iPhone 4 Pre-Orders Bring Down Servers and Generate Long Lines
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iPhone 4 pre-orders kicked off today and have been causing trouble for Apple's online ordering system which has been up and down throughout the morning. In fact, we are still receiving reports of U.S. customers being unable to fulfill the order forms online.
Boy Genius Report has also heard that AT&T's own internal network has been brought down by the crush.
In Japan, reports indicate that many physically lined up throughout the country just to get on the wait list. Softbank also found their servers struggling to keep up with demand while hundreds stood in line:
Softbank spokesman Furuya Katsuhide said that the better-than-expected demand had stressed the company's systems, which slowed both its website and the reservation process at stores.
Businessinsider also notes lines forming at AT&T stores in the U.S.Top Rated Comments
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22 months ago
My order won't go through on Apple's site. I get to the point where I put in my current cell number and it attempts to verify with AT&T. I get a msg returned that it's unable to process at this time.
Very frustrating!
Very frustrating!
22 months ago
I ordered the upgrade for my wife's first gen iPhone this morning through the AT&T web site. I also tried to upgrade my "work" iPhone which is a different account and that fails on the AT&T web site. So, I am batting .500 on this one.
22 months ago
Stayed up until 4AM last night, tried for about an hour and a half.
Got to the "last screen" a couple times but froze/timed out there.
Been trying for a good 20 minutes now.
Not cool Apple, not cool. :mad::mad:
Got to the "last screen" a couple times but froze/timed out there.
Been trying for a good 20 minutes now.
Not cool Apple, not cool. :mad::mad:
22 months ago
Lord if it's this bad just for preorders, you folks are totally screwed when it comes time to activate. I guess it's a good thing Steve decided the only color you need on launch day is black. That'll hopefully slow the herd.
Still, I'm enjoying everyone freaking out over this. :D
Still, I'm enjoying everyone freaking out over this. :D
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