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Delays, frustration and crowds during iPhone 3G launch

Fri, Jul 11, 2008

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  | Author: Mobisabab    

The much anticipated Apple iPhone 3G is here, but getting one will be no easy task. Long lines, delays with the activation process and sell outs have really put a hamper on things at Apple stores around the world.

Originally posted on MacWorld

Jonathan Seff went out to pick up an iPhone 3G Friday morning as part of a story we’re working on about the activation process. Since time was of the essence, Jon decided to skip the flagship Apple Store on Stockton Street and head to a presumably less busy Apple outlet. So it was off to the Stonestown store for our intrepid editor.

The line outside the Stonestown Galleria for the iPhone 3G launch.

Jon arrived at the mall about half-an-hour before the 8 a.m. launch time. By his count, he was the 120th person in line, which had already gone from the Apple Store through the mall and out the front door.

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-Ray

[Source: MacWorld ]

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