100,000 iPhones Overwhelm Activation Server 166
dstates writes "What happens when Apple ships 100,000 iPhone 4S in a day? Answer, 100,000 users all try to activate their new phones. AT&T's activation servers are struggling under the load. Apparently Verizon and Sprint are doing a better job keeping up with the load." Adds an anonymous optimist: "The solution? Call AT&T by dialing 611 and talking to an operator to perform a manual activation with your IMEI and SIM card #, works every time!"
Wow, 100,000 activations... (Score:5, Interesting)
100,000 AT&T activations, out of well over 1M sales!?!?
If so, most people have heeded the advice: Sprint is cheaper, and Verizon you can make phone calls on.