No iPhone in Puerto Rico, US

Got mine from the Tulsa store and activated on jul 4th. Got an Oklahoma number and i'll wait till the iPhone is finally released on PR to get a local # (787). Meanwhile, whoever wants to call me must do a long distance call.

That is because Puerto Rico isn't technically part of the US, but is instead a US territory. Much like half the world, including the US, used to be a British territory. However, it is interesting that it isn't offered in Puerto Rico.

Apparently, the iPhone can't be activated if the user
lives in Puerto Rico (US). Area code 787 or 939.

Apple had a store in PR ~20 years ago. Right now
there are no Apple stores here, although everyone
else is here (CompUSA, Sony Store, Modernica (
http://modernicaonline.com/ ), Office Max, Radio
Shack, ...).

iPhone not available in this stores, including
corporate AT&T stores.

If someone from Puerto Rico is able to use or
activate the iPhone let us know. Puerto Rico is
included in AT&T's US coverage.

I have the same issue.

I moved from PR to NY 2 years ago but have kept using my 787 number, and I'm awaiting an iPhone that was bought online yesterday. It's supposed to get here between 2 to 4 weeks, so I'm sure by then someone will have a better say at this.

I did go to the AT&T store near my house a few days before launch and asked them about this, and after they looked at my account they told me everything seemed to be in order and I should be fine. But after looking at the chaos going on with the activations right now, I'm sure us guys with 787 area codes will have some issues about this.

Still, I'll post whatever I hear and find out.

If it doesn't work, I'm gonna have to cancel my account and open up a new one here.

iPhone, Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.10) Slowly Dying...

Terrin:


I believe Puerto Rico was Spain's "property" until 1898 when it became a US territory as a result of the Spanish-American War. It was never a British territory AFAIK. 🙂 Else I need to have a talk with all of my teachers in la escuela...


Cheers

If Puerto Rico is part of the United States, we are American citizens. We go to the war to defend our democratic ideals and the USA style of life that I imagine Mr. Steve Jobs loves. We also have AT&T. Why then can we not buy an iphone? We have the same spending power as any person who lives in the United States, Why have we been relegated to third class citizens?

Yeah, all my life I've bought products (whether apple, microsoft, etc etc) that are in english. I think 95% of the population does this and prefer english based products. Even the people who don't know english does this.

d0csp33d: PLEASE PLEASE DON'T FORGET ABOUT US. As soon as you check it out, let us know. Have fun with it!! 🙂

I live in Los Angeles california and had a 787 area code number. I bought the iPhone and tried to activate it but couldn't. I talk to several supervisors from ATT to solve the issue. The problem is that Puerto Rico is a different market and it doesn't belong to the US market. Apple initial released is for the US market and not for any other thus they don't allow the activation.

The only solution is for those that live in the states. First you have to ask to transfer your service to the state that you are living (no charge for this). They'll give you a new number and then you can activate the phone. This is what I had to do to activate and use the phone. Fact is with a 787 you will not be able to activate the phone. I spend over 12 hours on the phone with ATT to learn this.

I guess you'll be able to ask for a tranfer back to PR thus giving you a new 787 number.