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iPhone Apple Store NYC, PEOPLE ALREADY WAITING!

vicariousmusic.com — The Apple Store NYC …6/25 at 2:48 PM The first two folks waiting outside for the iPhone…keep in mind it’s not released until 29th (4 DAYS!) view pictures at link...

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  • benjaminradler, on 10/11/2007, -19/+86God dammit -- I'm planning on coming about 16 hours ahead of launch at my store. Might have to bring a lead pipe now :(
    • Cwo655321, on 10/11/2007, -15/+4@benjaminradler
      is the lead pipe for you to sit on?
      • benjaminradler, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2No, it's for me to beat the other people to death with, and then smoke a fat bowl.
      • moofer, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1You're a real *****
    • PixelVision, on 10/11/2007, -9/+3Don't bother, if you go by past apple products then it's better to wait until the bugs have been worked out.
      • Hooj, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1If you go by any products, it's better to wait until the bugs have been worked out.
    • PathDaemon, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I'm planning to go sometime in the next few days with my camera to take pictures and laugh. Oh, all right... and trade Mac stories. And stuff.
    • Sblader5, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11it was benjaminradler in the apple store with the lead pipe.
    • TheTaoOfBill, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3At least they are waiting in the summer time. Damn did it suck waiting for the PS3 and the Wii in November. I froze my ass off.
    • dawesdust12, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0I thought that the apple store was 24 hours?
    • pifko1987, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0IT'S ONLY A ***** PHONE, GET OVER IT YOU SAD-SACKS.
  • sweintraub, on 10/11/2007, -20/+235why
    • vroom171, on 10/11/2007, -32/+5why not?
    • Jugalator, on 10/11/2007, -21/+25I would understand it if it was an unusually good phone, but it doesn't support MMS, nor GPS, nor IM.

      This is merely an example of the power of a strong brand identity.
    • insanebrain, on 10/11/2007, -7/+9- " .. but it doesn't support MMS, nor GPS, nor IM."
      My phone does support that. . maybe I should go there and sell them my phone :)
    • Shorties, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Well these guys are going to be on the New York news (Maybe even national news) for sure, might be worth it to some people.
    • Trapped, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7It's okay if you are not interested in purchasing an iPhone when they go on sale this Friday... It just means one less person in line ahead of me! ;o)
    • betobeto, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5...because they can?
    • fenalphthalein, on 10/11/2007, -9/+0the pipe is to BLAAAAAAZE WITH!!!!!
    • matt.rubin, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6because they probably have a apple tattoo
    • coit, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3Because its the best geek vacation ever!
      • soogy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Geek? Real geeks vacation in Pengiunland, where the weather is hot, the CPU is cool, and the bitches are digital.
    • saggygrandma, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1Because they will most likely get it for free, plus even some other stuff.
      • ikickass, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3honestly now, why would they get it for free? because they waited? ha, thats funny.
    • binarybandit92, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3because you touch yourself at night
  • joerod, on 10/11/2007, -18/+136these people need a life. i hope apple is paying them for this. the phone is defiantly cool but not that serious.
  • smarusich, on 10/11/2007, -5/+121I hope that their stock of iphones at that store is high and the people strolling in on Saturday morning have no wait.
    • mobilehavoc, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1Why Saturday morning? The NYC store is open 24 hours so you can stroll in at like 11pm, 1AM or whenever the ***** you want after the crowd dies down. These guys are idiots.
      • crunchaweezy, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Because I would like to be one of the first to get my hands on the iPhone, out of all my friends.
  • growlzor, on 10/11/2007, -18/+77I got the Motorola Razr when it first came out. Crappy camera, no music support, no expansion card slot, tons of bugs and the camera sort of stuck out from the phone. While I was considered that guy "with the cool new phone" a couple months down the line they released the new version for the same price with tons of new features and fixed all the bugs. I will never buy a phone right when it comes out anymore because of this reason.

