Posts Tagged ‘iPhone 3G’

For those of you disappointed by AT&T implementing the CAPTCHA method to prevent the queus running against their database herebethedragons has updated their script to defeat it.

An except from the site

AT&T assigned a Captcha system to their order status script to defeat the page, the only problem is that they pay the wrong people.  If AT&T is listening let me give you a little insight onto the two major flaws of their idea.

You can again check your position in the queues.

Cheers,

Shane

In AT&T’s ongoing effort to thwart the sites around, that enable the many frustrated customers trying to get a glimpse into the vast queues of those awaiting their iPhone 3G, they have finally implemented a system that will stop the queue sites dead. The oft used character entering field before the query runs.

As a former Systems Admin guy, I can fully understand AT&T wanting to somewhat secure their systems from being constantly hit by thousands of programs getting info. In a way I’m surprised it took them so long to implement this particular system. This one could well be impossible for the queue sites and script owners to script around.

It would be nice if there was a decent way that AT&T could tell customers a more accurate ETA, but in the scheme of things, this issue "should" disappear in about a month or so.  Stock will eventually outstrip demand and iPhone’s will be available on both AT&T and Apple shelves.

Cheers,

Shane

The new iPhone 3G ads are starting to flood TV. Talking of how "Some people will love that it’s twice as Fast" I know that there are several thousand people who will be twice as annoyed that they’re advertising hard when they can’t fill the back orders already out there.

The SUPER THREAD now at over 9500 posts, is full of folks getting more irate by the day as their wait gets longer and longer.

I know that good business means that Apple should be drumming up business and increasing awareness of their new product. However the consumer in me still can’t help thinking that Apple and AT&T are slighting those loyal customers that got off their arses and made an effort to get the new iPhone 3G.

Cheers,

Shane

Today makes 10 since I ordered my iPhone 3G. In an amazing turn of events, the world hasn’t stopped since I don’t have the latest gadget. Life has continued pretty much as normal and I have been able to function. Sure I’ve had periods where I have been obsessed with refreshing forum threads and queue sites to see where my order is in the order of things.

Overall I’m still looking forward to getting it and don’t regret that I have it on Direct Fulfillment, while around the country people can walk into an apple store and buy it ahead of me. For one thing I live no where near an Apple store and for another I have a phone right now. Sure it’s a crappy Wal-Mart prepaid Go Phone, but it does the job of a phone quite well.

The thread over at the AT&T site is rapidly approaching 9000 posts, but I can see that it’s slowing up. Folks are getting their phones and while there are new people joining and complaining about not having their iPhone 3G after only a couple of days (Newbies!!!!) for the most part things are rolling along.

I have ordered a couple of gadgets for my new gadget and will post reviews as I get to use them. Mainly a Bluetooth

headset and the Invisible Shield.

Cheers,

Shane

Well I broke down last week and ordered an iPhone 3G black 16G. The bad part of that is that it seems most of the country ordered my phone as well. Demand has far outstripped supply and it’s going to be 2 to 4 weeks before phones started arriving. There are some who are being lucky and getting theirs early. I think that living in the ozarks will do 1 of 2 things. See that I get it early because the store I ordered from has fewer orders than those in bigger cities, or 2 get starved of supply due to being smaller. We’ll see.

There’s a thread HERE that as of this morning had 421 pages and 4205 posts about folks still waiting on their phones. One of the links from there is a way to track where you are in the queue and when you “possibly” could expect your iPhone 3G to ship.

http://www.wheresmydamniphone.com/

Att itself has a site where you can track your order, but it doesn’t compete with the masochism of seeing just how far away you are from getting that iPhone 3G you just had to have, but couldn’t be bothered waiting in line for 7/11. That being said, there are folks who ordered on the 7/11 who haven’t got there iPhones yet.

The site for att is HERE, you’ll need your receipt details, specifically the Order ID: (last 5 digits), the postcode of the store you ordered from and the iPhone 3G you ordered.

While it looks like it may take a month for me to get my new phone, it should prove entertaining to keep an eye on that thread to see just how big it gets, and how irate people get. Unless Apple and get supply moving and quickly, there will be a LOT of irate customers getting impatient.

Cheers,

Shane