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First in line iPhone

firstinline.wordpress.com — Greg Parker, the man who is first in line for the iPhone at the NYC 5th Ave Apple Store has started a blog journaling his journey towards iPhone ownership.

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  • igothandle, on 10/11/2007, -6/+2100 hours early!
    • loudestnoise, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Well one things for sure, he'll be one of the first people in the nation getting an iPhone.
  • cintronben, on 10/11/2007, -3/+8Would suck if they tell him there is no camping on Friday. Plus, he isn't ideal marketing for Apple.
  • roastedbagel, on 10/11/2007, -1/+36Sorry, but asking for donations while you stand on line for something that's $500+ ? That's a tad greedy if you ask me. I'd rather donate to someone who can't afford the luxuries an iPhone.
    • shankrabbit, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1I don't see why everyone is getting their little panties in a bunch over it. People are taking it all too personally and feeling insulted when he says, "Want to help?"

      He's not demanding, and you have the choice of not clicking the link. Saying "No" is ok! What's the big deal if he wants to attempt to make a little money from his 15 seconds of fame?

      I say more power to him! He's not going to get anything from me, but I'm not going to feel insulted just because he asked.
    • DenTPuzz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8kind of makes you want to donate your foot to the side of his head...
    • Ninjab3ar, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Its kind of funny how the first few comments on the blog are positive, then the next 100 or so (post digg-effect) are all bashing him. I love Digg
  • 7of7, on 10/11/2007, -0/+15Hopefully the tear gas tablets I ordered get here before Friday.
  • Ninjab3ar, on 10/11/2007, -3/+11This is ridiculous. I can understand waiting in line for a next gen system, especially during holiday season, but a phone?

    Dont get me wrong, I love Apple products (Their computers and iPods, at least), but the last two things apple has released -the AppleTV and iPhone- are two underfeatured and overpriced electronic devices.
    • mrmacky, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Agreed, who wants to wait, for a phone. A phone isn't exactly going to provide you with countless hours of... "entertainment".

      Apple iPhone: $500 dollars
      Cancelling your service agreement to use your iPhone: $200 dollars.
      New service agreement, to go with your iPhone: $50/Month
      New data plan agreement, to use the internet: $+40 / Month
      Getting your first 10 way conference call while listening to the Beatles while watching a movie about using YouTube on your phone: Priceless
    • totallyAMAZING, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0This is just sad. Not only can the guy not afford whatever he's camping to buy, but he has the nerve to ask people going to and from work for money. What a loser and a failure as a human being. Normally I let the line campers be, but they should at least have money to buy the thing when they show up. Get a job, loser.
  • litolist, on 10/11/2007, -3/+23Get a job, hippie.
    • lemon67, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1hes buying an iphone, probably has one
      • asaturn, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2he's able to sit on a sidewalk for a week; probably doesn't have one. probably lives in parent's basement.
  • algo, on 10/11/2007, -2/+15sad bastard.
  • jaycliche, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3Man, and I thought I might be able to go to 5th on friday at 5pm...I guess it's gonna be another few weeks for us people who have jobs.
  • jkrebs1, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12omg bury.
  • AQUaDeX, on 10/11/2007, -1/+24"Sorry sir but it seems your card has been rejected, do you have another one that we can try."
    "*****... no..."
    • betobeto, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1It'd be more like "OMGWTF OH NOOOOES!!!11!!!1!"
  • mrmacky, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Finally, an iPhone story that's not really about the iPhone.

    I hope he enjoys his new iPhone, and all this publicity that's going to get him mugged by the hard-core apple-fanboys.
  • Incom, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5this is lame, i bet he saved up his vacation time from whatever job he might hold just to do this.
    • asaturn, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I'm betting he's jobless and lives with his parents and is a greasy neckbeard... oh wait, yeah I'm right.
  • DaedalusX, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2I'd rather spend 350$ on an unlocked Nokia E65. Free mobile to mobile VOIP calls via truphone here I come.
  • DenTPuzz, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6It would be funny if they arrested him for vagrancy and obstructing the public highway an hour before the phones went on sale...
  • asubigsaxy, on 10/11/2007, -5/+3Blackberry > iPhone
  • munkyxtc, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Well, he doesn't look like he has anything else better to do. He looks like he should be holding a sign that says "Will suck dick for blow"
  • Torx, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3The first in line, the first on Ebay. I'm sure.
  • disconnec, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Seriously --- what a sad state of affairs we're in when people fetishize a ***** phone to this degree....

    sad sad sad
  • MikeonTV, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Fools...it's not like an Xbox, where they may sell out. It's going to cost you like $2,000 a year for this phone.....dumbasses
  • internetslacker, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6News story prediction for tomorrow: "First Man to Get iPhone in New York Walks Ten Feet Out of Store, Gets Stabbed for iPhone, Not Expected to Live."

