iPhone on June 29th at 6pm 'Local Time'

[Lob]

While Steve Jobs gave us an exact time (6 p.m.) to line up for buy an iPhone, he didn't go into many details.

As it turns out, the iPhone will be sold on June 29th at 6 p.m. local time -- so East Coasters will get a full 3 hour head start over their West Coast counter parts.

An memo sent by AT&T confirmed this today:
The iPhone will go on sale on at AT&T retail stores June 29 at 6 p.m. local time in each market.

 

[wjp09]

Link please

 

[adamjohn_98]

Link please

http://www.macrumors.com/2007/06/13/iphone-on-june-29th-at-6pm-local-time/

 

[everythingiphone123]

While Steve Jobs gave us an exact time (6 p.m.) to line up for buy an iPhone, he didn't go into many details.

As it turns out, the iPhone will be sold on June 29th at 6 p.m. local time -- so East Coasters will get a full 3 hour head start over their West Coast counter parts.

An memo sent by AT&T confirmed this today:
The iPhone will go on sale on at AT&T retail stores June 29 at 6 p.m. local time in each market.

east coast representttttt

 

[mrmacbook]

well we east people wake up a full three hours before you west coasters, it is only fair we get our iPhones three hours earlier. we will get on here and tell you how awesome they are.

 

[ebrunn]

well we east people wake up a full three hours before you west coasters, it is only fair we get our iPhones three hours earlier. we will get on here and tell you how awesome they are.

see, it all works out. 3 hour extra wait isn't going to kill you. probably are doing it this way to make sure the network and tech support system wont all get hit at the same time.

 

[joe]

Or you can fly to that time zone on the 29th. You don't have to wait.

 

[wjp09]

Or you can get in Est then fly to CA and brag

 

[jtlax3]

Or you can get in Est then fly to CA and brag

except it would take longer than the 3 hour difference to fly to CA...

 

[ColsTiger]

see, it all works out. 3 hour extra wait isn't going to kill you. probably are doing it this way to make sure the network and tech support system wont all get hit at the same time.

They could do the same thing at 9 AM and it wouldn't hit at the same time.

Glad we finally got some answer on this though. Maybe we'll see the letter in the next day or two.

 

[ColsTiger]

http://www.macrumors.com/2007/06/13/iphone-on-june-29th-at-6pm-local-time/

Good catch. I didn't think it would happen this way, but I guess the Big Event theory turned out to be true. Surely At&t will keep their stores opened longer than the normal closing time of 7 PM.

Thanks again for the heads up.