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[Keylime]

Found the type of textured skin I was looking for on Amazon

Not sure if I'll pull the trigger on something like this or not, will need to see how slippy the 6+ is when it gets here...

...where the fuck is that UPS guy?! #@%$*!

With each passing year of iPhone launches I find myself more and more weirded out by people waiting in line for them. I'm having one shipped to my house today, but there is just something weird to me about seeing hundreds of people lining up in front of a single store, for a phone. The people who sleep out for days.....I don't even know what to say about them.

Meanwhile I'm talking with some of our co-workers in Manilla and they're talking about how there are massive floods shutting down all major infrastructure and people can't make it in to work.

Kind of puts things in perspective.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

6 or 6 Plus?

6. I couldn't take a photo with it next to my 4S tho (yet) because I'm using the 4S to take these.

 

[Team Top Hat]

Well guys I'm on Vegas TV. Just got interviewed. I don't even live in Vegas. Here for vacation.

 

[Interfectum]

With each passing year of iPhone launches I find myself more and more weirded out by people waiting in line for them. I'm having one shipped to my house today, but there is just something weird to me about seeing hundreds of people lining up in front of a single store, for a phone. The people who sleep out for days.....I don't even know what to say about them.

I think for some people it's less about the product and more about the ritual. For example the only product I've ever waited in line for was the Nintendo Wii. I remember that fondly because it was fun chilling in line with my brother and talking with people, all of us there for a common goal.

We are social species, every once in awhile it feels good to actually be around other people, lots of people, even complete strangers.

 

[Dany]

Should I call an att representative to complain that my package is not out for delivery yet

 

[BearPawB]

Should I call an att representative to complain that my package is not out for delivery yet

What would the benefit be?
They don't know anything.

 

[Zutroy]

Sold out of all configs in the store by the time I got there. Got to look at the display models. The plus is massive, way too big!

Is there an easy way to get store contact information? Seems well hidden on Apple's website.
Never mind I'm being blind

 

[Dany]

What would the benefit be?
They don't know anything.

Lol i know, I'm poking fun at folks over Mac rumors

 

[northead]

London here.
The quick shots I have made don't do justice to the madness.

Regent Street (about 10 AM):

Covent Garden (about 1 PM)

 

[Your Entertainer]

Could anybody tell me if their local Sprint store has display models?

 

[HUELEN10]

Finally back home. Ended up being number 5 in the reserve line, not to shabby! Now it's time to prep, mount, and restore this shit!

And yes, I still think it's WAY too big, even caseless (4.7 in ch version here too).

 

[SirMossyBloke]

London here.
The quick shots I have made don't do justice to the madness.

Regent Street (about 10 AM):

Covent Garden (about 1 PM)

That's disgusting.

 

[metsallica]

Anyone go to the Grand Central Apple Store? How was it?

 

[billeh]

Sitting in Hillside, IL. Get on the goddamn truck already!

 

[BearPawB]

time to go to class, and then immediately run back to my apartment

 

[SuperPac]

With each passing year of iPhone launches I find myself more and more weirded out by people waiting in line for them. I'm having one shipped to my house today, but there is just something weird to me about seeing hundreds of people lining up in front of a single store, for a phone. The people who sleep out for days.....I don't even know what to say about them.

Yeah I did the line thing for the first 3 or 4 phones. Never again. Getting up at 3 am, sitting in a comfortable chair and hitting reload or relaunching the apple store app are my limits nowadays.

That isn't going to stop me from rushing home when I see that it's been delivered though.

 

[mackattk]

Cannot get this damn thing in the Speck case. Not sure if it's a manufacturing issue with the cases or if they expect me to push so hard I'm gunna snap the phone. I have a backup Spigen around just in case, though. Here are some pics:

Screen protector was also a bitch to get on pack of 3, only got the last one correct. #gooddesign

How are you trying to put the case on? Putting the rubber on first, then the shell on later? That is the hard way of putting those cases on. Try to put the case on with the rubber still in the shell, it should go on much easier. Slide the bottom of the phone to the bottom of the case, and then the top half should go in relatively easy.

Finally back home. Ended up being number 5 in the reserve line, not to shabby! Now it's time to prep, mount, and restore this shit!

And yes, I still think it's WAY too big, even caseless (4.7 in ch version here too).

You will get used to the size within a day or two, then look back at your old iphone and wonder how you ever got by with a screen size that small.

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

I just checked the status of my phone, and my girlfriends. Mine it listed as "Out for Delivery" while hers still has the "Arrival Scan." It would suck if they don't both get delivered at the same time, as I can't leave the house until they are here. Hoping they arrive somewhat early in the day, but I'll just have to be patient.

 

[Shadow2222]

Yay, still Preparing for Shipment since yesterday :/

Nothing on my Apple Support Profile either.

 

[muteki]

With each passing year of iPhone launches I find myself more and more weirded out by people waiting in line for them. I'm having one shipped to my house today, but there is just something weird to me about seeing hundreds of people lining up in front of a single store, for a phone. The people who sleep out for days.....I don't even know what to say about them.

I don't get it either. Obviously everyone can't preorder one for day one but is it worth it to camp for hours or days just to have it on day one? I have never had a problem preordering one but maybe I'm just lucky.

I do wonder what % of the crowd is scalpers though.

It's this one - the rubber is integrated.

Idk what's going on, it just doesn't feel good trying to push it in.

I had one for my 5 and it was a pain in the ass to get on too, but once you did it was great. Phone was thicker though so it didn't feel like I was going to break it or anything.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

How are you trying to put the case on? Putting the rubber on first, then the shell on later? That is the hard way of putting those cases on. Try to put the case on with the rubber still in the shell, it should go on much easier.

It's this one - the rubber is integrated.

