Yes, you got it... I bought one! No, I didn't stand in line. I just walked into an Apple store and asked "8 gig iPhone?". I got placed next to one of those barriers they seem to have in stores and amusement parks and nowhere else, and was told "You're next".
Ahhh... the satisfaction of living in an Apple world! Not only were the salespeople efficient and polite, but they knew exactly what I needed, got the job done quickly, and I was out of there before I could scream "HOW FREAKIN' MUCH???"
The longer story is somewhat more involved. I started out at two different AT&T stores on a lark just to point and laugh at people, and after inquiring about their stock, found that either everything was sold out seconds ago or all they had was the 4 gig model and there were ten people ahead of me. Like an idiot, I did this on Friday and on Saturday... in the rain... against my better judgement... and feeling like an idiot for succumbing to all the hype. But, in rare a moment of zen, my brain had mental leap and I decided to call the AT&T store to find out if I could buy a phone and only later get an AT&T plan (being a Sprint man myself). They said that was no problem at all, so my next call was to the Apple store, and history was made.
Of course, my wife didn't want an iPhone, to her it is just an expensive toy (No! Say it isn't so!) so we went to the AT&T store on Sunday and I was pleasantly surprised to be led to a very nice salesperson who was efficient and polite... even though she wasn't working at an Apple store! My wife got a Razer (or some such animal) and the woman helping us quickly got us through the account process, gave me a number to enter into the iPhone registration when I got home (which she said was going to make the process go so much faster and easier) a we were out of there before my daughter got too bored with the entire process and gave up understanding what her father was so hyped up about!
Back home, I got onto my computer (having previously updated my iTunes to the proper version) and started the process of getting my new baby working. I was unsure as to which options to accept, as we had moved her phone to the new AT&T account, but my phone number was still Sprint, and we wanted the Family plan, etc etc etc, but all in all it went smoothly. The number she gave me for pre-approval went in fine and the only thing I had to do was put in my wife's social instead of my own, as we had used hers at AT&T.
But, no story goes without a dramatic pause... after the 6 minute wait for the phone number to port over, I get a message... it could take up to six hours for the number to port... go have a latte, twiddle your thumbs, and in general be jealous that your wife's phone is working and the iPhone is still in hiatus... sigh. So I wait. I fall asleep on the sofa. I wake up... lo and behold, only two hours later, my phone is ready working and able! And it was worth the wait!
My songs are loaded, my calendars, my mail, my address book... everything. I am quite pleased and am sure it was a good decision... even with all that hype! I'll load up some pics later on the unpacking of this sweet little miracle... I think it is required from all Apple geeks... I'll leave the snide remarks to you.
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