Software problems marred the launch of the iPhone 3G at Apple's flagship store in London, where customers had difficulty activating their new phones. Apple has an exclusive deal with network operator O2 in the U.K. -- but O2's web-based activation system requires the use of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to register a new phone: It won't work with the Safari browser bundled in Apple's Mac OS X.In its Regent Street store, Apple had installed VMware Fusion desktop virtualization software on some of its Macintosh computers, allowing them to run Internet Explorer on Windows, but the activation process was still not working. "It just goes dead," said would-be customer Mark Phipps, who left the store frustrated and without an iPhone 3G.
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lolz..stupid MAC, they r tryin' to avoid Microsoft & Internet Explorer! hahhaha
lolz..stupid MAC, they r tryin' to avoid Microsoft & Internet Explorer! hahhaha
*Robotic Voice*: You can't hide. What's inside.
They will hack it and crack it anyway, no mather what activation you do... it's just wasting the customers time
"worlds most uncompliant, unstandardised web browser out there" hahahaha..hohohoho..u fool or u r using' dial-up connection & pentium 3 type pc or u never used Internet Explorer (in Windows or even in MAC OS X)..hahahaha
And this situation here with shops selling iPhone forced to use MSIE in order to activate - is unbelievable - a big ROTFL.
Can someone please update the article/link/paragraph to make this clear that this is wrongo information now?
Still I want to get one of those new iPhones 3G... if I am lucky, I may get one by August or September, according to local resellers (no, no joke). I just hope Apple gets their servers working by then, but I don't believe it.
hahahahha..
Takes nothing away from the greatness of the product.
It's a minor issue.
This is a big issue. Not being able to activate a phone is a big issue.
This is a big issue. Not being able to activate a phone is a big issue.
foolish tried (& trying) to avoid microsoft but now??!! hhaha
btw maybe a few ppl trying to encourage them without any reason(!
This is a big issue. Not being able to activate a phone is a big issue.
Not being able to activate a phone is one, not being able to get it unlocked is another.
Apple isn't without fault though, either. They planned this whole thing badly. I think MobileMe should've been launched far before or far after the iPhone; you simply can't launch 2 major products on the same day. Their servers are getting hammered by people wanting the new iPhone/iPod Touch firmware, MobileMe didn't launch properly, and then they have problems with activation on their providers end (O2). I don't care how big your company is, that was stupid. You can't have that many staff members to keep this thing under control.
this is the ONLY mobile you need to activate before use!
i can understand a new SIM card, but phone is pointless!
this is the ONLY mobile you need to activate before use!
i can understand a new SIM card, but phone is pointless!
Because the cost of the handset is subsidised by O2/AT&T etc so making sure a device is tied to a contract on sale is important to the network to make sure they don't loose out on their profits.
this is the ONLY mobile you need to activate before use!
i can understand a new SIM card, but phone is pointless!
Because the cost of the handset is subsidised by O2/AT&T etc so making sure a device is tied to a contract on sale is important to the network to make sure they don't loose out on their profits.
Except for the minor detail that by signing a CONTRACT the network will not be losing out on ANYTHING. I pay £45/month to O2 regardless of the network I choose to make calls on. In the highly unlikely event I use more than unlimited data, or more than the 600 minutes/texts that come bundled, the network won't be receiving a penny more than what I signed on to.
Activation is just plain stupid.
i've never found what the fuss is about for any apple products tbh there always less useful than the cheaper counterparts
Only fools making "IE only" web-sites in present days.
Only fools making "IE only" web-sites in present days.
u fool guy. who cares other browsers?? think about IE's market share, popularity & POWER.
This had nothing to do with IE or trying to run it on a Mac ... it was a problem with O2 registration system failing. So an O2 issue not a Microsoft issue. Just the very mention of IE suggests trying to lay blame of an Apple/O2 issue onto Microsoft. Pathetic
In iTunes:
It updated the firmware and then I had to click on the iTunes Store and back on my iPhone device a few times for the "store to connect." It runs great.
I like the App Store.
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