<div id="post" class="article"> <div class="header"> <h1 class="posttitle">AT&T to limit iPhone 3G purchases at launch</h1> <p class="byline group"><span class="author">by <a href="/editor/cory-bohon/">Cory Bohon</a></span> <span class="timestamp">Jul 7th 2008 at 7:00PM</span></p> </div> <div class="body"> <img width="125" vspace="8" hspace="8" height="NaN" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2008/07/iphone3g070408.jpg" alt="" />A recent <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/07/iphone-3g-store-displays-demo-units-apple-retail-launch/">MacRumors post</a> suggests that you might only be able to purchase one <a href="http://tuaw.com/tag/iPhone">iPhone 3G</a> 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.<br /><br />MacRumors also reports that <a href="http://www.wireless.att.com/find-a-store/">AT&T stores</a> 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.<br /><br />They also report that Apple held a meeting to discuss sales of the iPhone. Speculation says that <a href="http://apple.com/retail">Apple stores</a> 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). <br /><br /><strong>Update: </strong>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 <a href="http://apple.com/retail">Apple retail website</a>.<br /><br /><br />[via <a href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/07/att-to-limit-iphones-at-launch-as-retail-employees-gear-up">ArsTechnica</a>] <a name="aol-facebook-like" href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/07/atandt-to-limit-iphone-3g-purchases-at-launch/" rel="article"></a><br /> <a name="aol-share" class="aol-share" data-bid="16" data-pid="1248106" href="mailto:yourfriend@email.com?subject=AT&T to limit iPhone 3G purchases at launch&body=http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/07/atandt-to-limit-iphone-3g-purchases-at-launch/" title="AT&T to limit iPhone 3G purchases at launch">Share</a><g:plusone></g:plusone><br \> <div class="view-tags"><a class="trigger" href="#">View Tags</a> <div class="collapse" style="display: none;"> <p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/Apple/">Apple</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/Apple+Store/">Apple Store</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/AppleStore/">AppleStore</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/ATT/">ATT</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/iPhone+3G/">iPhone 3G</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/Iphone3g/">Iphone3g</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/launch/">launch</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/retail/">retail</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div id="source" class="source"><p><strong>Source</strong>: <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/07/iphone-3g-store-displays-demo-units-apple-retail-launch/">http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/07/iphone-3g-store-displays…</a></p></div> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript'> var theUrl='http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/07/atandt-to-limit-iphone-3g-purchases-at-launch/print/'; theUrl=theUrl.replace(/.*.sandbox/i, 'http:\/\/www'); // replace sandbox with www; remove when you go live var OB_permalink= theUrl; var OB_widgetId= 'AR_1'; var OB_Template = "tuaw"; var OB_langJS ='http://widgets.outbrain.com/lang_en.js'; if ( typeof(OB_Script)!='undefined' ) OutbrainStart(); else { var OB_Script = true; var str = "<script src='http://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrainWidget.js' type='text/javascript'></"+"script>" document.write(str); } </script> </div>  </div>