Tuesday, October 7, 2008

GBTV #0391 (small) | GeekBrief.TV

Today was the launch of the iPhone 3G and the 2.0 software. Large groups of people lined outside the Apple Stores quickly before the 8:00 AM sale time. AT&T got involved in the activation process and decided they wanted all customers' purchases to be activated in-store. Instead, the servers weren't ready for the demand. Transactions couldn't be handled, and a 10-15 minute process turned out to be twenty minute to an hour per customer.

I eventually got my iPhone untouched by the Apple employees, ready for me to take home and activate. This is the process... Read More

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