AT&T Vacation Blackout Lines Up With September 21st 'iPhone 5' Release Date

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Posted August 26, 2012 at 11:06pm by iClarified

AT&T has reportedly blacked out vacation time and started training employees for an 'iconic release', reports TechCrunch.

We've received yet another bit of evidence confirming the next iPhone's September 21 launch. According to an AT&T sales rep, AT&T staff has been given a vacation blackout from September 21 to September 30, just like Verizon employees. Our source also mentioned that blue carrier employees are undergoing training for an "iconic release."

Last week the site reported that a Verizon source had confirmed a release date of September 21th for the next generation iPhone. Apple is expected to unveil the device on September 12th.

AT&T Vacation Blackout Lines Up With September 21st 'iPhone 5' Release Date

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Stevein Hell - August 27, 2012 at 2:28am

You're all Fanboy and Sheep....

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NoGoodNick - August 27, 2012 at 2:27am

Yeah, they're training all their employees how to talk people out of buying the iPhone they came in for in exchange for an Android device they won't use, thus 'saving' ATT upgrade money.

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Copperhead - August 27, 2012 at 2:54am

I finished my 2 year term with crappy AT&T and even though I completed my contract. I asked AT&T to unlock my iPhone and denied me. After arguing with them, I told them to go screw themselves and I told the manager that AT&T has given me no choice and forced my hand to use Cydia and jailbreak the phone to then use a unlock program to unlock a phone ( I own ). - they then decided to have me arrested and confiscate my iPhone saying I am violating federal laws. I then got arrested and was held for 3 days..... On the report it says - charged with unauthorised usage of a federal device and violating FCC laws...... What ever that means... Tomorrow I get to hire a lawyer.

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justabrake - August 27, 2012 at 3:42am

Jailbreaking is legal, where did this all happen ?

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King - August 27, 2012 at 4:27am

Do you live under a rock. Jailbreaking was always illegal

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justabrake - August 27, 2012 at 4:41am

It's been legal for 2 years buddy google it apple lost in court dude

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King - August 27, 2012 at 5:11am

Then why is he going to court? And that story made my day

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King - August 27, 2012 at 5:26am

@copperhead. You do know your not suppose to tell them that, you should have said that your going to leave the company and tell everyone else too, that should have worked

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Copperhead - August 28, 2012 at 3:40pm

If you unlock your phone without express permission from ATT it's a federal crime and it can only be done if you jailbreak, which charges the format of the phone which is illegal. - @king -- you're right I was pissed off though . When I told them I was going to unlock it myself they confiscated my phone and then things went down hill from there. But yes, unlocking is very illegal, but to do that you must jailbreak first and they are doing it because of the unlock.

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Copperhead - August 28, 2012 at 3:48pm

Ya very true KING, the thing is I yelled that I was going to unlock it myself, and they confiscated my phone and called the cops.. Unlocking is illegal because it changes the software script., which is illegal. In order to do the unlock you have to jailbreak first, which they are also counting it as illegal, even though it's not a crime, but because I yelled it out in anger that I was going to unlock it. That's when shot hit the fan.

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Copperhead - August 28, 2012 at 3:54pm

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Man - August 27, 2012 at 2:10am

Yep, will buy directly from apple. Fuck ATT. If the new iPhone is LTE compatible then Verizon is a better option anyway.

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Copperhead - August 28, 2012 at 3:42pm

If you unlock your phone without express permission from ATT it's a federal crime and it can only be done if you jailbreak, which changes the format of the phone itself, which is illegal. - and ignore Simon, we all know he is a fanboy.

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justabrake - August 27, 2012 at 1:52am

Buying from apple I don't give att anymore business then I have to their always trying to screw there customers every which way they can or imagine

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Copperhead - August 27, 2012 at 12:59am

AT&T should just go out of business forever. I will never purchase anything from AT&T ever.

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