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Worm_Buffet said:
umm, think about it this way - at least from a status symbol perspective; if you have a white new iphone, theres no guessing what size it is, or how much you paid for it. lol. I just wanted it because of past experiences with psp and 5th gen black ipod video that showed scratches, and smudges like a mofo.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
since i'm waiting for the touch 2.0 update, lemme ask this here:
-what are like the best 2 or three web-apps? there seems to be so many and maybe you guys have must-have favorites
-not an iphone question, but what's the best touch case with the slimmest form factor? i'm talking like a covering, not a flip case.
-what are like the best 2 or three web-apps? there seems to be so many and maybe you guys have must-have favorites
-not an iphone question, but what's the best touch case with the slimmest form factor? i'm talking like a covering, not a flip case.
Worm_Buffet
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eznark said:
There have been no reports of the white ones being more abundant than the black ditos. That was just the case in the store I went to.
HoTHiTTeR said:
I still like white glossy gadgets, even when Apple seems to be moving away from them, but I do find the disconnect between the black front and the white back incongruous.
adas said:
So I went back to this store just now in case there was a slim chance of still getting one. The line was a lot smaller than it was this morning but they were out of the 16GB models. Crazy thing is some of the people that were standing a few places ahead of me this morning were still in line! They were *almost* at the store door lol This AT&T store was unable to process 150 people in four freaking hours. And that's not even taking into account the people that must have left at some point.
Thumbs up to AT&T/Apple for this fantastic launch!
darkressurection
Banned
Damn, I just want the freaking 2.0 update for iPod already!
Ready for chapter 2 of my bullshit UK experience?
So after queuing at 8, waiting for the store to fix it's system shit which took 30 mins, and being told they'd sold out after 5 people bought a phone, I went to work, then popped into carphone warehouse during my break and asked if they had a 16gb (8 too small for me) and they said no, they only have 1 8gb left, but they could mail order me a 16gb that would arrive the next day, so I did.
Then they called me up and said I needed to sign the direct debit, and that they actually had a phone for me I could pick up, so I went in on the way back from work and the dude handed me an 8gb... I said I ordered the 16gb, he said no it says here you ordered the 8gb, I said why would I mail order the 8gb when you have them in stock? He realised he'd fucked up and admitted they didn't have any 16gbs in stock anywhere that they could mail order me.
So I'm still without a phone, my last one broke.
Nice job O2, you just managed to cancel out everything that is good about Apple's customer service by the sheer bullshittery of your own. That's impressive.
So after queuing at 8, waiting for the store to fix it's system shit which took 30 mins, and being told they'd sold out after 5 people bought a phone, I went to work, then popped into carphone warehouse during my break and asked if they had a 16gb (8 too small for me) and they said no, they only have 1 8gb left, but they could mail order me a 16gb that would arrive the next day, so I did.
Then they called me up and said I needed to sign the direct debit, and that they actually had a phone for me I could pick up, so I went in on the way back from work and the dude handed me an 8gb... I said I ordered the 16gb, he said no it says here you ordered the 8gb, I said why would I mail order the 8gb when you have them in stock? He realised he'd fucked up and admitted they didn't have any 16gbs in stock anywhere that they could mail order me.
So I'm still without a phone, my last one broke.
Nice job O2, you just managed to cancel out everything that is good about Apple's customer service by the sheer bullshittery of your own. That's impressive.
Phoenix said:
But it's an Apple IT clusterfuck. So at least it'll have a well-designed (crashed) server. The downside is that the cost will be higher than your average IT clusterfuck (delayed/lost revenue) and Apple will just quietly fix the problem and never quite admit to it ever happening in the first place (how they seem to handle most flaws.)
woooow
I just spent 5 hours in the fucking heat outside of an AT&T store and was 3 people away from fucking getting one.
Fuck people who have all their friends show up without waiting 15 minutes before they go inside.
Ended up doing priority Direct Fulfillment so I should have it in a few days, I guess.
I just spent 5 hours in the fucking heat outside of an AT&T store and was 3 people away from fucking getting one.
Fuck people who have all their friends show up without waiting 15 minutes before they go inside.
Ended up doing priority Direct Fulfillment so I should have it in a few days, I guess.
Costanza said:
thats really retarded
i got there at 9pm thursday night
the first 10 people in line (including me i was 5) became friends and took a notepad and made the first like 25 sign it
because it was raining, so if we got into our cars we would know where we were
we created our own society..then again they got like a 100 in
viralmarketeer
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Is there any way to verify that the servers are up? I don't mind clicking every few minutes, I just want to know that I've got a chance of getting through.
Karma Kramer
Banned
FUCK!
When I installed 2.0 it deleted all my contacts and everything! FUCK FUCK FUCK...
I went to Syncing in the iTunes Preferences, but the last saved previous iPhone settings/memory was right after it deleted EVERYTHING!
Is there any place in some folder that still might have all my contacts?
When I installed 2.0 it deleted all my contacts and everything! FUCK FUCK FUCK...
I went to Syncing in the iTunes Preferences, but the last saved previous iPhone settings/memory was right after it deleted EVERYTHING!
Is there any place in some folder that still might have all my contacts?
Hellsing321
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WTF? Now iTunes is saying 1.1.4 is the current version. STOP TOYING WITH ME APPLE!
