Beat iPhone 4 Line: Rent a Tent

Waiting in line outside an Apple store is no longer just for fans: it’s business. Two enterprising guys have put up tent space and chair space on website airbnb for spots in line for the iPhone 4 launch

A spot in the San Francisco tent — for the full-on can’t-wait-for-it fanboy experience — will run you $400 a night, more than the price of the new iPhone 4.

And you have to share the tent, too:

“Rent the tent I pitched outside of the Apple store in San Francisco and be the first person to get an iPhone. I have a 2 person tent and figured that if I couldn’t get my friends to join me, I would rent out the extra spot. I’m hoping to earn enough to cover the cost of my phone!”

Another airbnb listing offered a chair outside an Apple store for $200. It’s no longer being offered.

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Via airbnb

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http://www.chrisburke.ca Chris Burke
it never ceases to amaze me the things people will do to make money..
get a job..
Josh
Stupid as hell. Solution? make it a draw. If the # of people in line exceed the stock, give everyone a ticket and start calling numbers…..
http://rb-b.blogspot.com/ Rory Parker
What happens if someone just sits down in front of the person at the front?
http://www.theusesofliteracy.com duncan
2 Apple employees run out and beat them to death while a crowd of Apple employees clap and cheer.
http://sad SCOTT
The unlimited data plan that tacked on $30 monthly is no longer available to new customers. You’ll need to choose from one of two AT&T plans. Now, $15 monthly buys 200 megabytes of data, which AT&T describes as enough for 1,000 e-mails, viewing 400 Web pages and watching 20 minutes of video. For $25, you get 2 gigabytes of data, bringing you to 10,000 e-mails, 4,000 Web pages and 200 minutes of streaming video. If you go over your limit, AT&T will tack on $15 for 200 MB, or $10 for 1 GB, depending on your plan.
â€¢What if you want to give the old iPhone as a gift but don’t want to saddle the recipient with the monthly AT&T fee? A retired iPhone with no phone plan can be used as a pocket Internet device that works in Wi-Fi hot spots and as an iPod, just like the iPod Touch.