Much has been reported about the debacle that is the iPhone 3G release, and I too have been a victim.
I received a text message from O2 at 08.09 on the 7th telling me the website to let me upgrade was open from 08.00. Of course by that time it was completely hosed, so I tried again at a quieter moment at work about an hour later.
Still hosed.
And quite possibly the worst website ever, with each step requiring a multi-minute round trip to the O2 server. Why did it need my phone number? or account number? It knows who I am.
Anyway, at around 10.30 when I did finally manage to get some kind of order in, the site completely went hat stand, offering me, variously, blank forms, semi-filled in forms, stupid messages, etc. I gave up in the end.
Of course, the 16GB version that I wanted was completely sold out by that time anyway, so why O2 couldn’t just say so is beyond me. There were probably only about three in the entire country anyway.
Anyways, come Friday 11th, I shall upgrade the software on my current iPhone and just get on with life.
I don’t need GPS nor 3G, so really, I don’t need an upgrade at all.
I will upgrade at some point, but probably in a few weeks after the first batch of phones is cleared, 3G reception issues identified and other faults resolved 
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http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/07/08/big-three
“most of what’s new is in the software, which will be available to all original iPhone owners. If you have an original iPhone and are considering upgrading, you should wait until you install the OS update.”
To be honest though, I’m jealous. It would be nice to have the choice. I’m not sure when the iPhones hit the stores here but my house has no mobile reception.Perhaps I should use this http://s4iphone.com/
That’s no fun!
The whole thing is certainly debaclesque.
There continues to be widespread advertising for the device despite the fact they will obviously be totally swamped with demand. With a worldwide launch as well, one wonders just how many units O2 have allocated.
Yes, I think I’ll be waiting too.
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