Hopeless Geek

I’d love to get an iPhone, but I have a small problem: there aren’t any that I can find. I’ve called, I’ve emailed, I’ve chased my own tail — all with the result of being frustrated, tired, and dizzy.

The Apple Store at The Domain in Austin has taken up the attitude that they’re just going to stop answering the phone, it seems. They’ve left the opening day announcement about their July 11 store hours up and then you get perpetual ringing after that.

Down at Barton Creek it appears slightly worse: the number is always busy. You can’t even get to a menu; the line is just solid busy when I call it.

The AT&T store has given up stocking the devices and tells me that I have to:

• Walk in.
• Setup the account.
• Order the phone.
• Wait 10 to 21 days for it to be delivered.

sigh.

I guess I’ll stick to the iPhone Simulator for testing for now…