iPhone Watch: iPhone 3G Arriving in Stores Tomorrow
I walked by the AT&T store in downtown Berkeley this morning and noticed a giant poster advertising the new iPhone 3G as, "Twice as Fast ... Half the Price." Looks like those posters are going to be joined by in store demo units of the new iPhone as soon as tomorrow, July 8th ... but the demos may not be on display for public use until launch day (Friday the 11th). According to a leaked sales memo purportedly obtained by Macrumors: Beginning July 8th you will receive the new iPhone 3G demo devices at your store to enhance your sales process. These devices will be used the same as your 2G demo devices in your sales process but now you can demonstrate the additional capabilities of the iPhone 3G including the App Store Just a few days now, kids. Get your credit cards ready. Or, you know, keep them in your wallets, enjoy the new iPhone vicariously through our coverage here on the dawg, and save your money for a rainy day. Our fancy algorithm says this stuff is related...Installment #1 of the PhoneDog Mailbag. Noah answers your questions on Samsung Glyde, Apple iPhone 3G, LG Voyager Titanium, and new T-Mobile phones. Three of the heaviest heavyweights take center stage in part two of this PhoneDog Dogfight. In this corner - the iconic iPhone 3G. In that corner - the "Windows Mobile with a cherry on top" HTC Touch Diamond. And in, uh, that corner - the super-spec'd Samsung Omnia. Whose cuisine will reign supreme? So you're a cell phone master? PhoneDog.com wants you! Submit your best cell phone tips and tricks and you may get published on the site and win gift cards and even a free phone! If we think your tip and trick is worthy, we'll feature your Tip on the Phonedog.com homepage as a new blog post.
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If we... Noah's got the iPhone 3G and the old iPhone - the old one's jailbroken, unlocked, and running on T-Mobile. Side by side you can see how the unlocked version works just like the new one (minus 3G). All hail the iPhone-dev team! Also, check out the T-Zones hack for T-Mobile users! Another Internet speed test pitting four 3G phones against one another. The takeaway? 3G coverage is lousy in Oakland. Or ... Noah has no idea what he's doing. Noah puts Instinct and iPhone 3G head-to-head in a Web and speed battle. First is a raw download speed test, and then a few Web page load tests. Who won? Watch the video and find out ... Despite insanely long lines, device shortages at AT&T stores, and the massive failing of iTunes servers that led to a bunch of bricked iPhones on launch day, Apple claims to have sold a cool one million iPhone 3Gs during launch weekend. By contrast, it took 74 days to sell a million of the original iPhones. That brings Apple to some 7 million iPhones sold since the original model's launch last June, which puts them right on track... After a long, unsuccessful day of trying yesterday, I headed back out this morning at 7:45 to try once more to secure an iPhone 3G. I got to the Bay Street shopping center in Emeryville, CA around 8 or so, and there was already a long line at the Apple Store - my best estimate had me staring at a 3 or 4 hour wait, minimum. Then I remembered that there's also an AT&T retail outlet in that mall. So I walked down there and... So honestly this whole iPhone launch thing sucks. After being denied by a sold-out AT&T store this morning, I'm now wasting my afternoon in line outside of the Apple store. Been here almost 90 minutes now and the actual store is still a long ways off.
The Apple employees are passing out free pizza and burritos now, which is nice and all, but how about a purchase and activation process that doesn't suck? That'd be cool, right, not to have... 1 pm and I'm second to last in line at the Apple Store in Emeryville, CA. Ironically enough I'm blogging on a Sprint Instinct while I wait for my new iPhone. This here's a looong line I'm in. Wish me luck.
Well, I waited in line at the AT&T store in Berkeley and before I got to the front they ran out of iPhones to sell. They're taking orders, and "may have more tomorrow" but that doesn't help me, right?So I'm off to the Apple Store Bay Street in Emeryville, CA. I called and a nice Apple salesperson named David told me that they have iPhones in stock, but there is still a long line. Is it worth my getting in line, I... It's madness out there. Stay home and protect your loved ones. Reports are coming in from all over the place that Apple's iTunes Servers have wilted under the crazy iPhone 3G demand, and retail outlets cannot activate customers' shiny new phones. Engadget is reporting that "Apple has confirmed to us that activation is down, and that customers are being asked to take the phone home and activate via iTunes later."
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