att=1181494,r We spent a few moments talking to some of the 75 or so people waiting in line in Manhattan for something they were calling an “iPhone.” “iSmarter” New Yorkers apparently avoided the hassle of the Apple Mega Circus and waited in a more genteel way at the 86th street AT&T store between 2nd and 3rd avenues.

att=1181555,l We decided to track the purchase process by following two iPhone devotees, Mark Hall and Lee Bonano (a Dslreports.com user), who avoided multi-day camping and queued in the line at 9:30 this morning. At 4:30 this afternoon, the line was only about 50 people deep.

Amazing when you consider the blocks-long line in midtown at the Apple Store. The well-geared Hall and Bonano called the line almost “pleasant”, with no Ebayers, paid place holders, or fist fights. Some were confused why the two were camped in front of Burger King, thus the sign.

Less fun was the purchasing process; a clunky affair whereby only a few people were allowed in the store at a time. The first ten in
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