• 02 Jul 2007 at 1:32 PM
  • Apple

When iPhones Fail

By Bess Levin

img_3459_iphone-we-need-to-talk.jpgWouldn’t it suck if you paid $50,000 for a cell phone/iPod combo and then couldn’t activate it? Perhaps we should ask the 2% of iPhone purchases who suffered such a fate, which, according to estimates by Steve Jobs, translates to roughly 1 billion people.
Jay Gurfein bought his mobile Friday night at an Apple store in Nassau County (…). As of Sunday afternoon, he hadn’t been able to use the device. And just to make things interesting, when the Jay-man-LI initially tried to activate his service, AT&T immediately ended service on his existing BlackBerry, leaving him alone in the world for “more than 45 hours.”. By late Sunday night, AT&T, having had a spark lit under its ass by iGod himself, had gotten Gurfein’s phone on and given him a $150 credit for ruining his life.
In Louisiana, pretty much the same deal happened to Jaci Russo, except she also dropped two calls. In Murray Hill, one disgruntled user reported his iPhone’s failure to get him laid, even after whipping it out Joshua Tree and asking several female patrons if they’d like to touch it. Steve Jobs–sleep with one eye open.
Some iPhones Are Stuck on Hold [WSJ]

Comments (22)

  1. 1
    Posted by anon | July 2, 2007 at 2:07 PM

    Bess has been really funny these last two weeks.

  2. 2
    Posted by Anonymous | July 2, 2007 at 2:30 PM

    maybe she is letting the intern ghost write

  3. 3
    Posted by Anonymous | July 2, 2007 at 2:35 PM

    good one 2:30…except that she’s always funny

  4. 4
    Posted by anonymous | July 2, 2007 at 2:42 PM

    Yeah, if “always” means roughly 20% of the time.

  5. 5
    Posted by Anonymous | July 2, 2007 at 2:44 PM

    no 100%…and why are you so bitter?

  6. 6
    Posted by anon | July 2, 2007 at 2:45 PM

    its still $150 credit – i bet the guy’s pleased.

  7. 7
    Posted by bess fan | July 2, 2007 at 2:46 PM

    im always up for a murry hill jab

  8. 8
    Posted by brilliant | July 2, 2007 at 2:48 PM

    “Wouldn’t it suck if you paid $50,000 for a cell phone/iPod combo and then couldn’t activate it? Perhaps we should ask the 2% of iPhone purchases who suffered such a fate, which, according to estimates by Steve Jobs, translates to roughly 1 billion people.”

  9. 9
    Posted by Anonymous | July 2, 2007 at 2:57 PM

    loving levin

  10. 10
    Posted by Anonymous | July 2, 2007 at 3:16 PM

    The EDGE network is down nationwide today. If you’re not within the range of a public Wi-Fi hotspot, you can’t access any data, just make/receive calls. Quality of calls is low too right now.

  11. 11
    Posted by Anonymous | July 2, 2007 at 3:28 PM

    yeah a 30% refund is pretty sweet unless you are a baller

  12. 12
    Posted by Anonymous | July 2, 2007 at 3:29 PM

    I bet Bess or Carney sometimes post anonymous comments insulting bess just to drive more page hits

  13. 13
    Posted by anonymous @ 2:42 | July 2, 2007 at 4:20 PM

    No, trust me, it’s just 20%. Why are you being such a douchebag today?

  14. 14
    Posted by Anonymous | July 2, 2007 at 4:30 PM

    nah, you’re way off, brah…so tell us about the time levin turned you down.

  15. 15
    Posted by jt | July 2, 2007 at 4:30 PM

    woulda gotten that action of he whipped it out @ mercury bar

  16. 16
    Posted by anonymous @ 4:20 | July 2, 2007 at 5:08 PM

    I’m spot on. If anything, I’m being rather generous with the 20%. With Levin’s posts it’s very hit-or-miss. Usually miss.

  17. 17
    Posted by Anonymous | July 2, 2007 at 5:17 PM

    still waiting for the story about how she turned you down…b/c not only is your % way off, you’re overly bitter and refreshing this page repeatedly.

  18. 18
    Posted by anonymous @ 5:08 | July 2, 2007 at 5:24 PM

    The story is that her posts are funny only about, say, 20% of the time.

  19. 19
    Posted by Anonymous | July 2, 2007 at 5:27 PM

    keep telling yourself that, ‘anonymous @ 5:08′

  20. 20
    Posted by rd | July 2, 2007 at 5:28 PM

    levin is a hilarious chick, get a life

  21. 21
    Posted by anonymous @ 5:24 | July 2, 2007 at 5:35 PM

    Actually I will keep telling myself that, because it happens to be true.

  22. 22
    Posted by Anonymous | July 3, 2007 at 7:41 AM

    lol

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