iPhone in Boston
June 23, 2010 5:14 PM Subscribe
Do I have a snowball's chance in hell of getting a new iPhone tomorrow (in Boston) if I didn't order it ahead of time? If so, how?
Even people withe preorders are not guaranteed devices tomorrow. Still, it's possible they'll have some left at the end of the day. You could try showing up a couple hours before closing, get in line, be super nice, and see what happens.
posted by alms at 5:34 PM on June 23, 2010
posted by alms at 5:34 PM on June 23, 2010
Wear something tight. Smile a lot. Pray.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:03 PM on June 23, 2010
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:03 PM on June 23, 2010
I walked into my local Apple store on iPad day and managed to get one. I'm gonna take a ride over in the morning and just see what happens.
posted by clango at 7:31 PM on June 23, 2010
posted by clango at 7:31 PM on June 23, 2010
I doubt it.
clango may have managed to get the iPad with some incredible luck, but the install base for iPhones is much, much larger. Like, magnitudes.
posted by InsanePenguin at 7:46 PM on June 23, 2010
clango may have managed to get the iPad with some incredible luck, but the install base for iPhones is much, much larger. Like, magnitudes.
posted by InsanePenguin at 7:46 PM on June 23, 2010
Get to the store around 8. I'd say you have pretty good chances.
The stores are open at 7, they'll be moving the line through as fast as they can process credit cards. Apple stores are generally provisioned a lot of phones for events like this. When I bought my original iPhone on launch day there was a line literally around the block when they went on sale. An hour later it was gone, I walked in, bought one and walked out in 2 minutes.
posted by Ookseer at 11:20 PM on June 23, 2010
The stores are open at 7, they'll be moving the line through as fast as they can process credit cards. Apple stores are generally provisioned a lot of phones for events like this. When I bought my original iPhone on launch day there was a line literally around the block when they went on sale. An hour later it was gone, I walked in, bought one and walked out in 2 minutes.
posted by Ookseer at 11:20 PM on June 23, 2010
The official release at the AT&T stores has been changed to Tuesday. Not sure if this applies to Apple stores as well.
posted by phox at 4:14 AM on June 24, 2010
posted by phox at 4:14 AM on June 24, 2010
(Though my prognostication on this one was way off. The line at the downtown San Francisco Apple store is still two blocks long at noon. Apple is serving them lunch. However it looks like if you got in line by now you'll get a phone. Just maybe not the model you want.)
posted by Ookseer at 12:10 PM on June 24, 2010
posted by Ookseer at 12:10 PM on June 24, 2010
The apple store in the Northshore mall in Peabody still has a few non-reserved 32GB available.
posted by ants at 3:12 PM on June 24, 2010
posted by ants at 3:12 PM on June 24, 2010
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posted by RogerB at 5:27 PM on June 23, 2010