Apple and AT&T announce details for tomorrow’s iPhone 3G S launch
As we’re sure you’re all very well aware by now, tomorrow marks the day that the iPhone 3G S will be available to the masses. Online pre-orders will be delivered and both Apple and AT&T stores will be opening with stock in hand to sell. Those preparing to score themselves a shiny new iPhone 3G S may want to take heed of some of the information that AT&T and Apple have released regarding tomorrow’s launch however, so hit the jump for a full run down of the launch information.
Here is what you need to know if you are going to be braving the potentially wild crowds and heading out to get your new iPhone 3G S:
- The iPhone 3G S will be available tomorrow morning from all 2,200 company-owned AT&T retail locations and all 211 US Apple retail stores.
- AT&T stores will be opening at 7AM to fulfill in-store pre-orders for the iPhone 3G S. Customers who did not pre-order will be able to purchase the new iPhone at the regular retail opening on a first come, first served basis. Apple stores were expected to open at 8AM but are now reportedly opening at 7AM. Call ahead to confirm the hours just to be on the safe side.
- Shipments for online pre-orders will be delivered starting tomorrow. Sorry folks, even if your UPS facility is next door to your house, they will not be delivering your iPhone today according to the official info. Keep in mind that the initial inventory for pre-orders did sell out so if you were not Johnny on the spot and did not pre-order right away, your delivery date may be later than the 19th.
- The iPhone 3G S will be available for $199 (16GB) and $299 (32GB) for all new AT&T customers and existing AT&T customers who have fulfilled their contract. As we reported yesterday, AT&T extended this pricing to current iPhone 3G customers who purchased the iPhone 3G in July, August, or September 2008. Eligibility requirements apply.
- All other iPhone 3G owners who have not yet fulfilled their existing agreement can upgrade early to the iPhone 3G S for $399 (16GB) and $499 (32GB). Full retail purchases without a two year contract are also available. If you are not sure of your eligibility, you can check your online account, call AT&T or go to an AT&T store or text *639# from your current AT&T handset.
- Sorry folks, no multiple handset purchases. AT&T stores will only sell one iPhone 3G S per person for new customers, one iPhone 3G S per eligible line for current AT&T customers and one device per household for online shoppers.
- If you are porting a number from another carrier, remember to bring the appropriate documentation including a copy of your wireless bill from your current service provider, your account number, your name and billing address on the account, your Social Security number or tax ID and your account PIN or password.
- If you inherit an iPhone 3G from a friend or family member, you will need to visit an AT&T store to activate your phone. If you inherit an original iPhone, you can request a SIM card from AT&T and activate it at home via iTunes.
- Listen to your voice mail messages as all voice mail will be lost when switching devices.
Have fun out there tomorrow and report back in when you get your mitts on your new iPhone 3G S!
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iPhone SUCKS. Piss Poor Camera, piss poor resolution, and piss poor OS.
they need to make it like wal mart and have people rush in and fight it out for iphones. maybe install some cages and broadcast it on youtube
Apples hype machine amazes yet again. People waiting in line for hours (days?) to get a phone that has mostly 3-year old features…
More power to ‘em, I guess, but I’m a quality-over-koolaid kind of guy, so, sorry Steve, I’m still expecting you to do better.
Here are some of the improvements to the new iPhone
Cut, Copy & Paste – Available to WinMo Devices since at least 2002
Landscape Keyboard – Are you kidding me??? This is a NEW feature???? This should’ve been standard when the phone came out.
MMS – ROFL, MMS has been around for like 3-4 years already.
Voice Memos – Available to WinMo Devices since at least 2002
Improved Calendar – Available to WinMo Devices since at least 2002
Basically, the iPhone improvements bring it closer to the level of a WinMo device. However, with a 3 MP camera, and a 600MHz processor, it just can’t compete with the 5MP camera/800MHz processor line of WinMo phones that Samsung is rolling out (The Omnia II is my must have phone of the year). Not to mention that the new samsung devices have AMOLED displays that have a resolution of 800×480 (compared to the iPhone’s 480×320).
I feel sorry for Bob…he seems very unhappy.
actually apple make sure things work the right way before they implement it…Even though Samsung has these new phone comin out im sure apple couldve put a faster processor but i bet money those new sammy phones wont be a as productive as the iphone…
You done?
@BoobOnTheBone: Did you cum here to rag like the common, neighborhood troll or to add something constructive? What an unadulterated, uncompromised idiot!
