Original iPhone 2G Pulled from AT&T Stores
It’s official, folks, the iPhone 3G is replacing the original iPhone, aka the “iPhone 2G” (which makes the iPhone 1G the… Newton?). Company-owned AT&T store managers received the word today:
Stop selling and Pull all 2G 8GB (sku:69001) and 16GB (sku 69010) iPhones from the shelves and immediately return to AT&T Returns Facility in Fort Worth Texas
Have devices ready for pick up June 13th or Monday June 16th.
…Which means this past week wasn’t just a crazy dream after all, the iPhone 3G is really coming. What’s more interesting: we’re going to have a full month of NO iPhone sales. What’s most interesting: What do you suppose AT&T and Apple are going to do with these returned 1st-gen iPhones?
Heck - let’s have some fun. This is a Wait-a-Thon post. Any comment here gets you entered to win that $100 iTunes gift card. Here’s our guess: those long-lost, landfilled “E.T. The Extra Terrestrial” Atari Games create a sort of blackhole of bad user experiences. Throwing a bunch of iPhones in there would sort of balance that out, no?
What do you think they should do with them?
Thanks to Bla1ze for the tip!
June 13th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
I expect that they’ll be used as replacements for warranty and AppleCare phone claims.
June 13th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Have fun with it?
I think they are going to gather them all up in a field. Superman is going to come on over with his massive net and fly them into space, wherein he will do his super-speed spin throw and launch them into the sun, Superman IV style.
(Realistically… I feel the same thing as Badmofo)
June 13th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
I’d love to see an army have sped up iPhone Pong games that have been making the rounds on Mac blogs.
Our how about outfit an orchestra with iPhones and have each iPhone play a different instrument, a la the band application demoed during Jobs’ keynote at WWDC?
June 13th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
im sure they are going to recycle as many parts as possible and use the rest to aid warranty claims.
i wonder how many iphones are being sent back nationwide. is 1 million too big of a figure?
June 13th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
I don’t see why they wouldn’t want to resell them as refurbs or a lower priced alternative. It will be a waste to recycle them, considering that many people will now have to pay 3G data while they only get 2G speeds.
June 13th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
If you do the math June 13th or 16th until July 11th isn’t a full month as you say, although it seems like it’s been a year already since 3G was announced on Monday.
I’m not an iPhone “2G” user, but I’m seriously considering becoming a 3G user. I’ll be on vacation July 11th so I’m trying to find the closest AT&T or Apple store to where I’ll be so I can get in on the fun right away.
June 13th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
I think they will jailbreak them and sell them in China!
June 13th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
They could keep them to use as loaners on repairs to iPhone 2G.
They could give them back to Apple to sell at a big discount online.
But really, how many are we talking here? I thought the supplies ran out a couple weeks ago. There probably aren’t all that many, just 100-200 of leftovers, some new, some refurbished.
I really don’t care what they do with them, since I’ll be getting the iPhone 3G as soon as it comes out.
June 13th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
recycle them for company use
June 13th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
I agree with badmofo: replacements for warranty and Applecare claims.
June 13th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
I suspect that they’re going to keep them in storage for people who don’t want to upgrade to 3g but have something go awry with their first gens. How else will they replace them if something goes wrong!? I doubt they would give them the 3g phones free. That, or they’re going to keep them and develop on them so that they can be ready for the 3rd generation of the iphone which will hopefully be more substantial… maybe like a “pro version”.
June 13th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
After thousands of iPhones are sent back to Texas - Apple will convert them all to the iPhone 3!
June 13th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Definitely going to be used for warranty replacements or loners. I agree with Nathan that they shouldn’t really have all that many to return in the first place.
June 14th, 2008 at 12:39 am
There going to make a Jobs face sculpture out of them…
June 14th, 2008 at 2:50 am
They can just convert them into ipod touches.
June 14th, 2008 at 3:00 am
Blend ‘em!
Seriously though, they’ll almost certainly be gutted & the parts will be used for repairs.
June 14th, 2008 at 3:22 am
Well I think it begins with, “How can we prevent a bad customer experience.” You know you buy an apple product and 2 weeks later something else comes out and your stuck because its been too long to return it.
Anyone remember all the drama behind the iPhone price reduction and the media jumped all over how anyone can possibly reduce prices!
I think its the same here. Yes, there are people who will still buy the iPhone and live in a reclusive world and purchase an iPhone 1-2-3 weeks for $399 before the $199 iPhone is available. So, I think it starts there and really just feeds in the delemma of the warranty replacements.
Just another innovative apple solution all while causing demand and generating a very substantial savings in marketing and revenue cost!
