Jun
29
So, I waited in line from 4pm - 6pm today and finally got into the store to pick up my brand new iphone @ 6:15pm. I was back home and unboxing it by 6:40pm. Apple really does provide one of the best unboxing experiences I have ever had the pleasure to depackage.
Back to the activation process, after unboxing it and turning it on, I updated itunes and hooked it up. iTunes saw my iPhone and immediately showed the activation screen. After looking up my Verizon info and getting everything plugged in, it looked like I was good to go - I was getting the iPhone Activating screen. As it was still activating (it said 6 minutes) I recieved an email stating that it would take 24 hours to activate my phone and I could start using June 30th at 7:23pm (exactly 24 hours).
Now when I connect this sleek phone to iTunes, it says to wait for an email to say the phone is activated. I can’t even sync my music to it until it is activated. When I called AT&T, they said that it would take 24 hours and I just need to wait. When I probed further, the lady just kept repeating herself. I just find it a little amusing that they stocked up the stores with extra people to be ready, but did they add more staff to handle the porting? My first AT&T experience has not been a pleasant experience, for sure.