    The iPhone does look awesome but I'm waiting till version 2. As far as people waiting in line to purchase a $600 phone, let alone 4 days in advance, thats just sad. I'm sure their kids are at home wondering where daddy is.
    • fuzzmeister, on 10/11/2007, -5/+25These are the types of people who haven't had the required, erm, sexual interaction for that to happen.
    • Dharmamooch, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2Yeah. I doubt these are fathers. I'll bet they are going to make good money somehow off of this.
    • kdmaster, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Well, that's a Motorola
      too bad i have to wait 6 more months.....US only now....
    • dclayman1, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Don't assume the worst. http://iphoneadventure.blogspot.com
    • indorock, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Totally agree with you. Just the fact that this one isn't even 3G makes it a very lousy purchase, at least in Europe where 3G is prevalent. We even have some 3.5G phones out now (aka HSDPA). Just supporting EDGE will make this phone anything but cutting edge as far as connectivity is concerned. I'll wait until 2008 when I expect this issue to be sorted.
      • nartvq, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Actually AT&T (the same company offering the iPhone and EDGE) has been offering HSDPA phones (Blackjack, 8525, Treo) since last year. The people purchasing iPhones just don't realize how much they're being screwed over by AT&T and Apple. For most people, this is their first real access to a semi functional web browsing wireless device. They don't realize how slow it is to use EDGE for high bandwidth eating functions like Google maps and audio streaming. I for one welcome it. Not because it is a beautifully packaged piece of crap, but because when people finally realize how much they're being shafted it will spur demand and development of better wireless broadband connectivity.
  • fuzzmeister, on 10/11/2007, -7/+53Why would you do this? If you want to buy it on launch day, go to some obscure AT&T store, not the most visible Apple store there is.
    • dirtyhipster, on 10/11/2007, -4/+1Or not, they are planning selling out in most places, the biggest radio shack in my state isnt even planning on getting one in till about 3 months after.
      • pfranz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7I thought they weren't offering them at places like Radio Shack or Best Buy. Only official AT&T and Apple stores.
      • Rileyper, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Ya because radioshack and best buy are major chains they will have lines if they are available
    • Sagags, on 10/11/2007, -3/+10They arnt waiting for the iPhone, they are just out there to get there 10 mins of fame. They went there because they knew it was the most visible and it was most likely for them to be noticed by the media.
    • tactus72, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Actually Leo reported that it will only be at certain "corporate" AT&T stores, so you'll have to call to make sure yours is fits the bill. Regular "branches" may not be carrying it.
      • zdiggler, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Yeah, like the Mall ones probably won't be carrying it.
  • bherring, on 10/11/2007, -10/+93Those guys are going to smell real bad when they get their iPhone. Anyone say iStench?
    • motherwell, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7iStink!
    • mobilehavoc, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2The bigger problem is where the hell they are going to go to use the facilities...I know that area of Manhattan pretty well and it's primarily business/corporate offices - not too many places you can go...maybe they'll take shifts?
      • paulgraf, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2The apple store has one past the genius bar.
    • dclayman1, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0I'm showering & shaving each day. I'm not an animal, please give me the benefit of the doubt. iphoneadventure.blogspot.com
    • dagar, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1iHateyou
    • binarybandit92, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1uStench
    • pifko1987, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Apple won't let them into the store if they stick that bad.

      You need to at least have recognizable scent of the latest Calvin Klein before being allowed in Apple stores these days.

      Plus, I hope they all get mugged on the way home.
  • R34C7, on 10/11/2007, -2/+142Someone please explain to me how someone with four days of time to blow standing in a line possibly has enough money to be able to afford the iPhone... Vacation?
    • stou, on 10/11/2007, -1/+15The better question would be... if you can afford the phone... and 4 days of wasted time to wait for it... wouldn't you have people to do the wait for you? Hmmm... maybe the people that are waiting are just paid by some ballers to sit in line and wait...
    • Andy.D, on 10/11/2007, -3/+17Maybe they quit their jobs thinking they were gonna get rich selling their iPhone on eBay.
    • Hooj, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Trust fund babies
    • Jagdwulfe, on 10/11/2007, -5/+4Fanboys are dumb. Why not wait for the bugs to be worked out.
      • xerexes1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Someone needs to be the test monkey.
    • arenz003, on 10/11/2007, -7/+4Anyone that has enough money to pay for a $600 phone is smart enough to not buy it. Unless daddy pays for it...
      • anuttam, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1a lot of rich people are dumb. take Hollywood for example
    • listrophy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4s/iPhone/PS3/

