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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 12 > iPhone launch, then a crash

iPhone launch, then a crash

On Friday, Apple released its highly anticipated iPhone 3G. But a flood of new users, plus old ones trying to upgrade, were greeted with gridlock.

By John Markoff / The Bulletin
July 12, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — For many people Friday, the iPhone was the iCan’t. Apple suffered massive network gridlock as many of the 6 million users of the original iPhone tried to upgrade to new software while the first buyers of the new iPhone 3G were trying to activate their....

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