Five AT&T (NYSE: T) stores, one Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) store and still no iPhone 3G. Once I pulled up to the closest AT&T store, I instantly knew I was in for an adventure. At least 75 people in line at 7:15 a.m. (PDT) and the second guy in line was trying to sell his spot for $250 minimum. People were camped out along 2nd Avenue in the Belmont Shores neighborhood of Long Beach, Calif. for up to 24 hours before the doors swung open. Camping chairs, pajamas, newspapers and coffee cups were in abundance as the crowd waited anxiously for the buying to begin. AT&T representatives wouldn
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