at&t released numbers today that showed only 140,000 iPhones being activated, 60,000 less than what some analyst had predicted.

However 40% of the activations were from new subscribers. I wonder if they deducted Rosemary who promptly canceled her service with at&t and returned her iPhone due to lack of features.

While the iPhone activation numbers did not meet expectations that number is only going to grow as at&t says their July sales of the iPhone are sky high and traffic levels at their stores are at historical levels. Apple and at&t have a 5 year exclusive deal so at&t can only expect the good.

But will the lure of the iPhone put at&t in the same situation as amp’d mobile? Maybe but I doubt as drastic.