Are You Waiting in Line for the iPhone 4?

By Gary Ng on July 30th, 2010 384

Tomorrow is a big day–the iPhone 4 goes on sale in Canada! We’ve already heard pricing details from Rogers and Bell (Telus is MIA). Don’t forget to read our iPhone 4 Launch in Canada FAQ to catch up to speed.

There are already eager iPhone 4 enthusiasts waiting in line across Canada. @iPhoneArena is in line at West Edmonton Mall. @kmore and @chrisonhismac have been in line since 9am PST at the Pacific Centre Apple Store here in Vancouver. They’re there not only for the iPhone 4–but to put their waiting to good use by raising money for charity (I’ve already donated $100–will you contribute too?).

Waiting in Line Outside the Pacific Centre Apple Store

Our original plan was line up at 11pm PST. But, the line up was picking up steam around 3pm PST, so @anothersamchan and myself got down here in line on Granville Street at 6:30pm. We are 30th or so in line, and right now as of 11:27pm PST the line is about 60-70 people deep.

I talked to my sources and the Apple Store here is reported to have about 1000+ iPhone 4 units in stock at the Apple Store here at Pacific Centre. So come early and you have a very good chance of getting one. Here are some pictures of the IPHONEINCANADA.CA NATION sporting custom made tshirts and stickers!

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  •  Xaroc

    Yes , i couldnt fill my 3Gs i always had 4Gb Remaining. I dont watch videos on my phone, i have my Ipad for that. So i think the remaining 4GB will do just fine for what ever else the i4 needs.
    to be honest with myself, i take off some music im not currently listening to as your taste changes from time to time. Only have apps that i acually use. so i do believe 16 is just fine for me ^_^

  • Dan

    No separate line. They are all the same unlocked phones. Only close to the store do they start getting people who buy unlocked in a little quicker

  •  Xaroc

    They tried to send me home after 7 hours. i said hell no. i didnt commit all this time to leave empty handed. 2 hours later i got my phone ^_~

  • Phphreak

    You misunderstood. The iPhone 4 can SHOOT HD Videos. I didn't say anything about watching videos.

  •  Xaroc

    Woops my bad. I rarely ever use the video recorder. I think I will be ok ;)

  • Adam

    Any news on the stock at PC? I know the line is too big for me to even try tonight, but I'm planning on lining up early tomorrow, if they are still in stock. I think stock is not the issue at PC but rather the time they have while open.

  • http://twitter.com/wtengi Richard Wang

    I phone eariler the rep just told me they have 16gb left… but won't tell me how many left, and i ask if i line up now is it possible to get one.. his reply was.. “i wouldn't advise this”

  • Rockalittle

    I have blown more intelligent things than you out of my nose Norman. Go waste someone elses time, like your mommys , little boy. Maybe she will let you suck a tit and go to sleep. No need to respond little man as I won't be checking in again. Nighty night.

  • Jordan

    Went to my local mall at 5:30 am, was the third person in line. Two people in front of me camped out at midnight thinking it would get busy. We were the only 3 in line up until around 7:30 and the Fido store opened at 8. Probably 20 people showed up, and they only had 9 units in stock. I was in an out in 20 minutes…

  • Jhlars

    Any other people having the antennagate problem?

  •  Xaroc

    Mine came with ios4.0 too. I also dropped a call during my ordering of
    pizza lol, but I just moved were my middle finger normally rested on
    the bottom left side and it's no longer an issue

  • Firat Ataman

    Its been 5 hours since i got the iphone 4 but my sim is still not activated… similar problems?

  • ty

    what do you guys think will get an iphone in my hands quicker? i live in vancouver. should i wait a few days to pick up an unlocked 16gb in store or just order one now online from apple??

  • http://www.perpetualradio.com Scolirk

    Finally got my iPhone 4 at 9p from the Sherway Gardens store in Toronto. HUGE shout-out to all the Apple Store employees. After they had cut off the end (I was the last person that was suposed to get the phone), they re-opened after 9 to let the last 15 or so in line activate. Great job Apple! Sure, the line took 6 hours, but they handled the situation very well at Sherway.