June 14th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Let us all not forget that there are still many cities within the United States and in other parts of the world that do not currently have 3G coverage, and will likely not have 3G coverage for a few years to come. At first, I would say the phones will be used for warranty replacements - unless Apple thought ahead and already has a stock of replacements. In that case, I think these would be sold in 2G-only cities.
June 14th, 2008 at 8:50 am
we have one at my store andour inventory lady is off till Monday
June 14th, 2008 at 8:55 am
i jsut got an iphone for my dad for father’s day yesterday.. surprisingly. i really thought they were out of stock, (but i guess not):) funny thing is the att rep said are you sure, you want to get this when the new model is releasing in the coming weeks. lol.
i guess he’ll have the option to do a free upgrade if he wanted to. if thats really legit.
June 14th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
I think they will probably keep them and use the parts for repairs. However, they should make some kind of 3-D iphone sculpture/statue “An Ode to Iphone 3G”
June 14th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
They are going to stack them outside of Steve Jobs’ office. He will use them as projectiles to whiz at his staff when they screw up and he flies off the handle in one of his famous temper tantrums.
“I SAID WORK!” “I SAID STYLE, NOT UGLINESS YOU IDIOT!!” THAT IDEA SUCKS!!!”
You get the gist…
June 14th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
I bet Apple uses them for warranty and Apple Care replacements and sells the excess at a discount in their special deals section of the online Apple Store.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Two things:
June 15th, 2008 at 1:11 am
I’m with the recurring theme of using the iPhones as Apple Care replacements. I’m sure none of these phones will be sold again. However, I could see them scrapped for parts. The batteries could be used in Apple’s battery replacements program. I’m sure many of the old parts are in the new iPhone also.
June 15th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Bury them in old Mac Cube carcasses, cover them in cement, and sale the earth…
June 15th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
I have it on good authority that Steve “Ben Linus” Jobs is going to pile them in the Dharma grave. Once, of course, he fnds the island. It must be protected from Ballmer, Keamy and the Redmond River Raiders.
June 15th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Floor tiles
June 16th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Use them as coasters?
June 16th, 2008 at 10:09 am
I don’t know what Apple will do with them, but I’ve been seriously considering buying one on eBay once the 3G comes out (can probably get one pretty cheap). I can’t afford the data-plan prices, but I’ve been wanting an iPod touch for a long time and could never justify the $300 for one; maybe I could use an iPhone 2G as a less-expensive (and more feature-rich) version of the iPod Touch?
June 16th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I think that Apple would be on my list of bottom dwellers for pulling a scam if they do not not provide some kind of recourse for customers who purchased the 2G just prior to the announcement of the 3G. Also, when did the original IPhone become the 2G, another marketing scheme. We shall wait and see!!!
June 16th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
2G is in reference to the EDGE data network. 3G is, obviously, in reference to the 3G/HSDPA network.
They do have recourse. If you bought an iPhone after May 27th, you can walk into an At&t/Apple store and trade it for a 3G iPhone. Considering that most companies don’t even offer this much, I think it is a fairly good deal.
June 16th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
I do hope Jobs would be more business-minded to allow the 3 G to be unlock for the reason of underground market is more than he can imagine, esp in Asia! Even I like the 2nd Gen for the metal cover, I do hope to have one with a cheaper price!
June 30th, 2008 at 9:47 am
I can’t wait for the new iPhone, because I get my boss’ old one!
J
July 6th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I’d guess they can send them back to apple and apple can use them as replacement units for 2g customers that bought the extended apple warranty
July 11th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
there going to keep it for warranties and info
July 12th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Does anyone know if it’s still possible to get the iphone 2G somewhere in NY?
July 14th, 2008 at 7:53 am
They will be sell them in markets where 3G is not available yet. India fits the bill.
July 17th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
so… if i bought an iphone 2g before may 27th i cant trade it in for an iphone 3g
July 21st, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I have a 16 gig iphone which i purchased after may 27th, unfortunately they have no iphones in stock anywhere in nyc. Day 1, I had one but the AT&T employee told me they don’t exchange them, and I had to call up at&t myself to confirm their own policy. By the time I did so they sold out. Now they’re telling me I can pre-order the phone for the 200 or 300 dollars. Since I’m doing the exchange they can’t preorder it, I HAVE to go in the store and SEE if they have the phone in stock. I hate this company and don’t even want the phone anymore, unfortunately even though I’ve been inconvenienced (they told me they were holding phones for me at other locations) they won’t cancel my account unless I pay the fee.
July 31st, 2008 at 3:08 am
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