Brighton goes iPhone crazy (From The Argus)
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Brighton goes iPhone crazy
3:20pm Saturday 22nd September 2012 in News By Ben James
Brighton's main shopping centre was a mass of delirious, redeyed, shivering youngsters as diehard Apple fans queued overnight for the launch of the new iPhone 5.
Technology nuts, who came from as far as Kent and Surrey, started their vigil as early as 10.30pm on Thursday.
And despite temperatures slumping overnight, spirits were high, with Apple staff handing out coffee and Danish pastries.
Ben Foldesi, 17, and his dad Adrian made the journey from Angmering on Thursday evening, arriving at Churchill Square Shopping Centre shortly before 10.30pm.
Ben said: “It was great to be at the front of the queue. We didn’t get much sleep but it was definitely worth it.”
Stuart Chapman, 37, was still a long way back in the queue having arrived at 5am. He said: “I was here for the last launch and there are definitely more people this morning.”
Freezing customers kept themselves warm overnight with impromptu games of football on the plaza, complete with jumpers for goalposts.
Others chatted around a makeshift barbecue with some watching films and listening to music for the last time on their iPhone 4s.
A small group even decided to make a night of it, joining the queue after rolling out of a nearby nightclub in the early hours.
Pals IbrahimAbusanina, 27, Daniyar Tashulat, 19, and Abdulrahman Algasn, 19, emerged from the Apple store at 8.45am, giddy with excitement and grins from ear to ear.
Mr Tashulat said: “It’s the best phone in the world. I’ve been waiting for this for a year-and-a-half so I can’t believe I’ve finally got my hands on it.”
Hanne Krogsgaard-Nielsen, who is originally from Denmark but now lives in Burgess Hill, was attending her first iPhone launch.
She said: “They haven’t released itin Denmark yet so I’m actually buying two phones to send home.”
Comments(12)
ASBO academy inmate 2291D
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4:21pm Sat 22 Sep 12
Goodness, sounds more like a holding tank for groupies at a rap concert.
5 inches long and as thin as a pencil...no wonder people are playing with Angry Birds on it.
sbiscorrupt
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4:47pm Sat 22 Sep 12
lorrie1
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6:34pm Sat 22 Sep 12
In a few months they will bring out i-phone six! will the madness never end?
Flippin Burghers
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6:36pm Sat 22 Sep 12
mustaphaLeeko
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6:41pm Sat 22 Sep 12
Anyone for Apple Maps? I'll stick with Samsung all the same thanks LOL!!!
Vigilia
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9:01pm Sat 22 Sep 12
tengri
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11:01pm Sat 22 Sep 12
MrHove wrote:I hear WHSmiths is doing a roaring trade in maps to help iPhone users find the way back home.
PEOPLE!!! its just a phone,
Maxwell's Ghost
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11:44pm Sat 22 Sep 12
Now it's a piece of plastic.....like Justin Bieber.
Roundbill
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1:12am Sun 23 Sep 12
anonymous coward
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4:17pm Mon 24 Sep 12
I think you mean "fashion nuts".
iPhone has never been anywhere close to the cutting edge of technology. It is, however, very pretty.
I was going to add "and easy to use" but that doesn't seem to be true anymore.
geo4news
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6:12pm Mon 24 Sep 12
Just to let you know, I was actually the first at the cue me and my mum waited from 7 oclock on Thursday all the way till 8am thats thirteen hours. I managed to get the day of college as I made my college and iPhone app, we ended up buying three iPhone 5's. So I don't know were you got those people from I think they were about 5th in the cue :P
MrHove says...
4:06pm Sat 22 Sep 12