Comments on: Live! From the Fifth Ave. iPhone line

By: Royharper, Indianapolis, IN

Royharper, Indianapolis, IN — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:50:21 +0000

Philip, how many different people did your reveal your Social Security Number (that government issued number for "tax purposes only") to?

By: iSmashPhone, Philadelphia PA

iSmashPhone, Philadelphia PA — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:35:45 +0000

My iPhone shopping experience took 2 hours. Less then 2 hour wait at local mall, 4th inline, out of the store with new iPhone in 15 min at 8:15am.

http://www.ismashphone.com/2008/07/unboxing-3g-iph.html

By: Eric, Cincinnati OH

Eric, Cincinnati OH — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:04:33 +0000

This is a little out of hand in my view. To write a piece like this is pretty sad and really makes you look kind of childish about this device. Its nothing very inventive about it, its just a different way of putting it together in a sense. I will be sticking with an LG or Samsung and maybe you could do a great big piece on one of those. Show everyone how cool I am with my new cellphone, and hey check out the cool white headphones that came with it.

By: Frank Smith, NY, NY

Frank Smith, NY, NY — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:05:02 +0000

I *knew* those farm people were freaks! lock them up already.

Apple totally failed with this rollout. MobileMe has down for 36hrs, Itunes failed to activate and crashed etc. What a mess and me being an enterprise customer is supposed to be wowed by all this?

Apple needs to eliminate the Ituned intregration as I could care less about buying media (or allow our users to do so) Blackberry has used OTA activation for the past 2 years and you never see issues likes this.

Any RIM outage in the past pales in comparion to this crock. I hope the media jumps down Apple's throat as much as RIM's but I doubt .. it'll be spin to "OMG look how popular iphone is"

By: Kaneda, Turlock, California

Kaneda, Turlock, California — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:04:21 +0000

"People…there are some other serious issues to worry about than getting this iPhone. Oil prices, mortgage issues, the world economy is tumbling. Save your money for the rainy day in the future."

If you are not spending. You're not helping economy! These people are helping economy by spending money! why you sit here complaining they could have done something useful! they are and you're not! Reading is not help!

By: Nick NYC NY

Nick NYC NY — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:36:24 +0000

Wow these twenty something trustafarians have so much time on their hands & don't have to worry about 'grown up' type expenses (rent, fuel, groceries, taxes) that they can stand out on line for hours waiting for phone. This is deliberate overhype by the media and these twentysomething vapid idiots like sheep answer the call.

I only have a Tmobile Dash from 2007 and get this — don't even own an IPOD only a Zune & Creative Zen. Will I be laughed at by these idiots who live such an exciting life that they can whine & complain about the phone not being activated when they want.

By: Davie, Asheville

Davie, Asheville — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:09:30 +0000

Too many cry babies about iPhone. You do not want, then do not buy. Pathetic is going through the trouble to post a comment about something you do not care about. It's okay to be jealous, Ted and those a like. Let me guess what is next, peeing while standing will be bad? What a little girl.

By: Greg South Bend, Indiana

Greg South Bend, Indiana — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:51:19 +0000

Stood in line at an ATT store. They activated 6 people in an hour and announced that they were out of 16g black iphones. He also wouldn't tell us what the stock that was left was…

we asked if he knew

he said "yes"

Can you tell us?

"no"

Why?

"Company policy"

I'll hold off and go to an Apple store next week.

By: Val Gamache, Arlington VA

Val Gamache, Arlington VA — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:05:32 +0000

Just left Arlington, VA (outside DC) store. Decided I'll buy my two tomorrow, like last year, when I just walked right up to the cashier and easily activated at home. [But I am a bit inpatient as I've gone without my iphone since March when it was stolen from Dullus airport....] There must be more than 80 people out there. Hung around in Starbuck's sipping my Frapuccino, watching the line not move. Still-patient customers being told the server is backed up.

By: John Black, New York, NY

John Black, New York, NY — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:07:13 +0000

Whether you love, hate, or just don’t care about Apple products, I think you have to be fascinated by the sheer number and diversity of people that do, no? How may times has Coca-Cola, GM, Honda, Blackberry, Kellogg’s, Citigroup…(you get the idea) managed to get sustained, front page, and overwhelming positive, coverage of a product offering? Apple=Amazing