Apple's UK iPhone 3G network disappointed thousands of customers yesterday with news the device is now out of stock for online pre-orders.
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The website said: "Due to huge demand for iPhone 3G, we're currently out of stock online. Come back on 10 July for more information."
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That's harsh news for the thousands of existing iPhone customers who pre-booked with O2 for information on how to upgrade. O2 approached all these customers yesterday morning to offer them the chance to book in a fast upgrade to the new model.
What perhaps makes the affair more annoying is that O2 has also admitted to holding no stock yet of the 16GB iPhone 3G, while also only offering the device in black.
Apple is believed to have delivered a similar volume of stock for sale in O2 and carphone Warehouse stores, as it did for online - so all customers must now queue for availability on Friday.
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Comments
rosenstein said: despite successfully completing an online order for the carphone warehouse to get a 16GB model i got an email later telling me that my card payment hadnt gone through which was to say the least soul destroyingi phoned them up and they told me that they are under instructions by apple to say they only have 5000 iPhones for online purchase and that there will be enough in-store phones to last until at least until the middle of next weeki just wanna know whos telling porkie pies
Chris said: That was a bit of a misleading headline Like the guy says above online are out of stock Retail stores are still expecting stock for the launch on FridayIf they dont appear theres gonna be a lot of unhappy staff at 8am
Catweazle said: Dear Mr Johnny Evans of Macworld UK If I give you 20 pence maybe you can phone somebody who gives a oops sorry did I say that out loud
Callum McCormick said: Each store has an allocation of iPhones which must be sold in-store online pre-ordering system also has a set allocation of iPhones completely separate from the store stock So because the online stock has ran out does not mean that there will be no iPhones on the 11 July simply that the iPhone will have to be bought in-store rather than online
Powerless said: I think we can say that it is the end of the world as we know it