Take your 24-hour urine collection and spew it elsewhere, Boob.
“as productive as the iphone”
Productive? Seriously?
Remind me again how many farting apps there are in the app store?
The iPhone is a great multimedia device, but a productivity tool, it is not.
@ Bob,
You done?
@Brando Seaton, are you F’n kidding me? Get off the kool-aid son. 600 Mhz processors have been around since at least 2005. I have the dell axim to prove it.
Instead of spending the money on the hardware, apple overcharges for 3-5 year old technology, and spends the rest on advertisement. Apple is an ad company, not a cutting edge technology company.
@HARDcastle….that’s not what SHE said!!!
Are any stores selling them before tomorrows release date? I remember buying my bold 2 days before they went on sale nationwide. I live in LA btw…
Bob,
Your not changing anybodys mind.. If you like your shitty laggy winmo devices … KEEP THEM!
Shit, nobody wants to hear your miserable ass whine about a gotdamn phone … Go stand in line for your omnia…with the other two people patiently awaiting another winmo device
DAPHUCK !!!
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dell axim wow!!!! wat a phone.. Look apple is only a 3 years into makin phones and has everybody following there moves. obiviously faster processors doesnt make since if theyre not cheap enuff for the consumer.
iphone preorders have already been delivered as of about 10 minutes ago….how in the world do you think ups could deliver the products to us tommorow? we open at 7am….duh use your brain.
want one but at&t’s plans are too expensive……
does anybody know if the omnia pro is being picked up by any us carriers?
This is copied from the AT&T press release and contradicts what was bulleted above:
$199 (16GB) and $299 (32GB) for all new AT&T customers and existing AT&T customers who have fulfilled their previous agreement. In addition, AT&T yesterday extended this pricing to iPhone 3G customers who will be eligible for a full upgrade in July, August, or September 2009.
If you bought the iPhone 3G in July, August, or September 2008, there is no guarantee that you will be eligible for the reduced price. As far as I can figure, only people who upgraded from an iPhone to an iPhone 3G under the original iPhone contract are eligible. That is, you bought an iPhone sometime in 2007/early 2008, then upgraded to a 3G in 2008 without impacting your original contract (though how that’s possible I don’t know – I don’t recall if AT&T forced you to sign a contract when you upgraded from the iPhone to the iPhone 3G).
It’s not just about the hardware, its also about the platform that the phone is based on. The apple OS is much more intuative than any WinMo OS out there, things just work together on the apple OS. If the product was bad, no amount of advertising would be able to save it. The iphone isn’t for everyone, but as you can see, many people out there love it.
So what phone do you have Bob? There isnt a better phone out there that tops the iPhone. To all you people that came on here to talk about how Apple sucks, this and that, you suck!!! Find another cell phone out there that has an app for what you need? Find another phone out there that gives you 32gb of space for music etc without purchasing a memory chip? Find another phone out there that tracks and finds your device if lost or stolen. Point is, there are way too many features that the iPhone has that no other cell phone has. Apple and the iPhone is lightyears ahead of everyone else. Take that to the bank pal.
Bob – you’re hilarious. processor speed is not the only metric to consider. Otherwise, you’d see ghz processors in every device. There is battery life to consider along with a host of other things.
It’s obvious you just came on this board to make inflammatory comments. Pretty lame. Why not try to add something and be constructive? Oh, I forgot, that anonymity affords you the vitriol. How childish.
@BoobOnTheBone: Flinging the contents of your fecal collection bag too, are you? You were out of ammo before you ever spoke, moron.
When does WinMo get that missing X = Close function in its OS ** after 10 years of “development” **? Could an OS function BE any more basic?
I’ve used winmo. I’ve used blackberry. Each certainly has its merits, but not so much so that I’m blind to what the GS offers as a platform. I love when people’s comments are oozing with blind love for this or blind hatred for that because it lets anyone with half a brain know right away that their opinions are based on emotion and not on information. Some people just don’t get it. [scoff]
I knowthe omnia 2 is headed towards verizon. not sure about the pro though.
@bob
samsungs have nice hardware but software is where it counts bro. I loved my omnia but it’s way to slow and windows mobile signed it’s death certificate. I’ll stick with my “shitty” 3 year old iPhone 3GS. man it sucks to be am iPhone owner
@Brandon.. Right! cause the iphone hasn’t had any problems.
Hahahaha! Use yours as a phone much?