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So I was visiting an O2 store today, and checking out what was new – at which point I figured I would check how the stock was moving for the iPhone 3GS. As many of you may remember, there have been various reports of it selling very well, and not so well – my personal experiences suggested not so well, but of course I’m happy to be corrected by the official sales stats, as and when they come out…..!
Anyhoo, the O2 shop I was in was sold out – they said they moved 250 over one weekend, and then the following monday received another 250, which they shifted within the course of a working week. On questioning about availability generally, they said all O2 stores were now sold out. Checking the O2 website I found the message below:
So that’s basically it – O2 (and I’d presume Carphone Warehouse too therefore) have shifted all of their iPhone 3GSs, and are waiting on a delivery. But really this doesn’t help too much on the rate of sales, because we don’t know the total amount of handsets that entered the country, or exactly the time over which they all sold. Hopefully when we get the sales stats, we’ll get some clarity – but for now if you want a 3GS, you are going to have to wait.
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
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