Apple randomly canceling some iPhone pre-orders? Update: AT&T pre-orders too?
By Nilay Patel 
posted June 19th 2010 10:38PM
posted June 19th 2010 10:38PM
Uh, yeah. We're obviously looking into the situation, and we'll let you know what we find out.Dear Customer,
We were unable to complete the authorization process for your iPhone order. As a result, we had to cancel your iPhone order. To complete the purchase of your iPhone, please visit an Apple Retail Store or an AT&T company-owned retail store.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
Sincerely,
Apple Online Store Team
Update: We're hearing that some people are getting cancellations from AT&T, as well -- curiouser and curiouser.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
OMFG....THIS BETTER NOT BE ME....
@BrookLynnsFinest
Okay just checked the inbox...nothing so far! 5 more days and counting!
@BrookLynnsFinest well, let the fanboy war commence....
@Yankees Win
Does there need to be one? I'm simply commenting on the article. I'm an Apple Supporter with an iPhone 4 on pre order...
IF a fandroid however comes in here and wants to start something then I won't be at fault. But I will respond appropriately...
@BrookLynnsFinest it's you for sure dude... bummer man.. haahha
@BrookLynnsFinest
quickly, everyone gather their pitch forks and torches. we are on our way to Job's mansion!
@BrookLynnsFinest
If that's the line they're using, it's all BS.
"We were unable to complete the authorization process for your iPhone
order."
Yeah right. Be careful, your order might be on the kill list...
@BrookLynnsFinest
"Oh poor little me, I'm just an innocent Apple supporter who keeps getting downranked by the EVIL APPLE HATING FANDROIDS!! I'll just keep saying that it's every other person's fault and my posts have nothing to do with it."
@Dafrety
Thanks for proving my point idiot.
HYPOCRITE fandroid.
@Dafrety
londonExchange is quite persistent.
*Sent from my iPod touch with iOS 4*
@BrookLynnsFinest
Now now, LondonExchange, there's no need to flame him. He didn't call you an idiot or anything of the sort.
@BrookLynnsFinest
What are you talking about? I was just quoting you from that HTC Evo thread. See, there you go again, such a shame. :(
@BrookLynnsFinest ha i never said you were a fanboy or anything, but i know a war could break out at anytime. Just giving a warning ;)
@NoNameAtAll
Ah, that's what his user name was. I actually forgot with how long it has been.
@Dafrety Wow, what did you get called a "fandroid" for??? I didn't see you plugging Android here.
smh
@BrookLynnsFinest
if you couldnt pre-order the iphone 4, they blew it.
@Dafrety
I know, right? Same style of typing and all that.
I respect that he likes his apple devices. I like my iPod touch a lot, for example. But holding corporate loyalties is foolish.
@BrookLynnsFinest
Any chance you are a girl or a teenager? Your traits seem to suggest that..... I could be very wrong though....
@BrookLynnsFinest I spoke to the Appler rep today again and she said that all of them will be shipped monday so look out for that
@Dafrety
Good lord man, why are you such a prick? I'm starting to think you just troll forums and take every chance you can to be a jerk.
Get lost, we can go on just fine without your asinine, smartass replies.
hey, uh is anybody sick of this troll "BrooklynnsFinest" goin around messing with people for no reason? always calling people apple haters and fandroids? there's gotta be some way we can get this douche off our interwebz.
@BrookLynnsFinest
Dirty dirty fanboy.
@Dafrety
Actually this is Clak......AKA OCEAN
He is an Original Gangster !!!!
been on this site for 4 years!
@BrookLynnsFinest
This better not somehow delay the release of Canada....
@Processing
Somehow request an IP ban?
Watch as I'm called a hater now. >_>
@BrookLynnsFinest
How about all of us hope and pray that it is?
@anothernerd
Me? Never! I don't go around calling people "deranged," "pricks," or "smartass." I also certainly don't troll articles for devices I don't even like boasting about how my opinion is the only one that matters and how no one is as important as me. Are you sure you don't have me confused with someone else?
@anothernerd A jerk, a prick? What the hell wrong did he do here in this comment thread? Call him whatever name you want, ameego, he is telling the truth.
