The Apple iPhone: Fast iFacts
The Apple iPhone: Fast iFacts
—The iPhone costs $499 (with 4 gigabytes of flash memory) and $599 (8 gigabytes). A two-year voice and data service contract from AT&T Wireless is required. Phones will be available only at Apple Stores, AT&T-owned and -operated retail stores and the Apple Web site beginning at 6 p.m. local times in the United States only. Sorry, Canada.
—The iPhone runs on the GSM cellular standard, meaning it will never be compatible with Verizon Wireless’s or Sprint Nextel’s networks, which use a different standard. It’s possible it could run on T-Mobile’s network once the 2-year AT&T contract expires.
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—There are approximately 170 Apple Stores across 35 states in the U.S. Each will close its doors from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday local time to prepare for the iPhone launch, as will the AT&T Wireless stores.
—Two new Apple Stores, in the Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa, Okla. and the Bayshore Town Center in Glendale, Wis., will be opening their doors for the first time at 6 p.m. Friday night.
—It’s not clear exactly when Friday the iPhone will go on sale at the online Apple Store — 6 p.m. Eastern time or Pacific time, that is. It’s possible Apple could figure out in which time zone each buyer is, though if that were the case, it would be easy for a hacker to “spoof” an IP address in an earlier time zone.
—The iPhone costs $499 (with 4 gigabytes of flash memory) and $599 (8 gigabytes). A two-year voice and data service contract from AT&T Wireless is required. Phones will be available only at Apple Stores, AT&T-owned and -operated retail stores and the Apple Web site beginning at 6 p.m. local times in the United States only. Sorry, Canada.
—The iPhone runs on the GSM cellular standard, meaning it will never be compatible with Verizon Wireless’s or Sprint Nextel’s networks, which use a different standard. It’s possible it could run on T-Mobile’s network once the 2-year AT&T contract expires.
—There are approximately 170 Apple Stores across 35 states in the U.S. Each will close its doors from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday local time to prepare for the iPhone launch, as will the AT&T Wireless stores.
—Two new Apple Stores, in the Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa, Okla. and the Bayshore Town Center in Glendale, Wis., will be opening their doors for the first time at 6 p.m. Friday night.
—It’s not clear exactly when Friday the iPhone will go on sale at the online Apple Store — 6 p.m. Eastern time or Pacific time, that is. It’s possible Apple could figure out in which time zone each buyer is, though if that were the case, it would be easy for a hacker to “spoof” an IP address in an earlier time zone.