Apple, AT&T stores to open early June 19 for iPhone 3G S launch "Once again, both Apple and AT&T retail stores will fling open their doors bright and early for next Friday's launch of the new iPhone. The big difference this year? Both Apple and AT&T are already (and thankfully) taking pre-orders online. CNET News.com reports that Apple stores in the U.S. and worldwide will turn on the lights at 8 a.m. sharp June 19, the first day that the just-announced iPhone 3G S goes on sale.

Meanwhile, AT&T stores will start handing out pre-ordered iPhone 3G S handsets at 7 a.m., while everyone else will have to wait until 8 a.m.

Apple and AT&T stores opened early last year, too, for the launch of the iPhone 3G. But the orderly lines turned chaotic after Apple's servers buckled under the pressure of thousands of simultaneous iPhone activations, and many angry customers went home with unactivated iPhones—or simply left empty-handed after waiting for hours.

The procession might be a lot more orderly this time, however, because both Apple and AT&T are taking pre-orders online—thank goodness." Via Yahoo .

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  ¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/11/2009 04:01:00 PM