Ok. So. Friday June 19th the new iPhone went on sale here in Canada.
The Rogers location that was selling the unit was in the RBC tower, on Bay Street, in the Downtown Toronto financial district.
The Rogers location had a promotional opening time at 7:00 AM.
Here is a run through the events between last night and this morning.
6:00PM June 18th: Rogers flagship location at Yonge and Dundas Square informs me there is not yet a lineup, however several customer inquiries are flooding the lines.
6:01PM: Call the Bay Street location. They 'will be opening at 7:00 AM June 19th'. This makes them the earliest location open in Canada.
5:50AM June 19th: Make my way to the Subway Station.
5:55AM: Waiting on Subway Platform.
6:00AM: Subway trains start running east into the city.
6:20AM: Off Subway, making way through the underground Concourse that runs between King Station and Union Station and all the Bank towers.
6:30AM: Arrive on the scene. Indoors location makes the lineup kind of tricky. I am the third customer. We argue with the security guard about lining up infront of the store location.
6:31-6:59AM: Six more people line up, and wait for the doors to open. As civilized Canadians, we arrange ourselves by the order of arrival.
7:01AM: Doors open, there are 3 Rogers reps staffed today. I am immediately setting up my contract. 25.99 for the cheapest voice, 30.00 for the 6gb data plan.
$62.95 a month including access fee and 911.
7:19AM: Signing on the dotted line.
7:20AM: Paying the bill, walking out the door.
7:25AM: Walking above-ground, in the business part of the city with the fancy new iPhone. The Second 3rd Gen iPhone sold in Canada.
Friday, June 19
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Posted by John at 6/19/2009 05:14:00 AM
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