by wildcherry on Saturday, July 12th, 2008 | Entertainment, News

The Bloomberg article i read this afternoon mention that although there were long lines at the Apple stores yesterday but today almost all of Apple stores nationwide still have the new iPhone available.

“Apple, which has 187 stores in 38 states, will have the $199, 8-gigabyte model in black and 16-gigabyte versions in black and white at the majority of its shops today, according to a tally posted last night on Apple’s Web site.

The iPhone 3G, a new version that works with speedier third- generation networks, went on sale yesterday in the U.S. and 21 other countries. Apple’s partners in the U.K., Germany, Canada and Japan said many shops ran out on the first day. AT&T, Apple’s exclusive U.S. partner, said most of its 2,000 stores were out of supplies and that it expected new inventory within days. ”
Quoted from bloomberg.com

The $199 price tag actually only apply when you sign up for 2 year contract with AT&T. I guess all the people that purchase the original iPhone will feel ripped off because they had to pay full price of the iPhone last year and sign up for 2 year contract with AT&T.

The sign up process for the new iPhone has been long and slow for the people that try to purchase one yesterday. Some also left without the iPhone because there’s service error while connecting to the Apple site.

Were you one of the person that has the new iPhone? Let us know about your experience and what your think about the new iPhone.
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Tags: 3g, apple, iphone