iPhone activation servers back online; stock updates from around the world
By Nilay Patel 
posted July 11th 2008 4:28PM
posted July 11th 2008 4:28PM
Update: Most AT&T stores are out of stock -- if you must have an iPhone today, it looks like an Apple store is the only way to go. Have fun in line!
Update 2: You guys are amazing -- keep those updates coming in! Right now it looks like the best place to nab an iPhone is Brandon Mall, in Tampa, Florida: plenty of stock and only 20 people in line. Who's up for a road trip? So much for that -- see below.
Update 3: It looks like Apple is starting to cap lines so that stores can close by midnight or so. How crazy will it be if there are four hour lines for this thing again tomorrow? Keep those updates coming!
Final update for the night: Apple's capping lines so that most stores can close by 11, or midnight at the latest. We'll do this all again tomorrow, thanks for all your help!
NYC:
Cube, 4:12pm ET: Line is two to three hours, they don't anticipate running out of stock.
Soho, 7:42pm ET (updated): Lines have been cut off so the store can close later tonight. [Thanks, Jeff]
14th Street, 4:34pm ET: 4 hour (!) line, "plenty of phones," don't think they'll run out, surprised to see that the line hasn't died down.
Chicago:
Apple store on Michigan, 7:34pm ET (updated 3): Line is GROWING (!), approaching 6 hours, Apple still says "we have enough supply to meet the demand." Lines have been cut off for the night so the store can close at midnight. [Thanks, Dan and Neil]
AT&T on State:
SF:
Downtown, 4:22pm ET: Two hour line, "Quite possible" it'll run out of stock, in stock right now.
Arizona:
Chandler Apple store, 7:27pm ET: 1+ hour wait, hope to be in stock all night. [Thanks, Mitch -- lowercase letters can be fun, too]
Biltmore Mall, Phoenix, 7:24pm ET: 3.5 hour wait, all models in stock. [Thanks, eric]
Belgium:
All 148 Mobistar stores and 30 Apple premium retail stores are out of stock. [Thanks, David.]
California:
Fashion Island, Newport Beach, 6:06pm ET: 5 hour line with plenty of stock. [Thanks, onedollarbill]
Brea Mall, 6:08pm ET: 2 hour line with plenty of stock currently. No guarantee if the phone will be available later on today. [Thanks, Vincent]
Glendale, 7:18pm ET: 3 hour wait, 250+ in line. No word on stock. [Thanks, Adam]
Beverly Center, Los Angeles, 7:29pm ET: 2-3 hour wait. Plenty of stock. Staff anticipates the same tomorrow. [Thanks, Brad]
Manhattan Beach, 7:58pm ET: 5-8 hour line (!), plenty of stock. [Thanks, Emery]
Sacramento: All models in stock [Thanks, Tom]
Stoneridge Mall, Pleasanton 9:47pm ET: "Quite a bit" of stock. Expected to be open until 10 PM. Line is about 2 hours. [Thanks, Richard]
Canada:
Rogers flagship in Montreal: Sold out.
Rogers in Toronto: Sold out. [Thanks, Jonathan]
Quebec (city), Quebec (province), 4:54pm ET: Sold out about everywhere of 16GB, but most still have 8GB. Called at least 12 places. [Thanks, blirette]
Regina, Saskatchewan: Sold out in 30 minutes. [Thanks, Chris]
Connecticut:
Westfarms Mall, Farmington, 6:39pm ET: Stocked. 30-45 minute line. [Thanks, jhemming]
Denmark:
Sold out by 1pm. [Thanks, Jakob]
England:
5:05pm ET: O2 and Carphone Warehouse both mostly sold out. [Thanks, Hugo]
Florida:
Brandon Mall, Tampa, 8:00pm ET (updated): One hour line, only 16GB white models in stock. [Thanks, Mauro and Jake]
Jacksonville, 6:47PM ET: 1-2 hour line, still has stock. [Thanks, Corey]
Georgia:
Lenox Mall, Atlanta, 6:36pm ET (updated): 6 hour wait, 250 people in line. Guaranteed to get an iPhone today if in line now. All local AT&T stores are out of stock, but there will be stock at 9:00am tomorrow. [Thanks, Patrick and Benjamin]
Germany:
5:59pm ET: Most T-mobile stores only had 3 phones each, out of stock all over the country. [Thanks, Jan]
Illinois:
Northbrook Apple store, 7:36pm ET (updated): Two hour wait, no word on stock. [Thanks, Neil]
Old Orchard Apple store, 2:15pm ET: 100+ people in line, still in stock.
Oakbrook Apple store, 7pm ET (updated): Two hour line, "plenty" in stock. [Thanks, Chris]
Woodfield Apple Store, 5:24pm ET: Over 100 people in line, no word on stock. [Thanks, Eric V.]
Indiana:
Keystone Mall, Indianapolis: Sold out at 6pm of 16GB black. [Thanks, Jason -- what's the line like?]
