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iPhone in Short Supply in Canada and Australia
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Even the apple stores themselves are selling our quickly here. I bought mine from the Apple store at 10:30 in the morning and got the last one they had in stock. Apparently they were getting stock in virtually daily at the time as well.
tha actual apple stores seem to now be getting a constant flow of iPhones in daily now - unlike whe they first started selling them unlocked. but all the carriers are struggling to keep up with demand
If Apple had only been this nice to the people in their own country.
You have so many options for carriers and plans. Maybe I should pack up my bags and move to Sydney.
Unfortunatly I don't have any concrete information. There have been rumours of course (some say the exclusive deal was only temporary) and a comment on Boy Genius Report made it sound like a given. Telus has been advertising a big announcement on Sept 15.
So basically there is a lot of talk and speculation, but no actual facts yet.
Are you sure? Because the Telia's status website for the iPhone deiveries doesn't say so, at least for the white models (though the black ones seem to be problematic).
I'm coming back to Sweden on Saturday, and I plan on getting a 32 GB unit (I don't really care about the colour to be honest), and I hope I can get it in less than a week.
The contract in Spain (where I lived till this last year) for the iPhone is one of the worst I've ever seen and it seems the telecom (Telefónica) stores get very few units per day/week, so it's a no for an unknown waiting queue and a crappy contract.
I wonder if this lack of supply is going to worsen in 2-3 weeks because people are getting back to work after holidays, and given that the phone was released in Europe practically at the beginning/middle of summer, then, many will start the hunting for one
So... you'd better place your order soon
Not only in the europe, usa or autralia this iPhone have had a lot of marketing and promotions and are really spreading fast however there are many many duplicate devices rising which even provides touch screen features
Its better off to phone around until you find one. Thats what I did I found on July 30 the first day my telus contract was up. You just have to phone around but you can find them. Not easy though.
From what I have heard telus should be offering then october or november. I heard this from someone who works for Telus in communications. If its true I don't know. But it would make sense.
Yeah, we can choose to be shafted with a rusty pole or with TWO rusty poles...
Only good thing is outright unlocked purchasing from Apple.
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Yes, trains, buses... every where... [of course I'm carrying as well] but yeah almost every trip on transport or walking... it's either iPhone or iPod.
Yes, trains, buses... every where... [of course I'm carrying as well] but yeah almost every trip on transport or walking... it's either iPhone or iPod.
Yesterday, I ordered an iPhone 3GS 16 GB. In The Netherlands, we have to wait about 8 weeks! (t-mobile). Wish me luck...
(t-mobile). Wish me luck... AdMob iPhone analytics puts the number of iPhone OS devices sold in Australia as over 1.1 Million in June 09.* It will be so much greater now too since the 3GS.
It's an incredible success here and testament to offering it on all carriers and having unlocked phones available. The handset is offered at no up front cost on a wide range of plans, tethering is supported by most carriers, prepaid options are available.
It's amazing seeing the number of iPhones in use here.
*That puts it at 6.5% of people over 15. In 11 months.
100*(1.1/16.8)
http://metrics.admob.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/admob-mobile-metrics-june-09.pdf
What does "in short supply" mean?
I just looked at the Apple Store (Australia) and it claims that all models are available with their normal shipping times (5-7 days).
So unless the website is not being truthful (for example, a much delayed shipping date is revealed only after you plonk down the cash), then anyone who wants one can just buy it and have it next week.
So what does "in short supply" really mean?
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I just looked at the Apple Store (Australia) and it claims that all models are available with their normal shipping times (5-7 days).
So unless the website is not being truthful (for example, a much delayed shipping date is revealed only after you plonk down the cash), then anyone who wants one can just buy it and have it next week.
So what does "in short supply" really mean?
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The iPhones on the Apple Store (Australia) are officially unlocked and sold outright at a high price. The vast majority of iPhones in Australia are free upfront with a phone service through one of the five carriers offering the iPhone. The carriers iPhones are the ones in short supply.
These phones are locked to the network, and have a 24 month service contract associated with it. The unlock is available on request from the telco, who push it down to your iTunes.
Just to clarify (for consistency with previous posts) - carriers in Australia do sell the iPhone on prepaid, but the cost of buying it on prepaid is generally higher than buying it outright from Apple. For example, Vodafone Australia sells the 32GB 3GS for $AU1129, while Apple sells it for only $1040 (IIRC).
I was fairly lucky to get mine from Virgin Mobile Australia around a month ago, as their online store was sold out, and the (physical) store I went to only had 2 left when I came in.
EDIT (just for info for international readers):
The 5 carriers offering the iPhone 3GS in Australia are:
1. Telstra (probably the equivalent of Rogers - the largest incumbent telco in the country, and charges a hefty premium for better coverage)
2. Optus (owned by Singtel, and are number 2 in Aus)
3. Vodafone Australia
4. 3 Australia, although they launched the 3GS a month later than everyone else (Vodafone and 3 are now owned by a common entity called VHA, which is in turn owned by UK's Vodafone Plc and HK's Hutchison. Combined, they are the 3rd largest carrier in Australia)
5. Virgin Mobile (originally partly owned by Virgin Mobile UK, now fully owned by Optus. Resells services through the Optus network)
3 and Virgin Mobile have been competing quite heavily against each other to provide the best deal for the iPhone.
It's a product refresh, guys. There's a new iPhone coming on September 7.
ha! what a bad photoshop!
not true
not true... just make a personal shopping appointment for the iphone at the apple store and you can get yours that same day... athstw hat i did... after rogers told me it woudl take about a month to get it from them. i still made the order. at the apple store the next day , the sales dude called rogers cancelle dteh order and gave me my phone...not many people know about this
not true... just make a personal shopping appointment for the iphone at the apple store and you can get yours that same day... athstw hat i did... after rogers told me it woudl take about a month to get it from them. i still made the order. at the apple store the next day , the sales dude called rogers cancelle dteh order and gave me my phone...not many people know about this
Rogers is still sold out. However you can still find them the odd time at a rogers store. And regularly at apple stores. I got mine from wireless wave at the end of july. But it was hard to find it.
