Never again will I stand in line for 8.5 hours just for a new Apple™ piece of technology…. We went to the mall yesterday around 11:30-Noon, thinking, there might be a large line, but average around 3 hours to get the new phone. Little did I know, I was off by 5 and a half hours. Granted, the new phone is super slick, and quite fun to play with, but worth that wait… still debating. Over all tho, I am happy I scored the new phone. I actually dropped my old phone a while back and the volume was stuck, started to freeze up, etc, so this one was much needed. The G3 makes a nice difference in internet speed and the fact you can quickly download new apps on the fly via the phone is a nice as well. I decided to get the white one. Wasn’t sure at first, but after I got inside, I said white, even if i wasn’t sure if i wanted the white one. But screw it, I was hungry, tired, and annoyed with this girl in-front of me. So i guess I am a fanboy, but at least I did beat Yasly to getting one. He went to the AT&T store seeing if he could score one just to show me I didn’t have to wait in line. He failed 
I spent a lot of time writing emails and texting Rina & Yasly. Still. 8 freaking hours…. Never again, unless it’s for Sigur Ros tickets or something.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
DAMN! 8.5 hrs!! I’m sorry Bro, that sucks. I figured that Apple would be busy so I went to an AT&T store and waited 1.5 hrs. How did your activation and install process go? I heard some people didn’t get activated for about 6 hrs. after waiting in line for 5+ hrs.
Well, hope you enjoy it. Don’t forget to get the Apple Care just incase. - S
July 12th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Scored some Sigur Ros tickets when they come to Detroit in September! Got them in the mail on Thursday! Glad to hear you’re a fan … ! I hope to snag a new iPhone next week. I waited in line for the first one … it was worth it.
July 12th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
MMmmhmmm Sigur Ros tickets would be nice.
July 12th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Nice! I bought a bike this weekend.. Didn’t spend a lot of time in line. I don’t get the bike until tuesday.. Its pretty sweet though.
I don’t even need apple care with it. Lets just hope I can peddle it..
Talk with you tomorrow .
T
July 13th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Fucking A! Mac products aren’t that great, just well marketed. Don’t drink the kool aide!
July 14th, 2008 at 6:25 am
eff that.
We are waiting till Christmas.
July 14th, 2008 at 10:08 am
I got mine, too! w00t! The lines were INSANE here in LA.
On one hand, I think it’s cool that a lot of people are finally realizing that it’s OKAY to have something from Apple (not saying they’re better, just saying - it’s OKAY to have one), but on the other hand, with big publicity came big problems, so I hope that doesn’t damage the building reputation. Meh. Oh well.
New toys are fun!