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Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Monday, August 04, 2008
3 whole Gs of iPhoneness
We finally, finally, finally got iPhones on Saturday! We got down to the Apple Store in downtown San Francisco at about 10:30. We waited in line outside for about an hour, during which time an Apple Store employee went down the line and handed out cards to reserve the particular model you were interested in. (Allison got a white 16GB, I got a black 16GB.) Once we were ushered into the store, we waited in line for about 30 minutes inside. Then the whole purchase and number porting process took about half an hour or so. I didn't know my Verizon account number off the top of my head, but I was able to log in to my account on the 24" iMac right behind us.
Other than the wait, which I fully expected, I was really pleased with how smooth the whole process went. I had heard that people have had problems porting numbers to AT&T when their billing address was outside the area code of the number they were porting in, but we switched over our 703 numbers without any hassle. Additionally, it took only a couple of minutes for the number to actually become active on the new phones.
As far as the iPhone itself - I am still really excited to have one. I added a link to my home screen to the next Muni train at the stop near our apartment, so now I can check before we leave the apartment if we have to hurry to catch the next train or if we should wait a few more minutes. I've got two minor gripes (of course). First, AT&T cell coverage sucks inside our apartment. We get phone service towards the back, but not in the front. And second, the Google Maps native application doesn't do public transit directions - for that, I've got to open Safari, and punch in my current location manually.
Overall though, I'm not going to complain too much. :) I've been lusting after an iPhone for the last year, and my dreams have finally come true.
Other than the wait, which I fully expected, I was really pleased with how smooth the whole process went. I had heard that people have had problems porting numbers to AT&T when their billing address was outside the area code of the number they were porting in, but we switched over our 703 numbers without any hassle. Additionally, it took only a couple of minutes for the number to actually become active on the new phones.
As far as the iPhone itself - I am still really excited to have one. I added a link to my home screen to the next Muni train at the stop near our apartment, so now I can check before we leave the apartment if we have to hurry to catch the next train or if we should wait a few more minutes. I've got two minor gripes (of course). First, AT&T cell coverage sucks inside our apartment. We get phone service towards the back, but not in the front. And second, the Google Maps native application doesn't do public transit directions - for that, I've got to open Safari, and punch in my current location manually.
Overall though, I'm not going to complain too much. :) I've been lusting after an iPhone for the last year, and my dreams have finally come true.
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