Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Apple Promises Your 3GS Will Be There on Friday
Posted by Vincent Ferrari in "Apple iPhone & iPod Touch" @ 11:00 AM
"Despite warnings from AT&T that claimed high demand for the new iPhone 3G S would prevent it from shipping pre-orders by the June 19 launch date, Apple is still promising to satisfy all web pre-orders with a Friday delivery. The Boy Genius Report cited internal sources at AT&T as saying that customers who had not ordered the new phone by June 15 would have to wait one to two weeks after the launch to receive their order or stand in line to buy one. While availability of the new iPhone at AT&T stores is still uncertain, there appears to be no shortage on Apple's side. The company's website continues to take pre-orders for the product without reservation, informing users that their new phone will be shipped to arrive on time on the 19th, with free shipping to boot."
Not that I doubted mine would make it here, but this is definitely reassuring. I always find it funny how, year after year, AT&T runs out of phones so quickly while Apple always has ample supply, to the point that they're even allowing online ordering this time around.
Anyway, what's your pre-order situation? Did you? From Apple or AT&T? Did you get your shipping confirmation yet?
I pre-ordered mine the day after WWDC from Apple, but I haven't gotten my "it's coming" e-mail yet.