The first shipments of the Apple iPhone were transported to airports around the US this weekend by “a certain Hong Kong-based air courier, which services Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco,” reports AppleInsider.
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The first shipments of the Apple iPhone were transported to airports around the US this weekend by “a certain Hong Kong-based air courier, which services Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco,” reports AppleInsider.
A handful of self-proclaimed “professional line waiters” on craigslist are offering to save you some time by holding your spot in line for you at an AT&T or Apple store on the 29th.
So if you’re at work or in class during the iPhone launch, you might want to consider hiring one of these highly-skilled individuals to save your spot for you for $250.
AT&T is adding 2000 temporary employees to its sales staff to handle the swarm of iPhone traffic that will pass through its doors in the next few months.
I passed by my local AT&T store to ask about what kind of lines they were expecting, and one employee told me, “It’s gonna be crazy. You have no idea.”
Hoping for crowd control, AT&T sent a memo urging store managers to speak with their landlords to determine suitable locations for lines, and recommending the use of stanchions for managing the line.
See a copy of the memo below the jump:
Apple will ship 3 million iPhones to the U.S. for the device’s debut on June 29. That’s a heck of a lot of phones.
In fact, some analysts have predicted that Apple will sell 3 million iPhones by the end of 2007.
So does that mean you’ll be able to pick up an iPhone without having to camp out in front of your local AT&T or Apple store?
Apple aired an ad on 60 Minutes last night confirming the iPhone’s release date as June 29.
Engadget got word from a source yesterday before the ad aired that the commercial would feature the June 29 date.
Finally you can be relieved of at least half the iPhone rumors that have been floating around the web for months. Plus you can now plan out your schedule to squeeze in the 6 days you’ll be waiting in line to get your iPhone.
Here’s the video of the commercial. Enjoy.
