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Who will be camping out for the 3G iPhone?
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Posted by: verizonplayah

I was in line 3 hours before the current iPhone launched last June. How many of you will be camping out this year for the new one? I will at least get there a few hours early again. It definetly adds to the excitement.

Posted by: Anisoul

Adds to "excitement"? Not really. I'll get mine the way I did last year. Walked right into the store.

Posted by: Wide_opeN

I may go up to the store and see if impulse takes over a hour early or so.

Posted by: MrDumbDumb

I heard the first 50 in line also get a code for 2 free video downloads from itunes and chance to be in the next pixar movie.

Posted by: free_gas

I'm sure that this guy will be 1st in line!

I'm a loser I'm a loser. I'm a loser I'm a loser I'm a loser, I'm a loser I'm a loser I'm a loser,, Oh Oh Oh, I'm a loser!

Posted by: Silent Witness

Uh, no.

Only time I like to campout outside a store is Black Friday in November and maybe a new video game console release that be kept for at least five years.

Apple knows how to mass produce. There should be plenty available in both AT&T and Apple stores when you walk-in that day.

Posted by: Samoa Joe

I would do it for the fun of it. Therefore, will be doing it if my friend will drive me to the mall and drop me off. My parents are gonna be like WTF are you doing Joe? "Oh, I'm just going to the mall for 3 or 4 hours to get the new iPhone". They're gonna flip when they see I'm buying the new one.

Oh well I guess. Its my money right :P

Posted by: free_gas

They should put out a disclaimer at the front of the line...

"All of you in line are about to get hosed! in 31 days from today there will be a massive price drop if this thing is not selling!"

We will not be handing out rebate coupons!

Seriously I would stand in line just for the free star bucks and t-shirts though!

*Don't forget to bring your Eee pc's loaded with Hacked OSX ready to jailbreak and unlock this new bad boy! Someone needs to set a record.. released 6pm.. PWND at 6:15pm

Posted by: tang2007

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Originally Posted by verizonplayah

I was in line 3 hours before the current iPhone launched last June. How many of you will be camping out this year for the new one? I will at least get there a few hours early again. It definetly adds to the excitement.

Get a job!

Posted by: free_gas

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Originally Posted by tang2007

Get a job!

This is what sick days are for!

Sick of waiting for the new iPhone baby!

Posted by: Samoa Joe

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Originally Posted by free_gas

They should put out a disclaimer at the front of the line...

"All of you in line are about to get hosed! in 31 days from today there will be a massive price drop if this thing is not selling!"

We will not be handing out rebate coupons!

Seriously I would stand in line just for the free star bucks and t-shirts though!

*Don't forget to bring your Eee pc's loaded with XP ready to jailbreak and unlock this new bad boy! Someone needs to set a record.. released 6pm.. PWND at 6:15pm

I really hope that iPhone 2.0 is available to jailbreak. It would make me want it a hundred times more.

Posted by: tang2007

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Originally Posted by Samoa Joe

I really hope that iPhone 2.0 is available to jailbreak. It would make me want it a hundred times more.

Zibri claims he allready figured out how to jb 2.0

Posted by: Samoa Joe

No way?! Is 2.0 in BETA testing I'm guessing?

Posted by: tang2007

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Originally Posted by Samoa Joe

No way?! Is 2.0 in BETA testing I'm guessing?

www.ziphone.org

Posted by: tks989

i'll be waiting a month perhaps

Posted by: TDBearCT

I'm waiting for a confirmed jailbreak/unlock before I buy a 3G iPhone.

Jim

Posted by: Samoa Joe

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Originally Posted by tang2007

www.ziphone.org

Wow, honestly cannot wait now

. Is it really $200 with a contract, because my parents refuse to let me extend it. Even with purchasing my iPhone 1.0 and activating through iTunes didn't extend it when we all thought it would? Weird right?

Posted by: Samoa Joe

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Originally Posted by TDBearCT

I'm waiting for a confirmed jailbreak/unlock before I buy a 3G iPhone.

Jim

Eh, I actually will do that now. Good idea Jim!

Posted by: Hoshnasi

Might have to wait till its gets unlocked. My Fiance takes me leaving TMobile to AT&T as though I am leaving her. Also, because we rack up a ton of minutes and frankly without the mobile 2 mobile the bill would kill me.

I'm looking for a cheap used iPhone right now to unlock to tide me over till I can get one.

Posted by: verizonplayah

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Originally Posted by Anisoul

Adds to "excitement"? Not really. I'll get mine the way I did last year. Walked right into the store.

Of course it adds to the excitement! What are you talking about? Here is a perfect example, for me at least... I would rather see a movie in theaters the day its released then wait to rent it when it comes out on DVD. Thats how I see it at least.

