Long lines and activation delays marred Friday’s debut of Apple’s iPhone 3G. Carrier AT&T blamed Apple.

AT&T said in-store iPhone 3G activations stopped at about 9:30 a.m. Eastern duration, thanks to issues with the iTunes 7.7 software needed to configure the device. AT&T is recommending that customers activate the smartphones at home. Some analysts are undoubtful the problem is getting blown out of proportion.

“Today’s iPhone launch differs a little bit from last year considering that is a global

launch. that started in New Zealand and will continue on to California,” said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at JupiterResearch. “You literally have hundreds of thousands of public buying and activating iPhones. I am not surprised that we are seeing some issues with the activation process with some humans in some locations. Frankly, that’s probably to be expected.”

Some Shortages Reported

Gartenberg visited both an AT&T store and an Apple store in […]

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