I'm in, can't decide between trying for one that day or just ordering online and waiting a few days.
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Online Orders for iPhone 5s Begin at 12:01 AM Pacific Time on Friday, September 20
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Anyone know if you can walk into Walmart at 12:01 and just buy one then? I'll be camping out at apple late on the 19th,but I was asking for a friend.
Online Orders for iPhone 5s Begin at 12:01 AM Pacific Time on Friday, Septemb...
To be safe I'd call them on the 19th to confirm their available stock.
To be safe I'd call them on the 19th to confirm their available stock.
Are you brainwashed into thinking that people need to work monday-friday 9-5 to be a working member of society?
How about people who have taken a vacation at work to stand in line (that has been me in the past), project employed (also been me in the past - I have been paid for a 3 month project, and I can work my own hours to get the project done in 3 months). They could have weekend jobs where they work Fri night - Sunday...and numerous others.
To stereotype all people who are not working on a Tuesday 2:00 in the afternoon as losers is very naive. Most successful people vacation and take time off all the time, and only work in spurts.
Actually, the whole "Standing in Line" thing kinda surprised me. At 55 years old and self employed (which causes me being away from home a lot) I found it rather refreshing..
I stood in line for the 3G when it came out, packed a lunch, and had my "NASCAR" folding chair and was out there about 7 hours. Lots of nice people with common interests (ie. Ham Radio, Private Pilots, Classic Cars, NASCAR, music)
Not something I would do everyday but you know, it didn't suck..
I'm guessing the former. The apple staff are going to be busy as is with the release. They won't have time or the stock to set aside phones for people like us.
Although Walmart stores are usually open 24/7, the mobile phone department isnt. Usually the way Apple handles other retailers is, having them all start selling the phone at the same local time, in this case 8:00am local. I may be wrong, and as the days go on I'm sure more info will become available. But I would count on iPhone's not being available anywhere in person before 7/8am.
You know, I'm leaning that way myself. The 4S is plenty good enough to ride another year, especially if iOS7 runs well on it. I'm going to wait and see what everyone says about their 5S's. If it blows everyone's hair back, I might reconsider--of course the thing won't arrive before Christmas, but whatever.
There won't be a big line, just like the last launch there will be plenty in stock.
Trust fund kids? Waste their entire 2-weeks vacation to sit in line and wait, lol. Pathetic.
I'm just being cranky because my wife and I just had our first baby and my fingers are going to fall off from all the 1990's style of texting on the Nokia while I can't keep up with family and friends texting and emailing me. That and having a phone that acts as a camera as well turns out to be huge when you've been spoiled by it for the past five years (especially when you want to take pics of your newborn....but it did make me break out my awesome Canon).
Will order at 12:01 as you mentioned! Thanks!
If they would have put a Zelda logo on the gold edition I would have bought one
Thanks, now I have the Zelda theme stuck in my head...
Also, now I want a WRX.
I promised my daughter that she could have my iPhone 5 next friday evening so I am taking no chances. I will be queued outside the Apple store at 9pm on thursday....Jeez It had better not rain
So see you in 2017 then? And it won't be called the 6, it'll be the 9 by the time it has a 4.5"-5" screen. I base that on the same rock solid source of information you did evidently
Screen size obsession is likely never going to be satisfied unless Apple changes it's business model for phones (and they sort of did with the 5C, but that's been the FIRST time they offered a "new" model along with the flagship).
Right now Apple cares about selling to the MOST people. Not the niche that wants a bigger screen. And that's all it is at the moment, a niche. If that changes in a few years, so will Apple, but for now the MOST customers are happy with a phone that fits well in one hand, and can be used with a thumb over the entire area of the screen.
Believe that if more customers wanted a 5" screen than wanted a 4", they would make it that way, but since they have only one model (+C), they go with the BIGGEST sales segment.
If that's going to be preventing you from buying, the 6 is not going to be your salvaltion. You can quote me on that. 4.2" MAYBE, but I doubt even that.
I'm just being cranky because my wife and I just had our first baby and my fingers are going to fall off from all the 1990's style of texting on the Nokia while I can't keep up with family and friends texting and emailing me. That and having a phone that acts as a camera as well turns out to be huge when you've been spoiled by it for the past five years (especially when you want to take pics of your newborn....but it did make me break out my awesome Canon).
Will order at 12:01 as you mentioned! Thanks!
Haha! After explaining yourself, I completely understand. Lets hope it says "arrives in two days" after you complete your checkout at 12:01. Good luck and use that awesome cannon more! Lol
I will be ordering my 5S (32GB-Space Grey) next Friday at 3:01 AM (EST) along with a new Apple Black Leather case to go with it and a 5S (32GB-Silver) for my wife as well (which will be replacing our 4S phones)
and a 5S (32GB-Silver) for my wife as well (which will be replacing our 4S phones)I could see apple adding a 128gb option in like a month with no media event, like they did with the iPad, they'll just be like "Oh hey, heres a 128 gb option."