Estimated 700,000+ iPhones sold over the weekend

[Inplode]

lol @ 6 steps to make a call :p

[FloatingFatMan]

lol @ 6 steps to make a call :p

Gosh.. And here's me with a 2 year old phone that can make a call with a single key press... I'm so out of date!

[Hurmoth]

lol @ 6 steps to make a call :p

What are you talking about? :blink: I'm assuming you're joking because that is far from true. There's multiple ways to make a call and none of them take "6 steps."

• Call someone in your contacts list
  • Tap Contacts and choose a contact, then tap the phone number you want to call.
    

  [*]Call someone in your favorites list

  • Tap Favorites and choose a contact.
    

  [*]Call someone you've recently called or who has recently called you

  • Tap Recents and choose a person or number. Calls you've missed are shown in red.
    
  • Tap Missed to see only missed calls.
    
  • You can also tap Keypad and then tap Call, to bring up the number of the last person you called.
    

  [*]Dial a call

  • Tap Keypad and enter the number, then tap Call. Tap if you make a mistake.
    

So there you go, four different ways to make a call and none take 6 steps.

[Rappy Veteran]

Seems some people haven't got the hang of it yet then :laugh:

[southside]

I knew my post was going to be removed :rolleyes:

There are phones with the same features (or more) for the same (or less) price than this. Period.

[L3thal Veteran]

^ Difference? One has an Apple logo :o

[Hurmoth]

I knew my post was going to be removed :rolleyes:

Your post was removed because you bashed members who had purchased the iPhone, myself included and while you might not like the product there are some of us who do, I personally am very happy with my purchase. You can post your opinion without calling us an idiot, which is clearly against the rules. :rolleyes:

[ritsuke Veteran]

Goldman Sachs is now reporting that Apple may have actually sold 700,000+ iPhones over the weekend. :blink:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/03/can-app...-iphone-demand/

I can't wait for official numbers...

Analysts seem to be tripping over themselves telling us how well the iPhone sales are going. In fact, Goldman Sachs is now estimating some 700,000 units were sold in just the first weekend alone. Sweetness to the ears of Apple no doubt. But... look at the retail availability trend above from data harvested off Apple's iPhone locator site. On Saturday June 30th, Apple showed 100% availability at their stores although we know at least some of these were only stocked with 4GB models. On Monday, availability dropped off to 84% and then just 61% as of yesterday, July 2nd. This morning, Apple's only showing a 42% availability across the nation of which we're guessing most are the less sexy 4GB models. We'll have to wait for the stores to open but as far as we know, AT&T has still not managed to restock since selling out in the opening hours. Thus, anyone looking to purchase the device must either order on-line (and wait 2-4 weeks for delivery) or hoof it on down to your "local" Apple store which could be a state (or two) away. Now, depending upon your economic persuasion, this is either good news for Apple since stock isn't rotting on the shelves or bad news as they trend towards a replenishment issue with an inability to post profits in line with consumer demand. Before panicking however, you should note that several stores, particularly in Apple's home of California, who did not have stock yesterday are showing green for Tuesday.

[Hurmoth]

WOW! 700,000+ iPhones sold, that's bloody awesome.

[AshMan]

Has anyone read this?

http://www.smashsworld.com/2007/06/10-thin...-suck-about.php

It kind of put me off this version of the phone

[SnowRanger13]

Well done for Apple. All those bashing it yes it is missing some features but a lot of people (including me) don't need most of the features its missing. Now I don't have one because it's not in Canada yet but I really would be interested in having one. I have no doubt there will be updates for the iPhone and things like copy and paste will be added for everyone it only makes sense, apple usually dose pretty good with updating software.

[chrisgeleven]

Give the crappy consumer phones everyone has, it is not shocking that the iPhone did so well.

I am very interested in seeing numbers on how many people actually switched to AT&T. That is where the real money is and that is where it hurts the other cell phone providers.

For the first time, a phone that actually works well and is easy-to-use, plus has the features normal people care about.

Now I just gotta wait for that Verizon contract to end (2008)...hopefully by then the phone will have 3G and AT&T's network will be much better.

[gigapixels Veteran]

All I'm hoping for is that the iPhone triggers a change in the current mobile phone market... Nothing out there excites me, except for the iPhone (especially after I got to play around with my boss's :D), and it shouldn't be that way. Sure, there are some phones I want and think are nice, but they don't excite me at all. Hopefully the iPhone will change that and cause more phone companies to make slicker, cooler phones.

