Alex A. Hutnik

Release Day

Tommy and I were interviewed and photographed by the Plain Dealer. The PD also put us on the front page of the Business section. And, all of that caused us to be mentioned in the Case Daily (since we loudly mentioned our affiliation with Case to any reporter who talked to us).  We are also supposedly on WEWS, but I can’t find the video. I called my parents to TiVo it for me, so I’ll probably see it the next time I visit. Tommy and I are still shocked at the attention we got from this. We had such a great time sneaking around and getting our phones. The media attention is certainly the icing on the cake.

We were probably the first two people in Legacy to buy iPhone 3Gs. The three guys in front of us all had problems buying them (account issues, missed payments, etc). If you want to split hairs, I was the first person in Legacy to actually buy an iPhone 3G since my credit card processed faster than Tommy’s. But, he walked out of the store first, and that is why he got way more media attention than I did. So, I think he wins that one.

Here are some pictures and video of the whole event:

(I really encourage you to go to the Flickr set, where I have added comments, notes, and tags.)

Afterwards, we went back to our apartment where we slept the rest of the day and recovered from the festivities.

Uh-oh: how come my GPS isn’t working?

The next day I noticed I was no longer able to use any location-aware application.  Tommy joked it was from overuse and that the phone was just tired.  But it became clear that there was something wrong with it.  So, of course we went back to the Apple Store where, after trying some things and applying a software update that took forever, they replaced my phone free of charge.

Uh-oh: how come I don’t have any service?

So when they replaced my phone, they accidentally de-registered my SIM card, so we had to go to the nearby AT&T store to get it reactivated.  When that was done, my phone worked like a charm.

Thank You

I’d like to thank everyone that sent me messages about my appearances online and in print: Margaret, Lev, Neil, Krystin, and Sonia (I think that’s everyone).

I’d also like to thank everyone at the Apple Store who helped me out:
Francis, Jeremy, Gerry, Vince, and the guy who unboxed the phone for me: sorry buddy, I forget your name.  I was too busy playing with my phone.

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