Auckland Sold Out of iPhones?

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lotech

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#23941 11-Jul-2008 15:38

A friend just went down to Queen St voda store and they've sold out.
Any other reports of no stock? How many phones did Apple allocate to NZ? I imagine hundreds.......

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robbypreb

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#146850 11-Jul-2008 15:46

lotech: A friend just went down to Queen St voda store and they've sold out.
Any other reports of no stock? How many phones did Apple allocate to NZ? I imagine hundreds.......

They only had a very limited number so I would be surprised if they didn't sell out. You can still get it on their website. Are you sure that both 8GB and the white 16 GB have sold out, as they are not as popular as the 16GB black one.

grimwulf

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#146852 11-Jul-2008 15:49

Wouldn't really be a surprise - status in Wellington as of around 1pm was that there were still a few 8gb's available but all the 16gb's had gone.

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#146862 11-Jul-2008 16:03

One must wonder iF VFNZ have iMposed an artificial shortage - this would let them proclaim something along the lines of "NZ iPhon 3G Launch A Complete Success!", and then simply "restock" tomorrow.

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#146870 11-Jul-2008 16:11

tonyhughes: One must wonder iF VFNZ have iMposed an artificial shortage - this would let them proclaim something along the lines of "NZ iPhon 3G Launch A Complete Success!", and then simply "restock" tomorrow.

Or Apple have done so? I think they did something like this in the US with the 1st model.

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#146877 11-Jul-2008 16:33

coffeebaron:
tonyhughes: One must wonder iF VFNZ have iMposed an artificial shortage - this would let them proclaim something along the lines of "NZ iPhon 3G Launch A Complete Success!", and then simply "restock" tomorrow.

Or Apple have done so? I think they did something like this in the US with the 1st model.

The online status no longer shows sold out.... mmmm

robbypreb

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#146879 11-Jul-2008 16:34

coffeebaron:
tonyhughes: One must wonder iF VFNZ have iMposed an artificial shortage - this would let them proclaim something along the lines of "NZ iPhon 3G Launch A Complete Success!", and then simply "restock" tomorrow.

Or Apple have done so? I think they did something like this in the US with the 1st model.

I don;t think it is any secret that they do that. Vodaofone will say that their plan pricing must be good, otherwise they wouldn't have sold out, however with a limited number, I would be surprised if they didn't sell out.

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asbb1

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#146918 11-Jul-2008 18:00

robbypreb:
coffeebaron:
tonyhughes: One must wonder iF VFNZ have iMposed an artificial shortage - this would let them proclaim something along the lines of "NZ iPhon 3G Launch A Complete Success!", and then simply "restock" tomorrow.

Or Apple have done so? I think they did something like this in the US with the 1st model.

I don;t think it is any secret that they do that. Vodaofone will say that their plan pricing must be good, otherwise they wouldn't have sold out, however with a limited number, I would be surprised if they didn't sell out.

Yeah but how many sold on the plans, im guessing most brought outright

pressF1

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#146956 11-Jul-2008 19:53

asbb1:
robbypreb:
coffeebaron:
tonyhughes: One must wonder iF VFNZ have iMposed an artificial shortage - this would let them proclaim something along the lines of "NZ iPhon 3G Launch A Complete Success!", and then simply "restock" tomorrow.

Or Apple have done so? I think they did something like this in the US with the 1st model.

I don;t think it is any secret that they do that. Vodaofone will say that their plan pricing must be good, otherwise they wouldn't have sold out, however with a limited number, I would be surprised if they didn't sell out.

Yeah but how many sold on the plans, im guessing most brought outright

Of the units sold in the Queen street store from midnight to the line finished well over 90% were on an upgraded plan

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