Taylor isn't alone in sticking with his current operator: "I am not getting LTE straight away, because I am on Vodafone," said James Smith.

At the Apple Store Opera in Paris, Anthony Fitch was the first to exit with an iPhone 5. He had arrived in Paris from Rome on Wednesday night to get his hands on an iPhone a week before it goes on sale in Italy. He hoped to be able to use LTE in Italy sometime next year.

As in other countries, Canada now sports a range of carriers that support the iPhone, including Bell, Rogers, Fido, and Telus, all of which already support LTE 4G speeds in the country's major markets. This diversity was reflected in the line at the Yorkdale Mall, where an informal poll revealed a pretty even spread among all the carriers; most of the people Macworld talked to plan to remain with their current carriers, possibly to take advantage of the loyalty programs that some offer.

A typical example was Robert, who declined to give his name, and plans to stick with Bell when he upgrades from his iPhone 4S to a 32GB iPhone 5. "They're the best," he said, adding that he was upgrading from an iPhone 4S to a black 32GB iPhone 5.