Interesting Apple/iPhone4 story posted on FB. Jim (Via Palm Pre) From: Facebook <> Date: Jul 2, 2010 11:06 AM Subject:
Erik commented on Darin's photo: "True story: On my way back from Iowa earlier this week I decided to take up on a recommendation from AT&T and stop in at an AT&T store and pre-order a 4. So I did, my nearest option was Lincoln, NE. I'm a good customer, top of the line plan.. never missed a bill, have qualified for an upgrade since November 2009. I decided to wait until June and see what Job's came up with for an iPhone. OK Darin I tried to pre-order just like you. I did, I got in after a 5-6 hour attempt, found that the bastards charge your account right away not like most when it ships. I was a little short, putting new Bridgestone tires on my 2008 Infiniti FX the next day. So I decided to pass until the following week. We all know where that went. So anyway, I stop in at AT&T in Lincoln; they tell me "major credit cards" only. Look, I have not used a loan shark, I mean revolving credit card since 1993. I have a credit card/debit Visa and Mastercard that I use to rent cars, buy things, etc, etc, etc. Do you think they would take me money? Hell no my money is no good to these people... I was unable to make a pre-order this Tuesday. I called AT&T and fussed; they claimed that some stores were dealing with the shortages and demand in different ways. My option stop at another store. Well I called crApple and managed to place a preorder Wednesday with a delivery on August 1. They canceled my pre-order yesterday and refunded my $330. Long story short, F*ck Em'!!! I'm went to Verizon yesterday and was approved for a Droid X for less money and a better contract. I am an avid crApple fan as Darin will tell you. Buying crApple products since the 1980's!!! I'll tell you another Job's story about OSX 10.5 later. I have not decided what to do but I seriously suspect "Im not alone!!!!!!!" E Thanks, The Facebook Team ___ Facebook, Inc. P.O. Box 10005, Palo Alto, CA 94303 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
