FAQ: How to get an iPhone 3G S on Friday

FAQ: How to get an iPhone 3G S on Friday
Computerworld - If it's summer, it must be time for a new iPhone.

That's what Apple wants you to think, of course, which is why last week it pulled out the stops -- those it could with master marketeer CEO Steve Jobs still on medical leave -- when it introduced the newest iPhone, dubbed the "3G S."

The "S," said Apple, stands for "speed," although current iPhone owners who can't buy one at the subsidized price might instead say the "S" stands for "spendy" or "stiffed," or even worse.

Still, the now-annual event will probably draw lines at Apple's retail stores later this week, and unless Apple has filled the pipeline with more inventory than it did last year, shortages of the iPhone 3G S are likely. So how do you get your hands on one? Good opening question. We have more than just that one, though, along with answers, naturally.