525.000 iPhones sold in three days
Announced in the beginning of the year, the iPhone is as the ultimate in mobile communications given that it could function as a phone, a mobile Internet device and as an iPod, Steve Jobs said.
Until these months were revealed almost all the details about the new mobile phones. It appears that all of the minuses stacked against the iPhone weren't enough to phase buyers who lined up days in advance to purchase the latest "it device" from Cupertino.
Those who wanted to had the iPhone , did not stopped the price of $499 (4GB) and $599 (8GB) to keep Apple from selling around 525,000 iPhones from 6:00 PM Friday evening through close of business on Sunday.
The iPhone launch had a little problems with the activation. Users complained of activation problems with iPhone. The iPhone can be activated through iTunes and the steady rush of users scrambling to activate their phones overloaded AT&T's servers.
"We are working on any issues on an individual basis with customers who were impacted," said Michael Coe, a representative for AT&T.
AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel noted that a "small percentage" of customers were having activation issues. "Our first priority is to get them up and rolling as quickly as we can," Spiegel continued.
For its part in the matter, an Apple spokesman simply said "There are a small percentage of iPhone customers who have had a less than perfect activation experience."
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