I just got home from the AT&T store in Taylor, MI and the store was overwelmed, wile they were able to unbrick my wifes iPhone they sent myself any many others home to un-brick there phones some came back and said they could, but I am still trying.
A quick rant on AT&T. I've been looking forward to the new iPhone as my first phone with a web browser for awhile now. I haven't gotten a subsidized phone for over two and a half years so I didn't think there would be any problem. Turns out I was wrong. They won't give me the subsidized price because I switched plans a little over a year ago (didn't get a new phone then). That would **** me off all on it's own, but it's worse because when I switched they screwed up the paperwork and it took me 6 months to catch it. Not only did their mistake end up costing me around $300 back then which I would have saved on the new plan, but if they hadn't screwed it up then, I'd be eligible for the iphone right now. I've been with AT&T for 10 years, but I think it's time to look at Verizon or Sprint.
Actually coming from a Verizon wireless perspective and as an ex-employee att prices suck but their services are more diverse. vzw is run by old men who see no profit in innovation, they want to just give you enough to where they keep you. To me more services gives me more choices. VZW is a closed system, not open.
Oklahoma City,OK I got the 3G iphone from AT&T at 8:30 Am central time. I left store with iphone in 20 minutes. they could not activate any phones from their location. we were told to take phone home and plug into PC through itunes to activate it ourselves. So much for the instore activation. I went home and of course the itunes store was down. I have the iphone which is not unbricked yet. And my old cell phone has been disabled. I have the new 3 G iphone but cannot use it just yet. Any other problems out there with their activation?
Apple has now made three major mistakes recently: in-store processing serves AT&T's interests, not the customer's, the app store can't deliver the 2.0 upgrade, and Apple doesn't hold sufficient control over Rogers in Canada to ensure a good product at a reasonable price.
The in-store activation is so you can get that low-low price everyone is talking about. They're paying that extra $200 so they want to ensure you get an account with them. Otherwise, Apple would have to sell full price and AT&T could at best give a refund. There's no way a third-party store could sell a discounted phone without activation.
Here's a hint, rgs7207, stop clicking on the links that mention iPhone. Then you won't hear about it. Simple, right? And the rest of us interested in iPhone news won't have to read pointless comments like yours.
Translation: A measure designed to keep users from using the phone on other network, and possibly to stop them from installing 3rd party apps without Apples blessing
No thanks, I'll keep my cruddy RAZR than be a slave to Steve Jobs "vision".
Look into the OpenMoko FreeRunner. Completely open-source phone. That's what I just ordered yesterday. I was considering the iPhone and until a couple days ago was actually going to get the iPhone but decided the Freerunner was more my style (runs a linux kernel, everything from the hardware to the case to the software is open source, better gps chip then the iphone). I'll admit, it lacks the storage capacity (built-in 256mb, but microSD slot for officially up to 4gb, but they're testing the 8gb cards).
Translation: A measure designed to keep users from using the phone on other network, and possibly to stop them from installing 3rd party apps without Apples blessing
No thanks, I'll keep my cruddy RAZR than be a slave to Steve Jobs "vision".
I just got home from the ATT store in the Menlo Park Mall here in Edison, NJ. I got one of the last phones (I'd been waiting in line since 7:30), but they sent me home to activate it by connecting with iTunes. No luck. And my old iphone is now deactivated. Way to go idiots. Of course you could argue that I'm the idiot, since I went through activation hell last year. Shoulda waited a week or two....
Chicago, IL I bought the phone at about 9:45am central time. Once I made it into the store the process was pretty quick. I didn't get my phone activated though, and I haven't been able to activate it at home either. I'm just a little annoyed right now!
Can anyone text out the word DUHHHHHHHH??? I can't believe that anyone would think that this whole process would go smoothly today! For goodness sake - save your money, keep your eyes on the road, hang up and go visit someone in person! You may call this technology -- I call it dummy-ing down!
the line in rancho cucamonga has not moved in the two hours since the at store opened. We have counted only ten people who have left the store with pho we in two hours. Ridiculous.
