cool. i havent reserved though so i think maybe i should head down a tad earlier.... i was thinking half 6.
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cool. i havent reserved though so i think maybe i should head down a tad earlier.... i was thinking half 6.
Lol, but just like the round-and-round rollacosters, we get on, enjoy the ride, but still we get on again!!!
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Depends on the stores obviously, but for both iPhone 3G and 3GS launches i got to the stores for 5am and was 3rd in-line ... on BOTH occasions by the time the store opened (8:02 - i'm sure you can guess the store) the queue was well over 100 deep and given previous stock levels (around 50-70 handsets) those arriving between 7am and 8am were going to be extremely lucky to:
1. Get an iPhone at all
2. Get served within 5 hours (given the pace at which the staff were processing)
Can't wait to see how Regent Street goes if they're dealing with thousands on the day ... truly insane
Maybe based on when you collect your phone they should issue you with a time slot in the day that you have priority to activate your phone. So that everyone isn't connecting exactly at the same time.......hmmmm maybe thats stupid thought but, i sorta know what i'm saying
Yeah, I have a reservation. No ideas what the queue will be like though - this will be my first launch day queueing!
Vodafone have told me that there won't be contracts available in the Apple Store. The Apple store have told me there will be. Who is right?
Less than 3 days to go and we know naff all about how contracts and upgrades will work in the Apple Store.
In other news my O2 microsim arrived today, I only filled in the interest form thing on that first day
Less than 3 days to go and we know naff all about how contracts and upgrades will work in the Apple Store.
In other news my O2 microsim arrived today, I only filled in the interest form thing on that first day
I'd assume that but still, all the pages for the retail outlets say
"iPhone shoppers can stop by the store early:
8 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, or
8 a.m. on Friday, June 25."
I don't get why they'd do that?
By that I mean it seems so official that I don't get why they wouldn't follow through in the end.
Yes, but it's unactivated, so I just need to phone up and give them the SIM number and they'll switch over.
They will be opening early on the Friday to sell any unclaimed pre-order phones left over from Thursday. Who knows how many there will be though...
presumably they will sell the phones that people reserved who didnt show?
edit; posted above
They won't send any more out... called but they said they've had an email sent to all customer service staff telling them not to send anymore out.
Anyone know if three have announced/leaked pricing. I expressed an interest via their website, and got a 'dear existing customer... We've reserved one for you and will call you to discuss...' Type mail today... bodes well for getting one... Still without pricing info, it might be a bit of a let down
To everyone asking what time they should get to their local stores. Have this in mind. I live in Bury St Edmunds, its a tiny town. When the 3G came out, i turned up at my o2 store at 6.30am. There was 20 or so ahead of me and they didn't have enough phones.
I reckon this launch is a least 3 times bigger.
I reckon this launch is a least 3 times bigger.
Ah sugar, I've got 6 uSIMs floating around my desk. Need to name them all
Right, Dave, Timmay, Freddie....Very useful post! It would be cool if more people who were early to previous iPhone launches could share similar information. Which apple store was this?
If you have reserved one then you can pick it up anytime before the store closes. If you don't pick it up, they will sell it the following day.