    I hope he lists the hospital he'll be at so we can send money to him to make him more "comfortable".
    • nasalspray, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1News story prediction for this afternoon: "First Main in Line for iPhone Robbed While Sleeping. [New York] - Police speculate that, due to the media frenzy surrounding the gadget, thieves knew the exact amount the iPhone would cost (after taxes) and were fairly certain that the dip-***** in line had the money on his person - maybe in the bottom of his sleeping bag."

      Oh it would absolutely SUCK to attempt to become a media-whore to capture your 15 minutes of fame only to be robbed a day or two before getting the stupid phone, because you attempted to become a media-whore to capture your 15 minutes of fame.
  • Veeoh, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3hmm - someone needs to get a girlfriend I think?
    • asaturn, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1he already has one, and he's going to buy it on Friday.
  • lennon2600, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3what a douche. there's a gaping void in that guy's life, and the iPhone will not fill it. may I suggest to him camping outside a therapists office?
  • Eddiecoaster, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0wow too bad my htc titan is better.

    j/k hope its worth it for him.
  • 1jaxstate1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Does anyone in the area have some free time and some water balloons handy.
    • munkyxtc, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I'm not in the city but it might be worth an hour drive.
  • HotMovies, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Hopefully no one blogs this story. The only thing lamer than blogging about waiting in line for a phone is blogging about the guy blogging while waiting in line for a phone...
  • astrotrain, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1No job? No Life?.... looks like the type of person who would also camp out 7 months in front of a theater for Star Wars.... All for a pos hardware, that will be stocked in a few months... I just don't get why people have to be "me first" for consoles, phones, ipooeds, etc. I guess they worship their possessions and not their lives and or families.... sad.
  • travisccook, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1This /might/ be cool, if it was'nt a flagrant attempt to get people to give him money for absolutely nothing.

    Note to this guy: You could get more money by actually being at work rather than waiting in line.
  • cactus476, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3I refuse to support the stupid.
  • munkyxtc, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10apparently this guy is a serious attention whore:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Packer
  • ashukg, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1With 600 bucks upfront and then 60 more per month I won't be surprised if he is the only one in line for iPhone ;)
  • brandon272, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Wow. What a ***** loser.
  • Th3_anOmoLy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski?
  • BostonMa, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1So he's a little eccentric, and likes to be first in line for things. These people are what makes NY fun.

    According to a 2002 article about Packer, "He was first in the line to see ground zero when the viewing platform opened at the World Trade Center site December 30 [2001]. He was the first in line in 1997 to sign the condolence book at the British consulate when Princess Diana died. He slept outside in the snow in Washington in January 2001 to be the first in line to greet President George W. Bush after his inauguration." [3]

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Packer

  • Icebird, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1(from his wikipedia entry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Packer)
    "He was first in the line to see ground zero when the viewing platform opened at the World Trade Center site December 30 [2001]. He was the first in line in 1997 to sign the condolence book at the British consulate when Princess Diana died. He slept outside in the snow in Washington in January 2001 to be the first in line to greet President George W. Bush after his inauguration."

    He lives his life to be first in line. haha.
  • brian1127, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Does anyone know the camera they used to record the "first" video from the blog? Here is the video: http://s5.video.blip.tv/0580000546619/Noneck-Episode7WaitingInLineForIPhone388.m4v

    Thanks!
    • jman8888, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I wanna know too. That looks awesome
  • arctic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Not the target market.
  • bigchiefluca, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Hey crazyf**ckman, but why do you want paypal donations if you are ready to spend 500$ ?
  • amacspecialist, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I could understand if he was an Apple Fanboy...but he doesn't even own a Mac. He is just a publicity whore, no better than Paris Hilton.
  • MavRevMatt, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Anyone who lives in NYC, has a gun, and doesn't mind going to jail please go!
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