Posted on 10/19/2011 10:16:14 PM PDT by Racehorse
Browsing various AT&T iphone related forums, pre-order customers are livid ... to ssy the least.
Like my wife and I, we ordered our iphones at the AT&T store, asked all the right questions (we thought), and left with the understanding that our purchase would be back ordered. If you knew the ancient state of our current cell phones, you'd understand why that was a perfectly understandable representation by the AT&T sales person.
But . . . as furious AT&T online discussion groups blast AT&T, had we not pre-ordered the iphone 4s, we could have walked into any of their stores on launch date, purchased the iphone 4s, and walked out with a playfully new communication device.
The only people who could not do that were us fools who pre-ordered iphone 4s.
How cool is that?
I got offered a chance for a free i-phone today.
My response was a polite and low key; "Oh, hell no".
It works for me.
/johnny
AT&T is Satan. Satan tempted Eve with a...(Wait for it)...Apple!
So true, johnny;
But, you’re focusing on the wrong issue.
My post up front admitted our ignorance and naivety.
I don’t like dealing with AT&T but I have a soft spot for their quiet fight vs Obama and his FCC cronies. They are now grouped alongside Gibson Guitars as they are STILL being blindsided with their merger with T Mobile because the DOJ has ties with ATT’s competitors. They’ve given as much to the GOP as they do the Dems, and that’s still not enough for Odumbo.
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.......
What if I have only one hand?
The sound of one hand clapping is:
SLAP!! “OW!”
and repeat.
I didn’t the same thing at Verizon. They told me they didn’t know how many they were going to get so I decided to order one to be sure I wouldn’t lose out. I was told it would ship by the 21st. I checked my order yesterday and was bummed to find out it isn’t going to ship ‘til the 28th.
didn’t = did
If you paid via credit card simply call the CC company and inform them you are disputing th charge and explain why. You have an airtight case since you were mislead by AT&T.
They will credit your account back the money while they query AT&T if what you claim is true. Barring some plausible excuse from them (cannot imagine what that would be) the credit to your acct will remain and you can then go buy the phone locally. You have up to 90 days to protest payment if you have already paid the bill for this charge.
I'd go to the ATT store, find a sharp (commissioned) salesperson, & see if you can buy the phone & cancel the back-order. All your info is already there in their system, so it MIGHT not be a problem.
FYI, I bought an Iphone 3GS in the spring. Prior to this I thought Apple was a bad word, computer wise. I am an MSDOS/Windows junkie.
I LOVE MY IPHONE!!! I want a 4s so bad I can taste it - yum, new plastic. I have about 40 incredible apps - total cost 99 cents, my music, & my contacts on the phone. This sucker is WAY more than a phone - it is a toolkit.
No, it's not perfect, nor is Apple. Using Itunes on my PC is like mousing with your other hand or your foot. I can upload to the cloud, but darned if I can find any docs on retrieving that info. Itunes help gives an error screen.
But, anyone who doubts the power & utility of the iphone should browse just the FREE apps & other stuff available at the Itunes store on the Web. There are things there that will astound you. The confidence that apps are virus free is also a big plus.
I too hesitated to get a smart phone. Last Christmas I got the iPhone and I really enjoy the convenience. There are so many times it provides what I need without having to use my laptop and find a network.
Earlier this year we were in Charleston, SC, driving downtown. A policeman on a bike came up, knocked on our window and told us our tail light was out. He asked for license, registration and proof of insurance. We could not find our insurance card anywhere. While he was running our plates, I called up our insurance company’s website on my phone and displayed the policy. That worked for him.
The next week we were driving to Asheville, NC. On the way we realized out P.O. box was about to expire. While in the car I was able to sign up with the USPS and renew it.
Last year we were living in NYC and there are many great free apps for getting around the city. Subway lines and schedules, ordering food, finding a doctor (needed that one), checking traffic before driving, looking at crime stats when evaluating a neighborhood, and on and on.
Also got a $4 app that allows me to videotape my golf swing and play if back while drawing reference lines (see if my spine angle stays consistent, etc.)
Just last night I was lying in bed watching the World Series. During the commercial I found and bought something on e-Bay (replacing what we lost in the flood).
You aren't supposed to. Your devices (phone, PC, other iDevices if you have them, etc.) will use that clous data to synchronize data with each other, and it contains the backup information for your phone (if you enabled that option) in case you need to restore it at some point.
But it's not like it's a "network hard drive" where you can browse files and folders.
I enjoy convenience of cell phone but rarely use it except in the car and not so often then. I love all the modern technology and being around when TV was only a tiny round screen with a magnifier in front of it I am amazed at both where we are and how rapidly we got here.
Since technology advances are rapidly compounded with each advance hastening the introduction of the next one I feel confident in saying that at least half of what we will have available to us in 10 years isn’t even being discussed or even thought about today.
Funny story about cell phones. In the mid 50’s I recall my brother, an avid reader of Popular Science telling us at the dinner table that he read an article in the magazine which claimed in the future each of us would have our own phone number and a portable phone we could carry with us so we could be reached anywhere in the world by anyone who had the number and a phone.
We all laughed and said thing like “yeah riiight” and “Ed’s been in the liquor cabinet again” etc.
And so here we are.
I pre-ordered on Oct. 7 and got my phone on Oct. 14, just like they said. No waiting in line at a store, set it up in about 10 minutes.
So, they had phones in the stores, but not available online after a certain date? Poor supply chain management, perhaps, but those are the breaks.
Tell me, tell me... what’s the sound?
Soon multitasking will take on a whole new meaning as your brain farms out mundane tasks - driving, bathing, eating, chores, etc. - to the device, while your brain contemplates more important or entertaining matters. A complete fumble-fingers could play concert quality piano while simultaneously watching a war movie in their head.
Ultimately, we may have several “entities” in our head that act in our self interest, dedicated to different aspects of our lives, & able to override inadvertent dangerous behavior, such as stopping us from walking out in front of a car.
The possibilities are endless (& scary) once the brain is directly connected to electronics or bio-electronics.
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