• abcdefgene

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  I guess as soon as I get an iPhone, this will be useful to me. And I am considering it. Has anyone used this service? Is it helpful?

  Posted 9/23/2008 respond (flag)

• appleanne

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  I love my iPhone, i had a blackberry before this but i always had a mac. So the iphone was really the best thing that i could've invested in. So get one then we can be iphone buddies :)

  Posted 9/25/2008 respond (flag)

News: Apple launches web-based iPhone 3G pre-purchase tool
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Following the iPhone 3G’s discontinuation of the original iPhone’s iTunes-based service signup and activation, Apple has launched a new online tool that lets customers planning to purchase an iPhone 3G review their eligibility and pricing, select an AT&T rate plan, and inform their local Apple Store of when they would like to come in to purchase the device. As all of these steps were previously handled for iPhone 3G customers while in-store or through an in-line, on-site screening process, the tool is likely designed to help reduce the amount of time it takes customers to ...

Apple Offering Online AT&T Sign Up
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... your needs. Once completed, customers can visit an Apple retail location and complete the process by purchasing the device. So as it stands, in-store activation will still be required. Having previously gotten rid of in-home activation due to the difficulties of tracking unauthorized and unlocked iPhones, Apple is now attempting to ease the process a bit by allowing customers to sign up with AT&T prior to leaving the house. You can access the sign up process here.

Apple iPhone shoppers can now start buying process at home
AppleInsider — ... by AppleInsider over the weekend, lets shoppers enter their billing information and pre-qualify for iPhone's subsidized pricing from their home computer, and then make an appointment to pick up their new handset at a local Apple retail store. The four-step process first requests that customers enter their credit card, billing address, age, and social security number so that an automated credit check can be performed. If successful, customers can then select a preferred calling plan and review their iPhone order. "Once you’re done, choose your closest Apple Retail Store ...

Signup with AT&T before visiting the Apple Store
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Customers can go to the new iPhone "Buy" web page and fill out preliminary information like billing information, select an AT&T plan and review eligibility pricing information. ...

Apple launches ‘Begin at Home’ program for iPhone purchases
Macsimum News — ... Apple has launched the Begin at Home program, which lets you start a purchase of an iPhone online and finish it at an Apple Retail Store. ...

You can now order an iPhone 3G from home — kind of
iPhone Atlas — Apple has announced a new buying program for the iPhone 3G, purportedly designed to help quicken purchase of the device in anticipation of the forthcoming holiday season. The process, outlined at this Apple website, is fairly simple and consists of four steps: First, customers enter their credit card information, billing address, data of birth and social security number for an automated credit check. If you get successful credit approval you will be able to proceed to the next steps. Second, you review your eligibility and pricing. ...

iPhone 3G: Avoid The Line & Buy Online
TheAppleBlog — ... Recently, Apple has started offering would-be iPhone 3G buyers an opportunity to save time in the store and purchase an iPhone 3G online for in-store pickup (and AT&T activation). ...

Apple finally allows you to buy your iPhone 3G at home
Apple Gazette — ... The Begin at Home program will allow users to enter their billing information through Apple’s site, check eligibility and costs, and then pick a carrier plan. After all that is complete you can place your order, and pick up your phone from an Apple store. ...

Buy Your iPhone Partway Online [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... contaminating the pristine merchandise, the company has transferred some of their registration process online. From what we can tell without buying another iPhone ourselves, users can enter all of their billing info, go through necessary credit checks, choose a plan and then schedule a time to visit the Apple Store to complete the process (though they might have to wait in line). It's still not as great as a 100% online purchasing option would be, but we'll take what we can get. [Apple] ...

