If you’re in an iPhone line right now, good luck – especially if you’re looking for a Gold iPhone 5s. Those babies are going to be harder to find than, er… gold.
Anyway, where are you (city and state, please)?
How many others are there with you (estimate the best you can)?
Also, how’s your weather? Are you wet or dry? Where are you sleeping or are you planning on sleeping?
Is Woz there with you?
Let us know in the comments below and email us a photo and we’ll post the good ones into this article.
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Russell D. is in line at the Aspen Grove Apple Store in Littleton, Colorado:
Steven C. is first in line at AT&T Mobility in Dover, Delaware and, so far, the only one in line. If you’re close to this one, you might want to head on over. One caveat: The store confirmed the only color they have for 5S so far is Space Gray, no Silver or Gold, but they do have all three storage sizes in stock:
KillerCat in line at the Apple Store Jungfernstieg in Hamburg, Germany. The line began forming two days ago. Hundreds of people waiting (estimation : ca. 500+). Rain throughout the night. Temperature: 10 degrees Celsius:
Bushan is in line at Apple Retail Store International Plaza in the Tampa International Mall in Tampa Bay, Florida. Line started at 4:00pm. Rained heavy for 45 minutes. No one left the line. Sat in chairs with umbrellas:
Colin F. is in line outside Apple Retail Store North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
E. Darby is in line at Apple Retail Store Milton Keynes store, UK:
Kevin S. is outside Grand Central Apple Store, NY, NY. “This line is LONG! Great weather.”
Samplestuff is at Apple Store The Promenade at Chenal in Little Rock, Arkansas – in the rain.:
Terry G. at Apple Store Royal Hawaiian in Honolulu, Hawaii:
Kevin & Terry Carter at the first Apple store in the world… Tyson’s Corner Mall, McLean, VA. Arrived at 5am to find 100+ people in line. Line at time of photo 250+
First and only so far. Been in line for 3 hours, and 9 more to go.
Good luck! Where you at?
Dover, Delaware AT&T corporate store.
No Apple shop in Timbuctoo!! I thought that for a city named after Tim Cook they would most certainly have Gold 5’s. Needless to say this intrepid explorer has resorted to an ingenious plan to acquire not one but many iPhones…… I have drawn Apple incs. logo on a card and stuck it on an adobe hut! My plan is to confound a UPS delivery plane to inadvertently drop a consignment here!!!!
3 hours later and still no drop, maybe I ought to place an Apple inc. logo on the roof of the adobe hut?!!
Y’all boys ain’t right.
I’m in line by myself 6am CA time at a smallish BestBuy I hope they have them in stock when they open, I’m 4 hours before they open up.
One would think by now that some clever soul would have created a line count app (or something) so everyone anywhere in the country could check their local store line and calculate how much sleep they’re going to get tonight. It’s a noble cause.
I was going to get in line to get one for the wife, but now that she’s seen iOS 7, she wants to stick with iOS 6. She thinks the icons are too childish and doesn’t like the colors (the green, for example is too neon). I don’t particularly mind, so I’m thinking of reverting mine to iOS 6 and then getting the 5S for myself.
Anybody else unhappy about the icons? I’m indifferent.
Give it a few days, or a week. She will like it better. Even Ballmer’s left nut is going to unshrivel after a week or two actually using iOS7. (Disclaimer: Been using it since Beta 1).
Yea, but by then you’ll have the iPhone 5s. Wasn’t that the plan all along? 😉
I like them.
There are a couple of icons that are a bit bright for my taste (the phone.app icon), and a couple more that just don’t quite look refined (again, the phone.app icon for instance), but overall I think iOS 7 is very nice. I’m confident Apple will revisit and improve these things.
I prefer a darker background with some depth for my folders. The present options all seem to either blend into a light colored home screen image (especially the dynamic images, or look rather flat when set against a darker background.
True for either my iPod Touch or iPad (non-retina)
I have the Mavericks Wave as my background on ios7.
Looks great!
I’m with you—indifferent; focussed more on other, arguably less consequential things such as utility, functionality and pleasureableness. As opposed to comfortable acquaintability, obdurate conservatism, and fear of the unknown. 🙂
Why do you obstinately use “obdurate” when “stubborn” would do?
😉
Jim, my father was a man of letters. Not an academic, but self-taught, something like a Faraday or a Lincoln. He instilled in each of his daughters a respect for the magic of words, for their power to alter others’ thinking, and maybe change the world.
The words I use, I learnt from him, and I trot them out as a tribute to him, in a way, whenever a world-changing event summons them. Or, whenever I’m feeling particularly feisty.
Aaah!!! The joy of sticks and stones!
Seriously hannahjs change my world anytime you like!
