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You read right, a line of future iPhone 3G owners has already begun to form outside of Apple’s Fifth Avenue retail store (New York, US,) seven days before the iPhone 3G is slated to go on sale on July 11th.

While this line may only be ten people long (and slowly growing), these ten people are some of the most devoted iPhone fans out there, showing up a full week early! It’s clear that these aficionados are in for the full seven day iPhone 3G wait, bringing chairs and extra clothing with them (and maybe even a tent!)

Some Apple Store employees temporarily left the store to go talk to these devoted iPhone fans. I’m sure they were surprised when they saw a line of people starting to form outside of their store, a full week before the iPhone 3G goes on sale.

“It appears that most (if not all) of the people in line are part of some group who may be either attempting to set a record for waiting in line or gain some publicity for themselves. It’s too early to tell if this is a hoax or whether these folks will stay in line through sun and rain for the next seven days.”

Because of the fact that the iPhone 3G will (supposedly) need to be activated from within the Apple/AT&T Store itself (no at-home activation,) this line is only going to grow. This means that people will probably be waiting for even longer than they had to wait when the original iPhone went on sale.

On another note, happy 4th of July to all of our American readers!

[GearDiary via AppleInsider] Image via GearDiary