iPhone 6 Sales Crush Means Late-Night Waits For Some Early Adopters

Posted by timothy on Friday September 12, 2014 @03:37AM from the who'd-a-thunk-it dept.

Even after the months of hype and speculation, the behind-the-scenes development and manufacture, and then the announcement Tuesday, it seems Apple's servers weren't quite ready for the workout they got from would-be early adopters of its newest iPhone. Preorders through Verizon Wireless and AT&T largely started without a hitch at midnight, though some customers on Twitter have since complained about issues. Those problems were nothing compared to the issues experienced by Sprint and T-Mobile customers. The Sprint and T-Mobile sites were still down for many users nearly two hours after presales were slated to start. Access to Sprint's site faded in and out, while the T-Mobile site continued to display a form to register for a reminder for when the preorders began. Some people joked on Twitter that they "might as well wait for the iPhone 6S now." Apple's store itself was down for a few hours, too.

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The outage by iMouse · 2014-09-12 03:54 · Score: 4, Funny

...that Samsung wishes they had.
Re:I just want the new Nexus. by nblender · 2014-09-12 03:57 · Score: 5, Funny

I've got a Nexus-5 so I'm going to skip the Nexus-6... I'm holding out for the Nexus-7!
Of course this means by DJCouchyCouch · 2014-09-12 04:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Apple is doomed.
Re:Dat Camera by CanHasDIY · 2014-09-12 04:14 · Score: 4, Funny

The rear metal-rimmed camera is not flush with the case, so ironically it's not the iPhone screen getting scratched, it's every surface you lay your new iPhone down on.
So, make sure you buy a stand so you don't accidentally set it on your gold-pressed latinum desk. Problem solved.

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