{"id":3843,"date":"2009-06-28T17:30:17","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T00:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/?p=3843"},"modified":"2009-06-28T17:35:54","modified_gmt":"2009-06-29T00:35:54","slug":"newsletter-500-preview-is-att-the-enemy-to-continued-iphone-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2009\/06\/newsletter-500-preview-is-att-the-enemy-to-continued-iphone-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #500 Preview: Is AT&#038;T the Enemy to Continued iPhone Success?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not being in an absolute rush to get an iPhone 3GS, I opted to simply order one from Apple&#8217;s online store after I got confirmation that I could upgrade without paying an early termination or conversion ransom to AT&amp;T. The order was officially placed on June 23rd for the black 16GB version.<\/p>\n<p>Why not 32GB? Well, largely because I don&#8217;t use my white 3G to store video content, and I can certainly fit the relevant portion of my music library within 16GB, so I opted to save my money. Besides, I&#8217;ll probably end up upgrading again next year, assuming AT&amp;T allows it.<\/p>\n<p>When I placed the order, I was quoted a shipping delay of two to four business days. But on June 25th, I get a strange email stating: &#8220;Our records indicate that we were unable to obtain approval from AT&amp;T to complete your recent iPhone purchase. As a result, we have canceled your iPhone order.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Understand that you have to undergo a preapproval process before you place an iPhone order, during which time the wireless carrier&#8217;s computers are checked and your account and eligibility are verified. So what went wrong?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Wait! 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