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Apple Store Baybrook Houston — Lines are Big in Texas!

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Today is iPhone 4 day and like the rest of you I got up early today. I’d say way to early since it was 4:00 am and I was surprised to find out that my alarm clock on my iPhone could be set to such an early hour. The engineers at Apple HQ in Cupertino could not have done a better job on that alarm, but for once I was wishing they’d screwed it up since I think it should be a crime for an alarm clock to ring before 5:00 am.

Complete Best Buy iPhone Launch Plan Leaked

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The complete text of Best Buy’s launch plan for the iPhone 4 has been leaked to iClarified by an individual going by the handle of bbinsider.

The 24 page launch plan addressed to Best Buy employees includes:

  • Things employees should not do during the sale.
  • Details about employee purchases.
  • Best Buy SKUs and pricing.
  • AT&T rate and data plan requirements; Early termination fee information.
  • Information about the iPhone 4 Micro SIM
  • Tips on what to do with an old iPhone; Comparison between iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4.
  • Comparison with other vendor offerings from Sprint and Verizon
  • Etc.

The  most interesting information revealed in the document, according to iClarified, is that Best Buy will be offering pre-sales on launch day for people standing in line waiting to buy an iPhone 4:

Since inventory availability is expected to be minimal, stores may open up a limited time pre-sale window as an option for customers on launch day who have not previously pre-purchased.
– Pre-sales may only occur up to 11:00 am local time
– Customers who pre-purchase on launch day will be added to the store’s pre-sale cue based on time of pre-sale and will get their pre-sale fulfilled in priority order
– Do not provide customers who pre-purchase on launch day timing on when a device may be available

You can read the entire document and grab the rest of the plans highlights yourself here.