Split from iPhone 4 Super Thread - Haters Unite!

[QuadCityImages]

I guess for me there's a line somewhere between hanging out for a few hours talking tech with fellow geeks and camping out overnight for a phone.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by Azure

Well, I'd think most people actually wait to upgrade until a 'new' phone comes out.

Then they got buy it on the first day.

iPhone 4 isn't a "new" phone? No wonder no one takes you seriously.

[photon]

Originally Posted by QuadCityImages

I guess for me there's a line somewhere between hanging out for a few hours talking tech with fellow geeks and camping out overnight for a phone.

Meh, for some the camping out overnight is still fun, I wouldn't do it alone but if I was 19 and had a few friends it'd be silly fun, nothing wrong with that either.

There's a line for everyone, but that line is going to be different for everyone. Some people think that posting on an Internet forum about a hockey team is way over the line and would look down on anyone who did.

I'd rather just *shrug* and smile at how funny it is.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by photon

Meh, for some the camping out overnight is still fun, I wouldn't do it alone but if I was 19 and had a few friends it'd be silly fun, nothing wrong with that either.

There's a line for everyone, but that line is going to be different for everyone. Some people think that posting on an Internet forum about a hockey team is way over the line and would look down on anyone who did.

I'd rather just *shrug* and smile at how funny it is.

I felt pretty embarrassed lining up Friday morning for 3 hours by myself. I just didn't like all the stories I was hearing about short supplies and a possible 3 month wait in between shipments. In hindsight, I should have realized the ridiculousness of those claims.

Lining up at the Apple Store today for an hour and a half was nothing. It was actually pretty fun. Had a buddy come with me even though he already had his phone, and there was a dude there in a Team Canada shirt (or hat, can't remember which... just remember the Team Canada part) that seemed pretty cool. We all talked about jailbreaking and cases etc. I cracked a few Android jokes that I was the only one that laughed at. Time went by pretty quick.

Truth-be-told, I'd rather have that experience than just some nonchalant in-and-out thing. Not every day, of course, but once a year for a product that I enjoy as much as a good phone is fine with me. I've been a phone geek for a very long time, since long before the iPhone. I've done crazier stuff than just a simple lineup (like paying big bucks to import a phone in from Europe for example).

[Azure]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

iPhone 4 isn't a "new" phone? No wonder no one takes you seriously.

Seriously?

Read my post again.

I said a lot of people, including me, intentionally don't upgrade their phone because they know a 'new' phone that they want is coming out. Like the iPhone, or in my case the Milestone. I waited until I could get it, which was basically a week after it came to Telus.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by photon

Why not? If there's no difference between getting the phone on day one and day 15, why not pick day one?

There's no difference between day 1 and day 15 but there certainly is on day 150 which is when sensible people should be buying any technology after the kinks have been worked out. Early adoption = early to suffer.

[OilKiller]

Was at WEM today...could not believe all the Apple sheep standing in line waiting for their phones.

I walked by chatting and laughing on my brand new 9700.

[Yeah_Baby]

Combat Baby!

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by OilKiller

Was at WEM today...could not believe all the Apple sheep standing in line waiting for their phones.

I walked by chatting and laughing on my brand new 9700.

[Diet Water]

Originally Posted by OilKiller

Was at WEM today...could not believe all the Apple sheep standing in line waiting for their phones.

I walked by chatting and laughing on my brand new 9700.

In their defense, they were only a few hours away from having a better phone than you.

[KTrain]

The Apple haters and the Apple fanboys are ruining perfectly good threads. If you don't like the product/company just don't going into threads about them. Everyone's happy.

[Akai-Sesui]

My buddy got his iphone4 and we compared it with his sister's iphone 3Gs...
Frankly, I can't really see what the big fuss is all about.

I personally like the aesthetics of the 3GS better.

[OilKiller]

Originally Posted by Diet Water

In their defense, they were only a few hours away from having a better phone than you.

Oh snap.

Yeah...no...sorry...sheep, nothing but sheep.

Bold 9700 is a great phone. iPhone...not so much.

[OilKiller]

Originally Posted by KTrain

The Apple haters and the Apple fanboys are ruining perfectly good threads. If you don't like the product/company just don't going into threads about them. Everyone's happy.

That's what this thread is for...those of us who are not Apple fans are staying in this thread. If you don't like this thread, then don't read it. Go read the Apple LoveFest thread.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by OilKiller

Oh snap.

Yeah...no...sorry...sheep, nothing but sheep.

Bold 9700 is a great phone. iPhone...not so much.

Did you hit your head or something? I don't remember you being this much of a knob before. Phone preference aside, you've really become quite the jackass as of late.

[OilKiller]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Did you hit your head or something? I don't remember you being this much of a knob before. Phone preference aside, you've really become quite the jackass as of late.

Speaking of knobs.

You've been one all along.

Go back to your Apple thread.

Did you hit your head and miss the title of this thread? Haters Unite!

[FanIn80]

^^ Exhibit A.

[OilKiller]

WTF do you expect? You call me a knob and a jackass and I'm supposed to what, thank you for it? Again, this is the haters thread...screw off.

[FanIn80]

You're right. Your behavior is clearly all my fault.

[OilKiller]

Just shut up already. You started this whole thing with the silly name calling. If you're going to start calling people names, expect them to say something back.