How to wait in an iPhone 5 line

People will stand in iPhone 5 lines for you, for a price The going rate on TaskRabbit is $40 to $150 for a line stander The iPhone 5 goes on sale at stores in nine countries on Friday Are you camping out for an iPhone 5? Share your story on CNN iReport (CNN) -- Want to get an iPhone 5 on Friday? You'll probably need to wait in line. Or pay someone to do it for you. Hipster-looking shoppers already have plopped down in folding chairs outside Apple's flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York. Anin San Francisco, a man working through a micro-tasking company (more on what that means in a second) has been diligently waiting in line, for a price, since Monday. var currExpandable="expand15"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='showbiz/2012/09/20/conan-waiting-for-the-iphone-5.teamcoco'; mObj.videoSource='teamcoco'; mObj.videoSourceUrl='http://www.teamcoco.com/'; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120920121741-conan-waiting-for-the-iphone-5-00010230-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand15Store=mObj; Conan's waiting for the iPhone 5 .cnnArticleGalleryNav{border:1px solid #000;cursor:pointer;float:left;height:25px;text-align:center;width:25px} .cnnArticleGalleryNavOn{background-color:#C03;border:1px solid #000;float:left;height:25px;text-align:center;width:20px} .cnnArticleGalleryNavDisabled{background-color:#222;border:1px solid #000;color:#666;float:left;height:25px;text-align:center;width:25px} .cnnArticleExpandableTarget{background-color:#000;display:none;position:absolute} .cnnArticlePhotoContainer{height:122px;width:214px} .cnnArticleBoxImage{cursor:pointer;height:122px;padding-top:0;width:214px} .cnnArticleGalleryCaptionControl{background-color:#000;color:#FFF} .cnnArticleGalleryCaptionControlText{cursor:pointer;float:right;font-size:10px;padding:3px 10px 3px 3px} .cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer cite{background:none repeat scroll 0 0 #000;bottom:48px;color:#FFF;height:auto;left:420px;opacity:.7;position:absolute;width:200px;padding:10px} .cnnArticleGalleryClose{background-color:#fff;display:block;text-align:right} .cnnArticleGalleryCloseButton{cursor:pointer} .cnnArticleGalleryNavPrevNext span{background-color:#444;color:#CCC;cursor:pointer;float:left;height:23px;text-align:center;width:26px;padding:4px 0 0} .cnnArticleGalleryNavPrevNextDisabled span{background-color:#444;color:#666;float:left;height:23px;text-align:center;width:25px;padding:4px 0 0} .cnnVerticalGalleryPhoto{padding-right:68px;width:270px;margin:0 auto} .cnnGalleryContainer{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 0 20px;padding:0 0 0 10px} if (typeof cnnArticleGallery == "undefined") { var cnnArticleGallery = {}; } if(typeof cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList =="undefined"){ cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList = []; } var expGallery52=new ArticleExpandableGallery(); expGallery52.setImageCount(8); //cnn_adbptrackpgalimg("Unveiling the iPhone 5", 1); Journalists and attendees line up outside of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco to attend Apple's special media event to introduce the iPhone 5 on Wednesday, September 12. The phone goes on sale in stores Friday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":true,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":1,"title":"Unveiling the iPhone 5"} The Foo Fighters perform Wednesday during the iPhone 5 announcement event. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":2,"title":"Unveiling the iPhone 5"} Phil Schiller, Apple senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, announces the iPhone 5. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":3,"title":"Unveiling the iPhone 5"} Apple announced the iPhone 5, the latest version of the popular smartphone, as well as updated versions of the iPod Nano, Shuffle and Touch. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":4,"title":"Unveiling the iPhone 5"} Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during the event. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":5,"title":"Unveiling the iPhone 5"} Apple CEO Tim Cook, left; Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of industrial design; and Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters watch Foo Figters' bassist, Nate Mendel, handle the iPhone 5. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":6,"title":"Unveiling the iPhone 5"} The iPhone 5 looks similar to previous models but has a larger screen and is lighter and thinner than the iPhone 4S. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":7,"title":"Unveiling the iPhone 5"} Apple announced new features for the iPod Touch, as well. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":5,"y":2,"pos":8,"title":"Unveiling the iPhone 5"} Unveiling the iPhone 5 Unveiling the iPhone 5 Unveiling the iPhone 5 Unveiling the iPhone 5 Unveiling the iPhone 5 Unveiling the iPhone 5 Unveiling the iPhone 5 Unveiling the iPhone 5 HIDE CAPTION << < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 > >> Photos: Unveiling the iPhone 5 Event.observe(window, 'load', function() { //report the first gallery image to ADBP if(typeof(cnn_adbptrackpgalimg) == 'function' && typeof(cnnArticleGallery) != 'undefined') { cnn_adbptrackpgalimg(cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[0].image, "iPhone 5 lines around the world"); } }); "You're going to wait here until Friday? God watch over you," a stranger told that person, who was using a service called TaskRabbit, according to his Twitter feed. Massive demand awaits Friday's iPhone 5 sale TaskRabbit nabbed the first-in-line spot to try to promote its online service that allows people to pay someone else to do a menial task for them. In this case, according to CNET, you can find people online who for about $40 to $150 will stand in line to purchase the iPhone 5 on your behalf. That sort of idea isn't all that new, and line-standers also are offering their services on craigslist. "If you are looking to buy the iPhone 5 when it is released, but not looking to stand in the line. I'll do it for you!" wrote one person in Los Angeles. "I'll get in line at 6 a.m. for 40 bucks. Camp overnight for 70," wrote another stander, this one from the San Francisco Bay Area. Other people are posting craigslist ads asking others to stand in line for them. One such ad, in Los Angeles, says the patron will offer the stander "a reasonable amount" ... "and on top of that, I'll even buy you breakfast." CNN iReport: Lining up for an iPhone 5? For those who don't want to spend even more than the hefty price tag for the iPhone, but do want to pick up a phone on Friday, perhaps the line is the way to go. Unless you hopped online within the first hour or so last Friday, pre-ordered iPhones aren't expected to arrive for weeks. But plan to get up early on Friday morning. While opening-day iPhone lines vary by location -- what passes as early enough at a Radio Shack in Nevada may not work for an Apple store in New York -- analysts generally say advance consumer demand for the iPhone 5 is outpacing previous models. Early reviews of the phone have been positive. Apple recently announced it had received 2 million pre-orders for the new phone, which is taller, faster, lighter and slimmer than the previous model, the iPhone 4S. That's about double what the company experienced for the previous iPhone, Apple said. That could foreshadow long lines. Or it could mean more consumers are skipping the line-waiting game and, instead, have chosen to order the phone online. iPhone 5 pre-order shipping dates pushed back The line waits are part exercise in extreme consumerism, part homage to Apple. Last year some of the line-standers made pilgrimages to Apple stores in part out of a sense of tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died a week before the phone went on sale. Fans set up mini-memorials in his honor at some Apple stores. To get a sense of what the most dedicated Apple fans are willing to go through, check out this chart from The Atlantic, which shows the longest Apple gadget waits. iReport: Camping out at Little Rock Apple store If you're just in the market for purchasing the new iPhone, not the in-line circus, there are several other stores that plan to carry the iPhone 5 on Friday. They include AT&T, Sprint and Verizon stores, as well as select Best Buy, RadioShack, Target and Walmart locations. Check with stores in your area for details. Still want to brave the Apple store? Doors open at 8 a.m. local time Friday in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the UK. The iPhone 5 will roll out to 22 more countries on September 28. Apple's secrets aren't so secret anymore, and that's O.K. if(typeof CNN.expElements==='object'){CNN.expElements.init();}