Waiting for the iPhone… – A report

0:00 p.m. This is the time when the first iPhones will be sold in a Swisscom store in Zurich. I did not want to get in queue so early as there are plenty of other opportunities to buy one of the brand-new 3G iPhones in Switzerland. But I will certainly arrive punctual at one of the many Swisscom stores at 6:30 a.m. to belong to the first ones possessing this new device. I am very excited because I think that this is going to be a great phone with so many new features compared to the first version of the iPhone that I already bought last year. 

I hope there won’t be too many people around so that I can get one before sun sets again. I guess that here in Switzerland many people are really looking forward to buying it. I have just watched a TV report about the iPhone sale and they showed a huge crowd of people waiting in front of the only Swisscom store that will sell it at midnight.

Furthermore, there is much news around on Swiss Apple sites, as on macprime.ch They have changed their normal interface to a special iPhone report page where people can send in texts and photos about their experiences. 

I think I should turn in soon in order to be fully awake next morning and to enjoy the shiny new iPhone without the wish to sleep. Wish me luck…

See this Flickr group with photos of the crowd waiting in Zurich: http://www.flickr.com/groups/iphone-day/pool/

 

UPDATE:

There was really a huge crowd waiting in front of the store. And the worst was that they had very few iPhones in stock. For example, there were only 8 (!) black 16 gig iPhones around. I had to wait about less than 2 hours after they opened the store for the first customers. The activation, which had be done in-store prolonged time for shoppers waiting. I was very lucky to belong to one of the first standing in queue because when I left the shop again there were about a hundred people waiting!

Bedankt, Oranjes!

In the last two weeks, the Swiss capital Berne, dived into an orange sea of colors with the fanciest and funniest fans I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately, for the Oranjes, it was already over after the quarter finals of the EURO.

I know this has already been done officially, but now it’s about time for us bloggers to thank you, Nederlanders, for this great party and the football fever you brought to our country! You have certainly been the friendliest fan base of all teams playing…

BEDANKT EN TOT ZIENS!

Oh, yes, before I forget: There is an official page by the city of Berne: http://www.oranjebern.ch where you can upload your photos and revive emotions!

Copyright note (image): Some rights reserved by Flickr user kaspar.loosli