iPhone 3G Global Rollout
As I write this post, US East coast customers start rolling in to Apple and AT&T stores to be the first to get the new iPhone as do people around the world.
The frenzy pre-release coverage was actually more exciting than the day of release. So far the global rollout seems to go smoothly without incident. First customers reported the registration does take 1approximately 15 minutes as expected.
Engadget’s Ryan Block went to New Zealand to get the first glimpse of the device and he just posted his long review HERE. This is the first big review from Blogosphere after the 3 mainstream press reviews selected by Apple.
There are not much that have not been covered beside the 3rd party apps that Apple has little control over. Traditionally most devices work great out of the box but things might get bogged down additional apps…
My recommendation is to follow Gizmodo’s marathon liveblog where they post first impression of 550+ available apps from Apple store. Judge yourself and as always: install with moderation!
Other reviews that I can’t wait to see are the MobileMe and the Exchange Sync. They should emerge shortly.
| Update: The iPhone activation server went been down all morning. Customers are sent home for iTunes activation later – Activation server are back online around 1PM PST |
Pricing in US for new or or qualified for upgrade customers
$200 + tx for the 8 GB
$300 + tx for the 16 GB
$36 activation fee.
Non-qualified customers:
$400 for the 8 GB
$500 for the 16 GB model.
The 8GB version comes only in black.
The 16GB comes in black or white casing on the back.
Starting plan $70 + tax:
450 anytime minutes + 5,000 night and weekend minutes + unlimited data.
SMS text messages cost addition $5 per 200 msgs.