Ireland:
O2 is sold out, very few in Carphone Warehouses. [Thanks, Conan]
Maryland:
Towson Mall, Baltimore, 7:23pm ET (updated): 5-6 hour line (!), probably enough stock for tonight. [Thanks, Don]
Massachussetts:
Boston Apple store, 5:59pm ET: Perhaps 150 people in line, no word on stock [Thanks, Morgan]
Mexico:
Sold out in most big cities in Mexico (Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Queretaro, Puebla, etc.). More shipments expected in eight days. 16GB models are particularly scarce, with only 8-20 per store. [Thanks, Ed]
Mississippi:
All AT&T stores in Southern Mississippi are sold out. [Thanks, Logan]
Missouri:
St. Louis, MO, 5:34pm ET: All ATT stores out by 10am. Both Apple stores are in stock, with 5 hour lines apiece. Word is more people than stock. [Thanks, Omar]
West County Apple store, St. Louis, 7:56pm ET: 1.5 hours line, out of 16GB black. Open till 11 cst. [Thanks, Omar]
Netherlands:
Sold out.
New Jersey:
Menlo Park, 6:57pm ET: 150 people in line, 5 hour line. Stock expected to run low (but not sure if "out") before
the end of the night. [Thanks, George]
Short Hills, 7:20pm ET: 2 hour wait and enough stock for the night. [Thanks, Ryan]
New Mexico:
Uptown Apple store, 7:16pm ET: One hour line, 16GB black is out of stock, not sure how long remaining stock will last. [Thanks, DizzyD]
New York:
Eastview Mall Apple store, 4:45pm ET: One hour line, out of 16GB phones, "limited" 8GB left, those at end of line likely won't get one. [Thanks, zak]
North Carolina:
Crabtree Valley Mall, Raleigh, 5:05pm ET: 300 - 400 deep, 3-4 hour wait, "might" have enough for tonight.
Southpoint in Durham, 5:05pm ET: 200 - 300 in line, 2 - 3 hour wait, should have enough for those in line right now, but could sell out tonight.
Norway:
Netcom sold out online stock in 60 seconds. All retailers out of stock, with new supplies due Wednesday (online) and/or Thursday in retail stores. [Thanks, Per-Olav]
Pennsylvania:
King of Prussia, Philadelphia 6:47pm ET: 2-3 hour line, plenty of stock.
Ardmore, Philadelphia 7:38pm ET (updated): 2-3 hour line, plenty of stock. [Thanks, Ryan and Michael]
Switzerland:
All stores ran out of stock well before noon. [Thanks, Stefff]
Tennessee:
Nashvile Apple Store, 7:45pm ET (updated): 4 hour wait, 250 people in line, plenty in stock. [Thanks, Josh and Ryon]
Texas:
The Domain, Austin, 5:35pm ET: 3 hour line, but plenty of stock. [Thanks, ttrentham]
Highland Park, Dallas, 7:58pm ET: 2 hour wait, plenty of stock. Closing at 11pm. [Thanks, Kenneth]
Utah:
Salt Lake City, 8:07PM ET: First Apple store to go out of stock. [Thanks, Ethan]
Virginia:
Clarendon Mall and Pentagon City, Arlington, 6:25pm ET: both stores have had a 2.5-3 hour line basically all day; neither anticipates running out of stock this weekend. [Thanks, Matthew]
Tyson's Corner, 5:30pm ET: 6 hour line, plenty of stock [Thanks, Andy]
Washington:
Bellevue Square, 8:00pm ET: in stock, 2-4 hour wait
University Village, 8:00pm ET: in stock, 2-3 hour wait [Thanks, David]
Congratulations Jeremiah Martin! You've just opened yourself up to prank phone calls, cell phone ghosting, and potential ID theft!
well i got mine and its activated. soo im happy sorry to the others who still have to wait....
wonder if the apple fanboys beat up the guy in line that is clearly using a dell laptop...
No, not necessary.
He has a Dell Laptop, that's enough beating.
If he's got Vista on, they should even all hug him and say something supportive, maybe give him a cookie, too.
what about the ipod touch?
just get 10 bucks and buy firmware 2.0.
or wait for new iTouches with it preinstalled.
its out of stock here in summerville,sc i was pretty surprised actually
Hey Engadget, Thanks a lot for the Chicago Suburb update. People don't usually put the suburb stores, and this'll help my bro.
make that all of charleston,sc is sold out, was told it should be back in stock tomm
iPocalypse Now!
Really, if this gets sorted out in a day, people will barely remember it happened.
Is this a reference to the albumn "2pacalypse now"?
So bored now. I've already forgotten this non news.
Wormbolt-
Yes I agree... I don't know why people were complaining so much when Apple Servers went down... It was down for only 5 - 6 hours.... Less than a day... Not a big deal... Now there servers are back up, people can stop complaining!
@ Sam Stone
No, it's a reference to something that's actually useful.
That or it's a reference to Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now (which is also useful)
at&t store in fresh meadows has OFFICIALLY RUN OUT OF IPHONES. people are being asked to purchase their sim cards in advance & come back for the phones when they restock.
Genius!
Start paying for your contract now, we'll let you know when we can provide service.
I don't think so Just came back from the Grove with no iPhone 3G. 700 people in line @ an estimated 3-4 hours wait time. Line not moving. Activations causing problems.
