iPhone 4 Launch Delayed Until July 5th? – [RUMOR]


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Separate from the news that new iPhone 4 pre-orders are now being pushed back by Apple to ship ‘by July 14th’, a new rumor which surfaced just a few minutes ago suggests the June 24th launch may be about to be pulled altogether, at least for AT&T customers.

As skeptical as you may be about this, you may want to read on …

Twitter user @alchemistmuffin claims to have spoken to an AT&T representative over the phone who stated that while the pre-order has been a success, the overwhelming demand for the device and system crashes has caused Apple to come to a decision.

“This is what I got from a phone call with AT&T this morning, when I decided to check on when approximately iPhone 4 in white is available. They told me over the phone that AT&T is currently canceling all pre-orders, and Apple is going to announce sometime this week that iPhone 4 has been delayed.

iOS 4, however, will still ship on time, and iPhone 3GS 16 GB for $99 will come with iOS 4 preloaded.”

While this information comes from a supposed phone call, we remind you that AT&T representatives and employees may not be fully aware of current pre-order situations and/or launch procedures, and because of that we’re placing this one in the unlikely drawer.

[via @alchemistmuffin]

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7 responses to “iPhone 4 Launch Delayed Until July 5th? – [RUMOR]”

  1. […] First it was June 24th, then it was July 2nd, and now it’s July 14th. The new song and dance is the same as the old song and dance. The voracious appetites of soon to be iPhone 4 users in the US and other first round countries, are making it highly unlikely that us second round countries will be getting iPhone 4s “Sometime in July.” Does this remind anyone else of the iPad? How many months were international iPad releases pushed back before the devices actually shipped? […]

  2. Ian Reese Avatar

    So that kind of news can go from Apple HQ all the way to an ATT phone-monkey without it leaking out to one of the major tech blogs first? No way. Most of those people don't even work for ATT – they're just contracted out by another company.

  3. Jerry Zamostny Avatar

    Oh my dear god, I would fear the worst if I were AT&T… It's as if AT&T completely ruin everything good about the iPhone… why can't Apple see this?

  4. Ian Reese Avatar

    So that kind of news can go from Apple HQ all the way to an ATT phone-monkey without it leaking out to one of the major tech blogs first? No way. Most of those people don't even work for ATT – they're just contracted out by another company.

  5. Jerry Zamostny Avatar

    Oh my dear god, I would fear the worst if I were AT&T… It's as if AT&T completely ruin everything good about the iPhone… why can't Apple see this?

  6. […] the rumor of a possible launch delay to July 5th, a few minutes ago we got a tip from a Twitter user who claims the white model of […]

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