I find your postings refreshing on several levels:
– we need more female viewpoints – I miss Chrissy one
– your content is well thought out
– the grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, etc. are first rate.
Have a great day!
I agree! Nothing more feisty than an intelligent female. The worlds needs more like her.
Some days I feel more intelligent than others. If you can’t say something intelligent, at least try to make someone laugh!
There are likely more females than you think. Not all advertise with a female name. ; )
Jim, don’t be obdurate!
Get a new wife and keep the 5s and its icons. Seriously though, the icons are certainly not a sufficient reason to forego the iOS 7 upgrade. What is she going to do? Wait for iOS 8? Hold her breath until Jony sees the error of his ways and asks for her input? There are too many Google reasons to like iOS 7 to let the icons gets in the way. They work fine for me. You don’t have to sit there and ogle them like they were Marissa on a ball – just tap and go.
Google reasons? I tried to type “good” reasons. That worries me a little.
Thanks to all of your input. Will get back to everyone later in a future thread.
Use a dark background (I use a shot I took of a subway wall), and put the offending apps in folders. I only upgraded my iPhone during the beta, and started hating the look of my iPad. It’s funny how it grows on you. I bet your wife switches back to 7 after looking over your (and her friends) shoulders for a while…
Aspen Grove Apple store in Littleton, CO; about 14 people in line. 55 degrees, dry and calm. I’m planning on sleeping at least a couple hours!!! We’re 5th in line! Got here at about 8:15pm. Starting to get a little windy! Nitey-nite! :0)
What’s the latest report on people in line at aspen grove?
I’m here in bed, heading to the store at 6
Good luck everyone
Btv. Tampa international plaza store
China Unicom country’s appointment shows nearly 700,000 subscribers.
Link:http://big5.ce.cn/gate/big5/www.ce.cn/xwzx/kj/201309/20/t20130920_1527600.shtml?vm=r&s=1
If don’t know chinese. use google to Translate
The iCons are an Apple theft deterrent ! 🙂 They do take some getting used to.
Wow! Looks like a line to buy an Android phone.. but with PEOPLE!!! L O L
Good Luck in your hunting guys.
Ships 1-3 bus. days… 64GB gold.
Order mine in Canada 32GB Gold right at 3 AM 7 to 10 days.
Ordered.
Shipping in 1 -3 business days.
I don’t do the line thing anymore.
Ordered 2 gold 7-10 days. Than out of necessity I went to the apple store in Palm Beach Gardens,Fl 6:30 and they handed out vouchers. At 7 am they told me there were no gold iPhones left and the TMobile unlocked which I went to pick up for friend hadn’t even been delivered to the store. Waste of time and boy the Apple employes down here have a serious attitude problem.
One silver. One gold. Both 16 gigs. Ship in 1-3 days.
No Apple store here..heard its going to be slim pickins for non-apple stores, so got on-line. Busy till 12:06, ordered 64 GB ATT space grey…1-3 business days..booya!
64GB Space Gray. Ships 1-3 bus. days.
Done and done. I’ll be playing golf in the morning, not waiting for the store to open.
but…but… it’s just… a… a….telephone…a… gizmo
(didn’t drink the kool aid)
Ordered my wife a 32GB Gold at 3:02 tonight. Shipping in 7-10 days, delivered to our home by Oct 8-11. A bit of a wait but well worth it. Alas though, I won’t be able to order a new one for myself until next year. Still love my iPhone 5 though and loving that iOS7.
Wanted to get an unlocked 5s to use on AT&T. But couldn’t figure out if the t-mobile contract free was the same as unlocked. If you look at the order page for the 5c vs the 5s, why does the 5c have a unlocked and contract free option and the 5s only have tmoble contract free?
4th in line at AT&T store in Winston-Salem, NC. Got here at 4AM.
First in line at Fayetteville Ga At&t About 8 folks in line. Been here since 3am. Let’s hope they have a 32gb Gold!!!
If ever, this is the ONLY position i’d accept to stay in a line!
Well done!
😀
Lufkin Texas
It’s raining, but we are dry. Got here at 3:30 and I’m 2nd in line.
Turned up at my local Apple store at 6.50. Long line. By 7.40 they’d been down the line allocating stock tickets, and sold out. Ordered on-line. 7-10 days shipping date. Arse.
About 50 people in line at the Philadelphia store as of 5am.
About 40th in line @ South Park Mall in Charlotte. Already odered two phones at 3:04 a.m. as back-ups. Let’s see if I can scoop fresh ones up at the store. Wanted to try the geeky thing at least once. 🙂
I’m in Colorado Springs Colorado at the promenade shops. There are about 60 people here. It’s misty and cold!