Jim Panttaja

I received my iPhones last night (one for me, one for Mary). I bought the beer and held down the fort at the Thirsty Bear while colleagues relieved the line-sitters at the San Francisco Apple Store, and made the purchases.

The device is small and beautiful. The activation process is through iTunes (a newly available version 7.3). The process was mostly clear as I made my choices.

I decided to use a family plan for the two phones, and on a whim (and perhaps against my better judgement) decided to move my existing phone number from Sprint. The bottom line is that “Your activation requires additional time to complete”. “Service is scheduled to be disconnected on your current phone at or after 12:31 AM EDT on July 01″.

So for the moment, I am waiting patiently.