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Short Lines As Verizon’s iPhone 4 Goes On Sale Locally
February 11, 2011
The much anticipated iPhone 4 debuted on the Verizon Wireless network on Thursday, with few customers lining up to be the first to get the smartphone.
“I just wanted to be one of the first ones because I’ve been waiting for a while for Verizon to get them,” said Lauren Cloud, a senior at Northview High School. She held ticket number two for the second iPhone sold at the Verizon store in Atmore (although she says she was the first to seal the deal and make it out the door).
For Cloud, it was a major upgrade from her old Droid Eris.
“I absolutely love it,” she said a few hours after moving from her old Google Android phone. Until Thursday, the iPhone 4 was available locally only on the AT&T network, which has somewhat spotty coverage in the North Escambia area.
Customers across the U.S. braved inclement weather, lines or both at stores across the country to be among the first to purchase an iPhone 4 on the Verizon Wireless network. In Atmore, Cloud said there was a not a large crowd waiting for the phone when the doors of the store opened, but about eight people came in behind her.
“I absolutely love it!”, Cloud said.
The iPhone 4 is available for $199.99 for the 16 GB model and $299.99 for the 32 GB model with a new two-year customer agreement.
Pictured top: Verizon customers across the country snapped up the new iPhone 4 on Thursday. Pictured inset: Northview senior Lauren Cloud seen in this mirror self portrait with her new iPhone 4. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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7 Responses to “Short Lines As Verizon’s iPhone 4 Goes On Sale Locally”
Lauren could have worn a cool shirt to get her cool iphone.
LOL
PolythenePam – It is not that Verizon is using a different frequency, T-Mobile does not have agreements to run services in the North Escambia County Florida area. I live in St Louis, and T-Mobiles service at my house is not that good…unless you get near an interstate.
We are moving to something else this summer when my final phone contract is over. Verizon is the best solution as I never get a signal at home in Atmore.
I’m an AT&T coustomer, and I’ve had an iphone for a while. I can NOT imagine life without it!
I just changed to Verizon, used to be a T-Mobile customer until I found out that no matter how many fancy phones and aircards I got I would never get 3G service in this area from T Mobile. I am happy with my Doid X and Verizon has been exceptional with the customer service. Something about the 3G frequency for T-Mobile being designated for the military here. But go see T-Mobille they will be happy to sell you a 3G or 4 G phone! Verizon has a different frequency for their service and it works great!
Where are those pesky lawyers when you want one???
“What is an iphone?”
It’s what you hope to be when you grow up, Droid.
What is an iphone?
I ‘m not a big fan of apple but it’s cool I now have this option.