Apple launches iPhone 3G online purchase tool
Engadget — ... Worried about long lines for the iPhone 3G come this holiday season? Already breaking into cold sweats at the thought of standing knee-deep in snow for three hours so that your loved ones won't be filled with contempt for you? Take heart, consumers -- Apple has ...

iPhone 3G new purchasing system helps save time
iPhone Buzz — ... Apple has just launched a new purchasing system for the iPhone 3G that is intended to help consumers save time when going to their local Apple store. You still can't order an iPhone 3G online and have it delivered, but you can complete part of the process at home. ...

iPhone 3G new purchasing system helps save time
Top iPhone News — Apple has just launched a new purchasing system for the iPhone 3G that is intended to help consumers save time when going to their local Apple store. You still can’t order an iPhone 3G online and have it delivered, but you can complete part of the process at home. [image] Now, you can fill out a form with all of your details, pick a plan and get all of the little nuisances that hold up the line in-store out of the way at home. The forms are pretty intuitive and allow you to make a new purchase, create new accounts if you are using the FamilyTalk plan and even add a new phone ...

Apple release brand new buy iPhone 3G online tool
Phones Review — ... To buy an Apple iPhone 3G you visit the Apple website and enter your billing information followed by reviewing eligibility and pricing, and then select your AT&T rate plan. When you have gone through this process, you choose your nearest Apple Retail Store and let them know when it suits you best to go in and complete the purchase. When you go to collect your new Apple iPhone 3G an Apple specialist will be on hand to help personalise your new handset. Source – Apple ...

iPhone 3G Take-Out
iSmashPhone — ... You can now purchase an iPhone 3G through Apple's Web site.  Just fill out the required information (such as billing info and your desired AT&T rate plan), then pick up your order at the closest Apple Retail Store, where an Apple specialist will help you set up your brand new phone. (Coming soon: order your iPhone 3G and have it delivered to your home in under 30 minutes, or it's free!) Place your order for an iPhone to-go at http://www.apple.com/iphone/buy. ...

iPhone 3G new purchasing system helps save time
Top iPhone News — Apple has just launched a new purchasing system for the iPhone 3G that is intended to help consumers save time when going to their local Apple store. You still can’t order an iPhone 3G online and have it delivered, but you can complete part of the process at home. [image] Now, you can fill out a form with all of your details, pick a plan and get all of the little nuisances that hold up the line in-store out of the way at home. The forms are pretty intuitive and allow you to make a new purchase, create new accounts if you are using the FamilyTalk plan and even add a new phone ...

Apple Streamlines the iPhone Buying Process. If Only That Were It's Biggest Problem
Byte of the Apple - BusinessWeek — ... some weeks ago that Apple was working on ways to streamline the iPhone buying process—which at the time seemed to be one of Apple’s most pressing challenges as the company sought to satisfy demand for the device. Those were the days, eh? Just now, I received an e-mail from Apple that explains one of these streamlining moves —a nifty-sounding process that lets you buy the phone online and then pick it up an Apple store at your leisure. Trouble is, Apple—and the world—have much bigger problems right now. With fears of economic disaster and plummeting consumer spending ...

Using Apple’s online iPhone buying program
Macworld — I’d promised myself I wasn’t going to get one , but Apple’s Buy iPhone 3G program proved too darn convenient, and I found myself on a recent weeknight in the Derby Street Apple Store in Hingham, Mass. And if it wasn’t for a problem of my own creation, I would have been in and out in 10 minutes or less. Apple recently launched a new Web site that enables you to get a head start on buying an iPhone 3G . The service is set up to streamline the credit check process that AT&T, Apple’s U.S. cell phone partner, uses to vet customers, both new to the service ...

iPhone gift-giving tips
Macworld — ... , the cards can be set at any value between $25 and $2,500 (Apple helpfully lists the prices for the 8GB and 16GB iPhones), and you have the option of including a personalized gift message. Recipients can either redeem the card at a nearby Apple Store or via an online process that lets them schedule a pick-up and activation time at their convenience. (Also convenient: the fact that the iPhone 3G gift card—while specifically branded with the iPhone’s distinctive black and silver coloring—can be used to buy anything from Apple’s retail outlets.) While Apple’s gift card lets you ...