I mean I think back to when the current iPhone came out. People were fighting over who was in front of who in the line. It was crazy but exciting.

Posted by: Softwaregenie07

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Originally Posted by Hoshnasi

Might have to wait till its gets unlocked. My Fiance takes me leaving TMobile to AT&T as though I am leaving her. Also, because we rack up a ton of minutes and frankly without the mobile 2 mobile the bill would kill me.

I'm looking for a cheap used iPhone right now to unlock to tide me over till I can get one.

AT&T has refurbs again.
link:http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...furb-phones.jsp

Posted by: wacktool

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Originally Posted by Anisoul

Adds to "excitement"? Not really. I'll get mine the way I did last year. Walked right into the store.

I just went the day after, walked right in and bought 1. They had tons, Jacksonville is a back a$$wards wanna be city. People here have no clue about main stream items. :-)

Posted by: verizonplayah

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Originally Posted by wacktool

I just went the day after, walked right in and bought 1. They had tons, Jacksonville is a back a$$wards wanna be city. People here have no clue about main stream items. :-)

Haha ya I guess it depends where you live. Around me, only the dedicated get an iPhone on release day, and that require sacrifice!

Posted by: cingular#1

i will be posting a live stream on ustream.tv of being in line...watch

Posted by: fumblerooski

I'm waiting to get a confirmation of Exchange support, then I'll drop the dough. I know they showed it in the Beta but it needs to be on the phone before I buy it, not released a few months later. I'm thinking they will confirm this before the phone actually drops.

Posted by: anmoldagreat

unless theres a whole lot more than 3g i will be waiting til iphone 3.0

Posted by: jslappa

And let's get one thing straight here....Even IF Zibri has jailbroken/unlocked the 2.0, that has nothing to do with the new iPhone. Do any of you really think that the bootloader is going to be the same as the the old iPhone? Most likely Apple has laid the smackdown on that company to add better security this time around.

What will impress me is if the Dev Team can get Pwnd to load custom firmware and bypass the whole "baseband" issue. Either way, I want one on day 1. I am on AT&T so I can wait for the unlock.

Posted by: odnerd

I feel like a loser but I will be waiting in line the day it comes out. My Tmobile contract is up 4 days before the rumored launch so it's like a sign...

Posted by: CyniKal.Mindset

they should screw the losers that camp out and accept customers from the back of the line first...thats what I would do...reverse engineer their asses

Posted by: chinese_fury

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Originally Posted by verizonplayah

Could you imagine if Apple decides to not release the 3G iphone in the U.S. but instead to first launch it to the rest of the world and make the U.S. wait?

Posted by: Wide_opeN

Yeah that would be terrible. However, Apple I believe is one of the few companies left that want to show American pride.

Therefore, they'll release it here first just like they did before.

Posted by: Hoshnasi

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Originally Posted by Softwaregenie07

AT&T has refurbs again.
link:http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...furb-phones.jsp

Got a 16 GB. Thanks!

Posted by: Saoirse1916

I won't be waiting in line, but I'll definitely swing by the Apple store on day 1 or two -- there were plenty of phones available after last year's launch so I'd imagine it'll be the same again for v2.

Posted by: DaRtHXtC

I have to agree that I won't be camping out, but will swing in to my local Apple store before work to pick it up.

Posted by: xbox360gamer

I damn sure wont be camping out. after all, what good will a 3G iPhone do me when we don't have 3G service in my area yet?

oh well.....

Posted by: odnerd

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Originally Posted by Saoirse1916

I won't be waiting in line, but I'll definitely swing by the Apple store on day 1 or two -- there were plenty of phones available after last year's launch so I'd imagine it'll be the same again for v2.

I dunno, there wasn't as much hype before since alot of people had no clue what it was going to be like and now if the rumors of a subsidized price are true every kid and his rich mommys going to be there...

Posted by: xbox360gamer

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Originally Posted by Wide_opeN

Yeah that would be terrible. However, Apple I believe is one of the few companies left that want to show American pride.

Therefore, they'll release it here first just like they did before.

American pride with products that are made in China?

huh?

Posted by: tks989

that subsidized price does nothing to offset those ridiculous rates. not to mention 3G rates. I'll be using it with Edge on T-Mobile just fine.

Posted by: Saoirse1916

It certainly does for me -- I'm paying $80/mo on VZW now, so $59.99 sounds lovely to me.

Posted by: DaRtHXtC

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Originally Posted by tks989

that subsidized price does nothing to offset those ridiculous rates. not to mention 3G rates. I'll be using it with Edge on T-Mobile just fine.

