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August 13, 2008 4:14 AM PDT

Best Buy sells the iPhone: Yet another place to wait in line

by Matt Asay
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In case you were looking for another place to fritter away hours in the day, you will soon be able to stand in line at Best Buy for the iPhone 3G. Lucky you.

Starting Sept. 7, both the eight- and 16-gigabyte models of the 3G phone will be available at all Best Buy stores, except for a handful located in areas where AT&T's wireless service isn't available, Best Buy said.

Let's hope that Best Buy manages the activation process better than the Apple Store has. Only AT&T seems to be able to consistently get the iPhone 3G registered, and even it takes up to 20 minutes. Maybe Best Buy will do better, but more likely it's simply a way to spread the pain around.

Matt Asay brings a decade of in-the-trenches open-source business and legal experience to The Open Road, with an emphasis on emerging open-source business strategies and opportunities. Matt is vice president of business development at Alfresco, a company that develops open-source software for content management. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. You can follow Matt on Twitter @mjasay.
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by erg208 August 13, 2008 7:10 AM PDT
Hopefully, Best Buy will have an easier time activating the iPhone. They've had a pretty good history selling mobile phones from providers such as Verizon and Sprint as well as selling other AT&T cell phones. I think this is what Apple Inc. is looking for. The Apple Stores should have a section and 'specialized reps' similar to Best Buy just for the iPhone activation, troubleshooting and inquires. This in turn, I think will make it easier to purchase and activate the iPhone.
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by Krupin2 August 14, 2008 7:41 AM PDT
I would like to know how many people are refusing to buy the iPhone because of APPLES lack of response to this connectivity situation? Its obviously real since people around THE WORLD are all having the same issues.....CNET DO A POLE....LETS GET SOME FIGURES
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Matt Asay brings a decade of in-the-trenches open-source business and legal experience to the Open Road, with an emphasis on emerging open-source business strategies and opportunities. Matt is general manager of the Americas division and vice president of business development at Alfresco, a company that develops open-source software for content management. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

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