I was in Montreal for the past few days with nothing to do but shop, go out, and people watch. On my second day, my friend and I were shopping on Sainte Catherine Street and noticed that there were line ups in front of Fido, and Rogers stores. Likely because I do not care at all about iPhones, it completely slipped my mind that it was the first day they were available in stores in Canada. Once this dawned on me, I could not help but laugh.
From what I have read, the iPhone plans are less than satisfactory. The internet costs so much to use, and in order to have any speed or memory, you need to shell out more money than you probably expected. Now, I'm sure that all these people had their own reasons for wanting one, but is standing in an hour long line really worth it? Do we really need the newest piece of technology the first day it comes out? It's more of a status symbol than a useful phone at this point, and just like the Sidekick, I am pretty sure 50% of these little guys are going to be faulty.
Here is a quick picture I took outside the Rogers Store. Suckers.
