AppleInsider is reporting the some Apple Store employees have noticed a new activation option on their Point of Sale terminals - Home.
The option doesn’t work as yet, but it implies that Apple will soon allow consumers to activate the iPhone themselves, rather than having to perform the activation in-store.
Retailers are also reportinga shortage of iPhone 3G 8GB units. This is reportedly similar to when Apple canceled the 4GB iPhone Classic and has sparked rumours of an new 32GB option to sit alongside the currently top of the line 16GB handset.
Looks like the “home activation” part of this is now live, for US customers: http://www.apple.com/iphone/buy/