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UK’s O2, Carphone Warehouse sold out of 8GB iPhones, not restocking [updated]
UK cellular retailer Carphone Warehouse has sent out an email indicating that it is out of 8GB iPhones, and does not expect to be restocked. The email, sent to publishers running a promotion for the recent price cut on the 8GB model, says: “Thanks to the most phenomenal response to the promotion, The Carphone Warehouse is now out of stock on the Apple iPhone. Please can you remove all reference to the iPhone promotion in your copy. We apologize for the short notice but would like to thank everyone who participated in the campaign. Carphone do not expect to receive any additional stock at this time.” An earlier report indicated that the price cut had boosted sales, with O2 locations in Newcastle, Birmingham, and London reporting sell-outs of the 8GB model, and one Carphone Warehouse employee indicating that sales had “doubled” since the promotion began. [via Fortune]
Update: According to an internal O2 memo received by Engadget, the 8GB iPhone has been moved to end-of-life status by the UK iPhone carrier. “Due to the highly successful sales of the Apple 8GB I-Phone [sic], supply chain have today run out of stock & will not be replenishing stock of this product as it has now gone to end of life,” the memo states.
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When is the Apple iPhone v2.0 going to be released? It most be very, very soon, if O2 aren’t restocking. Tuesday 29th, iPhone v2.0?
Posted by Simon Dobson on April 25, 2008 at 12:18 PM (PDT)
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Does this mean maybe 3g iphone coming?
Posted by sdfadsfas on April 25, 2008 at 1:56 PM (PDT)