The iPhone 3G hit stores at 8 AM this morning, and the reviews are already flooding in from around the web. Are any OZaC readers planning on heading to the Church of Jobs or their local AT&T shop to pick up the new phone? I didn’t wait in any lines, but if supplies last I may stroll down to my local AT&T store to pick one up.
Coverage: Gizmodo, Engadget, Twitter.
Update: it appears that both Apple and AT&T are having difficulties getting people’s phones activated.
Update #2: A drive-by of my local AT&T store in Queens, NY found the line to be about 50-deep at 11 AM. Maybe I’ll give it a week.
Update #3: An unhappy iPhone customer recounts activation problems from Houston to San Francisco (via MG Siegler on FriendFeed).
Update #4: The activation servers are back online, and iPhones are being activated. The lines at Apple stores around the country are a few hours long, but most do not expect to run out of stock. Some have closed down their lines in order to close by midnight.
Photo by Dan Taylor.
2 responses
July 11th, 2008
Johnny Bates says:
With all the attention and marketing hype, who would have though that Apple and AT&T would underestimate the demand on the infrastructure??
July 11th, 2008
Mick says:
I have a couple of things to say about the IPhone and IPod touch in general.
I have been looking around for a way to read pdf files on such devices, and it seemed the only way would be to jailbrake them and use some sort of backdoor (istalling apache and using safari).
This night I have found a better solution, that comes in the form of the GMail app installed in the Iphone (or Ipod touch).
Simply set it up with your account, or create a new one if you don’t have it, and email a Pdf file from another address. The device will download the attachment and then keep it available, even if you’re not connected to a wireless network
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