06.26.07 - 02:54pm
There will be no calling AT&T to activate your sleek new iPhone, in fact there will be no calling of any sort, all that will be required is that you have a computer, or have a friend with one, sit down at it, open iTunes and let the computer do the activation for you.
Connecting your iPhone to the computer will launch iTunes automatically and begin the step-by-step activation process. (If you haven’t yet downloaded iTunes but are planning on getting the phone you must have an iTunes account for activation.)
New AT&T customers are of course able to retain their old number and existing AT&T customers can either replace their existing phone or add a new line.
In order to complete the activation you will need; an Internet connection; an iTunes Store account or a major credit card; a valid Social Security number (as required by AT&T); the latest version of iTunes and a PC or Mac with a USB 2.0 port and one of the following operating systems: Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later; Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later; or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise or Ultimate Edition.
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06.26.07 - 11:19am
The fans are already lining up for the iPhone giving them just four days and three nights to hang out in the parking lot of the Apple store in New York waiting for 6:00 p.m. Friday.
They will be hopefully have lots of water and a spray bottle to cool off with, as the temperatures are expected to be 90 degrees and above and we all know what that means for blacktop temperatures.
Just a note: Any ice cream or snow cone entrepreneurs out there you can make a killing just hanging out at any AT&T store where the weather is hot!
Jessica Rodriguez who is fourth in line outside the New York Store said, “I love everything Apple, and this is going to be something that goes down in the history books of cell phones.”
Third in line David Clayman, a recent university graduate, says he plans on buying several iPhones, one for him, one for his father’s 50th birthday, and one to auction off for his favorite charity.
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06.26.07 - 10:13am
The first iPhone calling plans have been announced from AT&T and they include 450 minutes for $59.99, 900 minutes for $79.99 and 1350 minutes for $99.99.
450 minutes doesn’t seem like much talking time as that is only 7 1/2 hours, which for a whole month isn’t much,(less than one charge of the iPhone battery is supposed to last), however AT&T’s first iPhone plan does also include unlimited mobile to mobile calling so the plan will work if all your friends and family are also in the AT&T network. Otherwise it’s just 22.5 minutes of talk time a day during the weekday peak hours, which really is extremely low, so better hope everyone you know is an AT&T customer.
The plans also includes unlimited data, visual voice mail, 200 SMS text messages, and roll-over minutes.
For the texters out there 200 text messages a month is nothing, so if you’re buying your kid the phone especially, be forewarned.
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06.21.07 - 12:52pm
AT&T is expecting a huge rise in sales with the coming of the iPhone as nearly 40 percent of people requesting information from AT&T are not yet AT&T customers.
“We’re gearing up for this big time,” CEO Randall Stephenson said. “We’re hiring and training hundreds of new employees to handle the rush.”
Stephenson calls it a “game changer” and it may very well be. Usually phones are sold separately from the networks so you buy the phone and choose your network. With the iPhone, if you want the phone you choose AT&T as well and there are lots and lots of people that not only want the iPhone but are salivating over it.
“This is the most anticipated telephone since Alexander Graham Bell’s,” said JupiterResearch analyst Michael Gartenberg. “If you’re not in the market for buying an iPhone, you want to stay clear of any Apple or AT&T stores on the 29th.”
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05.29.07 - 05:33pm
There are two aspects to the success of the iPhone: The first being of course how great a device it actually turns out to be - whether the bang will really be worth the buck. The second, whether or not AT&T can provide the service it must if others are to leave their current carries and hop over. Basically if the service is lousy it won’t matter if the phone is awesome.
Michael McGuire of Gartner research said, “If AT&T and Apple create an experience that is markedly different, entertaining to consumers, resistance to the price and carrier exclusivity could melt away quickly. But that is a big ‘If’.”
Mark Siegel,a spokesman for AT&T said “I think this partnership is going to redefine the mobile experience for people in the United States. It is one of these perfect marriages. We do wireless exceedingly well and Apple does a brilliant job of developing technology that is easy to use. This is a big opportunity for us. We get to attract new customers with the buzz.”
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05.24.07 - 03:45pm
Many people have been waiting for the iPhone to buy their new iPod or MP3 player - after all, why buy a video iPod for 500 when you can get the iPhone, with a larger video screen, all the goodies of the video iPod, but with the whipped cream topping of a phone too?
The only drawback of the iPhone, has been the two-year AT&T contract, which if you had just signed up for a contract - before you knew (really lousy timing) you either have to break it and pay a couple extra hundred bucks, or pay two contracts - not smart, or wait - Doubly Lousy!
It would appear, however that AT&T is going to offer the phone with pre-paid plans, this according to inside information obtained by BoyGenius.
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05.23.07 - 12:53pm
Word of Apple’s contract with AT&T is beginning to come to light and it would appear to show that AT&T will be the sole distributor of the iPhone in the U.S. for the next five years.
Under the contract Apple is not allowed to release a version of the iPhone that can work on CDMA for five years. Verizona and Sprint both use CDMA wireless networks while AT&T uses GSM wireless technology, which is incompatible with CDMA. Basically for five years even future versions of the iPhone will only be AT&T compatible.
This gives Apple a huge advantage in the already maximized cell phone market. According to Forrester Research approximately 78 percent of U.S household have a cell phone. Charles Golvin, an analyst at Forrester says that the 22 percent without cell phones are, “are the very young, the very old and the economically challenged”. What this means in the cutthroat world of wireless phones, is that is has become not about aquiring new customers but about taking the customers from the competition.
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05.21.07 - 11:32am
When you hear people talk of the iPone and the iPhone carrier, most people still speak of Cingular and that is something that AT&T is trying to overcome.
AT&T re-purchased Cingular when it bought BellSouth last year, and is desperately trying to make the AT&T brand name synonymous with the iPhone name rather than Cingular being the name synonymous with it.
This is AT&T’s chance to make their name “cool” again rather than just being old.
AT&T spokesman Michael Cole said “”The iPhone is one of the most anticipated handsets ever in the wireless industry, and we want to make sure that every drop of equity from the iPhone accrues to the AT&T brand. We want to be as far along as possible with our rebranding in advance of the launch of the iPhone.”
AT&T is trying to accomplish this by replacing the Cingular name in the interiors of its 1,800 shops. The exterior signs will remain the same for the moment until customers recognize that Cingular is no longer.
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03.30.07 - 12:49pm
The word on the street is that June 11 is the day! The day of the iPhone, a day that will either be the launch of one of Apple’s greatest history making products or the launch of an Apple Zune-like product.
The date has not been officially announced by Apple but it is the start of Apples Worldwide Developers Conference, so along with the backing of online rumors and grander it can be a logical assumption.
Either way, I know there are already hundreds out there marking the date in their calender and perhaps getting the sleeping bag ready for a night camping outside on the good’ol’Cingular Sidewalk!
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03.27.07 - 10:45am
The iPhone is on its way and according to AT&T over one million people are already waiting for it - or that at least is the number of requests for information the company has received.
AT&T will be the all exclusive carrier in the U.S. for the much hyped iPhone, a phone which Apple hopes to sell 10 million of in its first year on the market.
The phone, announced in January, has received more free press than any other device in history and Stephenson, AT&T’s Chief Operating Officer, said in his keynote speech at the CTIA wireless technology conference on Tuesday, “One million people have asked us to call when this phone is available.”
Following the announcement AT&T’s shares rose 1 percent to $39.68 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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