Britain’s O2 Sells 13,000 IPhones per Second
Proof positive that UK consumers don’t like paying for handsets and a hefty contract. When O2, the UK carrier for the new, subsidized iPhone 3G opened up its website for pre-orders it was swamped, with 13,000 buyers hitting it every…
Proof positive that UK consumers don’t like paying for handsets and a hefty contract. When O2, the UK carrier for the new, subsidized iPhone 3G opened up its website for pre-orders it was swamped, with 13,000 buyers hitting it every second. Needless to day, O2 sold out it’s allocation pretty swiftly and shut up shop.
Curiously, this goes against Apple’s rule which states “no pre-orders”. Both O2 and the other official sales partner, Carphone Warehouse, say they kept back stock for Friday’s launch. In the details given to Reuters, neither company revealed how many units they’ve already sold, nor which plans they’re on. Remember, O2 is offering a free 8GB iPhone on the £45 per month plan, and it’s pretty simple to sell out of something if it is free. Still, 13,000 per second is breathtaking, and more like a Madonna concert than a telephone launch.
IPhone UK websites swamped before Friday launch [Reuters]
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