iPhone Weekend
So last night as the Apple Store opened back up on their site I went out to check out the iPhone. I contemplated buying one and then auctioning it off for charity or giving it away on one of my podcasts. Heck, for a moment I even thought about using it myself for everything but the phone features. But, then I read on the site (in tiny little letters in the bottom corner):
Minimum new 2-year wireless service plan and activation fee required to activate iPhone features, including iPod
So it sounds like you can’t do anything on it without the phone contract. Guess I’ll wait till this interface comes out as just an iPod. You know it’s got to be coming. I want something better to watch my videos on and such. Oh well. I’ll deal until the holidays which is when my guess the new versions of iPods will be out. That is 100% based on nothing at all. *grin*
Really looking forward to reading people’s reviews of it once the new apple smell wears off.
Oh and the best person to leverage the insanity goes to Scott Sigler and his Twitter during the craziness. He turned it all into a modern day war of the worlds (or geeks). It was a blast to read along. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time.
Time to get rocking. We’ve got work to do around the house this morning and then a BBQ this afternoon.
June 30th, 2007 at 6:47 am |
it’s interesting how these AT&T activation issues have rendered a lot of iPhones useless. I’m like you CC, i’m waiting for more reviews.
June 30th, 2007 at 7:16 am |
From everything that was posted last night, there are a LOT of mixed reviews. It looks like a lot of people that already had AT&T accounts, especially business accounts that they switched over to personal (currently, you can’t get an iPhone for use on a business account) had trouble connecting. A few unfortunate folks have iPhones that don’t even start. It sounds like most folks who went in for a new phone and a brand new account were trouble-free.
The other thing I’ve been reading is that it sounds like customer service is overwhelmed with calls, and dealing with brand new issues, so at this point there’s a general lack of experience.
Probably a good thing to wait at least a couple of weeks until these issues are worked out. And yes, I also am waiting for the holiday seasons’s new-ipod announcements as well.
June 30th, 2007 at 1:00 pm |
Actually there is an interesting twist to this. If you don’t have good enough credit, you can use your iPhone on a pre-pay as you go basis… and therefore don’t have to commit to a CONTRACT. How screwed up is that?