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Activation Problems in iPhone Paradise
Thomas Hawk writes "Unfortunately it appears that some activations of Apple's new iPhone have gone badly. After waiting in line 36 hours I'm still unable to activate my phone. I'm documenting the AT&T circus call by call on my blog. I've had my hold calls dropped, been patched into other users unable to activate their phone instead of AT&T customer service reps, been told that my wife must get a new phone and that the family plan can't work for me. I've been told that the problem is that I'm not putting a new chip into my iPhone in the slot on the left side of my phone when no slot there exists. PR Blogger Steve Rubel has also been documenting his problems on his Twitterstream. According to an unscientific poll being conducted by Engadget about half of the people who bought iPhones have had activation trouble with about 38% of problems still unresolved." Even the folks at MacWorld weren't immune to these issues.
(Eventually)
There are shills on slashdot. Apparently, I'm one of them.
Especially since AT&T, a company known for shitty service, was given launch rights.
But, but but!
Apple's going to fix the entire cell phone industry with the iPhone! Surely they wouldn't have chosen the worst servicing, most predatory monopolist of the cell phone industry to be their partner?
There are shills on slashdot. Apparently, I'm one of them.
Well, they did choose the most predatory monopolist of the cell phone industry, but Verizon said no.
I'm a lawyer, but not yours. I wouldn't represent someone who thinks taking legal advice from Slashdot is a good idea.
We're the phone company, we don't have to.
"To those who are overly cautious, everything is impossible. "
no it's not, for $499 it'd want to suck my fat cock 3 times a day
Posting fromm iPhone. :)
how's that lack of tactile feedback workin' out for ya?
"Remember when the U.S. had a drug problem, and then we declared a War On Drugs, and now you can't buy drugs anymore?"
It's ffffffuckin' aaawesommmmme!1!
I'm ptsonig tihs form my iPnhoe, and I'm gald to say taht I've had no porblmes wsoeavrthr!
Show me on the doll where his noodly appendage touched you.
Verizon does have pretty good coverage.
It reaches all the way to their headquarters in Malebolge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malebolge)
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 is the magic number.
Switching can be difficult, but not nearly as bad as getting out of a cell phone contract!
I am not a crackpot.
I really don't buy that 'haters' are skewing the poll significantly. It's possible, sure, but... it really comes off as sounding unlikely to me
Only an apple hater would say that!
Steve needs faithful followers, truly dedicated to Apple's world-changing mission. He doesn't need fair-weathered followers, who criticize him or his wonderful products.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.