iPhone 3GS line begins in NY, weather be damned

It's pretty gross in NY right now -- sure, you've seen rain before, but you've never really experienced it until you've seen the grit and determination of these city folk wandering around in a light downpour with their $500 umbrellas. That's why it comes as zero surprise to see that despite the ongoing drizzle, a few brave souls have gathered in front of Apple's flagship store to be among the first in the States to get an iPhone 3G S tomorrow morning. Sure, they could've pre-ordered for delivery and stayed dry, but what's the fun in that? So far it's four friends from The iLife blog keeping each other company, with plans to upgrade one of the crew's original iPhones (for that attractive full subsidy price). These guys also braved the mayhem of the iPhone 3G launch, and who knows if they'll wise up before the next one. By 7AM tomorrow they'll have spent 24 hours in the elements -- quite a lot of commitment for a phone, but hey, that video recording bit is pretty neat, and male bonding is forever. Meet these guys and their cloud-sent adversary on video after the break, and check out the read link for their ongoing liveblog of the launch -- naturally courtesy of some iPhone 3.0 tethering.

Gallery: iPhone 3G S line begins in NY, weather be damned

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[Pingles @ Jun 18th 2009 1:53PM]

I sure hope that's unnecessary. I have one reserved (first smart-esque phone) but can't go pick it up until 2:30 PM tomorrow.

[Pitchy @ Jun 18th 2009 2:02PM]

aren't you supposed to capitalize the D? example: iDiots

[Cassini @ Jun 18th 2009 2:09PM]

"I sure hope that's unnecessary."


Unnecessary? Yeah, I think it is... Greg Packer isn't even there.

[Alan Partridge @ Jun 18th 2009 2:25PM]

The reality of Apple users compared to ones in adverts is always funny

[GRAMMAR POLICE @ Jun 18th 2009 2:27PM]

HAHA... yeah I think that guy on the left sums it all up pretty nicely.

[loci @ Jun 18th 2009 2:28PM]

so this is what apple fanbois look like

*shudders

[OneLove @ Jun 18th 2009 2:38PM]

Hey, the apple store looks like a borg cube.

[General_Trelane, (retired) @ Jun 18th 2009 2:44PM]

I bet those iSheep love it!

They can all *FapFapFap* together under those umbrella-ella-eella-ella-ella-ella-ella-ella-eh eh eh oh... (where is Chris Brown?) playing 16GB(less when formatted) of crap music waiting for another 16 GB

Ella-ella-oh-a...

[naz @ Jun 18th 2009 2:53PM]

in the video they say they have already pre-ordered the new iphone but wanted to "wait in line for the experiance"


fanboy madness

[haX0r @ Jun 18th 2009 3:14PM]

What a bunch of tards!

Waiting if line for a stupid Phone when people are waiting in line for Food in the same city.

Great priorities iSheeple!

[DirtyVegas @ Jun 18th 2009 3:31PM]

Now I know what Zak and Paul Chapel look like.

[iphonerulez @ Jun 18th 2009 3:49PM]

You poor jealous iPhone-haters. Who cares if it's unnecessary? These are the Apple loyalists. We do this kind stuff just for the fun of it. Just to be photographed, schmooze with the celebrities, talk Apple dominance chitchat, etc. Everyone in the cult gives high fives and secret handshakes. You do this for the love of Apple, Macs, iPhones and iPods. If there was a blizzard or a tornado, we'd still be sitting outside of the stores to show support. That's one thing PC users don't have. Loyalty. They just go to any store with the cheapest brand and cheapest price and say "woohoo".

Undoubtedly 500,000 (possibly as many as 700,000) iPhones will be sold over the weekend. Why not? The iPhone is the easiest smartphone to use and with 50,000 apps, the most versatile.

Come on down to the Apple Cube Store and get on your knees while you swear your allegiance to Steve Jobs and Apple and I may even show you the secret handshake.

I'll tell ya one thing. There sure won't be just 20 iPhones to a store. This is the big time for a company with 29 billion in reserve cash. None of that Palm "all four Pres sold out, come back next week" crap.

[Mark Anderson @ Jun 18th 2009 3:54PM]

@iphonerulez

Another use for those photos: A visualisation of what wankers like you look like.

Cheers!

[Dave @ Jun 18th 2009 3:58PM]

@iphonerulez

Loyalty is for Nazis--not gadget-lovers.

[Heathen @ Jun 18th 2009 4:08PM]

@iphonerulez
"The iPhone is the easiest smartphone to use"

Good thing too, if you are lining up for a product for which there will be no shortage; and rabidly loyal to a consumer product manufacturer then you are likely not smart enough to figure much out on your own.

[GRAMMAR POLICE @ Jun 18th 2009 4:19PM]

Hey - you fu&*#ng idiots - you do know that iphonerulez is just mocking Apple loyalty, right?

[Alec @ Jun 18th 2009 4:23PM]

Not sad at all.

[dcoaster @ Jun 18th 2009 4:29PM]

I love how he included the Pre in his rant. Just giving it more publicity as being the iPhone's best competitor. Good job.

[WickedEast @ Jun 18th 2009 4:31PM]

They look exactly how I imagined iTards would look like.

[superhobo @ Jun 18th 2009 4:46PM]

When iLook at that picture, iShudder.

[recharged95 @ Jun 18th 2009 4:58PM]

Looks like Apple didn't pay for many folks this time around.

Apple: it's a down economy, people are cheaper than last year.

Prediction: Apple sells 90K units over the weekend. T-mobile annouces the Magic/G2 with a 5MP camera and Android 2.0 for $179 -- 3GS owners respond with Flintstone's "lollipop sucker" faces.

