A couple of days ago, we reflected how a calm and patient attitude can help you weather the crises of iOS 5 and OS X 10.7.2 updates.

Exactly the same advice is true today.

With AT&T and Apple battling to handle overwhelming demands, you might experience some delays while attempting to activate your iPhone 4S.

We now have arrived at to both AT&T and Apple for comment, but meanwhile let’s claim that you attempt again late tonight or tomorrow.

Existence is simply too short down the sink on battling with overloaded servers.

Have a great time rather.

We’ll be turning over individuals.

Update: TUAW readers Jim P. creates in telling us in regards to a disturbing reaction from his local AT&T Store.

“I have possessed all of the iPhones and this is actually the very first time I have had trouble initiating. I have had the 4s for around four hrs now. Everyone at work went to work, all deeply disappointed the iPhone 4s could not be shown. A lot to be an earlier adopter.

Surely AT&T has know for the days the number of phones it will have to activate today. My AT&T store declined that helped me to using the activation saying they’d word from on high they could not help individuals who bought their phones through Apple.

AppleCare apologized abundantly but was not able to assist.Inch