Apple sets new record with 1M iPhone 4S sales on first day - Page 3

No I wasn't referring to the current communist regime. That communist regime is the rebranding of the Chinese Empire. It didn't break up.

But way off topic.

Touch killed the wheel!

The real smart guy was the guy who invented the second wheel, years later. Until then all they had were wheelbarrows.

....and the video killed the radio star!


*looks at other posts*

Sorry for gettin ya'll of topic with you and your wheels and chinese empires.

Being disappointed that the iPhone 4S wasn't the iPhone 5 doesn't make you anti-Apple.

It's a very sad day when we can't comment honestly on forums like this without being constantly attacked for doing so.

It's mostly newbies, people posting since post 2007.

The standard schtick in AI is to over-estimate Apple's announcements and then be dissapointed. Only the iPhone broke that mould.

Jesus we hated the iPod. we loathed the iPod.

Here, if I say anything that isn't postitive I get attacked. Can't even speculate on a case without someone losing all their marbles.

I'm gonna test out the macrumor forums...

People posting since 2007 are not necessarily new to Apple products. Oregon Trail on the Apple IIe, baby!

That's a tad disingenuous. Being disappointed ≠ "LOL Apple is done for what a piece of shit now Android rules all LOL" which is more the tone that people were reacting to.

I like the Henry Ford one myself. Which goes something like "If I'd asked the public how to build a better car, they would have said I needed to add a horse"


The article clearly says it is pre-orders only. so you think correctly

[QUOTE=Dave K.;1961933]This sucks! There is no way that Apple/AT&T's servers are going to be able handle this number of activations smoothly... /QUOTE]

Yeah really sucks that the iPhone is only on ATT. if only it was on Verizon and Sprint also.


According to my sources it was messy than that. Not only did folks not show up, some of them were under the impression that the store was going to hold it for them until they bothered to show up days later. There were always walk in folks that didn't bother to reserve who were pissed that the stores didn't have enough phones, reserve folks were mad that they weren't taken first. it got out to those that placed reserved to be told they were for after launch day that there were extra folks for walk ups. malls were pissed about two lines, numbering systems were a total mockup. and so on

that said, I hope they don't totally repeat the iPad 2 launch in the sense that they didn't do reservations for after that opening weekend. I remember being in one of the stores on day 5 or 6 of the new iPad and hearing a guy screaming and swearing because he'd been coming every morning for nothing. If Apple let folks start reserving for after the weekend they could avoid that PR nightmare, any crowding outside (which malls and cities hate) etc. They could wait and do it at like 7pm on Sunday and do their walk ins only until then.



while this is true, carrier stores don't get as many units so they often sell out faster


you could but be very very careful. make sure they understand that you are just doing the start up paperwork to get an iPhone this weekend. And that the system needs to show that you never walked out with a phone and you are upgrade eligible -- even if you go to an Apple Store.

My brother in law did this for the iPhone 4 for himself and my wife. THey were coming over from Verizon because they had moved to an area where Verizon coverage was awful. So Bro figures he'd go to ATT and get the number ported over the day before, sign the papers etc. They were just at home unpacking so the lack of a cell phone wasn't a big deal for a couple of days.

Trouble was that whoever did the paperwork didn't just port and park the number in their system but assigned it to a sim. and in that process it was tagged as a contracted line and not upgrade eligible when he got to Apple. The people on the phone with ATT customer service apparently either couldn't fix it or weren't smart enough to figure out what he was explaining because they just kept telling him that he couldn't get another phone for 2 years because he just got one. He had to go back to the ATT store he went to, find the same salesperson, etc. Who told him that the only way to fix it was to return 'the phone' the system though he had and sell him the iPhone in its place. But they had to do it at the same time because once they did the return it was like 5 days before the system would show the lines were eligible again. but in an exchange it works right away. Only they were out of iPhones so they would have to order them and it could take up to two weeks. They also told him (and I suspect lied) that the Apple Store system wasn't set up for such transactions and wouldn't show the eligibility correctly and he had to do it through them. He tried the whole "can i speak to your manager" but that failed cause guess who he was talking to. He was livid.

Nope. Android trolls would hardly be disappointed with the iPhone 4S as they weren't going to buy it.

There is a difference between now and 2003 - back then we were only us. Windows users couldnt be arsed coming into a forum for an OS with < 5% of the market. Mostly.

Now we do have to fend off trolls. However, we need to differentiate between trolls and fans disappointed with some release, however over-done the rumours were.

The MacRumors forums are fairly balanced compared to here, in my opinion. But, since they far more popular, posts get buried into oblivion too quickly for my tastes which is why I post here instead as of late.

I wrote that before they changed it. The title of this thread is what the original article said.

I agree. One big problem with lots of trolling is that it creates a defensive tone that didn't used to be here. When you can just discuss Apple stuff with like minded people you feel free to take Apple to task for perceived missteps (which plenty of people on this forum certainly did). When every other post is snarky needling there's much less room for spirited debate.

The carrier was most likely instructed to hold the package for delivery on Friday so I wouldn't expect it any earlier. This is how it worked for the iPad 2 and iPhone 4.

Credit cards are processed and devices are shipping as of yesterday...

Ah, thanks charlituna. BIG help!

I'm real nervous now. I think I'm going to the store today, but I need to make sure that I'm just telling them that I just want to get some information. To make matters worse, I have a 21% employee discount and am not sure how to apply that to the account upon opening. I just really want to get into on how much I would be paying and stuff.

I am convinced that Steve waited until after the announcement before instructing his hospice support to let him go. Imagine what would have happened had he passed on the same day the 4S was announced. Or even a day or two before. This was no coincidence. He hung on just long enough to do the right thing for his company, his investors, and his fans. Ever the consummate leader, right up until his last breath. What a guy.