Idk what's going on, it just doesn't feel good trying to push it in.

 

[Keylime]

I just checked the status of my phone, and my girlfriends. Mine it listed as "Out for Delivery" while hers still has the "Arrival Scan." It would suck if they don't both get delivered at the same time, as I can't leave the house until they are here. Hoping they arrive somewhat early in the day, but I'll just have to be patient.

My UPS stuff typically comes in around 11 AM...so here's to hoping it's that and not in 5 hours or some batshit.

Time to fire up Destiny.

 

[HUELEN10]

You will get used to the size within a day or two, then look back at your old iphone and wonder how you ever got by with a screen size that small.

I've used bigger phones one and off for years; I guess they just don't click with me.

That being said, this is already my second-favorite iPhone of all time, I love it!

 

[HBP]

Anyone been at the Leawood, KS Apple Store? Wondering how crazy the line is, have a reservation and was hoping to have enough time to pick it up at lunch.

 

[jwluther]

FedEx is making the rounds at 9:30. Come on UPS.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Finally got the Speck case on!

Spoiler

My SO had to do it because I was afraid of damaging the phone by pushing lmao

 

[Bacon]

Anyone go to the Grand Central Apple Store? How was it?

I walked through on my way to work, line looked quite long.

 

[HGStormy]

Got my shipping notification this morning. Sep 29! A week earlier than I expected :'D hypeee

 

[Addnan]

The thing I missed most about iPhone is how well they can drive headphones relative to their Samsung and HTC counterparts, so good.

 

[northead]

That's disgusting.

...but this is where the actual fun begins.

 

[The Chef]

London here.
The quick shots I have made don't do justice to the madness.

Regent Street (about 10 AM):

Covent Garden (about 1 PM)

Crazy.
Whenever Samsung releases a new phone are there ever lines like this? Serious question.

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

Got my shipping notification this morning. Sep 29! A week earlier than I expected :'D hypeee

Artificial supply constraints confirmed!!

 

[skidoo800r]

No luck. Apple Store announced they had none in stock at all and said all carriers don't have any 6 Plus's in stock either. Half the line left basically lol. Went to a different AT&T store out of curiosity to see what that would be like and they ran out right when I got there. More people leaving disappointed

 

[Az]

Feel bad for the dude dropping his phone in live TV in Perth.

 

[Varion]

Really need to stop playing around with this thing and actually get some work done so the screen's going off now, but I think the odds of this going back are pretty much zero. Loving the screen size (my old 3.5" screen is feeling tiny already) and while one-handed operation isn't really possible anymore, it accounted for such a small percentage of my usage that the tradeoff definitely feels worth it to me.

 

[ZeroX03]

Just ripped a bluray and watched it on a Note 3. So crisp and gorgeous, and actually watchable on a screen of this size. Can't wait to do it with a 6 Plus.

 

[BSsBrolly]

Crazy.
Whenever Samsung releases a new phone are there ever lines like this? Serious question.

Not a chance, the iPhone is the best selling phone. Hands down. Android phones out sell the iPhone when lumped together. Obviously when you have a hundred different phones and add the sales together to compete with 2 iPhone..

 

[Bacon]

Feel bad for the dude dropping his phone in live TV in Perth.

When I got my 4s, I opened the box and the thing went flying out. Luckily I caught it right before it hit the floor (I was on tile too.) Would have been a real bitch for the first thing to happen to the phone was me dropping it.

 

[Edag Plata]

 

[ShadowsFell]

Really need to stop playing around with this thing and actually get some work done so the screen's going off now, but I think the odds of this going back are pretty much zero. Loving the screen size (my old 3.5" screen is feeling tiny already) and while one-handed operation isn't really possible anymore, it accounted for such a small percentage of my usage that the tradeoff definitely feels worth it to me.

Do you have the 6, or 6 Plus?

 

[Bowser]

so close...so close

 

[Unhandled Exception]

I can't fucking believe the size of the +. :|

 

[AlphaTwo00]

God damn. This is my future in 4 weeks. I hope I made the right choice going form 4S to 6+

 

[The Chef]

Not a chance, the iPhone is the best selling phone. Hands down. Android phones out sell the iPhone when lumped together. Obviously when you have a hundred different phones and add the sales together to compete with 2 iPhone..

Kinda what I thought. The Apple hype.

6+?

 

[Varion]

Do you have the 6, or 6 Plus?

Plus.

 

[Smidget]

I can't fucking believe the size of the +. :|

4/4S, 5/5S, 6, 6+?

 

[Namikaze]

Got my 6! Absolutely love the screen size, it's the perfect size IMO. The first thing I did was drop it on the floor, right on the screen by accident LOL. Still looks perfect though.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Ah! My apologies. LOL

Hey! Here's my 4S next to my 6, in the equivalent case

The 6 feels sooo nice to type on.

It's a tiny tiny bit too big - I have to adjust my hands to reach the top 25% - but the screen is really nice and typing feels so good.

Only issue is there's a small darker corner at the top right. I'm used to Apple's displays not being top notch but it's a little disappointing. I'm gunna wait it out tho - if it still bugs me by the time the 6 is readily available, I'll send it in for warranty

 

[Unhandled Exception]

4/4S, 5/5S, 6, 6+?

Yes.

 

[neojubei]

With each passing year of iPhone launches I find myself more and more weirded out by people waiting in line for them. I'm having one shipped to my house today, but there is just something weird to me about seeing hundreds of people lining up in front of a single store, for a phone. The people who sleep out for days.....I don't even know what to say about them.

Some people do it for fun and it's an interesting way to meet new people. I waited in line for the iPad 2 once and had an interesting conversation with an older guy about the old computers he used to work on that filled a whole room.