Apple iPhone customers disappointed
The Apple iPhone frenzy slowed to a crawl Friday as many customers were unable to activate their phones.
Rather than leaving the store with their phones ready and working, many customers were sent home to activate the phones on personal computers.
Turns out demand was so great that Apple’s software — including iTunes — could handle it all.
The problem was solved by mid-afternoon, according to AT&T, the phone's service carrier.
The difficulties didn’t stop the 300 or so people who lined up for the phone at Fashion Fair mall. Nor did it stop AT&T stores from selling out of them all over town.
See videos of the crowds here. Chat about it all here. Check availability here. And read the full story in tomorrow’s Bee.
Comments:
Where are you getting "disappointed"? There have been difficulties and delays, but people sure don't seem to be disappointed by the new iPhone.
Posted by: Peter at July 11, 2008 5:51 PM
Correct, Peter, the issue was not the phone itself. But on Friday the people I talked to for this story were disappointed that they spent two hours in the store unsuccessfully trying to activate their phones.
Posted by: Bethany Clough at July 14, 2008 9:54 AM
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