AT&T Store Apple iPhone 3G preorder status checking
I have pre-ordered Apple iPhone 3G from my neighboring AT&T store last Sunday (Jul 20). I have done this as purchasing from the Apple Store wouldn’t let me to apply my FAN discounts on the plan. Applying it latter would reflect only after a couple of billing cycles. Also I don’t wanna get into the crazy line. I didn’t join the true Apple cult yet. I was just curious about the status of the pre-order and I checked the status online and found that the status query mechanism can be exploited to post automated queries. Here is a small ruby script that I wrote to check bulk statuses. This would also give you a clue on where you are in preorder line.
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