Well, I am sad (and a bit embarrassed) to say that I had to go to the
AT&T store instead. At the Apple store, they announced that if you
have any corporate or school discount applied to your account, they
would be unable to activate an iPhone for you. I knew that business
accounts couldn't be handled at Apple stores, but mine is a personal
account with a discount through my company applied to it and I didnt
think that would be an issue. But, apparently I was wrong. 🙁
The line is still growing and it's almost time!
Some employees have come out to explain the purchasing process,
eligibility, and hand out plan cost fliers.
Somehow there was a group of people already in line before they opened
the mall doors and they are cordoned off to the right of the store
entrance. The rest of us who just got inside are in a sectioned-off
line on the left. The line has grown some more – there are maybe 20
people after me now.
So, I'm in line at the Rockingham Park mall now and they haven't
opened the mall doors yet so we're all outside still. My rough count
shows that there are about 75 people ahead of me. There is also an
AT&T store here as well, so not everyone in line is heading for the
Apple store.