3G rates? I can't see AT&T changing the rates on the data for 3G iPhones. Seeing that most of the phones out right now are 3G and there's no difference in plan pricing on them.

Posted by: odnerd

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Originally Posted by tks989

that subsidized price does nothing to offset those ridiculous rates. not to mention 3G rates. I'll be using it with Edge on T-Mobile just fine.

AT&Ts rates are the same for EDGE and 3G...

Posted by: odnerd

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Originally Posted by xbox360gamer

American pride with products that are made in China?

huh?

Dude, everything comes from China. Even stuff acually made in America are built with parts from China...

Posted by: DaRtHXtC

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Originally Posted by odnerd

AT&Ts rates are the same for EDGE and 3G...

As far as I know they're exactly the same. I'm sure that lots of people will just be upgrading their phone from the original iPhone to the 3G iPhone so that I feel would be a mess to try and changing all those data rates if they were to change.

Posted by: ruffdeezy

I will be camping out for sure, probably not until its released in canada though later this year.

Posted by: Arden

I've never camped out or made a line for any product in my life, last year i walked into an apple store 3 days after release and bought one. I usually laugh at people standing on line and camping out for a product. I dont find that to be the least bit exciting, Its usually alot of weird geeky people on those lines, the 30-year old living in moms basement with a vast comic book collection types.

Posted by: toomer

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Originally Posted by Arden

I've never camped out or made a line for any product in my life, last year i walked into an apple store 3 days after release and bought one. I usually laugh at people standing on line and camping out for a product. I dont find that to be the least bit exciting, Its usually alot of weird geeky people on those lines, the 30-year old living in moms basement with a vast comic book collection types.

We made an afternoon out of it. About 4 or 5 co-workers and I, all sat outside an AT&T store (outdoor strip mall) with a cooler of beverages to keep us company while we were waiting.

Turns out, that store only had 12 phones allocated to them in inventory. Oops. Went to the big Apple store in the mall the next morning at 10:01 am, and was out the door in 3 minutes.

Posted by: Quake97

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Originally Posted by fumblerooski

I'm waiting to get a confirmation of Exchange support, then I'll drop the dough. I know they showed it in the Beta but it needs to be on the phone before I buy it, not released a few months later. I'm thinking they will confirm this before the phone actually drops.

Same here. If they, for some odd reason, release the 2nd gen iPhone before the 2.0 firmware, I'll wait too.

Joe

Posted by: vibe69

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Quote:
Originally Posted by verizonplayah
I was in line 3 hours before the current iPhone launched last June. How many of you will be camping out this year for the new one? I will at least get there a few hours early again. It definetly adds to the excitement.

Quote:

Get a job!

he doesnt need a job, he needs a life and some self-esteem

Posted by: Aiku1337

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Originally Posted by CyniKal.Mindset

they should screw the losers that camp out and accept customers from the back of the line first...thats what I would do...reverse engineer their asses

What the hell? What's your problem? If someone is excited about something why not let them have their fun?

And "Reverse engineer their asses" ? Do you even know what reverse engineering means?

Posted by: Aiku1337

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Originally Posted by xbox360gamer

American pride with products that are made in China?

huh?

Built in China but designed in America (California to be specific as it always indicates on their products). That's a huge difference. It's just to keep costs down (or profits up...)

Posted by: Saoirse1916

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Originally Posted by Aiku1337

And "Reverse engineer their asses" ? Do you even know what reverse engineering means?

Hahahahahahahaha
Doesn't "reverse engineering" mean piss off your customers? That's what I though it meant...

Posted by: Aiku1337

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Originally Posted by Saoirse1916

Hahahahahahahaha
Doesn't "reverse engineering" mean piss off your customers? That's what I though it meant...

I can't tell if you're joking, but in case you're not here's a quick explanation.

Reverse engineering is usually applied to electronics but it can be applied to different things I guess. Anyway reverse engineering is the process of taking something, like maybe a computer chip, and figuring out how it works by using some kind of methodical approach. When you're done you would know how to get it to do what you want it to do without having the original company supply you with documentation.

Wikipedia can explain it better than I can. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_engineering

Posted by: Saoirse1916

Hahahaha, yeah I was joking -- it's hard to portray effective sarcasm when typing sometimes. I was expanding on this comment that you made:

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Originally Posted by Aiku1337

What the hell? What's your problem? If someone is excited about something why not let them have their fun??

Posted by: verizonplayah

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Originally Posted by vibe69

he doesnt need a job, he needs a life and some self-esteem

lol you guys are too much. you can't really say anything to me, or are you the cool hofo kid that is not geeky and has plenty of self esteem...because me waiting outside a store for an amazing, ground breaking product means I need a job and I need self esteem....right. Please, explain. I'd love to hear your reasoning.