Calling AT&T

Please see this Iphone related website

www.iphonestockist.com

On Thursday I noticed that my local Cingular was in the process of changing their sign and putting up a big AT&T sign on the front. I kind of wondered why they were doing that... Also noticed that they expanded into some adjacent space. This all makes sense to me now must be getting ready for the big launch.

a friend in Atlanta GA phoned to 2 stores and the only thing she got was just a "yes we will be selling them on the 29th" and no more details :-S

My sales guy confirmed 6pm availability and said they had minimal training, but he could not divulge anything further. He expected to be getting more training before the units go on sale.

hope this answers some questions:

http://mac.blorge.com/2007/06/13/the-tawdry-truth-about-the-iphone-wifi-and-edge/

Erica: you didn't happen to notice any unusual accent during that AT&T call, did you? I suspect the call center may not have been local. :)

you guys are lucky, here in Puerto Rico, our AT&T (which are owned by AT&T) stores after first saying they would be carrying it. Apparently aren't. :(

When I went into my local Cingular store (about a text messaging related problem) i casually asked about the iPhone, and the guy behind the desk FREAKED OUT at me and practicly started yelling at me for even wanting it. He gave what seemed like made up prices and random connection speeds and tried to convince me that the phone was a going to be horrible.

It was quite strange, as he is a sales representative and should be encouraging me to BUY a very expensive piece of equiptment with expensive two year contract.

He also claimed to have used it... but why would the only sales guy in the smallest cingular store in the armpit of California have access to it? Such BS....

Soooo Odd..

I called my nearest AT&T store today for a different reason (battery issue with one of our phones). Got a really nice guy on the phone so I thought I'd ask him about the iPhone. He said they were staying open later on the 29th to handle demand. They usually close at 8pm, but they're staying open until 10pm. I asked if the iPhone was going on sale at 6pm, and he said they were going to be selling them when they opened at 10am. He said they didn't have any info on rate plans yet, or how they would handle in-contract customers not eligible for an upgrade yet. But he did say, "If someone wants to pay $500 for a phone, we're going to figure something out to get them that phone." Very pleasant guy, told me to ask for him when I come in on the 29th to check out the iPhone. FWIW

Same thing for me. Called a couple of local Cingular/AT&T stores and asked if they would be selling iPhone. All said yes, but they didn't know anything about 6 pm, etc.