Looks like AT&T spilled the beans on this one..er..again. According to the latest 2nd quarter earnings posting from AT&T, they revealed how much iPhones were activated through their service in the first 30hrs upon going gold:
Sales of the Apple iPhone have been robust. The June 29 launch allowed for less than two days of sales and activations before the end of the quarter. In that time, AT&T activated 146,000 iPhone subscribers, more than 40 percent of them new subscribers. Sales of the iPhone continue to be strong in July with store traffic above historical levels.
These first 30hrs of sales include only June 29 going into June 30. Upon hearing this news, Apple stock plummeted this morning back to the low 130s. Many speculate this being the result of buying into the hype of the iPhone sales/activations that were previously posted within the days of release. These hyped numbers went as far as 500,000, to (this date inclusive) 1,000,000. Seriously this was not the case. Many also state that there were activation problems/issues with some customers, and therfore the purchase date and the activation date varied among individuals. This, however, accounted for only 2% of the users.
For a more official (from the monster's mouth, so to speak) breakdown, Apple's 2nd quarter earnings are coming up very soon. July 25 to be exact. Whether this number will be the same/approximate from Apple, or different is yet to be found out.
EDIT: Apple actually shifted a pretty respectable 270,000 iPhones in the final 30 hours of its 3rd fiscal quarter - not too bad!
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