Apple now selling iPhones online in bid to clear inventory
AppleInsider — ... Published: 02:00 PM EST In the latest sign that iPhone season is rapidly approaching and inventories of existing models need a push out the door, Apple is now offering to sell customers an iPhone 3G through its website and ship it out for free. The move is an extension of the Cupertino-based company's Buy iPhone website, which until recently offered customers the option to pre-approving themselves for a AT wireless account, select a calling plan, and then driving down to their local Apple Store to pick up their newly reserved handset. But an update to the site discovered ...

iPhone 3G Now Comes Directly from Apple to Your Door
TheAppleBlog — ... Apple seems to be trying everything they can think of to clear existing iPhone stock. As of today, you can finally order the iPhone 3G directly from Apple’s website and have it delivered to your door. ...

Apple Store now taking iPhone 3G orders online
Engadget — ... Back when we were your age, we had to buy our iPhone 3Gs partway online, then we'd trudge across 17 miles of frozen tundra to the Apple Store to complete the sale -- and that's the way we liked it. Now, you whippersnappers have the option of letting Apple ship ...

Apple adds online purchase of iPhone 3G for new customers
Macworld — ... At long last, you can now buy an iPhone 3G via the online Apple Store and have it hand-delivered by your local FedEx guy directly to your domicile—presuming you meet certain criteria. It’s been a long and bumpy road for buying the iPhone 3G online. When the device was first launched in July 2008, the only way to get your hands on one was to go in to your local Apple Store or AT&T outlet. In September of last year, Apple started letting customers ...

iPhone buyers can order online from Apple once again
Infinite Loop — ... Potential iPhone buyers can once again order the device online to be shipped directly to their doorsteps. Apple updated its website today with a page that takes orders right from the Web. It's like the late-90s all over again! ...

Apple will ship iPhone 3G direct to your door
Phones Review — ... Well now things are a tad different as Apple has now enabled purchasing direct from their online store whereby your purchased Apple iPhone 3G is then shipped direct to your home. ...

Apple offers iPhone 3G purchase online
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... For new customers wanting an iPhone 3G, you now have another way to buy it - ordering straight from Apple, an option that hasn't existed since the original iPhone was sold. Online purchasing was taken away with the introduction of the 3G. AT&T brought it back in ...

Apple Selling iPhone 3Gs - Online
Mac|Life — Apple sells iPhones online Apple is letting new, or existing, AT&T customers purchase an iPhone 3G entirely online starting at $199, with free shipping straight to your doorstep. Existing AT&T customers must be eligible for upgrade to get the discounted price. Previously, Apple would allow you to complete half the transaction online (reserving) and then go to an Apple Store to pick up your new, shiny iPhone 3G. Now Apple is ready to remove one more barrier to purchase the iPhone online from the Apple Online Store. The new policy could be an attempt by Apple to clear its ...

Apple drops 8GB iPhone 3G to $99
iPhone Atlas — ... , because as of today you can get a new one for the same price: Apple just announced that the 8GB iPhone 3G will stay on the market for $99. ...

Get iPhone 3G from Apple for $99
iSmashPhone — ... Visit Apple's site to order $99 iPhone 3G Our older posts about $99 iPhone: Apple Could Drop Price of iPhone To $99: Complete Domination of Smartphone Market Next for Apple? Will It Be An iPhone Xmas At ...

Why iPhone 3G owners are being asked to pay more for iPhone 3G S
MacDailyNews — ... on June 17, 2009. Upon arriving at Apple's "Buy iPhone site , I was greeted with "First, review your eligibility, check out pricing, and select an AT rate plan. Then choose where you'd like to buy your iPhone: The Apple Retail Store - ...

