Thinking of getting an iPhone? How to avoid a lengthy activation

There are some things you could do to make sure your activation process does not take longer than it should.
I'll start of with the scenarios i have encountered the most...
1. If you got a pre-approval code from an AT&T store..You will have to activate your phone in the same market as that store. ie. You must use an address for that same area & you will be assigned an area code according to that address.
2. If you are porting your number from another carrier, same goes. You can only port your number to the same market where it belongs. So if you got your number in lets say Orlando, FL. You cannot use an Atlanta, GA address during your activation in itunes cause it will conflict. You will probably get this error " This number is not eligible for porting" Because of the conflict of the area code and the zip code you use for the billing address.
3. Avoid disconnecting and reconnecting your phone to itunes cause the delays the activation process

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But if it is something more subtle like "the colors seem wrong" or "the screen is not set straight" it will take more arguing. And I can't stand arguing about stuff like that just to get a good phone.
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So we had to drive other 138 miles there and back for me to get other phone and when I made it to the Apple store I didn't know you suppose to call and make appt before you come up there about your phone.So I'm standing up there telling them that I just came yesterday and drove a 138 miles here and back and I just had to turn around and do it again today.So they went on and seen me and ask me what was going on with my phone.So I told them as they can see it was not coming on no more.
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So the new phone I got was working so good and than about two weeks later my phone would blink on and off and it would freeze on you during call's are anything.So you already know what I had to do again I had to drive other 138 miles there and back and I was not happy about that at all.So this time before I went I made appt that morning to come and they told me to come around 200pm but for me to try to be there at least ten minutes early.So I made it there around 145pm they didn't get to me still around 315pm.So when they final call me to go talk to someone about what's going on with my phone.They ask me for my receipt and I let them know I didn't have it cause they didn't give it to me cause yale told me I didn't need it cause yale was going to send it to my email address.
So they went to try to look up my email address,That took them other 30 minutes to find it,But they finial found it in there system.So they went on and exchange my phone again with no problem at all.
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I feel were you are coming from cause I wouldn't want nobody to go through what I went through try to getting my phone.
But I'M telling you,it might be worth you going through this at the end..The TV on this phone is so unbelievable I'M telling you,you going to love it.Before I go to sleep at night I listen to my i pod on my IPhone and I love it that's how I go to sleep at night are I might watch a movie that I have on my phone at night.It's a great phone to have all the way around I give it a ten.
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