I rarely get into the mix with the A-listers who chase the news, but I happened to be in the Burlingame Apple store this morning, and a nice guy who sold me my new Airport Time Capsule also took the time to tell me what was happening with the release of the long-awaited 3G iPhone.
First of all, the store has hired a slew of new people, who are being trained to stand at the door and help people immediately.
But what they don’t tell you unless you get into a conversation is that you can’t activate the phone without a credit card, a social security number, and a government issued ID.
That’s huge!
This isn’t going to be the warm fuzzy experience of the first iPhone, where you unboxed it at home and activated it through iTunes. This is going to be a cell phone-controlled activation, even if you buy the phone in the Apple store.
As long as that’s the case, I’m going to wait a while.
When you go, don’t forget to bring all your ID. Pretend you are going to the IRS. Or the airport.
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