Updated: From D.C. To L.A., The U.S. Waits For The iPhone A Bit Longer

imageEveryone thought that the wait for the iPhone 3G was finally over today when it went up for sale in 21 countries around the world, but instead the people who absolutely insisted on buying one today are finding themselves standing in line and having to wait a bit longer. Early this morning, Robert Andrews, the editor from our U.K. sister site, reported that long lines were forming in London, and in other parts as of the world as the clock struck 8 a.m., when most stores anticipated opening.

Los Angeles: We have our own Matt Kapko camped out at several stores trying to get his hands on a phone. I wish I had a GPS tracker on the poor guy because he’s on to his third store and still iPhone-less. At 7:15 a.m. — his first attempt of the day — at an AT&T (NYSE: T) store in the Long Beach neighborhood of Belmont Shores, he found himself one of about 80 others. There he heard early on that there wasn’t enough phones for the whole line. He talked to 20-year-old Greg Patterson who had been in line since 9 a.m. yesterday. It was Patterson’s second store. “We were originally waiting Tuesday in Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Springs, when it was 118 degrees, and we decided to drive out here, where it

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