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iPhone Calling! But Not for You, or You ...

Some early adopters report long delays in activating service

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 1, 2007 9:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – The iPhone became available Friday, and the grousing started minutes later. Customers around the country reported long delays in activating service, and when they weren't able to use their new gadgets to call their friends to complain, they took their frustrations to the Internet, the... Read full story »

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