Once again, the Brits prove to be, rational, civilized people while we Americans act like a bunch of whooping, sweaty monkeys
Faithful UK Macenstein reader Steven Haskayne has noticed that O2 has begun taking online pre-orders for the new 3G iPhone.
While some idiots here in America have already begun lining up in front of various Apple Stores, O2 is allowing their customers to maintain their dignity and painlessly receive their iPhones via the mail, guaranteed to arrive on the July 11th launch day with FREE delivery. No mandatory in-store activation, no huge, sweaty, unwashed lines. Just order the iPhone online, and it shows up! Kind of like a normal cell phone! Imagine that!
Granted, O2’s servers apparently crashed last night due to the demand, but I’m sure they’ll have it working soon, and lord knows hitting “refresh” a couple times on a browser beats standing next to this guy for a week.
[update: well, O2’s site now lists the iPhone as “out of stock”. Guess it’s back to the unwashed lines for our UK readers as well.] Thanks Liam.
Er, if civilized means that the bloody site doesn’t work, then yeah, we’re civilized in the UK!
I also ordered my iPhone in Austria via my cell-providers webshop. No activation or anything like that. Just a cellphone upgrade to my current contract. And there’s free delivery as well 😉
Hi, was wondering if anyone has actually gotten through?
When ordering, do I need my PAC number or will O2 mange this all for me?
Thanks
Yep. I tried all morning from the moment the store opened until it went down and came back up with the 16GB model sold out. Looks like I’ll be queueing around the block like the Americans. I wouldn’t mind if I could do that in the relative comfort of an Apple store in a shopping centre rather than an O2 store on a grubby high street. O2 suck.
I tried multiple times, site keep crashing at different stages. Quite rubbish to be honest.
There’s no in-store activation because the phone’s already set up for O2. I expect you’ll have to log in first thing to initiate service.
If they’re not “secured before shipment, I just hope they’re in plain brown wrappers, with a shipping address of “Vandelay, LLC,” or there may be a number of delivery workers with shiny new iPhones!