Daily Debrief: What to bring to the Apple store

If you're planning on waiting in line for an iPhone, be sure to do your homework and bring all the necessary items with you. Or, watch Wednesday's edition of the Daily Debrief where I talk to CNET News' Tom Krazit about the lines and the purchase process. Apple has finally disclosed that stores will start selling the phones at 8 a.m. The company has also said it will let customers into the stores in groups of 30. This part of the system sounds similar to last year, but this year's big unknown is what the activation process will be like. Simple and easy in 10 minutes? Or mired in paperwork and chaos to the tune of 30 minutes?

Some critics have already gotten their hands on the phone and have written largely positive reviews. But, for those of you abstaining from the Apple Kool-Aid, one of our CNET News colleagues, Marguerite Reardon, takes a look at seven other smartphones that rival the iPhone.

[zintin]

I'm pretty excited about the new phone. I'm expecting the line to be smaller this time around though, because a lot of people aren't going to buy the new version if they already have the first iPhone. A lot of the excitement, however, will be around iPhone apps like this: http://www.zintin.com

[zintin]

I'm pretty excited about the new phone. I'm expecting the line to be smaller this time around though, because a lot of people aren't going to buy the new version if they already have the first iPhone. A lot of the excitement, however, will be around iPhone apps like this: http://www.zintin.com

[dhena81]

I'm excited about the 2G iphone 3G also im for sure buying it even though i recently paid 499 for the 16G in like january screw it i know i was reamed but i love the phone and my contract with verizon ended then. I wonder if apple says you should try out the 2.0 software first on your current iphone becuase they are still going to be reciveing profit sharing with the 1G iphone?