I got to the Apple store at 3:46 expecting to be out in an hour. Oh, hoho, no! I was outside the apple store, for 4 hours, moving a total of 200 feet. Once inside the store, i waited an additional 1/2 hour for a cashier. Finally the buying process/activation took 22 minutes, much quicker than expected. BUT the end result was good. I'm the proud owner of a 8GB iPhone 3G Very happy SO far 3G is fast, my legs are in excruciating pain, the screen is awesome, I have no prospects on that wonderful 8GB iPod touch, and the SIM ejector tool is pretty cool Not bad for 4 hours, 52 minutes )