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We have no idea how this happened given the insane problems Apple and AT&T have had processing iPhone 4 pre-orders today, but lots of people (including us) are seeing a July 2 ship date at Apple’s online store, or about a week after the next-gen iPhone launches on June 24. Frankly, that’s amazing — we can only imagine the kind of sustained rush it took to cause a sellout of a product virtually no one was actually able to order. So that’s Apple and AT&T both sold out — at this point it’s looking like standing in line somewhere come launch day is going to be your best bet, but we’ll let you know if we hear any better news.

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Apple iPhone 4 pre-orders now sold out? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BGR’s reporting that AT&T’s launch day allocation of iPhone 4s is now sold out, and anyone who got in the door after 1:30PM Pacific Time will get their unit some time between June 25 and July 5. Frankly, we have no idea how anyone managed to get a pre-order in, let alone enough to sell out — but everyone who did deserves a pat on the back and a high-five.

Update: We’ve gotten the official statement from AT&T, and it’s true, though you still might be able to waltz in on launch day without a pre-order and pick up one of the unallocated units:

“Because of the incredible interest in iPhone 4, today was the busiest online sales day in AT&T history. As of Tuesday afternoon, customers who preorder iPhone 4 moving forward will receive their device on June 25 or later, depending on when the order is placed. We’ll email customers with confirmation once their order is placed, and again when it ships. In addition, we will have devices available on a first-come, first-serve basis in our stores beginning on June 24.”

AT&T sold out of iPhone 4 pre-orders for launch day originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oh, to be tapped into the conference call going on between Apple’s and AT&T’s server tech teams right now!

Update: Seems folks have been seeing this message intermittently since the wee hours — first time we’ve seen it here, but then again, we’ve seen no fewer than five or six unique failure modes today. Quite a sight.

Apple suggesting you head into a store if things aren’t working out online originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Look up at the sky — is it falling? It sure seems as if that kind of doom is imminent, at least if this whole iPhone 4 pre-order situation is any indication of future tragedy. We’ve received hundreds of tips this morning from friends near and far that iPhone 4 pre-orders aren’t going through, though a few of us here on staff were able to get a confirmation during the wee hours of the morning. From AT&T in the US to O2 over in the UK, it seems that just about everyone ambling to get their name on a future iPhone 4 is experiencing a great deal of frustration. AT&T’s servers seem to be completely hosed here in America, and since Apple’s own online order process has to ping those to check on your contract status, neither option is… um, working. Those who decided to line up at a local store are facing similar issues; employees aren’t even able to fully process pre-orders in store due to systems being overwhelmed, and no one seems to exactly know when things will be back to normal. And you thought the most enraging part of this was the inability to select a white model. Let us know how your experience has been in the poll and comments below, won’t you?

Update: So, it sounds like Best Buy is taking pre-orders (even for white units), but chances are remarkably high that you’re not actually getting in any line. Still, it’s a working option for the moment. In other news, the Apple Store app is seeming to allow iPhone 4 orders, but it looks as if they’re reserving off-contract phones (read: full price ones), so we’d only recommend this avenue if you enjoy things like “arguing about contract dates” and “yelling at brick walls.” We’re guessing you’ll be doing both on the 24th.

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iPhone 4 pre-orderers overwhelm servers, world on the brink of ending originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Along with the brand new Mac Mini, Apple has made another, less surprising change to the Apple Store. You can now pre-order the iPhone 4 for delivery or in-store pick-up on June 24th, Stores will open at 7AM, presumably to let people build up big queues and sleep outside the stores on Thursday night, but still get to work on time the next morning. Curiously, the white iPhone 4 doesn’t appear to be available at launch.

For those of us outside the first-tier countries that get the new hardware on launch day, take comfort in the fact that we can download the iOS 4 update on June 21st (next Monday) and get many of the new features free. Sure, we won’t be able to run iMovie, or get some Face Time with other iPhone 4 owners, nor even experience the magical, revolutionary new rubber technology of iPhone Bumpers, but we will get multitasking, folders, iBooks and, erm, spell-checking. Rejoice.

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