(Images courtesy of MacRumors)
If you need further proof that the iPhone 4 is the most popular out of the four generations thus far, look no further than to the photo above. That’s not folks sitting outside an AT&T store in Loganville, Georgia from last week -- it’s from early Tuesday morning, as folks are lining up yet again as AT&T gets their new stock.
MacRumors is reporting that AT&T retail stores, as promised last week, are now accepting walk-in orders as of Tuesday, June 29 at 7 am. That has led to a unique phenomenon that we don’t recall seeing at other iPhone launches: A second wave of customers sitting in line, days after the product officially launched.
Despite the fact that AT&T has updated their website and is again offering iPhone 4 orders online, it seems that die-hard customers are making sure they will get their handset today by lining up outside of their local stores. 20 people were lined up at an AT&T store in Las Vegas, and the photo below shows 140 people in line at the Newport Mall in Jersey City, New Jersey. A quick Twitter search also shows that those folks are not alone.
Apple moved 1.7 million iPhone 4 units in the first three days of going on sale this past weekend -- the most successful in the company's history -- but it appears that success may have no end in sight.
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July 02, 2010 at 11:37pm
Here is a letter that I wrote to Apple, detailing my frustrations about attempting to obtain an iPhone 4.
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Dear Apple, Inc.,
I am extremely frustrated. I have tried a few times to obtain iPhone 4, and I have had nothing but failure every step of the way.
Unfortunately, I was not one of the lucky few who had the funds secured for one on launch day. So, that cancelled that.
I didn’t even know about the AT&T corporate store launch until it was too late. But, I went to one on the day of, and they told me to come back the next day. So, I did. Expecting long lines, I got there at 5 A.M. Guess what? THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN’T HAVE ANY, AND THAT THEY WERE DOING THEIR “DIRECT FULFILLMENT!”
Since I didn’t have a credit card (so sorry. I pay in cash, with a Chase debit card, with a Visa logo. EXCUSE ME!), I couldn’t direct fulfill.
I stopped by my local Apple Store, to go ahead and put my name on the list, to obtain one. Of course, your genius corporate line is that you tell your associates to tell the public that they have no idea when the phone will arrive. IT’S YOUR DAMNED PHONE!!! YOUR FREAKIN’ COMPANY!!! WHY, ON PLANET APPLE DON’T YOU KNOW??!!!
You do know. You just don’t want to tell the public, of course. You can develop every kind of advanced computer system known to man, BUT YOU CAN’T TELL ME WHEN MY iPHONE WILL BE HERE??!!! EXCUSE ME???!!!
So, I tried an AT&T authorized retail outlet. Same similar story as with the corporate store. They told me that they would definitely have a shipment within a matter of two days. They did say that they only get a few in at a time, and they go quickly. No problem. I get there, again, at 5 A.M., expecting a line. No line. No problem. I was willing to wait one last time. AND, OF COURSE, NO SHIPMENT!!!
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE??!!!
And, to top it all off, you send this smokescreen of a letter out, outright lying to the public about the reception issue. You must think that most of your fans are REALLY that dumb. I thought you guys were note only smarter, but cared about your customers better than that??
But, why should you care. You are selling them like hotcakes - wherever the hell they are.
Why am I so concerned? I do digital media, and this is only my livelihood. I need that camera that is on there. I am, of course, also curious to see what the iMovie app can do. AND, I have promised a client to shoot his music video with it, due to the hi def.
BUT, I CAN’T BECAUSE I CAN’T GET A HOLD OF ONE!!!
HHHEEELLLPPP!!!
All I want is a promise that an iPhone will be in a particular place, in a particular time, so that I can BUY one. None of this lying, and screwing me around. I’m sick of it.
Please advise.
Sincerely,
Daniel Louis Rappaport
http://www.daniellouisrappaport.com
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