Apple Inc. said Wednesday that it would kick off online sales of the Verizon Wireless iPhone on Feb. 9, a day before the device hits its store shelves.
Apple’s Web sales launch of the highly-anticipated phone will follow Verizon’s online sales of a limited number of iPhones to its existing mobile customers starting at 2 a.m. Feb. 3 for delivery on or before Feb. 10.
Apple said people ordering the phone on Feb. 9 can have it delivered or reserve it for an in-store pickup Feb. 10, when both companies plan to start offering the phone in their stores a 7 a.m. local time. Verizon Wireless is a venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc.
It will be the second U.S. operator to offer iPhone after AT&T Inc. more than three years of exclusive rights to the popular device.
Goodbye AT&T! After being a happy T-Mobile customer for years, I bought an iPhone, requiring a switch to AT&T. I have more dropped calls on AT&T on any day than I did for my entire 8 years with T-Mobile. Raising the issue with AT&T was a waste of time. So, hasta!