Why Day One iPhone 3G owners are being asked to pay $200 more for iPhone 3G S
MacDailyNews — ... on June 17, 2009. Upon arriving at Apple's "Buy iPhone site , I was greeted with "First, review your eligibility, check out pricing, and select an AT rate plan. Then choose where you'd like to buy your iPhone: The Apple Retail Store - ...

Store hours to change for iPhone 3G S launch
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... on June 19th by opening their doors early. Specifically, many Apple Stores will be open at 8:00 AM. Of course, the phones will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis, so standing in line with your credit card might not guarantee you a handset on launch day. Go through the pre-order process if you're concerned. ...

Best Buy To Launch iPhone 3GS With Accident Insurance Plan
iPhone Savior — ... ] which can be as much as an additional $200 premium on top of the prices offered to new customers. Pre-ordering your device through Apple or ...

Apple Stores to open early for iPhone 3G S launch (8 a.m.)
iPhonefreak — ... , an iPhone. AT&T will also be opening at 8 a.m., but will allow those who have pre-ordered the device to come in at 7 a.m. to pick it up. Hopefully, AT&T will be able to avoid the activation server failure that plagued last year’s iPhone 3G release! Get started with the iPhone 3G S here

If iPhone 3G S Pre-Orders are Already Sold Out, Someone Better Tell Apple …
Digital Daily — Apple’s new iPhone 3G S is en route to many of those who pre-ordered it last week following its debut at the company’s World Wide Developers Conference. Apple (AAPL) began issuing shipping notifications and tracking numbers to some customers over the weekend and, while they don’t provide a specific delivery date, their owners will presumably have them in hand this Friday, June 19th. As of this writing, Apple continues to accept pre-orders through its online store with a promise of Friday delivery, though oddly InformationWeek claims the ...

Apple says iPhone 3G S pre-orders will be filled on time
AppleInsider — ... at AT as saying that customers who had not ordered the new phone by June 15 would have to wait one to two weeks after the launch to receive their order or stand in line to buy one. While availability of the new iPhone at AT stores is still uncertain, there appears to be no shortage on Apple's side. The company's website continues to take pre-orders for the product without reservation, informing users that their new phone will be shipped to arrive on time on the 19th, with free shipping to boot. Early pre-orders are reportedly ...

Buying a new iPhone, Tucson style
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... One guy in line told me he worked at a hospital and that he wasn't allowed to get an iPhone until it had remote wipe. Now, his IT guys have blessed the purchase. Read on... Continue reading Buying a new iPhone, Tucson style TUAWBuying a new iPhone, Tucson style originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

iPhone 3GS Availability Checker Updated Hourly
iPhone Savior — ... Apple promises that iPhone 3GS availability is updated hourly online and that fresh stock arrives most days. Simply select your state and a list of Apple retail stores will appear with either the dreaded "red square of instant death" or the "green circle of joy". Green means go while red means hell awaits you. You can always save the hassle and order online. ...

iPhone Activation Zones Now Showing Up in Apple Retail Stores
iPhone Alley - RSS — ... hearing from multiple sources that Apple would begin staffing "iPhone Activation Zones" in Apple retail stores. The zones would serve as a central point for customers to pick up and activate iPhones after going through the pre-authorization process at Apple.com. Following up on the rumor, friend of the site ...

News: iPhone Activation Zones begin appearing in Apple Stores
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — image Apple has begun its roll out of iPhone Activation Zones in its retail stores. The new areas, which require a slight reconfiguration of the store and are now mentioned on Apple’s iPhone purchasing page , are places where customers can quickly pick up and activate a new iPhone after completing the pre-authorization process online, offering dedicated computers for activation, and new signage indicating the area’s function. French site TechShower has posted photos ( ...

Top 10 iPhone Gifts and Accessories for 2009
iPhone Savior — ... Of course, you can always purchase one of the most popular smartphones on planet Earth. It's the gift that keeps on ringing. Last I checked, iPhone 3G and 3GS devices are still in stock. Or are they? Happy hunting. ...