Ordering products from online stores are the best ways, especially if you want to be the first to get any new electronic products or the latest mobile phones. However, there are some negative aspects too, like everything else.
Presently, huge amount of business is made over the internet, since everything, from paying taxes, buying stocks and household goods can be done over it. Since the 1990’s retailers have seen a swift growth in their trade in sales as well as customer volume. Shopping has become global, as you can order anything from any stores across the world. The purchase of the latest models of mobiles and other electronic goods are the most successful features of online business. Lately, it is the iPhone which has generated so much hype over the net, with people eagerly awaiting the latest models from Apple.inc. However, according to the latest report from KPN’s chart, the Nokia Lumina 800 has replaced iPhone 4s and is on top of the chart for the most sales online.
iPhone Frenzy
The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s is the fourth generation iPhone developed by Apple, released this year. In fact, iPhone 4s had an excellent pre order online, and is known to have crossed the 1 million pre order spot in just over twenty four hours. It is known to have been the best response from customers for any new product of Apple. This is due to the many number of customers who are into pre ordering their favorite products online. However, those who want to buy iphones online have to sign a contract with a carrier. For a purchase of iPhone, you have to buy AT&T contracts on CelltradeUSA. To get a new iPhone you will have to break the contract with the old carrier. Transferring your contract when you sell your old phone also means a change of your mobile number.
Online pre order problem with iPhone
Customers were having quite a bit of difficulties with the pre order process in the UK and USA online Apple Stores, as it had crashed because of excessive traffic. Similar difficulties were also stated from SoftBank and AT&T online stores, the main partners in Japan and USA. The advanced sales iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s had to be shelved, as the supply was very less than the demand for it. The retail stores were also unable to meet the demand due to crash in servers.
Problems at AT&T
Enthusiastic fans of iPhone 4, who were vying to be the first ones to buy this phone had a setback, for AT&T‘s online ordering process has some hitches, preventing them from doing so. The message relayed to them was that there was an error in the system. With the online booking at a standstill, the clerks started taking the order by hand. The technical ordering process is one of the many difficulties found to be surfacing between the relationship between Apple and AT&T. Big cities full of iPhone users have also complained of slow data rates, dropped calls and poor service. AT&T has also confessed that a security lapse on their website has permitted some hackers to get the email addresses of many iPhone users. With some of these problems surfacing in online stores, customers are finding it easier to personally order the traditional way.
