A lot of rumors have been floating around about iPhone activation and how it might return to the home lately. But now an Apple retail store employee has tipped off The Boy Genius Report about the rumor's basis in fact. But it's not exactly the home activation of the days of yore.
 

There is an element of home activation to be added back into the process, that is for sure. For instance, you will be able to "pre-activate" your iPhone at home by entering in a bunch of information about yourself, your billing information and cellular contract details. But once you go to the Apple store (no word on if this will be available in AT&T stores yet) you will still have to have the phone activated in store.

That's an improvement, I guess, but it's still a bummer they've eliminated the old super convenient all at-home activation process. I miss it, dearly.

[via The Boy Genius Report]