Gee, I've never had any trouble on an Apple pre-order. Sign in at the allotted time and in a couple minutes sign out again...device ordered, no problem.
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Verizon iPhone Pre-Orders to Start at 3am ET on February 3rd, Offering AT&T iPhone Trade Ins
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That's what I just thought of. Still a pain but I am so ready to get rid of this BB Storm that only half works..
rofl... 2.5 years with this BB Storm, and i swear if i get one more "Restarting input system error" while i type a text i'm gonna loooooose it.. What a royal POS
don't worry Verizon will give us
Appraised Value $8.00 for our storms.
Yeah, I saw that $8.00 thing on their recycling program. That's kinda ridiculous!
It's always been free when I used it. It's not early morning delivery though. It's more like the mid-afternoon type.
I always order online. Must easier just to wait for the FedEx truck to show up, than to stand in line all day. Especially in the cold where I am.
If you live in a warm place with lots of pretty girls, you might have a different view
I'm just givin' grief. But still, when it comes to activating the things...
iPhone June 2007
iPhone 3G July 2008
iPhone 3GS June 2009
iPhone 4 June 2010
Why would one think a Verizon release would be any different and the entire process and activation to go off without a hitch?
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I suggest that people who don't know should answer complicated technical questions. Greaaaat.
Wow. What a lame comment.
I mean I know how you feel I am an apple fanboy, but wow way to stereotype.
But yes there will be many android customers switching to iOS
If you live in a warm place with lots of pretty girls, you might have a different view
well I have to go to high school, and deal with parents. But would the store be potentially quicker than waiting for one to ship?
Yep, 'cuz everyone is going to be firing up their computers and going to MyVerizon at 3:00:01 am est and the subsequent stampede will bottleneck your attempts to log on, so wait until everyone gets PO'd and comes back to MacRumors to complain, then you log in when there is little to no traffic and should have no problems at all!
Unless you're joking about little or no traffic, you're going to be in for a shock. Just as those who actually think they will get it in two days or so. Where were you when the iP4 was released? That was one huge mess.
Despite all the attempts to blame it on AT&T, I got mine three days after I ordered it. My friends who ordered through Apple waited three days longer. It's just how it goes. Neither is better than the other, there's just too much madness over a phone.
I truly needed mine, yet I'm so sorry I preordered because of all the problems with the phone. A good lesson, I will never order in advance from Apple again.
I'm not ordering one, but am I the only one to ask WTF are they thinking putting a product of this scale on sale at 3AM in the morning?
Serious, whose brain child was that?
Serious, whose brain child was that?
Well this is for all other phones (BB, Droid). According to the leak on Apple's website today, Visual Voicemail is going to be included. I bet this is one of the things Apple made sure was in place before letting Verizon get the iPhone.
Verizon's iPhone FAQ also says that you will loose all existing voicemails when upgrading to the iPhone. I've never had that happen with any other VZW phone, so possibly your account gets moved to an iPhone-specific visual voicemail. Obviously I have no idea, but it is weird that you would loose voicemails just because you upgraded a phone on the same carrier.
I'm guessing he said what he did because it's a question that's been asked and a topic that has been discussed endlessly in this forum already.
Think about it for a second. What happened with the AT&T iPhone 4 pre-orders? Their was so much traffic that the entire system imploded on itself. If they were to open up the pre-orders at a normal time, such as during the day, the pre-order madness would be even worse. They have to start it at 3 AM to give their servers the best chance of holding up under the incredible amount of traffic.
I would never leave tmobile for my jailbroken 2g iPhone, but I'm glad verizon is offering to trade in old 2g's.
That's midnight in the West Coast. That way it's Feb 3 for everyone in the U.S. They did say pre-order starts on Feb 3. Midnight launches are very popular with blockbuster movies and such. So, no, it's not odd.
I hope Apple made them include free visual voice mail; it looks so nice on iOS. Also it is a feature that is so ridiculous to charge a few bucks to access. Might is well charge me to see my calendar in month layout.
From what I have read the Verizon retail stores will not have iPhones for a month. Perhaps Apple stores will.
From what I have read the Verizon retail stores will not have iPhones for a month. Perhaps Apple stores will.
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A legit speculation? Yes it is.
But it sounded more like a straight forward question and apple being one of the most secretive corporations it is extremely unlikely anyone can answer that question without speculating.
i hope i can get one
theres gonna be a lot of traffic on the site im affraid i might not get one ahhaha
but still have the decision to make on whether i should get the 16gb or 32gb...hmmm decisions decisions
theres gonna be a lot of traffic on the site im affraid i might not get one ahhaha
but still have the decision to make on whether i should get the 16gb or 32gb...hmmm decisions decisions
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