A member of the MacRumors Forums, cindynjgirl79, scanned pages of what looks like a sales training workbook on the iPhone for AT&T’s employees.
Some highlights, quoted from the MacRumors story:
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A member of the MacRumors Forums, cindynjgirl79, scanned pages of what looks like a sales training workbook on the iPhone for AT&T’s employees.
Some highlights, quoted from the MacRumors story:
The Channel Checkers reported a couple of weeks ago that 64 percent of AT&T stores were keeping waiting lists for the iPhone.
To this day, you can call some AT&T stores and request to be put on the waiting list, despite AT&T corporate making it clear in a memo that stores are forbidden from compiling such lists.
So if you got your name on an unofficial waiting list for the iPhone, don’t be surprised if you show up at an AT&T store in July and they gave away your phone.
I’m disappointed to learn that AT&T may not offer insurance coverage for the iPhone, according to a Think Secret source.
Without insurance, iPhone owners will be gambling each time they leave home with their $500-$600 devices. I’ve had a handful of cell phones lost/stolen/broken in the past, and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
Nevertheless, there is hope: “An AppleCare for iPhone plan is in the works that would cover the hardware for a period of two years,” Think Secret reports.
Apple offers a similar AppleCare plan for the iPod, which includes 2 years of coverage for $59. That’s about $5 a month for a $250-$350 device. The iPhone plan will likely cost more.
Apple’s iPhone is now approved for sale in the United States, according to recent FCC documents.
Apple requested that the Federal Communications Commission not release photos of the iPhone or the device’s user manual until 45 days after the certification was granted.
The FCC documents confirm Bluetooth, WiFi and EDGE features on the iPhone, though whether Apple has added additional features to the iPhone remains a mystery until the iPhone’s debut in late June.
Apple’s iPhone may launch on June 15, according to an internal AT&T memo sent out yesterday informing employees that “no additional vacation requests will be approved during the launch period (6/15 – 7/15).”
In a statement last month, Apple said the iPhone would debut in “late June,” contrary to an earlier June 11 launch rumor.
It’s possible the cited “launch period” beginning on June 15 may refer to employee preparation for the release, so June 15 may not be the actual launch date.
Read the full AT&T memo, discovered by The Boy Genius Report, and decide for yourself:
