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Archive of entries posted on 12th July 2008

iPhone 3G: Unboxing and First Impressions

I’ve posted a few pictures of the unboxing of my iPhone 3G. As usual for an Apple product, the packaging was excellently done. The box was surprisingly small, but contained everything necessary: Docking Connector -> USB cable   Tiny, tiny power adapter   Iconic white headphones (with microphone… somewhere…)   SIM Card Removal Tool   [...]

iPhone 3G: Activation

Activation is the scary part of the iPhone process. Tales abound of yesterday’s long waits and crushing failures. Unfortunately, my story is no different. I got my iPhone home at about 12:30 P.M. today. When I connected it to my MacBook (named Caladan for reasons that anybody familiar with my computer naming scheme should understand), [...]

iPhone 3G: The Purchasing Process

My iPhone 3G experience started this morning at about 5:50 AM, when I left my dorm to get an iPhone 3G. I hiked over to the Montclair Transcenter and picked up the 6:30 OmniTrans Route 66 bus heading Eastward. At about 7:05, I stepped off the bus, thinking I was there. Unfortunately, I was at [...]

iPhone 3G Acquired

I’ve just purchased an iPhone 3G. I’ll now make a few posts about my ordering experience.