IPhones Sold Out
July 17, 2008
Spokespeople for German cell phone service provider T-Mobile said that all of their stores were completely sold out and even secondary resellers of T-Mobile contracts had only a few phones left.
T-Mobile is the exclusive cell phone provider chosen by Apple to sell its phone. Company officials said they had no clue when they'd be getting new deliveries. They added that several thousand people had already pre-ordered the phone.
The new iPhone 3G, which first went on sale in Germany on July 11, updates the previous iPhone with much faster connection speeds and built-in GPS, but many analysts believe the most significant update is the new software that allows users access to thousands of applications developed by third parties and available through Apple's online store.
T-Mobile and authorized resellers sold more than 15,000 phones on the first day -- 5,000 more than with the first version of the phone. Apple officials said that one million phones were sold worldwide on the first weekend and analysts believe that 10.5 million people will by the gadget this year.