[james rose @ Jun 18th 2009 5:12PM]

iphonerulez:

you just reinforced why people like you and those on the video are complete douches...i feel sorry for the normal people with iphones as they will always be compared to you fools

[Eddie.exe @ Jun 18th 2009 5:35PM]

...I thought people who used Apple's products were supposed to be good looking? What happened?

[musback @ Jun 18th 2009 5:41PM]

These people are probably hired by apple; to pretend some people actually care the 3G S is arriving...

[GRAMMAR POLICE @ Jun 18th 2009 5:50PM]

@james rose

Wow you're an idiot. See my comment before this one as to why.

[logicbomb.de @ Jun 18th 2009 6:03PM]

@GRAMMAR POLICE,


most of the haters are such rubes they fall for the reverse-trolling each time!

it's pretty funny actually.

[Mark Anderson @ Jun 18th 2009 6:21PM]

Perhaps but we don't care.

In other news: Fuck you.

[Samboini @ Jun 18th 2009 6:51PM]

Daisy chain in 5...

[Dave @ Jun 18th 2009 7:11PM]

At first glance something just didn't look right regarding the picture attached to this post. I thought I had figured it out after watching the associated video and discovering the chick in the middle with the big calves was actually a guy. But then after realizing they were all sitting out in the elements for 24 hours to get a new iPhone (that's suppose to make life more productive) I figured it out.

"Joe, you wanna stop at the mall tomorrow on the way to the game? I can't Marge...I just checked my schedule on my new handy dandy iPhone and it looks like I'm scheduled to be spending the day sitting out in the rain instead."

[wickedpheonix @ Jun 18th 2009 9:07PM]

@ iphonerulez

I have brand loyalty. It's called "Lenovo owns your high-fashion pieces of shit that can't take math notes worth a damn."

/hugs my Lenovo X200T Tablet PC

[Kiv @ Jun 18th 2009 9:16PM]

Yeah well, all of you are dumb. My watch has a built in calculator... TAKE THAT!

[logicbomb.de @ Jun 18th 2009 10:14PM]

haha,

nice try but you're still a rube.

[paezbak @ Jun 19th 2009 12:56AM]

iLife? More like iNeedToGetALife.

[sr @ Jun 19th 2009 1:47AM]

Hey iphonerulez,

You have no idea man. First of all I use an iPhone and a PC. You are straight up wrong about PC users and loyalty. We have loyalty, we don't go buy the cheapest thing on the block. I buy Thinkpad X-series only. Because I believe Aluminum is for Coke cans. Magnesium alloy is for top-end laptops. I would stand in the rain for a new Thinkpad X-series, but they don't really believe in this need for people to stand in line in the rain crap. I just order it and get it.

[ill trooper @ Jun 19th 2009 2:15AM]

Wow.

1. Fans who like to wait in line for a gadget they want, although it's likely unnecessary for getting one.

2. Bitchy girl-dicks who take pot shots at them on the internet.

I gotta say, this time, I'm less annoyed by the people waiting in line.

[Josh @ Jun 18th 2009 1:53PM]

idiots...

[joe23521 @ Jun 18th 2009 1:54PM]

That just about sums it up...

[Gi @ Jun 18th 2009 2:19PM]

agreed

[Brian @ Jun 18th 2009 2:24PM]

Or genius...

Never underestimate the power of publicity, even bad, to hawk your site and increase sales or ad revenue.

NOOOOOOOOOOOO they have no ads on their site and sell nothing.

Ok. iDiots then.

[Mark Anderson @ Jun 18th 2009 2:24PM]

It's great we have photos so we know who to shoot come the revolution.

[ALBGunner04 @ Jun 18th 2009 2:27PM]

iBums, iTards, iDiots, iLosers, iHaveNoGirlfriends, so many i's can be used to describe these people.

[NG @ Jun 18th 2009 2:27PM]

Not only pants... they need a girl too

[Jay Voorhees @ Jun 18th 2009 2:33PM]

isn't the one with a huge smile just a really ugly girl? "So I called up my buddies and was like, hey wanna go sit out in the freakin rain all thursday and night and get mugged by hobos so I can upgrade my phone? "
"Sure! we've got nothing else to do with our pathetic lives! Why not?!?"

[sepirioth @ Jun 18th 2009 2:37PM]

my sentiment exactly. while i sleep in a nice warm bed tonight to be woken up by ups buzzing the door and delivering it these morons will be sitting in this stupid weather. (speaking of which, its f$#%@ING june, enough!)

[Mark @ Jun 18th 2009 3:04PM]

@Captain Planet

But these are the cool guys that we need to emulate.

[slamEVIL @ Jun 18th 2009 2:46PM]

@Jay Voorhees: i thought that was an ugly chick too!
anyway, these guys are frickin' geeks...and that's coming from a geek. i am officially PROUD not to own an iphone.

[00shitz @ Jun 18th 2009 2:46PM]

"idiots..."


you read my mind.....................

[Frankenstein Black @ Jun 18th 2009 2:48PM]

I understand "Bros before Ho's" but these pail seal colonies are getting rediculios. Dudes, get some sun. Better still, get a girlfriend. It will change your iLife. Just sayin...

PS See, NYC is one of the safest cities now contrary to popular belief. Back in the day these dudes would have been easy pickins for Bx/Bk types...

[Jon @ Jun 18th 2009 2:59PM]

Geez. I had no idea tech blogs devolved into people being such a**holes to others they've never even met. Focus on the products, stop hating!!!

[slamEVIL @ Jun 18th 2009 4:44PM]

@Jon: you just called us assholes and you're telling US to stop hating? somebody needs a dose of their own medicine...