Entries from Earthling - EarthLink blog tagged with 'iPhone'
Friday Heh List
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BlogPhilly Bound
I'm headed out to BlogPhiladelphia this afternoon. I'm no stranger to the allure of the Cheesesteak, but this will be my first time in Philly since our Municipal Wi-Fi network buildout began. I 'm looking forward to meeting lots of Philly bloggers including BlogPhiladelphia's intrepid organizer, Annie Heckenberger.
Ocean In One Hand, iPhone In The Other
Weekend blog entries are fairly rare for me, but I wanted to write up some thoughts about my first day with the iPhone while they're fairly fresh in my mind. Now that I have both an Ocean and an iPhone in my hands, I'm well equipped to start thinking about how they stack up side-by-side.
Fittingly Wild Ending To A Wild iPhone Day
By around 5:00 pm, with the AT&T store doors shuttered, and everyone waiting expectantly in line, people started to notice that the entire shopping center we were in had lost power. After lots of murmuring in the crowd, the rumor was that a nearby car had struck a light pole and knocked out power around us. After several nervous visits from AT&T store employees out to the line, the store manager came out and informed us that Georgia Power was working on the problem, and they expected it to be fixed at 7 pm. He was very apologetic and appreciative of the time we'd all been waiting. And we all hunkered down to wait again.
Lunchtime On The iPhone Line
Just wolfed down a Publix sub, charged up the laptop batteries, and am hitting the internets for a quick update. Here's a wider shot as well: I just saw on Twitter that there are 185+ people at the Lenox Mall...
Probably Still A Decent iPhone Chance At Cascade Road
So if you want a good shot at it here in Metro Atlanta, I'd come on down here to the AT & T corporate store on Cascade Road as soon as you can:
Metro Atlanta iPhone Waiting Lines Update
As it turns out, the security guy here is coordinating iPhone release security for all of Fulton County, and was kind enough to give us a quick rundown of what he's heard about the other stores. He says there are significant lines at Atlantic Station, Lenox Mall, Briarcliff Rd., Roswell, and Camp Creek. So safe to say we're not at any of those places. And there's no line here so far except for myself and Ken, Brandon.
Five Accounted For So Far
iPhones one through four will be bought by Brandon and his family. Brandon drew waiting duty in the family, and he and his sisters will all be on the family plan. The AT&T store folks said they'd honor the family...
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iPhoning It In Today
The Earthling team, which pretty much comprises my manager Ken Womack and myself, are heading to an undisclosed location in the Metro Atlanta area this morning to try and secure a spot in line to nab an iPhone for EarthLink. Once we feel secure that we're well positioned to take one home today, I'll disclose that location and let you know what the line looks like, in case you're in Atlanta and thinking about spending some time standing around doing not much of anything.
Gizmodo Asks For Your Vote: Ocean Or iPhone
Knowing what you know today, are you more likely to buy the Helio Ocean or the Apple iPhone?
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