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How are you getting the 5S?
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Which ever day you go, just go early. When I got my ipad, they had lines (not that long) every morning for weeks after the launch. They get new shipments every day so every morning brings new people out.
Okay - but when you say "early," just how early do you mean? i.e. my nearest store opens at 9:30am, when do you suggest I get there?
Depends on where you live. I just walked into an Apple Store in GA when I purchased the iPad 3 on launch day. Waiting until 1100 to avoid the fanatics and before everyone else took lunch.
Some cities have way larger Apple fan base.
Cheers,
Its hard to tell. See below...Okay - but when you say "early," just how early do you mean? i.e. my nearest store opens at 9:30am, when do you suggest I get there?
Very true. I totally forget when I got my 4S, I went at noon a few days after launch and they had the model I wanted.
Maybe you can ask an employee, based on past launches, when people start to line up. I would think the day after launch, at least an hour before to be safe...
iPhone 5S unlock
Hi guys, sorry to bother y'all but am still a noob at this kinda stuff ... my dad is me buying the iPhone 5S from AT&T on the release date on a 2 year contract but then travelling abroad and i want to unlock this phone to work with any SIM, and i heard that swiftunlocks is great.. but my question is when i unlock it, then the 2 year contract is automatically terminated or do i have to pay sth like a cancellation fee & whatnot???????
Hi guys, sorry to bother y'all but am still a noob at this kinda stuff
... my dad is me buying the iPhone 5S from AT&T on the release date on a 2 year contract but then travelling abroad and i want to unlock this phone to work with any SIM, and i heard that swiftunlocks is great.. but my question is when i unlock it, then the 2 year contract is automatically terminated or do i have to pay sth like a cancellation fee & whatnot???????
Going to try stores for the first few days. I have 2 Apple stores, 4 Best Buys and 2 AT&T stores to check between my house and my office. The only one I can see on the way in is an AT&T store. If there is no line when I go by at 6am, I may stop there. If there is a line (I expect there will be one) I will go to Best Buy by my office at 11 for an early lunch. If that fails, I'll leave there and try the AT&T store by my office.
If I have to, I'll try the Apple Stores after work (with a phone call ahead of time.) Last resort will be back to the AT&T store near my house or one of the other Best Buys near my house in the evening.
If I don't have one by then, I might go line up Saturday morning at the Apple store by my house.
The only one I can see on the way in is an AT&T store. If there is no line when I go by at 6am, I may stop there. If there is a line (I expect there will be one) I will go to Best Buy by my office at 11 for an early lunch. If that fails, I'll leave there and try the AT&T store by my office.If I have to, I'll try the Apple Stores after work (with a phone call ahead of time.) Last resort will be back to the AT&T store near my house or one of the other Best Buys near my house in the evening.
If I don't have one by then, I might go line up Saturday morning at the Apple store by my house.
I'll probably place an order online at the Apple store and then go wait in line at the new Verizon store they just opened up a couple of minutes away from my house. If the Verizon store doesn't have enough stock, then I'll just wait on my Apple order. If they do, I'll cancel at Apple.
