My iPhone Quest

Ok, getting the new iphone is becoming pretty frustrating. The Apple site was down and I couldn't get through at all to reserve one for pick up on the 24th. :( And now, reservations are no longer available and pre-orders are not shipping till July 14th! So do I really want to show up at 7am on the 24th for the slim chance of getting an iPhone at the store, first come, first served??? Hell, yes! But, if there's a line the night before... forget it!! It's really a bummer though, because I really wanted one NOW. Especially, to take advantage of some great AP apps I saw on iTunes. Sigh. I'll just have to wait.