Apple Streamlines iPhone 3G Sales with Online Signups
Apple has started offering users a way to sign up for AT&T service online prior to visiting an Apple Store. The online tool allows you to:
1. Enter your billing information.
2. Review eligibility and pricing.
3. Select your AT&T rate plan.
Once done, you simply need to visit an Apple Retail store to complete your iPhone purchase. This new "at home" option generated some speculation over the weekend. As it turns out, this still requires in-store activation of your iPhone upon purchase.
The most recent analyst numbers predict that Apple will sell 5 million iPhones in Q4 2008 which could bring the total close to Apple's stated goal of 10 million iPhones sold during calendar year 2008.
1. Enter your billing information.
2. Review eligibility and pricing.
3. Select your AT&T rate plan.
Once done, you simply need to visit an Apple Retail store to complete your iPhone purchase. This new "at home" option generated some speculation over the weekend. As it turns out, this still requires in-store activation of your iPhone upon purchase.
The most recent analyst numbers predict that Apple will sell 5 million iPhones in Q4 2008 which could bring the total close to Apple's stated goal of 10 million iPhones sold during calendar year 2008.
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44 months ago
Does this suggest that the associated rumor that the iPhone 3G will go to 32 GB *soon* was correct?
44 months ago
Well, it's a start.
Given that buying iPhone Edge was my best phone buying experience and buying iPhone 3G was my worst phone buying experience, and very close to my worst buying experience ever. I've bought cars from dealerships with less hassle. They had us stand out in the Florida sun for 1.25 hours, even though I had showed up that morning to wait in a DIFFERENT line to get my little line pass thing.
You still have to go into a store to activate it...
Given that buying iPhone Edge was my best phone buying experience and buying iPhone 3G was my worst phone buying experience, and very close to my worst buying experience ever. I've bought cars from dealerships with less hassle. They had us stand out in the Florida sun for 1.25 hours, even though I had showed up that morning to wait in a DIFFERENT line to get my little line pass thing.
You still have to go into a store to activate it...
44 months ago
Does this suggest that the associated rumor that the iPhone 3G will go to 32 GB *soon* was correct?
No. not at all. That rumor was completely wrong.
arn
44 months ago
Give it up! There is no 32GB until MacWorld or the next iPhone due out next summer.
44 months ago
Give it up! There is no 32GB until MacWorld or the next iPhone due out next summer.
Who needs 32GB? I don't want to be flamed, but with SimplifyMedia out, and with most of us 24/7 accessible to 3G/Edge/Wifi, why have your phone full of songs. I have an 8GB iPhone and only sync 100 of my favorite songs. I use SimplifyMedia for the rest.
44 months ago
Strange that this website to pre-qualify (that requires your SSN) isn't even encrypted using HTTPS?
44 months ago
I take it to mean the morning lines outside of Apple stores are basically gone at this point. Apple wouldn't have implemented something like this until the line-waiting part was over with.
44 months ago
The goal was 10mil iPhones by the end of 2008, not in 2008 it self. This means they include all the phones sold in 2007 too.
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