[Rappy Veteran]

All I'm hoping for is that the iPhone triggers a change in the current mobile phone market... Nothing out there excites me, except for the iPhone (especially after I got to play around with my boss's :D), and it shouldn't be that way. Sure, there are some phones I want and think are nice, but they don't excite me at all. Hopefully the iPhone will change that and cause more phone companies to make slicker, cooler phones.

I thought that last night....theres no phone out there that is making me go to the shop and get it but the iphone is. I think it will be big here in UK as well.

[ritsuke Veteran]

All I'm hoping for is that the iPhone triggers a change in the current mobile phone market... Nothing out there excites me, except for the iPhone (especially after I got to play around with my boss's :D), and it shouldn't be that way. Sure, there are some phones I want and think are nice, but they don't excite me at all. Hopefully the iPhone will change that and cause more phone companies to make slicker, cooler phones.

Exactly. After using an iPhone you start to wonder what the heck other cell phone maker's have been doing. It may not be feature-packed like most geek's desire, but how the functionality is presented and laid out is the big deal, here. Very Apple Experience. Very innovative, REAL product, in my opinion. Yes, user experience is something to constantly innovate.

Too many people quickly attribute good looks and easy, as lack of substance. That's a short sighted opinion, in my view. Usability (The Apple Experience) is substance that most everyone else forgets to implement, correctly. Cell phone makers are too focused on the features and the user experience is diluted. I thought I was going to rip my hair out using a first-gen RAZR interface...

Most people care about that. They don't care how many features the damn thing has if they don't know how to access them. I use my parents as a great example. I called my father this weekend, after he used an iPhone. He just got it. His voice had an abundance of excitement, not being dumbfounded by technology.

Though, he has a hard time using Windows and only uses his 400$ phone to make calls. People might call that dumb or stupid, but that's why a lot of people call this phone salvation or the Jesus Phone. It's given many individuals REAL access of mobile technology, without the huge learning curve. The success of the iPhone so far just means that the foundation is there to fix/implement/add additional features.

It's just going to get better and I'm glad much of the community has intelligent, informative opinions. For the others, I could care less. Talk about missing out...

I hope this is a good kick in the rear for every other maker out there. For all the critics, for which I'm one, you can't deny that the iPhone is good for the industry.

Edited July 3, 2007 by Ritsuke

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Exactly. After using an iPhone you start to wonder what the heck other cell phone maker's have been doing. It may not be feature-packed like most geek's desire, but how the functionality is presented and laid out is the big deal, here. Very Apple Experience. Very innovative, REAL product, in my opinion. Yes, user experience is something to constantly innovate.

Too many people quickly attribute good looks and easy, as lack of substance. That's a short sighted opinion, in my view. Usability (The Apple Experience) is substance that most everyone else forgets to implement, correctly. Cell phone makers are too focused on the features and the user experience is diluted. I thought I was going to rip my hair out using a first-gen RAZR interface...

Most people care about that. They don't care how many features the damn thing has if they don't know how to access them. I use my parents as a great example. I called my father this weekend, after he used an iPhone. He just got it. His voice had an abundance of excitement, not being dumbfounded by technology.

Though, he has a hard time using Windows and only uses his 400$ phone to make calls. People might call that dumb or stupid, but that's why a lot of people call this phone salvation or the Jesus Phone. It's given many individuals REAL access of mobile technology, without the huge learning curve. The success of the iPhone so far just means that the foundation is there to fix/implement/add additional features.

It's just going to get better and I'm glad much of the community has intelligent, informative opinions. For the others, I could care less. Talk about missing out...

I hope this is a good kick in the rear for every other maker out there. For all the critics, for which I'm one, you can't deny that the iPhone is good for the industry.

Unless you're speaking strictly of smartphones, it's was always straight forward to make a phone call on a recent cell phone. The problem with most smartphones, is that they keep adding more and more features, at the expense of usability, or it's somehow crippled by the carrier (see Cingular and Nokia phones, love what my e62 can do, but I hate how slow it is, and how ATT dropped support of it). Don't have problems with ATT/Cingular coverage either, it's just that their actual support sucks.

WM and Palm OS have their drawbacks too - POS can't multitask, and WM can't keep alarms straight without an addon.

As far as the iPhone goes, I like everything about, except the phone part - give me iPod with the touchscreen, bluetooth (that can sync with a PC or other phones), wifi. a file browser, 3rd party apps, and Safari - I'd definitely buy that, and 16 GB+ of flash ram too.