That troll parades around Engadget with these monikers: Apple Hater, fandroid, die hard EVO fanboys. And a vast MAJORITY of the people he's spewing those insults to have probably never hated on Apple, said any smart remarks towards the company, or professed some kind of undying love towards the EVO. You damn sure wouldn't like it if you were called such remarks, and you haven't said anything bad about the anything, and you're just trying to comment peacefully on Engadget.
@N900
I got called a hater when I said I was neutral toward all the companies. Awesome. :>
I hate apple apple sucks
*sent from my girlfriends ipod touch connected to 4g over my rooted overclocked and all around GOD of a phone EVO 4g from sprint*
suck on that
@N900
Way to exaggerate Apple Hater....
Never thought my simple comment would get this many replies. Theres too many to address personally so I will say this.
I firmly believe what I'm saying. I'm not "trolling". If anyone is trolling anyone its you guys attacking me for simply
1) Liking an Apple Product
2) Posting in android articles when you guys do the exact same crap in Apple articles.
I call it as I see it.
@BrookLynnsFinest
cool
@NoNameAtAll
CLAK!!! I miss the real Clak to a certain extent.
I actually really miss Phanbouy. That guy was funny.
@BrookLynnsFinest
I actually don't care that much about Android. I don't post on those. So, uh...listen to yourself you Macturd.
See, I can throw out juvenile insults as well. :)
@BrookLynnsFinest
Actually, you are trolling. No one is throwing out insults at you. Meanwhile, you are lashing out calling everyone HATERS AND FANDROIDS.
Can you not see that?
@BrookLynnsFinest What?! Now I'm an Apple Hater? Oh, this is too rich.
@BrookLynnsFinest
"Way to exaggerate Apple Hater...."
Wow. Way to start off that rebuttal, Brook. lolol
"Never thought my simple comment would get this many replies. Theres too many to address personally so I will say this."
Oh tehe. Poor silly me. Gosh golly gee whilickers, I never thought that my little ol' comment would get this many replies. Tehehe!
"I firmly believe what I'm saying. I'm not "trolling". If anyone is trolling anyone its you guys attacking me for simply
1) Liking an Apple Product
2) Posting in android articles when you guys do the exact same crap in Apple articles."
Trolling doesn't require a believe or disbelief of any concept. Trolling is "someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into a desired emotional response[1] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion."
You do it constantly.
@BrookLynnsFinest
"Posting in android articles when you guys do the exact same crap in Apple articles."
If we're so bad and terrible, please be the better person. That would mean not responding to all the "trolling" ignoring the Android, Web OS, or [insert company that competes with Apple here] articles, and stop responding to people who reply to your post to set off your "OMG FANDROIDS" hair trigger. Can you do that?
@BrookLynnsFinest
Yeah, I'm not seeing even an attempt at you being the better person. Maybe with your next account?
@BrookLynnsFinest
I have never once said anything about the engadget writers.
Don't put words in my mouth.
For another, I already told you that I love my iPod touch and that I'm glad that I got it as a birthday present.
Stop trying to paint me as something I'm not, savvy?
@BrookLynnsFinest damn thats alot of reply's u got here bud
@BrookLynnsFinest
"The truth of the matter is that you Apple Haters can't stand to hear the truth."
What "truth" have you exposed for everyone to see in this thread? That you hope that your iPhone order hasn't been canceled? Seriously, what is "the truth"?
@BrookLynnsFinest "And calling you what you are is NOT trolling."
So how am I an Apple Hater? Humor me on this one.
@BrookLynnsFinest
You know, if you spent more time reading, and less time commenting (like what I do), then you'd realize not to foolishly pick arguments you don't even have a chance of winning.
Just chillax, lay back, and call it a day.
@BrookLynnsFinest I received that same message the next day following the pre-order launch date, I am assuming they are going by alphabetical order of last names. My last name starts with an A....
LOL... it just came to me, AT&T call center service levels are going to drop like hell after these emails go out. The flood cometh...
@Plazmic Flame
I pity those who have to answer the calls.
Poor souls.
@Plazmic Flame We heard from our credit card company that many of companies were canceling iPhone specific orders. We had to tell them to let the order through.
@BrookLynnsFinest
Ban-Hammer comes down on youz!!!
@Processing Then just hit the "report" button and give a good reason why. Trust me the mods watch these threads and they read the reports.
/lurking