  • Laura

    this was defiantely correct. I called on my way home from work to check the status of the line-up and wait times. they guy said to myself over the phone(and 3 other ppl that i was standing with…also over the phone) that if we got in line before 7pm, that we would be guaranteed a phone tonight. i got there at about 6:30-6:40pm….they did not barricade the line at 7pm as they said they would…they barricaded at 8pm and the barricade was litteraly right in front of me….i was next…..i understand they need to close up in time and go home and get back to work in the morning….but dont say you'll barricade at 7pm and then do it at 8 and fuck ppl over that were there before 7….super lame…i now have to wait til next week at the earliest (if any stores get more stock)…otherwise i dont have a day off til aug 9th

  •  Xaroc

    i tried resetting, didnt work. Then i tried simply turning off the power counting to 30 then back on. Bingo, instantly fixed. only issue i have now is my FaceTime is stuck at waiting for Activation

  •  Xaroc

    Ordering online will take a lot longer. Wait for restock in a few days and jump in there.

  • Darkspy93

    My sim activated as soon as I synced the phone to itunes.

  • Fallinin

    did anyone else get one of those cheapo $10 bumpers? the clear ones which are only rubber and aren't even apple brand. i got one with mine just to keep safe untill i get my real bumper in 3-5 weeks

  • ty

    thanks Xaroc. you think by next week stock will be replenished and no more lines?

  •  Xaroc

    Nope. Just a charger dock

  •  Xaroc

    Restock Before next weekend yes.
    Might be a lineup but nothing near today. I'm talking 10 people line
    up or something. Apple employee said they were restocking right after
    the long weekend, so many call en on tuesday or something m

  • Silverjunkie

    anyone know how Rogers server went?

  • Guest

    Going to the apple store tomorrow at PC, anyone if they had stock left at night?

  • Guest

    You know if Pacific Centre Still has some? I'm planning on lining up at 8:00 tomorrow (opens at 9:30) and hopefully getting one. Anyone know how things ended today there. I know they had plenty but likely ran out of time to sell.

    THanks

  • Guest

    I got the same answer when I called at 11:00 then at 5:00, so I think they are just supposed to tell people no to keep lines down if possible. Not sure how things are going to work tomorrow though, anyone know how things ended today? Are they all accounted for is there still some left for tomorrow? They either ran out of stock or time.

  •  Xaroc

    I left at 4:30 – 5PM and they were still going strong. but i have no idea if they still have any left. i know oak ridge sold out around 4PM they announced it. its your call. They also said they would restock after the weekend. so thats an option too

  • Peter

    Anyone planning to get an iPhone 4 from Fido? I know where to get it. Burnaby, BC Area only

    Also I have a Brand New iPhone 4 32GB for sale. No contract. Fido network only. $950

    Opened at the store to activate it. Brand new. I have receipt, got it at 9PM.

    Please leave a message here

  • Fake

    Why did they try to send you home? I thought you got it at 6:30? Were stock levels getting low?

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    Nice man!

  • Centric87

    thats crazy dude…I know theres the whole “want it now” aspect, but your asking much more than what a factory unlocked 32gb costs from the apple store

  • Peter

    Anyone need an iPhone 4 16GB from Fido? I know where you could buy it tomorrow morning. Burnaby Area.

  • newbie

    Anyone know about stock levels at the downtown Ste Catherine store in Montreal?

  • Winston Sih

    I just returned from Fairview Mall and was told that all iPhone 4's sold today were going to people with claim checks and tickets. No walk-ins allowed as they don't have enough phones in stock. They say they will be getting more phones next week and to call back.

    Luckily I complained enough to the store manager to get her to make me an exception to get on the iPhone Priority list, which they claimed they didn't have at first. That is, until I called them out on it. ;)

    Apple, don't think you can pull the wool over my eyes!

