And So it Begins…
Just as the image above suggests – it’s here and, ummm, it has “3G speed built in”. It’s a good thing Apple clarified that because we thought the new iPhone came with 3G on the side. We’ve got to give it to Apple this time as they did a much better job of not only building hype, but also convincing a whole lot more people that they need to have the iPhone 3G the instant it’s available. Last year the few stores that had lines form pre-release were blown out of proportion, not to mention few and far between. This year, it’s getting dirty. Longer lines, seemingly more anxious people and we have some stores running out of iPhones shortly after opening their doors. We’re getting emails and comments reporting that some stores are already planning to sell their Saturday allotment today. Wow. As you know, we already got our grubby mits on an iPhone 3G so we might just sit tight and enjoy the AC today. If you’re one of the crazies brave souls out there this morning on the front lines, best of luck to you. In the meantime, we’ll be checking out a few games, a little Twitterific maybe, and perhaps one of the three thousand to-do applications in the AppStore. Man, developers really think that iPhone owners have a lot to do. Clearly not considering all of the people out there buying iPhone 3Gs today instead of working. Maybe they should crank out a few job search apps…
This is going to break some sales records !!
I have a quick question that some of you might know the answer to. If I buy an iPhone 3g and activate it on the iPhone plan can I take the sim out and use it with other phones such as my N95-4? I don’t want to be stuck only using the iPhone.
With Bill Gates retired, I wonder if he’s using his free time to stand in line at the local ATT store in Redmond just to say he’s got one…
BGR.com does it again! Who needs cheaper oil prices when we can buy an IPhone 3G??
Arizona resident, I was out in the early morning line>> walked out at 830 with a UNACTIVATED iPhone. “take it home and plug it into itunes and it will work” its now 2 hours later, and no dice.
I waited in line all that time to just buy a useless brick. *2 thumbs up*
I’d love to win this thing even though I’m a Blackberry user.
I beautiful phone that can give me an excuse from responding to all my work emails? Count me in!
Hell I just want people to stop saying every flipping phone that comes out is an iPhone killer. Though the Verizon/Blackberry Thunder does make me wonder.
same here in anchorage ak. they couldnt activate it in store so they say it will work fine via my itunes at home…NOT!
I just want one. And have mercy on he person that thinks they can rob me.
Will you guys pick me?
I’m in, I need one
Man BG you guys making me angry, I cannot seem to win. Please, don’t make me angry or I will get that fool JJ to cut some knutz off, hollar!!! Just joking guys I just could not resist that little bit of dark humor.
Any word on 4G?
And so it begins?
Nope. By 10 a.m. all the iPhones in Arizona (except for Yuma) were sold out.
Black please.
What’s all the fuss about? My Pearl can do almost everything the iPhone can do, and it has a keyboard!
(ducks and runs)
Hey you never know….
where’s the vip line with the list?
iPhone 3G!!!
I’m old,gimme, gimme, gimme!
It;s funny to read about all the Canadians being disappointed with Rogers lack of stock after waiting in line. I guess they don’t read BGR!!
Maybe I’ll be lucky enough to just win one!(?)
3G is too slow for me… bring on a 4G iphone and I’ll get in line
note: by the time we have 4G AT&T will raise their rates another 20-30 dollars for the iphone plan…
:-/
Just left my local AT&T store in Clifton, NJ. One of the reps told me that they got for today around 250 phones, and they were sold out in one hour. They have signs telling people to come back tomorrow to get the iPhone.
BG,
New York is getting slammed with people wanting the phone. 6 hours plus in some places