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No 16GB iPhone 3G at Launch

Confirmed no PAYG iPhone on the 11th:

Just phone the two traffordcentre o2 stores and both confirmed straight away, without hesitation, that the PAYG iPhone will not be available on the 11th and will be available within the following weeks. Both stores said exactly the same thing.

Also i asked "will you be selling the 16gb iPhone on Contract on launch?"
they both also confirmed that with a single yes.

Bad News, but at least the 16gb is available.

Give them a call if you want:

0161 749 7218

0161 747 0076
 
I have a 16GB white pre-ordered here from O2 Ireland (€45 contract). If they release the 16GB here on Friday next, why not the UK ?
 
HeavenDivine said:
Confirmed no PAYG iPhone on the 11th:

Just phone the two traffordcentre o2 stores and both confirmed straight away, without hesitation, that the PAYG iPhone will not be available on the 11th and will be available within the following weeks. Both stores said exactly the same thing.

Also i asked "will you be selling the 16gb iPhone on Contract on launch?"
they both also confirmed that with a single yes.

Bad News, but at least the 16gb is available.

Give them a call if you want:

0161 749 7218

0161 747 0076
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I know you have been using your copy n paste efficiently throughout the threads on this :rolleyes:. I spent a rather unpleasant 30mins calling 9 CPWs (if anyone else is doing this in their area press 4 then 2 to get thru quicker!) and 5 O2s in the greater Manchester area this afternoon.

Conclusion - they no nothing :eek:

Even when asking to speak to the manager rather than the usual gimps, they all contradicted themselves - 16gb available/not avail for few weeks, white avail/only available at open, PAYG on the 11th/not for a few months, open at 7:02/usual opening hours (10am)...

I literally give up. I am going to wait until O2 or CPW email me before getting my hopes up or down on anything. I am just sorting out my itunes collection and contacts in an attempt to do something constructive. :(
 
whooleytoo said:
How did you pre-order it? I went to the O2 store, and they only have a waiting list, not pre-orders.
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Just rang CPW in Tralee and spoke to the mangager. He checked the pre-ordering was now available on his system (this was 10am on the 1/7/08) and when he confirmed it was; he took my details and which iphone and contract I wanted. Checked whether I was upgrading or not and such. He told me I was the first....

I'm assuming once they have a list of people on these lists, they will know how many units and what specific units to ship around the country.
 
MacRumorUser said:
Just rang CPW in Tralee and spoke to the mangager. He checked the pre-ordering was now available on his system (this was 10am on the 1/7/08) and when he confirmed it was; he took my details and which iphone and contract I wanted. Checked whether I was upgrading or not and such. He told me I was the first....

I'm assuming once they have a list of people on these lists, they will know how many units and what specific units to ship around the country.
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Only o2 Eire I take it? O2 Uk are having none of it - maybe on Mondayy?

http://macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/
 
johnwin said:
Only o2 Eire I take it? O2 Uk are having none of it - maybe on Mondayy?

http://macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/
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Maybe it is just O2 Ireland then. I know they are technically a different company even though we have O2 UK in NI, and maybe there is not as much demand in Ireland (after all look at our population compared to yours) and therefore can satisfy the orders.

If it turns out however my 16GB isn't waiting for me Friday morning I'll be disappointed, but I'll just have to get over it and use my 2G iphone for a little longer :)
 
Lucky you. I've only touched an iPhone twice and immediately fell in love with it. I'm stuck with watching videos about it on Youtube etc!

I'm a ****ing loser.
 
No 16GB 'til Xmas?

MacRumorUser said:
Just rang CPW in Tralee and spoke to the mangager. He checked the pre-ordering was now available on his system (this was 10am on the 1/7/08) and when he confirmed it was; he took my details and which iphone and contract I wanted.
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A Carphone Warehouse in Cheltenham today offered me a reservation for an iPhone - they said they don't know stock, there's no guarantees, and that they will give iphones to people first on the list 'til last until all there stock is gone.

Both CPWs in Cheltenham said both 8Gb and 16GB on Friday, but Hereford CPW have said that there will be NO 16GBs until Xmas! This to me sounds like bollocks. The rumour of 2 week delay is possible, but 5 months has to be wrong.
 
sallythemac said:
A Carphone Warehouse in Cheltenham today offered me a reservation for an iPhone - they said they don't know stock, there's no guarantees, and that they will give iphones to people first on the list 'til last until all there stock is gone.

Both CPWs in Cheltenham said both 8Gb and 16GB on Friday, but Hereford CPW have said that there will be NO 16GBs until Xmas! This to me sounds like bollocks. The rumour of 2 week delay is possible, but 5 months has to be wrong.
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What I'm thinking now is that they're pissed at apple fans. Too many questions about the 16GB version "NO 16GB VERSION, NOT UNTIL CHRISTMAS, OK?!" :D
 
sallythemac said:
A Carphone Warehouse in Cheltenham today offered me a reservation for an iPhone - they said they don't know stock, there's no guarantees, and that they will give iphones to people first on the list 'til last until all there stock is gone.

Both CPWs in Cheltenham said both 8Gb and 16GB on Friday, but Hereford CPW have said that there will be NO 16GBs until Xmas! This to me sounds like bollocks. The rumour of 2 week delay is possible, but 5 months has to be wrong.
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hehe fair play to those at Hereford who have a sense of humour ;)
I'd imagine some of the PAYG are coming out Early next April?
 
johnwin said:
I'm not sure that's a reservation then.
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Well, if 40 phones come in, then it is a reservation for the first 40 people on the list. But likewise, if none come in, then theres no reservations for anyone!
 
Wow. This is shaping up well. I was thinking about going and lining up on Friday morning, but not if there's going to be no 16Gb in store.
 
In-store allocation is different (I expect the online store is just a special case of O2 store). If you get to a store early enough you should be OK.
 
Well that's made the decision easier for me. I've just about had with the online store so I'm going to get there bloody early on Friday morning instead.

Why oh why couldn't the Apple Store be selling it here in the UK??!!!

Anyone know about Carphone Warehouse?
 
This is getting crazy, I refuse to deal with CPW so haven't phone them, but my nearest store (Hemel Hempstead) have told me that there will 100% be no preordering, it's first come first serve, and they have no idea what stock they will receive be it 8GB, 16GB/black/white. I will be there early...
 
badgerman said:
Please note: iPhone 3G 16GB Black is currently not available.

http://shop.o2.co.uk/promo/iphoneindex
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No, that's where the yanks that have been reporting this have got it completely wrong trying to post about news that happened while they were still asleep. There was an allocation of 16GB iPhone's for New Online and Upgrade Online sales, but they went very, very quickly. I had mine confirmed by 0810am.

The Online allocation is not the total UK allocation. There will be stock at the store launches. The fact they have sold 16GBs online makes me think there will definitely be SOME 16GB iPhones at launch. How many? No idea.
 
just phoned the O2 stores in Birmingham bullring and new street. Both have said they are certain they will be selling only 8GB on launch day. And the 16gb will be available a couple of weeks after.

I don't understand this at all. Why would they sell the 16gb online and not in stores on Friday? Are the 16gb stocks that low??

Anybody expecting to get a 16gb on Friday should give their local store another call and see what they say
 
ayzee said:
Anybody expecting to get a 16gb on Friday should give their local store another call and see what they say
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I just did so. The guy I spoke to at my local store (Winchester) was quite certain that they will have only 8Gb on Friday. He may well not have real information about the stock they will actually receive, but this is obviously not encouraging .... :mad:
 
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