Following up, Apple has issued its own statement on the iPhone 4 pre-order volume and system issues yesterday that led to many not being able to successfully place an order for the device.
“Yesterday Apple and its carrier partners took pre-orders for more than 600,000 of Apple’s new iPhone 4. It was the largest number of pre-orders Apple has ever taken in a single day and was far higher than we anticipated, resulting in many order and approval system malfunctions. Many customers were turned away or abandoned the process in frustration. We apologize to everyone who encountered difficulties, and hope that they will try again or visit an Apple or carrier store once the iPhone 4 is in stock.â€
I don’t know how AT&T will be able to handle so many more customers.
They’re not new customers, they’re mostly people that already have an iPhone.
I was almost a new customer but I decided to stick with sprint and their everything plan. I think I’m even going to pay the outrageous $10 fee and get the evo. (Once they fix the screen issues)
I’ll be switching to a family plan and ditching SERO once and for all. I hate to see it go. Anyone want to buy my sero plan? he he.
Still looking forward to seeing how this iphone is though.
I was hoping to order the new iphone but after att new data plan, not worth it, stuck with sprint and happy with my EVO, if only the bayarea would get 4g signal soon.
The San Francisco Bay Area should see 4G some time in the August to October timeframe.