Today at 6PM local time, iPhone will be available across the United States. Here’s the Top 20 essential things you may or should be looking for today or in the next few days. Make sure you go through the list even before opening the box. If you’re lost, this list should help you find your way back to the coolest gadget experience ever! Enjoy iPhone!
- Check the iPhone’s availability for all Apple Stores. After June 29th, iPhone’s availability may be a problem. You might want to check that before you go to you local Apple Store.
- Find an AT&T store that sells iPhone. Only corporate AT&T stores carry iPhone for now.
- Two iPhone models are available. The 4Gb at $499 and 8Gb at $599. You need to sign a two year contract with AT&T to buy an iPhone. If you want to end the contract early, you will have to pay a $175 cancellation fee .
- iPhone is activated using iTunes version 7.3 (released on June 29th). Here’s a step by step video explaining the online activation.
- Here’s the AT&T Terms and Conditions. DON’T OPEN THE BOX if you’re not sure you want to keep iPhone. You only have three days to return iPhone for a full refund.
- These are the available iPhone monthly plans.
- For the initial sales event, iPhone is limited to one per person at AT&T stores and two at Apple Stores.
- Apple’s iPhone accessories are already available.
- Nice third party iPhone cases are also available. Look for the "Works With iPhone" logo before you buy frequency sensitive iPhone accessories.
- iPhone can read Excel, Word and PDF documents.
- The iPhone Safari browser can’t read Flash and Java
script. Many websites use these technologies and won’t work on iPhone. - Third party applications are available.
- The online iPhone guided tour will help you understand the great iPhone features.
- Sign-up for an iPhone Workshop to help you get the most out of iPhone.
- Some interesting finger tips you might be interested in.
- Need help with the iPhone virtual keyboard? Here’s an interesting video explaining how it works.
- iPhone battery duration times.
- Check the iPhone reviews.
- AT&T’ and Apple’s Frequently Asked Questions.
- Still not convinced you should buy an iPhone? Here’s the Top Ten Reasons why you should!
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June 29th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Nice article, thanks.
May I suggest:
http://digg.com/apple/iPhoney
June 29th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
The iPhone can do JavaScript, just not Java.
June 30th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
iPhone DOES read javascript. Look under settings then browser. It has a selection to turn it off or on. can you correct your post above please?
July 1st, 2007 at 4:11 pm
AT&T has again screwed up its long-term customers. Although the same cell service is offered on the same cellular system, AT&T is refusing iphone service to existing “old AT&T” customers unless they pay an additional $130.00 a month. Apparently when the “New AT&T” bought Cingular it acquired Cingular billing system and all “old AT&T” customers must move to the new billing system at an additional $130 per month to be able to use the iphone.
Can AT&T say “Class Action” suit fast enough. I asked that to Todd Trask, an AT&T manager in charge of iphone activation, and he agreed that the billing system was the issue,
Again Corporate America is building us a Pinto. I never taught that Apple will be a part of that. Unless AT&T takes care of its long term customers, Steve Jobs should use that as an excuse to get out of the Apple-AT&T deal.
Someone at AT&T made a calculation that it was worth shafting long term customers in exchange of quick profits.
I hope that some of our Supreme Court justices read this and get a live effect of their decision last week to protect Big Business.
Any lawfirm out there that wants to file a class action suit, please email me.
Thank you
July 1st, 2007 at 4:52 pm
The only thing I would add to the list is Google Map. In fact I would replace Youtube by Google Map.