O2's offer to pre-order the iPhone 3G appeared to spark more demand than bargained for when the site crashed and the 16GB model was then shown as 'not available'.
A quick chat with O2 has confirmed that the unavailability of the device is due to it being sold out, thanks to the high demand.
Sold out
"We made a limited allocation of iPhone 3G stock available for pre-order online, primarily for those customers who pre-registered their interest," said a spokesperson for O2.
"Demand has been very high and we have now sold out of this allocation for the 16GB version, although we still have some available through our upgrade store."
The website is still experiencing a number of technical issues, as many clamour for the latest iteration of Apple's mobile.
"We've had a phenomenal response this morning to the pre-orders," says a spokesperson for O2. "Unfortunately it meant the site went down temporarily and we're working to restore it."
The Carphone Warehouse has been there to take up the slack though; it only went online at 11AM so should still have some left in stock if you'd rather take your chances there.
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jmace86
July 7th 2008
2. Yeah it was actually a pretty ridiculous affair.
Firstly, starting pre-orders at 9am on a Monday was a bad idea as the majority of people will either be at work (as I was) or on their way to work and may well be unable to get on a computer (as I was).
Secondly, when I did finally get onto a PC the O2 site was painfully slow to the point of being almost unusable, I then had to enter all of my details for an upgrade only to be told that there was an error, no mention of what the error was though leaving me at a loss as to how to correct it. I then tried again and was told to enter my mobile number in order to be texted an upgrade code. About 6 hours later I still do not have an upgrade code and now the 16GB iPhone 3G model is all sold out. So much for my hopes of getting a nice, new iPhone 3G before I go on holiday at the end of next week!
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calcio
July 7th 2008
1. Of COURSE they fail to deal with the level of interest in the iPhone.
Idiots.
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