iPhone 4S quotReservedquot

Up early to pre-order a new iPhone. As of last week, my household is one mobile phone down from previously optimal levels. It seemed like the perfect time to get a new iPhone. Unfortunately Apple's servers disagreed. I spent about 40 minutes refreshing my browser and enjoying the familiar "We'll be right back" post-it styled note.

I've never pre-ordered an iPhone before so maybe my experience today was typical. I was surprised that what I actually pre-ordered was a reservation for an iPhone pre-order. I was informed at the end of the process that I would receive an email with further instructions "when it was time to complete" my order. I'm not complaining, I was just surprised that it was not more Apple-like. It was still much better than the usual AT&T web-of-confusion.

We are continuing a family-plan that started with waiting in line for the very first iPhone release. We've been thrilled with the phone ever since. Insanely Great.

iPhone 4S, black, 64GB, AT&T.