      Ring a bell?
    • pintomp3, on 10/11/2007, -2/+13it's easy to save money when you live in your parents basement and don't go on dates.
    • gage006, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3Working remotely?
    • joshuaok, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4Better job than you and me?
    • B1663r, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1They are probably Apple employees
    • dclayman1, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0Again, please visit: http://iphoneadventure.blogspot.com. I am not employed by Apple or Taproot Foundation in any capacity, and I'm not representing my future employer either.
  • onefinalsunset, on 10/11/2007, -12/+1i don't know if people realize that even though you may be the first to get it, you're still going to have to wait for it to go through it's first full charge, for 4-6+ hours.

    i dunno, it seems tedious...
    • totorototoro, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Really? The iPod nano and MacBook I last purchased both came charged and ready to use...of course it didn't have MUSIC on it :p
      • ShrimpCrackers, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Actually, I don't think they realize that they won't have any more friends to call. Sure owning the iPhone is cool, but you won't become more popular or have more friends, the iPhone itself will. Kinda like cute dogs with ugly owners.
  • Aksumka, on 10/11/2007, -8/+39Dear you two folk,

    Get a life.
  • ckohler, on 10/11/2007, -5/+3Maybe these two guys answered the ad on Craigslist to be line sitters:

    http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/dmg/352097383.html
    • cdesigns, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Yeah, except they're in New York... A couple thousand miles don't matter, though.
  • LeeVal, on 10/11/2007, -10/+1The biggest apple fan boys hehe
  • alx1507, on 10/11/2007, -5/+60I bet the 4 day wait would go by a lot faster if they had an iphone.
  • jeffeb3, on 10/11/2007, -0/+63These people obviously need the iPhone really bad, because they constantly have very important things to do and they need to be on the move. They can't sit in one place for a week and use a real computer, it's just not practical for these types of people...
  • MadNuke, on 10/11/2007, -9/+113How do you know that they're camping for the iPhone?

    Looks to me like they're just chilling, sitting outside the store.

    Any evidence they're going to be sitting there for four days? I find it a tad unlikely, though not improbable.

    Seems to me like a writer is just looking for a way to generate interest.
    • Hooj, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Nail. Head.
    • gcnaddict, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5They're sitting in the zone that was sectioned off for the purpose of holding a line. You can't sit there unless you want to wait in the line.
      • CatalystDM, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1... but there's no one else waiting in line, so couldn't they just sit there and then leave and be like "yeah, we were in line, and now we're not"?
    • blaket, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6The sign the one guy is holding gives it away, asking for donations while he waits to buy an iPhone.
      • anuttam, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1why would you ask for donations when you are rich enough to buy and iPhone? Its not like water or something that you need to survive. Oh wait, can you spare me some change while I go to the Ferrari showroom??
      • fmorel90, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1maybe he doesn't have the money for an iphone, so he wants other people to give him money so he can buy it
      • Icebird, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1haha best quote from comments on that page.... "why is he waiting in line, spending 500bugs to have such a nice phone? no one is gonna call him anyways!" - 'eye phony'
    • phej, on 10/11/2007, -1/+21The guy has a sign saying "I'm waiting in line for an iPhone

      http://vicariousmusic.com/2007/06/25/iphone-2/
      • mobilehavoc, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Skeptics response: The photographer made the sign and paid the guy $5 to hold it while he took the picture.
    • JuyLe, on 10/11/2007, -6/+2The guy look like a fat guy that eats french fries all day in front of his iMac listening to his iPod. Hope he'll get fired if it's not already done, for dumbness.
    • celkin, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0I'm standing in that line right now, typing this post on a Treo, you insensitive clod!
  • CraigJ, on 10/11/2007, -7/+7No different than Sony fanboys lining up for the PS3, etc., etc. I want one, but I can wait for it to arrive via FedEx, thanks.
    • rainergamer, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I think consoles are a little different. There are gamers, there are not "cell phoners".

