My 16GB iPhone 3G Is Black

Posted Jul 11, 2008 by Scott Newman

Updated Jul 11, 2008 at 08:42 AM

It’s 8:18 a.m. I just left the store as the proud owner of a 16GB black iPhone 3G.

The process was easy. Employees directed people who knew what they wanted to enter the store and go left. Those who wanted to browse went to the right. They cheered us. Clapping. Smiling.

After asking which model I wanted, an Apple employee named Alex pulled a box from the giant pile of phones on a cart and led me over to a PowerMac where he did the transfer information and activated my phone.

After the information updated (it took about five minutes), he let me unbox my new beauty and we plugged it in to iTunes to finish activation. (All phones must be activated before leaving the store to prevent them from being unlocked and put on other carriers’ networks.

After walking past the hundred or so people in line (who were cheering me because I was the first to leave the store), I got in my car and headed home for a much-needed shower.

In case you are wondering whether it was worth it to stand out all night, let me be clear that I did it for the fun and the experience, not just the phone.

Apple enthusiasts are a fun bunch of people. I made a couple of friends along the way and have a good story to tell.