iPhone 3G lines start at the Apple Cube... one week early
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Jul 4th 2008 4:53PM
posted Jul 4th 2008 4:53PM
Update: We got a chance to speak with group leader Daniel on video, who let us in the gang's desire to break the world record for waiting in line, as well as some... er, broad political ideas. We also learned that the baby probably won't be forced to stay outside of the Apple Store all week. See it for yourself in the clip after the break!
Update 2: According to a Fortune report on the group, five of the ten have already hit the road, and New York City cops sent the baby packing not long after we visited the scene. The remaining neo-hippies have also refined their confused political message as well, which manages to come off as somehow more inane than just wanting to break a world record.
[Via GearDiary]
Do these people not have jobs?!
Geeze.
Wow, took the words right out of my mouth.
No, but they obviously love Jobs...
Maybe that's how they pay for all their Macs?
Ohsnap.
Greg Packer is a "professional line sitter."
So the answer is no they dont :)
Yeah, they have jobs.... Steve Jobs!
..... I'll get my coat
Of course they don't, they're in line for an iPhone using Macbooks.
They're in college and high school.
What, you don't think that adults get iPhones, do you?
Hell yes, sure is nice to be one. I'd have joined them, except I prefer my phones and laptops to, you know, be useful.
These people (most of them) ARE eBAY SELLERS!
They'll need to get the device faster - so they can resell it for a higher price on eBay.
Faster get - highest profit on auction.
And many other people (from China and other non-start selling countries) waiting - when the new device will be on eBay - they're ready to spend on it more than a $1000 dollars.
So, that's why this ridiculous week-waiting for iPhone is make sense.
Maybe they just have holidays...
Must be nice to be in a country where it's worth it to line up for the iPhone, as opposed to say Canada where it's going to cost over $3k for a required 3 year contract, and doesn't even include unlimited data.
Ahahha! Yeah, that's why Telus is going to keep me with the Blackberry. I'd love to get one of the new phones but my god. Rogers is killing us on plans.
Then again with Telus I'm paying $25 for 4MB/month. I love Canada..
Why? Telus has an unlimted plan...unless you're on some sort of share plan like I am, then you're screwed...
Jonathan, for $5 more a month you can have 300mb on Rogers. You aren't required to use the iPhone plans, you can just use a regular phone plan with a data plan thrown on if you want.
Still, no unlimited data makes me sad. :(
Yeaah actually it's very sad to pay about 3000 bucks for a phone, which is OOOOLD in 3 years.
I guess we Danes have nothing to complain about in comparision to you guys. We only have to sign up for 6 months, but still why not include unlimited data?
Hi Tits (I wish!)
Actually Fido is the same company as Rogers. And to be honest I don't want the iPhone, 's too limited for me, I'm just upset about the general lack of unlimited wireless internet up here.
Any cell company up here will rip you off no questions asked.
Well, except Virgin Mobile. They're the only half decent mobile operator around these parts. $25 a month for Unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited texts as well as 100 anytime minutes.
Tack on a $7 unlimited internet dealie and there you go. (almost) perfect cellphone plan for $32 + tax a month. (Oh yeah, did I mention they don't charge that "system access fee" of $7-$9 a month like everybody else?
No one is paying $3000 for a phone. Everyone is paying $199 or $299 for a phone. If you spend an extra 3 or 4 hundred dollars to get it unlocked, do you think you get free cell phone service or data?
The answer, in case you were wondering, is no.
yes, 1st comment
dang, already?
fail
fail
FAIL!
FAIL
=D
iDiots
Agreed, I don't think the demand will be as great. There's no point to do this.
This is madness!
It's the whole "FIRST!" thing.
I don't get it. Whether you're first or the 400th person the phone is exactly the same. What's the bonus? An iPhone -bag-?!
And I bet the first in the line is clak...
When the first mythical iPhone came out, there were a whopping five people in line at the lone AT&T store here. Wonder how many people will rush out to get one, seeing as how AT&T has no 3G coverage within 150 miles of here?
So true -- might add: "iDle rich" and "iDol worshipers"... (and I'm *not* talkin Spamalot freaks here!)
Jobs is right in hiring these people sit there first (assuming that's what this is). Wouldn't want another Greg Parker to be first. Or second for that matter. He ended up being the face of that whole ordeal last year. Not that I have anything against him, he just wouldn't have been MY first choice to have a picture of him in his wife beater (I mean, where did he shit, honestly?) associated with the release of MY prized possession.
iT's a Trap!
Oh, wait, they're in New York.
Ignore the above, unless you're a Canadian...
DING DONG the iPhone is delayed a month!
@Jonathan Tyler
They'll be on television (probably live as well) - if you can remember the hype aired on TV...
I guess this time they'll be running out with an iPhone box in their hand and an AT&T contract in another - although I really hope this isn't gonna happen...
But damn, I can understand if they don't have a job - but taking a whole week off school/work is to me outrageous! I hope they won't get mad (again) if Apple announces a price cut 2 months later - probably on the unsubsidised iPhone.
Anyway, I'm happy with the new iPhone releasing soon :)
Good to know that iDiots don't have to go to work, or, you know, do _stuff_... I'd like to know how they plan to pay for those raised 3G data costs standing outside camping in tarps for a week. Last time I saw that many mendicants in a public place was 4/20.
I guess that's because all apple users are real enterprise users, busy scheduling meetings and checking their exchange calendars over "Active Stink". Or, ostensibly one could say they're using the best-in-class features of the iPhone 2.5G to work out of the office with true mobility...
iNnsane
iLlogical
iNcomprehensible
Rumors indicate that by 7/11, the line will stretch down to Wall Street. First day goal for iPhone sales at Apple Cube store... only 100,000 units sold due to time-consuming in-store activation.