      And pointing out Sony? You're ***** retarded. Like people didn't line up for any other console launch, ever.
  • FooMasta, on 10/11/2007, -7/+18Those two guys, "WTF? This isn't the line for the Wii?"
  • Magnj, on 10/11/2007, -9/+12Thats just sad...waiting to spend 600+$ for a phone...
  • ttsupra26, on 10/11/2007, -8/+5get a life
  • Aereo, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4And you KNOW that the only reason they're doing this is to be on the front pages of the web (digg included, of course).
    • anuttam, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0I bet they dugg themselves on their "oh-so-crappy" phones "not quite the" internet and are on it right now
    • dclayman1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0I don't even know what to say to this. I'm doing it for the experience & I decided around 5pm today to devote any proceeds to charity. http://iphoneadventure.blogspot.com
  • Jagdwulfe, on 10/11/2007, -6/+10Is there a smashmyiphone website yet? If I was home I would be sorely tempted to follow the tradition of Smashmy360 and SmashmyPS3. Could you imagine the fanboys crying over an Iphone being smashed by a sledgehammer.
  • Sagags, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2How do they know these people are waiting for the iPhone? The workers inside the store said they didn't know of any people waiting for the phone yet.

    I mean New York is a pretty big place for tourist, isn't it possible these people are just tourist ?
  • Silverbluenote, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1One word - Loitering...
  • motherwell, on 10/11/2007, -9/+3losers.
  • creep303, on 10/11/2007, -9/+3LOSERS
  • dantseytlin, on 10/11/2007, -3/+30They seem desperate. As soon as they get their iPhones they should get back in line and wait for Leopard.
    • celkin, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0And once they get Leopard, they'll get back in line and wait for the iBox game console.
    • aRgusChung, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I wish I could digg this twice.
  • vanebeard, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11The only explanation that I will accept is that they are going to sell them on ebay for 1500 each.
    • Trapped, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Although I will wait on line for it if need be on Friday. I won't wait in line days ahead for it. So I too suspect this may be a 'business' decision on their part to get as many iPhones as they can early on and then they are off to eBay. Or... they could just be very dedicated and determined and have plenty of spare time on their hands.
    • aRgusChung, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1They'd be pretty screwed if they did. AT&T has made it pretty much impossible to get the associated data services without buying the phone at the same time. You'd just have a $1500 touch screen iPod.
  • zarex, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2Suckers.
  • KChaseR, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1Good luck to everyone that will be waiting on line. If they run out, you could always to to a small AT$T or Apple retail store.
  • Matrix_Prime, on 10/11/2007, -7/+7its a goddamn phone people. A phone!
    • Jugalator, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2An at best average phone for $600 at that.
  • CBTF, on 10/11/2007, -8/+2Lame. Anyone who lines up for a phone needs a priority check.

    And damn, I still hate this comment system.
  • SOS84, on 10/11/2007, -9/+1Pathetic
  • FACT, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1i agree with the people who are saying that there is no way you could tell if they were waiting for the iphone just by looking at this pic... people sit around and talk with travel-ish gear all the time
  • ybrody, on 10/11/2007, -9/+0get a job you ***** its a phone...........
    • Jugalator, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4You sure you didn't mean "hobos"? ;)
  • endustry, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Zombies eat brains, not iPhones. WTF!?
  • vcleniuk, on 10/11/2007, -7/+23Waiting in line for Wii or PS3 = ok.
    Waiting in line for iPhone = ??
    I fail to see the difference.
    • baseball1332, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4Not four straight days...
    • TheLastFreeMan, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1How about four gay days?
    • dasdef, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2because, anyone whose willing to wait 4 days for a freaking phone, obviously doesnt even need the phone.
      Besides, the PS3 is way cooler.
    • rainergamer, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Yeah because the PS3 and the Wii are just like a phone.

