GS glitches?

Can anyone confirm whether or not their vibe duos work properly with the 3GS?? I can't get the answer call button to work which is still functioning on my 2G.

I'm still using my old sim card, waiting for the new one to activate. :mad: I just really wanted this straightened out so I can go back to conducting business. I'm kicking myself for not bringing my 2G to work with me today.
 
peterdevries said:
Aaah, wasn't aware of that (how could I be). Didn't mean to offend in any way. The blue is better than the green though, and most likely for you too as it contrasts better than green, right?
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No offense taken. Was actually relieved to see someone else online has my affliction...

Pretty soon I'll be able to sit in my backyard, watch my chickens and baby chicks (we raise exotic breeds of bantam cochins) AND post here via my iPhone... Now that will be tre cool
 
So much for all the haters that said this was only a "minor update" and that opening weekend sales would be no more than 500,000. :rolleyes: It certainly makes the 50,000 Pre's sold by Palm on it's opening weekend look positively miniscule. lol
 
I am impressed with the sales figures, It will show AT$T that allowing 3G owners to upgrade at the better price point really increased sales. Glad to see that Steve is doing better and I am loving my new 3GS.
 
Nice figures but slightly disingenuous - this is 1 million units shifted including pre-orders which were open for a week before, not 1 million units sold on the day as was the case for the 3G. Also, when we're talking about 8 countries rather than 22 I'm going to bet that those 8 countries account for at least 80% of 3G sales (we know the US alone accounts for about 50%).

I'll be more interested in the quarterly figures and AT&T new subscriptions (to see if user base is expading or it's just renewals) although I expect these to be pretty healthy.
 
fishkorp said:
More than half of that 40 million is iPod Touch users. Many of them won't pay $10 for the upgrade. So actual iPhones was somewhere around 17 million I think. Still only ~33% (if you only count phones), but better than the number you're thinking.
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I assume Touch owners like myself are waiting for the rush to die down. Lets also not forget that if you're a newbie or non-fanatic, the only way you'll find out about the update is by checking the availability of 3.0 through iTunes' update process.
 
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