The Mailbox Reservation System

parislemon:

Over the past several months, by far the number one question I’ve gotten asked is if I can get people access to Mailbox and/or when is it coming out…

Well, the answer is really soon now. Today, the team rolled out a smart reservation system to make sure they can gracefully launch the service to the hundreds of thousands — perhaps millions — who are undoubtedly going to want it ASAP.

Unfortunately, this system means that some will have to wait longer than others. But at least there will be some transparency in the process: with Mailbox’s reservation system, you’ll be able to see exactly where you are in line to get the app — both the number of people in front of you and behind you.

Once again, trust me, it will be worth the wait. And yes, the app will be free.

Really looking forward to getting a chance to try this out. I signed up today and got my reservation number… somewhere in the sixty-thousand range (nice work, that). Quite jealous they used SMS for the reservation system - having managed a pre-launch reservation system that had nearly half a million (#humblebrag) email addresses associated with it, all I can say is that email is quite possibly the worst way to handle a reservation system. While SMS would not have worked for our browser-based service (then), SMS can only be an improvement.

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   your phone number. No sale there, for now. I’m not giving...an untried party, it’s as...

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   Я, кстати, получил СМС от Mailbox: http://yadi.sk/d/fNYMegba23kpE

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   long time since i waited so excited for an

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    as awesome as it’s hyped...serious email issues.

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    Got my reservation code tonight.

19. jrichmanesq said: do people actually need this?
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    Give me now

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    Really looking forward...getting a chance to try this out. I signed up today and got my...

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