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DVICE TV: 5 hours waiting in line for an iPhone 3G squeezed into 3 minutes (with a surprise ending)
What's it like to wait in line for four hours for a phone? Thanks to the magic of video editing, you don't have to actually sit on a street corner all night to find out. Hit play for a real-time account of reporter Stewart Wolpin's epic wait for the iPhone 3G — from sitting on the street to walking up to the cash register — just sped up so it only takes two minutes. The ending, however, was a surprise to us, too.
By Karpet at 7:09 PM ON 07/11/08
Exactly, baleted! It makes sense for a tech forum such as dvice to try and get new gear first (or does it? shouldn't apple send out demo models?) but what about all the other drones? Wait a week and walk in and point. I don't see the appeal in being the first ones to bitch about all the launch glitches. I pride my self in letting the lemmings fill up the cravase so i can walk across. But hey, thats just me. Oh, and foo on Apple, give the man his damn phone.
By reborn8 at 8:24 PM ON 07/11/08
I'm not a bit surprised. Sucks that that happened but point the finger at Apple not being able to handle the load of people. Apple blows in my opinion. People try to be in their little "Apple click" and it's really funny. They (phones, computers, etc) are made for people who lack imagination and rely on Apple to give them one. Period.
By JR at 2:39 AM ON 07/12/08
Yeah, I lack the imagination required to make Windows work after having some sort of system fuckup at least once every day for 10 years, on every version of consumer. Period.
By JR at 2:41 AM ON 07/12/08
on every version of consumer OS.
By Dave T at 3:41 PM ON 07/14/08
I honestly thought the 'surprise ending' would be that you actually got a working phone.
By idonkey at 3:45 PM ON 07/14/08
I bet these losers would not even wait at the bedside of their dying mother all night.
By BigDadd at 11:51 AM ON 07/17/08
Well, that video sucked, where the hell is Vanessa?
By BigDadd at 11:53 AM ON 07/17/08
Well, that video sucked, where the *#@& is Vanessa?
By Peanut Gallery at 5:38 PM ON 07/17/08
Yes, where is Vanessa? We haven't seen her for awhile and she makes the information more interesting. When is her next appearance? Bring on the puffy blouses!
By Peanut Gallery at 5:38 PM ON 07/17/08
Yes, where is Vanessa? We haven't seen her for awhile and she makes the information more interesting. When is her next appearance? Bring on the puffy blouses!
By maddi-o at 8:42 PM ON 07/17/08
Yeah, what's up with that. Vanessa is a cool chick, makes the info more interesting. Puffy blouses? Does that have to do anything with the movie Puffy Chair? LOL.
By Deadcow at 10:03 PM ON 07/18/08
American consumerism in action. I would not wait to buy anything, except food if I was starving. The video is cool but they should warn epileptics, like me. I am going to throw up and sit in a dark room.
By DJ at 6:23 AM ON 07/23/08
Ha! C'est la vie!
But why are so many comments cynical and down?
Come on folks, if people wanna wait in line, let 'em -- it's their lives!
By Nitin Jain Gurgaon at 3:20 AM ON 08/06/08
..and to think of it, they'll be available with half the price and double the features 6-8 months down the line
By Keatah at 12:07 PM ON 09/10/08
Typical single-minded unbalanced thinking. It's a shame our country can do this sort of thing. A waste.
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