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iPhone 5 goes on sale

An employee at the Apple store in the Waterside Shops, high-fives David Bryant, center, Chase Calvin, center left, and Stephenie Oznowich, left, who are the first three in line to purchase the new iPhone 5, which went on sale at 8 a.m. 'I just sold my 4S, which gave me enough money to purchase the 5,' Calvin said. The Apple Store at Waterside Shops allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m. Apple employees said they were not permitted to release their names.

Photo by DANIA MAXWELL, NAPLES DAILY NEWS

An employee at the Apple store in the Waterside Shops, high-fives David Bryant, center, Chase Calvin, center left, and Stephenie Oznowich, left, who are the first three in line to purchase the new iPhone 5, which went on sale at 8 a.m. "I just sold my 4S, which gave me enough money to purchase the 5," Calvin said. The Apple Store at Waterside Shops allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m. Apple employees said they were not permitted to release their names.

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  • David Bryant, center, is first to enter the Apple store in the Waterside Shops in Naples on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, to purchase the new iPhone 5, which went on sale at 8 a.m. Bryant arrived last night night at 9 p.m. and returned at 3 a.m. when he was permitted to park in the lot. Bryant is a student at Ave Maria and went directly to class after he purchased the phone. The Apple Store at Waterside Shops allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Despite a rainy morning, about 150 people stood in line at the Apple store in the Waterside Shops to be among the first to purchase the new iPhone 5, which went on sale at 8 a.m. The Apple Store at Waterside Shops allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m.
  • David Bryant, left, was first in line at the Apple store in the Waterside Shops in Naples on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, to purchase the new iPhone 5, which went on sale at 8 a.m. Bryant arrived last night night at 9 p.m. and returned at 3 a.m. when he was permitted to park in the lot. Bryant is a student at Ave Maria and went directly to class after he purchased the phone. The Apple Store at Waterside Shops allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Despite a rainy morning, about 150 people stood in line at the Apple store in the Waterside Shops to be among the first to purchase the new iPhone 5, which went on sale at 8 a.m. The Apple Store at Waterside Shops allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Despite a rainy morning, about 150 people stood in line at the Apple store in the Waterside Shops to be among the first to purchase the new iPhone 5, which went on sale at 8 a.m. The Apple Store at Waterside Shops allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m.
  • An employee at the Apple store in the Waterside Shops, high-fives David Bryant, center, Chase Calvin, center left, and Stephenie Oznowich, left, who are the first three in line to purchase the new iPhone 5, which went on sale at 8 a.m. 'I just sold my 4S, which gave me enough money to purchase the 5,' Calvin said. The Apple Store at Waterside Shops allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m. Apple employees said they were not permitted to release their names.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Ailen Crombet, right, drove from Miami late last night, hoping to increase her chances of purchasing the new iPhone 5 at the Apple store in the Waterside Shops in Naples, which went on sale at 8 a.m. The Apple Store at Waterside Shops allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff One of the first customers at the Apple store at the Waterside Shops leaves with a new iPhone 5. Despite a rainy morning, about 150 people stood in line to be among the first to purchase the new iPhone 5, which went on sale at 8 a.m. The Apple Store at Waterside Shops allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Apple employees stand near the store in the Waterside Shops in Naples directing about 150 customers who arrived early Friday morning to be among the first to purchase the new iPhone 5. The store allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m. Apple employees said they were not permitted to release their names.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff An Apple employee stands outside the store in the Waterside Shops in Naples looking out towards the customers who arrived early Friday morning to be among the first to purchase the new iPhone 5. The Apple Store at Waterside Shops allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m. Apple employees said they were not permitted to release their names.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Chase Calvin, left, and Stephenie Oznowich, right, are among the first to purchase the new iPhone 5 at the Apple store at the Waterside Shops on Friday, September 21, 2012 in Naples, Fla. 'I just sold my 4S, which gave me enough money to purchase the 5,' Calvin said. The Apple Store at Waterside Shops allowed customers to begin parking at 3 a.m. and line up at 6 a.m.
  • David Bryant, right, was first in line at the Apple store in the Waterside Shops in Naples on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, to purchase the new iPhone 5, which went on sale at 8 a.m.
  • Joe Colaizzi, one of the first customers at the Apple store in Coconut Point, gets a thumbs up from an Apple employee as he leaves the store with his new iPhone 5. Colaizzi, 36, of Orlando, was in town for a work conference.
  • Despite a rainy morning, about 100 people stood in line beginning at 7 a.m. at the Apple store in Coconut Point in an effort to purchase the new iPhone 5, which went on sale Friday.
  • Despite a rainy morning, about 100 people stood in line beginning at 7 a.m. at the Apple store in Coconut Point in an effort to purchase the new iPhone 5, which went on sale Friday.
  • A customer shows her new iPhone 5 at the Apple store in Hong Kong on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Apple's Asian fans jammed the tech juggernaut's shops in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore to pick up the latest version of its iPhone. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
  • The new Apple iPhone 5 is displayed Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, following the introduction of new products in San Francisco. The iPhone 5 is a blend of beauty, utility and versatility. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Area residents joined folks worldwide in lining up early Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, as Apple released its new iPhone 5.

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