No, I didn't get an iPhone.

Of all the people who blogged their opening-day iPhone experience in real time today, Seattle Times' Brier Dudley was the only local blogger I could find who reported anything useful to second-tier iPhone coveters in a timely fashion. (Not that I blame anyone who just dropped $1300 on two 8GB iPhones to look back on their way out of the store.) Sounds like most people who stood in line got a phone, but latecomers could only place mail orders. Anybody who didn't get a phone today won't get one tomorrow.

Brier reported that those who bought phones at the Capitol Hill AT&T store were required to buy an unexpected $50 extra worth of accessories, reminding everyone that they were shopping at a fucking cell phone store. I heard no such thing from people buying from Apple stores, and I'm sure I would have.

Brier was told mail orders would arrive within a few days, but if he heard that from an AT&T employee, I don't know if that's true. Apple's online store states up front that orders will ship in 2 to 4 weeks, so if there's a 3-day fast track, it's probably for disappointed opening day shoppers only.

Quite predictably, it looks like you can't order an iPhone through a corporate purchase plan that otherwise gets you a discount on Apple hardware.