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AT&T to limit iPhone 3G purchases at launch
A recent MacRumors post suggests that you might only be able to purchase one iPhone 3G per customer from AT&T. While we haven't heard official word from Apple, they might be limiting purchases to 2 iPhones per customer like they did last year.MacRumors also reports that AT&T stores have received their iPhone 3Gs for the displays and they are to be activated on Thursday, July 10th, and must have downloaded 3rd-party applications on the displays in time for the launch on July 11th at 8 a.m.
They also report that Apple held a meeting to discuss sales of the iPhone. Speculation says that Apple stores might be opening at 8 a.m. to mimic AT&T's launch. Leak information also speculates that you will be able to use Apple gift cards, credit cards and checks to purchase the iPhone 3G (for the original iPhone launch, credit cards were required to track purchases).
Update: Apple has confirmed an 8 a.m. launch of the iPhone 3G at all Apple Stores. For more information about the iPhone launch at Apple Stores, visit the Apple retail website.
[via ArsTechnica]
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Eric Lewis said 7:10PM on 7-07-2008
http://www.apple.com/retail/
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Zach said 7:22PM on 7-07-2008
And what if you are buying more than 2 for your company?
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shan said 7:34PM on 7-07-2008
If you're buying for your company, contact your corporate rep.
KenLV said 7:25PM on 7-07-2008
Does anyone know yet how the Apple retail stores are going to handle the activations?
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Idle said 12:04AM on 7-08-2008
Through their portable checkout devices....they'll do the credit check, purchase, and activation through them.
georgel said 7:39PM on 7-07-2008
does anyone think they will sell out quickly or will supply be pretty good on friday?
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SDreamer said 7:53PM on 7-07-2008
To me, saying "One per customer in line" might be misleading, as it's really one per person in line. So technically you can just bring anyone, a hobo, your mom, your brother, your cousin, or anyone, as long as they're with you in line to get an iPhone for each warm body, and not each paying customer.
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Spencer McManus said 9:44PM on 7-07-2008
Remember that you have to activate the iPhone to a number. So that really means "one iPhone per AT&T customer in line activating it to their mobile number"
ChrisM said 7:51PM on 7-07-2008
Does anyone find the "must download applications from the app store" part of this interesting? What apps will they have to download? Can you say "one more thing"?
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Jason Isaac said 7:54PM on 7-07-2008
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/specials/en/iReady_checklist.pdf
Check out the iReady Checklist. "You may purchase 1 iPhone per person in line."
I plan to hit an AT&T store on Thursday to complete the credit check, but it's kind of lame that my wife and I have to go to the store to get our iPhones. They'll probably rethink that plan after I let my kids run wild and trash the place.
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Spencer McManus said 9:44PM on 7-07-2008
Does anyone know if supply will meet demand? Any word on how long Apple has been manufacturing iPhone 3Gs? Have they had since May when the original iPhones ran out?
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Det Ansinn said 10:17PM on 7-07-2008
I hope that I am able to get one on Friday as my old iPhone isn't working at the moment.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7XY2Ua03obM
:)
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mediacore said 10:45PM on 7-07-2008
I've called today to a local ATT store regarding the family plan with 2 new iphones and they told me both customers need to be there, they will sell only one per customer. My wife is working Friday morning so they told me to bring my 3 year old son and they will give me a 2nd phone. Ridiculous...
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Alexander said 9:41AM on 7-08-2008
I spoke to ATT Customer Support yesterday about family plans.. they told me as long as all the family users are authorized on my account and know the last 4 digits of my social they can buy them on their own time.. so no need to be there all together.
Francesco Caporusso said 11:38PM on 7-07-2008
I wonder if they're going to close the 5th Avenue store or just start taking people from the line at 8AM (is there still a line?).
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czesco said 11:43PM on 7-07-2008
It's a silly rule that will be easily circumvented by those who want to get around it. But, I guess from their point of view they have to try (AT&T has a real stake in making sure people don't resell the iphones for unlocking purposes).
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Austin Chu said 2:40PM on 7-10-2008
I'm getting an iphone tomorrow, and I've got about $200 bucks in gift cards. I work for a company that manages and tracks gift cards, and I've been following the iphone gift card debacle on savvywallet.com. I called the store today, and they said, they are accepting the cards, if you have a credit card to run as well. I believe you can use a portion and put the rest on the credit card. They need to verify, that the person buying it is legit. Strict, but at least they are accepting them. gift card with no credit card, no bueno.
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