I love the Dell Latitude the guy in line is using outside the Apple store!
Belgium: all of the 148 mobistar stores and 30 apple premium retail stores are out of stock. How you may wonder?, every single store only got 15 iPhones in stock!!!!
Same problem here in the Netherlands: 1000 iPhones FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY! Bastards! I had to wait in line for three hours, they had helped about two dozen people by then, and they had already sold out the white one.
Ahum... *some* stores had >10 units. The local Mobistar store I checked out only had 3 (2 Black 8GB, and 1 White 16GB). Word was out that Black 16GB would be hard to get in the coming days. Some Apple Premium Resellers did not get their shipment in time, and in general had far fewer units at hand than the Mobistar shops. At the flagshipstore 6000 people signed up to get one of the 300 available units.
Some stores created (illegally) waiting/reservation lists; some with >200 people registered knowing that some stores will only get 9 units/week delivered - that's a long wait.
Official complaints are made for bundled sales (illegal in Belgium), with existing mobistar customers getting prioritised, and some stores not wanting to sell to people not taking a mobile subscription (illegal!). Mobistar now states that Apple is at fault for low # shipments.
No word on new shipments/availability
I am glad that new customers are finally being helped out and able to use their products, but when am I finally going to be able to update my ipod touch? I'm not getting an error message anymore, but I am getting an update button that ignores me.
Ipod touch is a no go. Still reports 1.1.4
having a problem posting, so hope this doesn't appear 3x
Um, NYC Chicago and SF don't constitute 'the world'...
Exactly what I was thinking. Letting us know the massive Apple markets are not out of stock doesn't help us country bumpkins.
Hahah totally true...they really didn't need to include Chicago or SF
I am assuming they'll update as news rolls in slowly... don't get your panties in a bunch.
Why the hell woudn't they need Chicago. It's a major city.
waiting in 3 hour lines to get a damned phone is the absolute opposite of having a "jedi way" lifestyle
Anyone have a direct link to the 2.0 firmware for the 1st gen phones? Not the "early" versions from yesterday. But what people are getting from iTunes today.
I installed an early version and my wi-fi is jacked now. And I tried to rollback to 1.4 and now Im semi-brinked. :o\
at the 3 rogers stores where i live.. they had FOUR IPHONES !!!! FOUR !! at each store . so 16 in the whole CITY! 2 8gb and 2 16gb! WTF APPLE!!?!? i knew u were moving some stuff but 4 at each store!!?
They had 28 and my local AT&T Store and I live in a small town... The thing is they had 4 iPhones for and upgrade and the rest for new customers!
Wow, still lines? And Valleywag said this launch was a total bust :p
From Milwaukee: I waited from 7:30 (I was about 40th in line) until a little after noon to get into the Apple Store at the mall near me. After the info taking and a few attempts at activation, it finally worked and I was out the door at about 12:45. Now I'm just waiting for the number to port over (I can make outgoing but don't receive incoming yet).
Man, it was a frakin' circus this morning!!! I think the first 20 people were in the store for at least an hour if not longer. After that 2 or 3 people would trickle (and I mean a t...r...i...c...k...l...e...) in maybe every 10-15 minutes. I did not anticipate the demand nor the technical SNAFUs at all. The Apple employees were very, very nice and patient with the line. I was impressed.
"I shall return!" - The Twitter Fail Whale
I have called 7 AT&T stores in Los Angeles and they are sold out. I haven't tried the Apple Store in Brea yet.
I was told that they would be receiving another shipment tomorrow.
Amazing how in a slumping economy and well over $4 a gallon for gas that people can go ahead and just waste their time waiting this long in line, not to mention it's price and crazy contract.
4.5 hour battery life? Ugh - you've got to be kidding me. 3G coverage spotty at best. The outside technology really needs to mature to be charging prices like this. It's not so much the $199 hardware price, but the insane idea that you HAVE to use AT&T and you're stuck with very little flexibility.
Truf....we shallent let the terrorist win.
Hmm I haven't been outside of 3G coverage in weeks...
how many people actually buy unlocked phones for 700 dollars to use phone service??? I know i haven't and probably won't unless i can write it off for work or something.
In a week or two I will pick up my iphone
I never leave my parents basement.
I never leave my parents basement.
Don't forget...its Friday night. You can take your new iPhone down the pub/club/coffee shop and show folks how cool you are without having to actually make or take calls. Just Whip It Out!
In the US of A where else are you going to go T-Mobile, might as well ebay the original
Ala Moana Apple store in Hawaii still has some left as of 10:35am HST.
Mahalo!
Funny how every story on the iphone release and updates has an immediate post from someone saying "what about the ipod touch?"
I think its safe to say that the iphone uers are in a little more of a situation right now than the music player users are. I mean, if your phone bricks you are in trouble - if your ipod doesn't update for a day, does life really take a hit?
Yes im an touch user and i want APPs!!!
All stores in State College, PA sold out as of noon
I was at the Lenox Store in Atlanta, line was impossible. I waited two hours from 8 to 10:30 but gave up and went to work. I came back at 2, my old spot had moved maybe 10 yards, with about 300-400 people in front.
Anyone know what the status on the stock is?