Newsfactor's Leslie Cauley has a story today on top secret testers of the Apple iPhone. In an interview with Balsu Thandu, newsfactor uncovers what went on behind the scenes and probably right in front of us during this testing period. Utilizing about 200 field technicians which logged more that 10,00 hours on the phone invluding 5000+ hours of voice calls, AT&T tested the iPhone for over 10 weeks!
from the article:
"Doing dry runs with the world's most anticipated cellphone has been challenging. Tests had to be done in places frequented by wireless Relevant Products/Services users. Under strict orders to keep the phone under wraps, technicians had to hide or disguise the phone when in public, Thandu says.
The disguises took many forms: an iPod "sock" was sometimes slipped over the iPhone. Other times, he says, testers kept the device inside a newspaper or pants pocket and used a wireless headset. "
Read more of this facinating stuff here.
