The iPhone 3GS Line
Waiting in line for the iPhone 3G S last Friday was a mixed experience. I decided to head up to The Grove Apple Store which is located next to the LA Farmer’s Market. The store employees set up two lines, one for people who had reservations and the other for everyone else. Approximately 20-25 people were ahead of me in the reservations line. Even with this fairly short line, the entire process took over 40 minutes.
I chose not to get the iPhone activated in store. As you probably already know, the activation servers got beat up on Friday. However, once I got home later that afternoon, activation went through instantly.
After a couple of days with the new iPhone, I feel it’s a solid upgrade from the previous generation. The first thing I noticed was the screen. The fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating works as advertised and also feels great. The screen feels like a slick UV-coated magazine cover.
Thanks to processor, cache and memory upgrades, real world performance gets a noticeable upgrade. Apps launch faster and the more processor intensive apps get close to running in a manner befitting their desktop counterparts (Peggle is a prime example).
I purchased a 3G about a year ago so I had to pay the $500 early adopter’s tax to get this phone. But I do believe that all of the numerous moderate to tiny upgrades combine to add a great deal of value to the total package. Have any iPhone 3G S line experiences that you’d like to share?
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Man, I just want a cheaper plan. The upgrades in the 3gs is great, but At&t should let me use a prepaid service with the phone. That or just lower their dang rates. I got lucky with the 3g, since I bought an unlock at a low 200$ pricr tag. As much as those who pay the contract price.
If I am going to get the 3gs with a contract, it be for the camera.