I would just wait a couple days before buying this fone. The iPhone is not *that* special, folks, and a Treo or a Blackberry still out does it in the nummber of practical features (yeah, user interface, it's from Apple, iExperience, yada yada)
And, jennj99738, I didn't have to "search" a site to find out how riduculous all the "Sheeple" are reacting to this whole mess -- it was PLASTERED on my news site right in front of my eyes!
This is not an At&t issue. It is an Apple issue. The At&t activation/upgrade process is running fine. It is the activation through iTunes that is causing the issue. Their servers crashed not At&t's. Apple dropped the ball on this on, not At&t. Blame Steve Jobs on this. Also most At&t stores are soldout becasue they only received about 30-50 phones for each store whereas Apple stores received a few hundred each. Looks like Mr. Jobs sent most of them overseas.
Server crashes, bandwidth problems...acceptable if this was a sudden, unforeseeable demand on resources. Not in this case - or in any case with a product launch. I doubt Jobs just woke up this morning and announced the 3G or he 2,0 upgrade....it's been in the works for months. Obviously, the concept of mirroring servers or increasing bandwidth is lost on the techs at Apple...yet again. I sent them an email expressing my dismay that in 2008, these basic concepts are lost on their infrastructure staff: I am continually amazed at the level of innovation at Apple, coupled with a near catastrophic lack of common sense. I guess the maxim is true - brain smart, but not enough common sense to come out of the rain. Did no one think - after the numerous previous examples in Apple's history - that the server for iTunes which is providing the iPhone 2.0 upgrade may need to be mirrored or improved to handle the load? My iphone is no a brick - which is not good as I use it for work - and I cannot connect to iTunes to complete the upgrade to 2.0 as I get an iTunes connection error. This appears to be an issue across the US, if not the world. Perhaps you should save the effort expended on generating bogus hype and redirect that cost to improving your infrastructure. It is 2008 - a server overload due to a software rollout that has been planned for months is unacceptable. I have worked in IT for 20 years - if you clowns were working for me, you would find your butts out on the street - with my shoe print on the seat of your pants. This is unacceptable in the extreme and is yet another example of the contempt in which the senior management at Apple hold their customers. They should be hanging their heads in shame.
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I'm starting to question Apple's competence.
Translation: A measure designed to keep users from using the phone on other network, and possibly to stop them from installing 3rd party apps without Apples blessing
No thanks, I'll keep my cruddy RAZR than be a slave to Steve Jobs "vision".
Translation: A measure designed to keep users from using the phone on other network, and possibly to stop them from installing 3rd party apps without Apples blessing
No thanks, I'll keep my cruddy RAZR than be a slave to Steve Jobs "vision".
wow man... I mean WOW...
someone is feeling condescending...
wow man... I mean WOW...
someone is feeling condescending...
I am continually amazed at the level of innovation at Apple, coupled with a near catastrophic lack of common sense. I guess the maxim is true - brain smart, but not enough common sense to come out of the rain. Did no one think - after the numerous previous examples in Apple's history - that the server for iTunes which is providing the iPhone 2.0 upgrade may need to be mirrored or improved to handle the load? My iphone is no a brick - which is not good as I use it for work - and I cannot connect to iTunes to complete the upgrade to 2.0 as I get an iTunes connection error. This appears to be an issue across the US, if not the world. Perhaps you should save the effort expended on generating bogus hype and redirect that cost to improving your infrastructure. It is 2008 - a server overload due to a software rollout that has been planned for months is unacceptable. I have worked in IT for 20 years - if you clowns were working for me, you would find your butts out on the street - with my shoe print on the seat of your pants. This is unacceptable in the extreme and is yet another example of the contempt in which the senior management at Apple hold their customers. They should be hanging their heads in shame.
- by shetaan819 July 11, 2008 11:39 AM PDT
- Still trying to activate, I was third in line at our local store and got home at 9AM PST, havent been able to activate since then....
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