Crazymoogle
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PS3 all over again in Vancouver. I walk by 5 or 6 shops just to get to work and every one of them had lineups over what I suspect their stock was. Even hole-in-the-wall retailers had 10-15 people.
May have to try calling Rogers and seeing about an order...
Really bizarre sequence last night. Went in to one of the slightly bigger outlets to get something for my current phone, and this old (late 50's, I guess?) man - wife at his side - skips through the service line and tries to get the attention of the guy at the counter. Not the sort of guy who you would expect to want the phone day one at all.
"When is this iPhone out?"
The salesguy says tomorrow morning.
"How big is the line?"
A quick silence in the store. Did he really just ask him to predict the future?
"You don't know how big is the line? Why not?" He seemed pretty irritated at this point. The salesguy said he would find out in the morning. He knew some people wanted to come early but obviously no lineup yet (this was thursday during business hours!)
He left without another word. *shrug*
May have to try calling Rogers and seeing about an order...
Really bizarre sequence last night. Went in to one of the slightly bigger outlets to get something for my current phone, and this old (late 50's, I guess?) man - wife at his side - skips through the service line and tries to get the attention of the guy at the counter. Not the sort of guy who you would expect to want the phone day one at all.
"When is this iPhone out?"
The salesguy says tomorrow morning.
"How big is the line?"
A quick silence in the store. Did he really just ask him to predict the future?
"You don't know how big is the line? Why not?" He seemed pretty irritated at this point. The salesguy said he would find out in the morning. He knew some people wanted to come early but obviously no lineup yet (this was thursday during business hours!)
He left without another word. *shrug*
So, here's a Canada story. Went to a mall in montreal (cote vertu for anyone local) to a Fido kiosk at around 8:45. I got ticket number 5 and was told there were only 5 16 GB models 3 black, 2 white. Around 20 or 30 people showed up after it opened.
I wanted white and was able to get one. lucky me. there were around 25 iphones total. I was surprised so few were 16 GB models...
anyway, the entire Rogers/Fido activation server system went down like a brick at 10 AM sharp (when most stores actually opened - only a few opened at 9 AM). and it took 2.5 HOURS to sell 5 iPhones.
Not to activate them, mind you. that only worked for one. Just to create 3 year contracts for customers and charge for the phone. A Rogers store next door had the same problem, only the lineup was even longer there.
And, once the server system got back up, slowly, my guy tried to add the data plan but no luck. waited for 45 minutes. nothing. He said he would text me once he had it ready (hopefully before 5 PM today) and said I could activate from iTunes at home.
So, I'm at home now, with an iPhone that I can't use and iTunes is still crazy busy and can't activate the phone for voice calls.
Do companies do any sort of server analysis pre-launch for big devices to prevent this kind of crap? ugh. or do they figure it's worth the pain as they don't want to add capacity to their serves due to cost?
anyway, across canada, I'd be surprised if more than 100 or 200 people actually have usable iPhones now :\
I wanted white and was able to get one. lucky me. there were around 25 iphones total. I was surprised so few were 16 GB models...
anyway, the entire Rogers/Fido activation server system went down like a brick at 10 AM sharp (when most stores actually opened - only a few opened at 9 AM). and it took 2.5 HOURS to sell 5 iPhones.
Not to activate them, mind you. that only worked for one. Just to create 3 year contracts for customers and charge for the phone. A Rogers store next door had the same problem, only the lineup was even longer there.
And, once the server system got back up, slowly, my guy tried to add the data plan but no luck. waited for 45 minutes. nothing. He said he would text me once he had it ready (hopefully before 5 PM today) and said I could activate from iTunes at home.
So, I'm at home now, with an iPhone that I can't use and iTunes is still crazy busy and can't activate the phone for voice calls.
Do companies do any sort of server analysis pre-launch for big devices to prevent this kind of crap? ugh. or do they figure it's worth the pain as they don't want to add capacity to their serves due to cost?
anyway, across canada, I'd be surprised if more than 100 or 200 people actually have usable iPhones now :\
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Aquavelvaman
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Goddammit I fucking need my phone to work right now...this seriously destroys my long-term faith in apple.
The Take Out Bandit
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S8 RoXoRz said:
This, plus some jerk-ass dinging my car's paint job between yesterday and today, and I got stuck behind not one; but two morons who didn't know how to use a turning lane on the way to work today. . . YARARRRRRARRRARRRRR!
Needless to say listening to lots of Pro-Pain very loudly. >:|
GodfatherX
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get a silicone case and a screen protector, gives you full access and protection as long as you dont throw darts at the screen or anythingmattiewheels said:
Aquavelvaman said:
go back to last year and remember how many people couldn't activate at home via iTunes. it's basically the same kinda crap. server overload on day one.
it still sucks, but it's not the first time this has happened :\ you could have lost your faith last year
GodfatherX
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remeber guys...it just works
The Take Out Bandit
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GodfatherX said:
:lol
Touche!
It just bricks.
Then again I imagine with Apple's tiny tiny section of the world - they simply were not prepared for people going to them for stuff. :X
Patrick Klepek
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Can't activate. Blah. Also, because my iPhone was stolen and my phone number was turned off, I couldn't qualify for the upgrade. I had to pay full price and was told to come BACK to get my money back, after talking to someone on customer service. Awesome.
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