  • Calliope

    Didn't bother with the Oakridge lineup, it was too huge and they cut off the line around 3 PM (maybe earlier, but I was at work). When I got there at 9 AM the line wrapped around the mall outside, they wouldn't let everyone stand inside.

    Bell was open, but empty. I'm guessing they opened up real early & sold out fast. Rogers had like 15 people, Fido had about 30.. and the line stretched past my store. When I came to open my store it looked like a lady in line was praying, haha.

    Glad I didn't attempt to buy my phone though, heard there was lots of problems with Rogers' system and activations yesterday. Was gonna try Pacific today but decided to wait until new stock Tuesday.

  • Geetkukkar

    anyone had issues with the Rogers early upgrade for iphone 4??

    apparently it wasnt working.

  • http://www.fruitmur.ca steve81

    Was there an hour ago and they said no more 32 GB if you're not on a priority list, so I left… Anyone heard about stocks in Laval?

  •  Xaroc

    They tried because the Rogers server crashed, the line didn't move for
    nearly an hour. They were picking people out of the line who were
    buying the device only, because there was no activation at that time.
    They didn't know if it was going to come up again anytime soon.
    Knowing we been standing there so long they offered to hold one until
    the next day. Personally I have a hard time trusting a piece of paper
    that tells me one will be waiting for me after committed my whole day.
    So naturally I refused, and so did 80% of the others

  •  Xaroc

    They should have made it one per person, not 2. I know a bunch of
    people who popped the extra on eBay stealing from the rest of you. I
    don't think that's entirely fair. I was lucky enough to stick out the
    9 hours and get one

  • remoteguy

    does anyone know if the PC or Oakridge apple stores have any 16gb in stock today? are people still lining up?

  • CGYheavy

    You are a goof Peter. Just get a job like the rest of us. Idiot

  •  Xaroc

    No kidding. Or people can wait 1 week and get it for a lot cheaper lol.

  • Patrickpoon18

    they did it to me too. and they told me they going to give me a call on tuesday more iphone are coming in on tuesday .

  •  Xaroc

    Yes, I heard that too.

    Sent from my iPad.

  • Calliope

    Oakridge has nothing. They ran out yesterday afternoon. Won't get any more til after the long weekend.

  • OracleGuy

    Wow, I really wish I'd gone to Pacific Centre instead of Oakridge. I was in line from 5:40 AM to 1:00 PM when they told us that they'd already accounted for their supply. The last guy to be guaranteed a phone (based on polling the purchase intent of people in line) was about 50 people in front of me. So I went home after all that and ordered one online. What a waste of time!

    The line was moving at a glacial pace. Apparently activations on Rogers/Fido were taking 45 minutes each, and they didn't separate the “purchase only” customers from the Rogers/Fido customers until you made it inside the Apple store. I am really pissed that Rogers can't manage their IT infrastructure (I work in IT) to support the completely expected demand from an iPhone launch event. To me it shows a complete lack of respect for the customer.

    The only good thing about the Apple store running out of stock was that it saved me at least another 4-6 hours of waiting in line (on top of the 7 I'd already waited). I guess Apple considers Pacific Centre to be their flagship store and so must have given it a much larger allocation than Oakridge.

    Really disappointing experience. Epic fail for Rogers, and fail too to Apple. They could have done a much better job of telling us earlier that we had no chance to get a phone, and/or come up with some kind of ticket system for the poor slobs standing in line.

  • Vazandrew

    Got mine this morning through Virgin! Was there 15 minutes before mall opened and was only one there. It's amazing, will see if I have any signal issues

  • Calliope

    This is what I was saying to my boss yesterday – that they should have made it one per, instead of 2. At least for launch weekend. Then more of us who actually wanted a phone for themselves and not eBay profits this weekend could have gotten one. :P

  • Debsmac1

    Pacific Centre still have iPhone is stock although big line up. Ticket holders from yesterday and device only getting precedence.

  • http://twitter.com/NHazelrigg N Hazelrigg

    Anyone know where a 32gb Iphone 4 is still available in the lover mainland B.C

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