[ritsuke Veteran]

Unless you're speaking strictly of smartphones, it's was always straight forward to make a phone call on a recent cell phone. The problem with most smartphones, is that they keep adding more and more features, at the expense of usability, or it's somehow crippled by the carrier (see Cingular and Nokia phones, love what my e62 can do, but I hate how slow it is, and how ATT dropped support of it). Don't have problems with ATT/Cingular coverage either, it's just that their actual support sucks.

WM and Palm OS have their drawbacks too - POS can't multitask, and WM can't keep alarms straight without an addon.

As far as the iPhone goes, I like everything about, except the phone part - give me iPod with the touchscreen, bluetooth (that can sync with a PC or other phones), wifi. a file browser, 3rd party apps, and Safari - I'd definitely buy that, and 16 GB+ of flash ram too.

Highly agree. I'm trying to get myself out of the impulse and wait for some pretty basic improvements that I think the phone needs. Some software, of course, but I would like more storage space, file browser and 3-3.5-4G, beyond basic improvements that I think will come in the next couple of months...

Namely, how you make a phone call. :) I know I've seen a lot of people happy with the hand holding, but for phone calling, I think a lot of people will quickly reach power user status and want something a little quicker than some of the extra steps, now.

Anyway, 1st gen Apple products tend to scare me. ;) I'm so glad this thing is selling well and I think we will really see some great improvements because of it.

I think this success will see major improvements with the AT&T/Cingular network. I'm a customer now (SE phones), and can't wait.

[ritsuke Veteran]

I'll just keep updating this thread with news. ;)

http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/07/03/iph...aks.att.record/

Apple over the weekend sold more than 700,000 iPhones to rocket past analyst predictions and shatter AT&T's record by selling more iPhones in three days than Motorola's RAZR did in its first month. Apple's supply of iPhones depleted at more than half of its retail stores less than a week after the cellular handset hit shelves at 6:00 p.m. ET last Friday night. Buyers cleared out both Apple and AT&T stores in 10 states, with 95 of 164 stores selling out on Monday night, according to Bloomberg.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...&refer=news

[gigapixels Veteran]

Exactly. After using an iPhone you start to wonder what the heck other cell phone maker's have been doing. It may not be feature-packed like most geek's desire, but how the functionality is presented and laid out is the big deal, here. Very Apple Experience. Very innovative, REAL product, in my opinion. Yes, user experience is something to constantly innovate.

Too many people quickly attribute good looks and easy, as lack of substance. That's a short sighted opinion, in my view. Usability (The Apple Experience) is substance that most everyone else forgets to implement, correctly. Cell phone makers are too focused on the features and the user experience is diluted. I thought I was going to rip my hair out using a first-gen RAZR interface...

Most people care about that. They don't care how many features the damn thing has if they don't know how to access them. I use my parents as a great example. I called my father this weekend, after he used an iPhone. He just got it. His voice had an abundance of excitement, not being dumbfounded by technology.

Though, he has a hard time using Windows and only uses his 400$ phone to make calls. People might call that dumb or stupid, but that's why a lot of people call this phone salvation or the Jesus Phone. It's given many individuals REAL access of mobile technology, without the huge learning curve. The success of the iPhone so far just means that the foundation is there to fix/implement/add additional features.

It's just going to get better and I'm glad much of the community has intelligent, informative opinions. For the others, I could care less. Talk about missing out...

I hope this is a good kick in the rear for every other maker out there. For all the critics, for which I'm one, you can't deny that the iPhone is good for the industry.

Exactly. I couldn't have said it better myself.

Like I said, I can't wait to see how other manufacturers respond.

[Planet Killer]

What are you talking about? :blink: I'm assuming you're joking because that is far from true. There's multiple ways to make a call and none of them take "6 steps."

• Call someone in your contacts list
  • Tap Contacts and choose a contact, then tap the phone number you want to call.
    

  [*]Call someone in your favorites list

  • Tap Favorites and choose a contact.
    

  [*]Call someone you've recently called or who has recently called you

  • Tap Recents and choose a person or number. Calls you've missed are shown in red.
    
  • Tap Missed to see only missed calls.
    
  • You can also tap Keypad and then tap Call, to bring up the number of the last person you called.
    

  [*]Dial a call

  • Tap Keypad and enter the number, then tap Call. Tap if you make a mistake.
    

So there you go, four different ways to make a call and none take 6 steps.

How about this one on Windows Mobile.

You talk into the microphone and say "Call Mom" and it just works. :)

Voice Command rules!

[Crazysah]

WOW! 700,000 iPhones sold in what? 4 days! Bloody Amazing...

Anyways... by Thursday or Firday they should hit a million!