Ha! Exactly!

They are pretty bad at the moment. I believe there must be an amazon Turk machine paying out 10 cents a post for negative iPhone comments. They all say the same thing, it never has anything at all to do with the topic. It is out of hand.

I'm puzzled by your comments. The iPhone 3s and the iPhone 4 use the same OS. While there were some features only available on the 4, I'd say that the usability of the two phones was almost exactly the same, except in regards to performance, in which the 4 has smoother scrolling and is faster.

The numbers seem to indicate that iPhone 4 users are upgrading. That's a surprise to me even considering the voice-controls and other features of the new phone. I would have thought that the vast majority of upgraders would have earlier phones. I still have a 3G. Frankly, I didn't think the 4 offered enough of an upgrade, so I waited. Getting the 4s probably means skipping the 5, but I'm probably okay with that unless Apple really takes a major and unexpected leap in technology with the 5.

Could it be they have been confused with the models from another vendor soon to be released.

By the way if one listens closely, the sound of nails being driven into the "rim" of a a casket may be faintly heard.

mm...a donut! Is that from Krispy Kreme?

Aapl?

Yes, I pre-ordered one on Sprint the very first day. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't have much preferred a larger screen. I am satisfied with all the other internal changes and also with iOS 5. As far as a shell redesign, it is a very thin rectangular box so there really is not a ton you can do with that. Others might care about a new deign, but that was not a priority for me.

I got very used to a 4.3" screen and 3.5" is a little on the smallish side. Yes, I know about the superior resolution, but that doesn't make up for actual screen real estate. I doubt I am alone either. If they took a poll of 4S customers, I bet 4" would win out over 3.5" by a very wide margin. But unlike computers, you don't have to keep cellphones as long. When they introduce the iPhone next year with LTE and a larger screen, I will just sell my 4S and get the iPhone I really have been waiting for.

I just hope these large sales numbers don't convince Apple that they need to stick with 3.5".

I am thinking that Siri is the tip of the iceberg as regards iPhone 5. iPhone 4S is essentially a test bed for the new paradigm in portable computing input: voice.

Yes! Many of us admire Apple as a company, and prefer to buy Apple products -- but Apple makes mistakes and have released some real duds too!

It is nice to be able to come to a place with like-minded knowledgeable people to discuss the plusses and minuses of the latest Apple product or action.

AI, is [mostly] such a place.

However, periodically, the forums are inundated with those who say "I am a big Apple fan, but...".

Everything, after that is anti-Apple or nay-saying against Apple actions or products.

You can usually recognize them -- recent enrollees with a lot of posts -- mostly negative or to muddy the water.

Sometimes 2 or more will descend on a thread at the same time -- usually around a new Apple product announcement, such as the iPhone 4S.

They try to overload the thread with their anti-Apple agenda -- then sniff, as if offended, when called out.

If you want verification, you only have to click on their name, get statistics, and review their posts.


Almost every regular here (me included), has made posts that call out Apple when they think they have reason to do so.

Most of us (including me), will praise Apple's competition when they have reason to do so.

That makes for a lively and informative discussion. I know I often learn things from other posters here!


It is a sad fact of life, that some people cannot tolerate open and reasoned discussions -- and feel they must impose their agenda on us.

An Apple doesn't fall far from the tree, Grasshopper.

SNE once had a stock price within spitting distance of $150.00. Right now it is at 18 and change.

Yeah, I agree. Just don't go to any Android forums. It's just as bad. Except you have hardware fanboys. Don't be a Samsung owner and go into an HTC threat. You'll killed murdered.

I've never seen this sort of phenomenon with any other brand.

I've seen it with the Wii for a short while. Then it just died off.

They're frantically searching for the next Antennagate to fuel their fake outrage. And just like last time, it will have little to no impact on how the rest of the world perceives the iPhone. And just like last time, it will do nothing to hide the fact that Android blows chunks compared to iOS.

My original iphone 4 16 gig is in pristine condition. I can get 350 to 400 hundred for it. I'll be getting the 32 gig model 4s when all the craziness dies down. Damn I can't wait.

I'm a launch day iP4 owner and AT&T has said I can update early. Which is weird except that I have 2 iPhones and 3 feature phones on my family account so I must have passed some magic threshold for early updates.

I'm going to pass and just update the older 3G phone to the 4S then update the 4 to the 5 next year. I suspect I'd be allowed to upgrade early then too but no need to risk it.

The internal debate is whether to give my wife the 4 or 4S.

My last post was 04-07-2011 with Apples earnings recommendation. Now Im back again. The whisper number for Apples earnings on 18 Oct 11 is out. The consensus is for 7.15 a share, the whisper number is 8.42 per share which means that Apple will report 1.27 per share over consensus estimates. I believe they will come in at 9.03 per share and 2.02 above estimates or better. Nobodys talking about it, but on 18 Oct 11, Apple could become the first company with 100 BILLION in cash on hand. You heard it from me first!

So if I sign up with ATT next week, then how long would my upgrade be (3 iPhones, family plan, $150+/mo).

I think all you have to do is go to an AT&T store Friday morning and stand in line. I don't think there are preorders Friday morning at the AT&T store, I think you just go in and buy the phone. They'll activate it there so (if you have an iPhone now) sync/back it up to your computer before you go.

Does this sound right everybody?

Lots of light bulbs were purchased.

Unlike Apple, however, Nintendo is happy to coast on the success of a single product line until it has overstayed its welcome. The Wii U looks like an interesting update to the Wii but it should have been out last year, not next summer.