of an iPhone 4!
It arrived at 9:30am at the front door via the stork (FedEx guy).
I unboxed it ceremoniously. It is beautiful, and smart — just like it’s father (me, course)!
I turned it on. It asked to be connected to the mother ship. I plugged it into my Macbook Pro. iTunes then displayed my phone number and requested my billing zip code and the last 4 numbers of my social security number. It then said my activation session session had expired. Retry.
After three failed retries, I called Apple support. They told me to reboot my computer. I did. It activated after requiring 3 DNA samples —well, not really, but you are forced to agree to god knows what*. The moment it activated, my call to Apple support on my old iPhone was disconnected.
I then unplugged the new phone from iTunes and replugged it in as directed. iTunes is now installing all of my old iPhone’s content onto the new phone.
I must say, and this is really actually very important to me, this is the best product delivery and activation process Apple and AT&T have ever had. I all but went on a safari camping out when I purchased my first iPhone from the Apple store at Lennox Mall. Activating it took hours (almost a whole day)! And each subsequent purchase was fraught with stupendously long lines but better activation times. This one they almost got completely right!
Amazing how long it takes to transfer about 24gb of data to the new phone via USB 2. It’s now finished transferring all of my applications and is now working on sending over the video and audio content.
*Apparently iOS 4 users are now sending Apple retina scans, urine samples, blood and stool samples, along with our current location at every breath we take. The mother ship will use this information benevolently, of course. They will ply us with iAds tailored specifically to our personal DNA profile so as to extract as much money from our bank accounts as possible. The power of the tethered device is not to be underestimated!
Oooooooh! Loooook!! It’s teething already!!
Related articles:
- Preparing for iPhone 4 Launch Day (cbsnews.com)
- Christmas Coming One Day Early? iPhone 4 on 6/23 For Some? (geardiary.com)