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5th Avenue Apple Store starts iPhone 3G line

by Cory Bohon Jul 5th 2008 at 9:00AM

GearDiary is reporting that a lineup of about 10 people started queuing up Friday for the iPhone 3G launch at the 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York. You may recall last year's 5th Avenue store queuing started about a week early as well. The iPhone 3G goes on sale at 8 a.m. on July 11th.

The first people in line are a man, his wife and their young child. According to GearDiary, the couple told security that they're trying to set a record for time waiting in line and possibly having a baby waiting with them. Police are allowing the 10 people to wait in line and currently have no plans to use barricades.

GearDiary has posted some pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Update: Engadget, our sister blog, has posted more pictures and an exclusive interview with the people in line.

[via MacNN]

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Stephen

I was just at the 5th Ave store getting a new power adapter for my MBP and about 10 people were still in line. I was thinking of getting there at 6am Friday.

July 09 2008 at 4:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jack00h

o2 are selling them now for delivery on the 11th!!
hmmm sat outside in a queue, or curled up in bed waiting for a courier to knock on the door.... i know where i'd rather be!!

http://shop.o2.co.uk/promo/iphoneindex

July 07 2008 at 3:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
krye

Well, I for one waited a year for the 3G version to come out. So a week for the rush to wear off isn't a big deal for me. These people are idiots. I think they should have something better to do that sit in line for a week. Like, get a job.

July 06 2008 at 12:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dagamer34

You people do realize that the people in that line will be on every major television station making it the best 15 minutes of fame you'll ever get.

Plus, who won't be excited about being some of the first people to get an iPhone 3G in the US?

July 05 2008 at 11:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Tony

Well since the rest of the world will have the iphone 3G up to a day before, due to timezones, and it's only an upgrade anyway... why queue?

Turns out these are just protestors on some kind of environmental kick and aren't interested in the iphone anyway...

July 06 2008 at 6:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dagamer34

It's a "I wanna be the first person people see with the new iPhone"-thing, such is why it does matter if it launches up to a day before in the rest of the world. Those people can't travel to the US fast enough to experience 2 iPhone launches!

July 06 2008 at 11:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JimB

As someone else pointed out a little while ago, are they even being sold at Apple Stores? I thought it was only at AT&T stores because of the having to sign up for the contract at the time of purchase.

--- And seriously, they brought their child??? It's one thing to make the (very questionable) decision for yourself to wait a week for a phone, but to inflict it on a child who doesn't have any choice in the matter??

July 05 2008 at 6:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Darla

Yes they are being sold at Apple stores as well... and as a parent I think those people are freakin nuts!!!! I mean did anyone ever consider that it might be a harmful situation for a child? Crazy parents I tell ya.

July 05 2008 at 7:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
callisto9

That's pretty lame. It's a phone, people. I have an iPhone and I don't care if the next one out replaced human companionship - there's no way I'd be standing in line. I just have to laugh at these people.

Bob: "So, what did you do last week?"

Todd: "I took off work so I could wait in line for a phone."

July 05 2008 at 5:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Francesco Caporusso

A phone most people will buy by walking into the store 30 minutes after the schmos who waited for days.

July 06 2008 at 2:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Paulius

what can I say "There is idiots in the world"

July 05 2008 at 3:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mike

losers.

get a life--seriously this is nothing short of embarrassing.

and yes, I get it, but still--it's super lame.



July 05 2008 at 3:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Julian

Bullshit, I just was there. No line.

July 05 2008 at 2:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
niclet

No, no, no, it's just a new "tradition". Maybe they're gonna be there for the next iPhone release or something. Humans like traditions, they makes wars for traditions.

In this case, even if it's totally dumb, they're not looking for trouble but for a (great) gadget in peace, so it's just funny.

July 05 2008 at 2:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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