Ep. 602: Where I tried to preorder the iPhone 4 and all I got was this stupid Mac Mini Video

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Ep. 602: Where I tried to preorder the iPhone 4 and all I got was this stupid Mac Mini
Created: 06/15/2010
Video description: Preordering for the Apple iPhone 4 started this morning, and users are already reporting serious issues with AT&T's servers. The speed bump appears to happen when account is verified through AT&T, although we've also heard of bottlenecks popping up intermittently throughout the process.

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