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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.
I don't get it. What's so damned special about the iPhone? Any other company puts out a device like this and I guarantee you there'd be very few people taking it up, and they'd be labelled suckers by the rest of us. However Apple does it and suddenly its cool. Honestly I have had crap luck with Apple products - even my Ipod and my fiancee's - the only personal Apple gear I've bought in 2 decades have been trouble. Her's had a scratched screen, mine has a temperamental click wheel. Without those flaws they'd be good but not spectacular for what they are.
/. I don't expect much.
I set up an eMac for work a few years back and in a month it was off back to the Apple shop because the mother board had just suddenly died cold. This was a rarely used but usually left on and idle developers test machine. I saw enough to tell you I hate the interface and sadly my new Vista laptop looks just like a damned Mac.
I've come to the conclusion that Apple is good at one thing: Hype that creates a fanatical following.
Mod as you will. This being
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I would be wary of its results-- there are many people who are "haters" of the Apple products, of the iPhone, etc
Are you seriously trying to shift blame to a vast PC-user conspiracy?
Slashdot - where whining about luck is the new way to make the world you want.
Enough
I honestly dont give a fuck about the fucking iPhone anymore.
This endless blathering on has gone on quite long enough.
I dont care what some douche has to say on his twitchstream.
I dont care what an engadget unscientific poll has to say about it.
I dont care what MacWorld has to say about it.
I just fucking dont care anymore.
I'm sorry to troll, i really am, but this fucking circus is worse than any other hypefest we've had recently here.
Fucking knock it off.
Come read my stupid blagablog. Rants and Giggles
I completely agree. This morning I opened my usual morning batch of sites, among them CNet, and what do I see? 50% of the articles are about this freaking iPhone. :-/
Never underestimate the relief of true separation of Religion and State.
Wait. Gay people get free phones? I need to get in on this!
I just read Slashdot for the articles.