{"id":2992,"date":"2007-06-30T00:57:13","date_gmt":"2007-06-30T06:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photomatt.net\/2007\/06\/30\/iphone-disappointment\/"},"modified":"2007-06-30T16:41:33","modified_gmt":"2007-06-30T22:41:33","slug":"iphone-disappointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ma.tt\/2007\/06\/iphone-disappointment\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Disappointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The process of buying the Apple iPhone was pretty easy. Glenda and I walked into a store in Daly City at about 8:30 PM and each ordered one, and walked out. No lines. The device is physically much more elegant and smaller than I expected, and the iTunes-integrated signup process was fairly smooth. However, it&#8217;s been hours now and still no activation, which means I have a very expensive paperweight, which is worse than not having it at all. <strong>Update:<\/strong> Approximately 16 hours after my inital setup, I now have a working phone. I was contemplating taking it back, but I&#8217;m glad I didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process of buying the Apple iPhone was pretty easy. Glenda and I walked into a store in Daly City at about 8:30 PM and each ordered one, and walked out. No lines. The device is physically much more elegant and smaller than I expected, and the iTunes-integrated signup process was fairly smooth. 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