      It's like comparing waiting in line for a new computer that is going to revolutionize the computer world, and waiting in line for the new Doritos flavor.
  • jeriqo, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12They're not even queuing so what's the point?
  • NiGHTSChao, on 10/11/2007, -6/+3Who the ***** cares?
  • TerraFire99, on 10/11/2007, -6/+0Describe those people in one word? Pathetic.

    Why do people feel the need to 'camp' outside a retail store in a city to get their hands on basically a piece of chipboard? Either they have very mundane lives or they want to try and get respect by having a 'cutting edge' gadget..

    either way, it's quite sad.
    • TerraFire99, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Ok, why is it when i'm telling it like it is, i get dugg.

      Ok how's this.. Those guys are the best, we should worship them, they are my idle. Lets start a website about them. Jesus diddily *****.
    • AtWorkSurfer, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Why is it so sad to have a mundane life?
      • TerraFire99, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0I never said it was 'so sad' to have a mundane life. Infact i don't care if they do the fact they're going to camp outside a retail store for 4 days IS sad.
  • wilf_brim, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4You don't suppose that these folks are planning on Ebay speculation? If so I would suggest any NYC diggers go there and see if you can interest those two in a little game of 3 card Monty. Or sell them some timeshares. Or some real estate in central Florida.
  • BayAreaKing, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10What if it turns out that that was the end of the line, not the front...
  • trinkus, on 10/11/2007, -6/+0I hope their phones explode when they try to use em.
    • celkin, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0What?! No one told me the iPhone would run on SONY batteries!
    • kdmaster, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Actually, it's Asplode
  • mobilehavoc, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7I sure as hell don't want to be one of the first people in NYC to have an iPhone, especially if I plan on taking the subways anytime after that...
  • onlyclave, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12For everybody's sake: I really hope the iPhone is as cool as everyone thinks it will be.
    • Pulp, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Funny, that's exactly why I hope it isn't cool.
  • totorototoro, on 10/11/2007, -5/+4So two guys can afford to
    a) waste 4 days hanging out in the sun in NYC
    b) buy 2 iPhones at launch, without worrying about the unreleased price of the monthy charges

    and some Diggers think they are losers? :lol:
    • mobilehavoc, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Yeah, because most people can roll in at 6pm and buy as many ***** iPhones as they want without worrying about anything and not have wasted 4 days of their life on earth sitting on their ass picking their nose.
      • Trapped, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I don't know if they are really waiting in line for it or not. Would I wait in line days ahead of time for it? No. I would and will if need be on Friday at 6pm... but that's it. If these people are indeed waiting for it in line days ahead, then it is no different than those that camp out for movie releases. There will fellow people with similar interests perhaps they will make friends. It is not a waste of time for those themselves or they wouldn't be doing it.
        • B1663r, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1people who camp out for movies are pathetic losers as well.

          Then your other point... That they are networking??? Sooooo rule one of professional networking is don't network with pathetic losers...

          The one guy with the sign looks about a step away from being homeless, if he isn't already.
  • ChrisXPPro, on 10/11/2007, -4/+18Now Wait Till Apple Tells Them They Have To Go The The AT&T Dealer To Get The Phone Not The Apple Store!
    • caffeinelover, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I really really was hoping you were right, but they are selling the dammmmmmmm things in retail stores. And online.
    • zdiggler, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1It will be at AT*T store and Apple Online Stores ONLY!
    • laurarena, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Wait For You To Not Use All Caps Like A Title Or Something
  • Porkchop967, on 10/11/2007, -6/+0in line already for a version 1.0 crApple phone? LOL!
    Imagine after 4 days, they get jacked for the phone once they leave the store. However, they might have severe BO at that point and no one will get near them!
    • Rileyper, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Congrats you just laughed at your own joke, no wonder no one likes you

      iPod already in the fifth generation imagine how fast the second gen will be released, maybe another screen on the back hmm.
  • lukychmz, on 10/11/2007, -4/+3losers
  • petefriedman, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Now if they were smart they would go to work for the next few days and earn enough money to pay for the damn phone....ring ring HELLO!!
  • MrKrinkleDude, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1The headline implies that Apple created an NYC store solely for the iPhone. However, I am unable to find any evidence that supports this. Thus, buried as inaccurate.
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