Man its too damn BAD the dude using the MacBook cant tether his 1st Gen IPHONE to boost Internet...Sad sad case.
Apple fanboy's are a disgrace to humanity.
iPhone 3G:
Infinitesimal Penis Havin' Obnoxious NEanderthal... 3rice Guaranteed
@KP:
The guy wearing a white t-shirt looks more like he's using an iBook :P
I wonder if they've registered their "record" with Guinness yet, otherwise it'd be so ridiculously futile.
I guess if people want to line up for something they can, but they really shouldn't be dragging their baby into this....
Unbelievable. How cool will they feel sitting in Central Park or at a restaurant on July 11 and seeing others who didn't camp out using the new iPhone also?
The real question is why they think 1 week nominates them for a Guinness. Star wars Lines lasted months. A week? Really? You don't think anybody has waited in line for something for a week? NCAA tickets have longer lines.
Scadenfreude: I hope it rains. For several days. Without stop.
Yay, I cannot spell "schadenfreude." I guess I deserved that.
I hope it rains in New York...
This is iSPARTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Umm...has Apple actually confirmed that the phone will be sold in their stores?
Here in the UK I've asked in the Manchester store twice (last time yesterday), and the answer I got was an official 'we don't know'...so what exactly are these people waiting in line FOR?!
1st of all, mam00th, don't dis clak until clak actually comments on the feed. srsly, that's just mean.
2nd of all, 6 BILLION PEOPLE(to sign the petition at the end of the video)?
TL?! You are hilarious (in a sad way).
@ d. So I guess we can expect him to comment a week from now...
These are the kinds of men who think calling a woman you just met thrice daily will make her love you more.
they're playing a new game:
iWait
Don't these people have lives?
iLife doesn't count.
Do these people not have jobs or something?
Already posted, failx2
I'll join the league of lowranks,
fail 3x
All of you 3 above FAIL because he posted this just a minute after. Bunch of losers on these comments section.
No, because they have Steve Jobs, and that's all that matters.
Oh God!
people are ridiculous
Wow this post is like a thieves craigslist. There are a bunch of scrawny nerds who will have expensive and lightweight computers and will be available for muggings 24/7 for the next week or so.
well, guess im not 1st comment : (
It must be nice to have a whole week of free time and sitting out there like a complete idiot. Maybe they should spend that time volunteering in their community, and I don't mean Apple community either, rather than ... what a pisser. Oh, and on top of that, I'm sure they expect the cops to keep an eye on them so they don't get robbed. Maybe Apple should get charged for watching these fools.
Good thing you don't take vacations, or expect police protection at baseball games or walking around town, or someone who disagrees with how you spend your spare time could say the same thing to you!
I really want an iPhone 3G but not as much as them!
Wow. I'm just gonna do what I did last year, walk into the Apple store an hour after they opened and walk out with an iPhone minutes later.
Hahaha, that's what I did also.
What suckers, eh?
stop bitching about your price plans. many americans pay over 1000 a year for their phones too. if you dont like it dont live in america junior. =) if you cant pay or dont want to pay for it... DONT GET ONE.. pretty simple
Pretty simple; like, you, perhaps?
You, are an asshole.
Maybe a day, but a WEEK!!??
That's just saaaaad.
Maybe they think if they sit outside a glass box for long enough they will achieve a complete delusion that they actually live there.
Blee-Bloop! Achievement unlocked.
Oh hai Engadget, we can haz MOAR hype plz?
That rug really tied the room together man...
How do these people buy an iPhone when they are missing a week of work. Seems not worth loosing your job over a phone.
Maybe they have vacation time that is going to expire if they don't use it. :-)
Maybe thats a pathetic excuse.
They make their jobs loose?
I don't get it :)
I am starting to think they are Apple paid actors.
Wouldn't doubt it.
Highly probable. They all look unemployed.
Makes sense. They even brought in a baby for christ's sake.
@The Dude
I think they look employed...
by Apple ;)
They're going to feel extra stupid when the next iPhone comes out in just twelve months.
This could be an Improv Everywhere stunt
Wow. There was a time when I was proud to be an Apple fan, but crap like this is just pathetic. Get a life, you squatters!
You, sir, are a victim of the Stockholm Syndrome.
PS: I'll let you figure out whether I mean engadget.com or Apple. ;-)
The lack of fat greazy white man is disturbing, Jobs this is your fault!
I'm sure they are there for a 4th of july parade or something :-)
Wow! That looks like a lot of fun. Sitting outside, getting to know people, looking forward to buying something you really want. There's nothing wrong with that!
***Thought I'd be a refreshing change from the haters on this page**
@grull27
+1
... refreshing?
@grull27 - Really? I want to know what you look like. I'm guessing some kind of gross computer geek who never sees the light of day and hasn't grown to realize that making fun of girls stopped being cool after about 4th grade.
Whatta bunch of losers...
Some one needs to tell those guys about the HTC Touch Pro or the Sony Xperia
I don't see any brothas in line...
EPIC SUCCESS
(ha ha)
maybe Apple includes nicotine with their products.
Nah, they moved onto skag after they realised it wasn't having any effect on the smokers :)
The guy in the red shirt is clack. I found this out by his little group of apple nerds around him. It looks like he is the leader to! Attack of the ner..apple nerds!
It looks like we have a stay-at-home-dad, a screenwriter, a novelist, and a blogger all waiting in line. So, they COULD have jobs, but very unlikely.