iPhone 3G Sold Out In 21 States

Edward Kirk · July 15th, 2008, 02:53 PM

With iPhones in as high a demand as ever, it's not surprising that AT&T and Apple stores in the US are in extremely short supply of iPhone 3Gs. As of 6AM Eastern Time today, both 8 and 16GB models are listed as being unavailable in all Apple Stores of 21 States: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

Nationwide, about 117 of the 188 Apple Stores across the US were reporting selling out completely, whereas only about 27 say they have all three models in stock.

Apple is telling customers looking to get an iPhone 3G to check the availability at stores after 9PM local time, to make sure that any shipments intended for the next day have already arrived using their iPhone Availability page. If they do, then they suggest getting to the store as soon as possible.

AT&T stores are in even shorter supply, saying that their stores were "virtually" sold out by the end of Friday, and doesn't know when they will receive new packages.

[via Fortune: Apple 2.0]

xxx · July 15th, 2008, 03:07 PM #2

Woot Woot, not sold out in NY Yet!!

iswenson · **no kidding** - July 15th, 2008, 03:23 PM #3

or Florida, but yeah with the immense popularity of it im not surprised!

Logan175 · July 15th, 2008, 03:41 PM #4

So much for exclusvity, being one of a few people with an iPhone. It won't be "o0o0o00o0 you have an iPhone?". It wil be. "Oh, you have an iPhone too."

Stephen007 · July 15th, 2008, 04:18 PM #5

AT&T store near me only had phones last Friday for an hour! They were all gone by 9am. The Apple Store, on the other hand, was busy fulfilling orders the entire day. So my idea of going to the AT&T store to miss the longer Apple Store lines didn't quite work out :-(

**Sold out in Arizona** - July 15th, 2008, 04:34 PM #6

You didn't mention Arizona! As of this morning all Apple stores in the state are sold out.

JoshuaCurtiss · **Boston too** - July 15th, 2008, 05:33 PM #7

As of yesterday evening, the Apple Store on Boylston Street in Boston was also out. At least, they had a sign that said, "No iPhone 3G available today".

WatersWest · July 15th, 2008, 05:55 PM #8

Bummer. I hope they get plenty back in stock by the time I'm "upgrade eligible" come next month.

jwardell · July 15th, 2008, 07:15 PM #9

I waited in line for over 3 hours last night at Cambridgeside. They were the last in New England with stock. I had to wait as my T-mo contracted ended the night before, I first went to the Peabody store after work and when they were out started calling everyone else. I drove the hour to cambridge and found a line of only about 30 people. However, they were averaging 15-20 minutes per person, so despite arriving before 6, it was 9:15 before I entered the store. I wouldn't have waited so long had I known, but if it's sold out for the next few days it is worth it.

WatersWest · July 16th, 2008, 01:28 PM #10

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwardell

I waited in line for over 3 hours last night at Cambridgeside. They were the last in New England with stock. I had to wait as my T-mo contracted ended the night before, I first went to the Peabody store after work and when they were out started calling everyone else. I drove the hour to cambridge and found a line of only about 30 people. However, they were averaging 15-20 minutes per person, so despite arriving before 6, it was 9:15 before I entered the store. I wouldn't have waited so long had I known, but if it's sold out for the next few days it is worth it.

That's a lot more determination than I would ever have when it comes to buying a cell phone. Kudos to you.

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Edward Kirk WrAdminterizer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 3,084 Thanks: 19 Thanked 26 Times in 25 Posts	iPhone 3G Sold Out In 21 States - July 15th, 2008, 02:53 PM #1
	<script language="JavaScript" src="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/13894/222/viewJScript?pool=13886&type=3158&pos=20&zone=5000"></script> With iPhones in as high a demand as ever, it's not surprising that AT&T and Apple stores in the US are in extremely short supply of iPhone 3Gs. As of 6AM Eastern Time today, both 8 and 16GB models are listed as being unavailable in all Apple Stores of 21 States: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin. Nationwide, about 117 of the 188 Apple Stores across the US were reporting selling out completely, whereas only about 27 say they have all three models in stock. Apple is telling customers looking to get an iPhone 3G to check the availability at stores after 9PM local time, to make sure that any shipments intended for the next day have already arrived using their iPhone Availability page. If they do, then they suggest getting to the store as soon as possible. AT&T stores are in even shorter supply, saying that their stores were "virtually" sold out by the end of Friday, and doesn't know when they will receive new packages. [via Fortune: Apple 2.0] __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: iPhone 3G 16GB White iPhone Version: 3.0 Computer & OS: MacBook Pro 15", Mac OS X 10.5.4 Twitter

xxx Rocks the Board Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North East Posts: 352 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	July 15th, 2008, 03:07 PM #2
	Woot Woot, not sold out in NY Yet!!

iswenson Forum Ninja Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 107 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	no kidding - July 15th, 2008, 03:23 PM #3
	or Florida, but yeah with the immense popularity of it im not surprised!

Logan175 New Recruit Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	July 15th, 2008, 03:41 PM #4
	So much for exclusvity, being one of a few people with an iPhone. It won't be "o0o0o00o0 you have an iPhone?". It wil be. "Oh, you have an iPhone too."

Stephen007 Rocks the Board Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 347 Thanks: 20 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	July 15th, 2008, 04:18 PM #5
	AT&T store near me only had phones last Friday for an hour! They were all gone by 9am. The Apple Store, on the other hand, was busy fulfilling orders the entire day. So my idea of going to the AT&T store to miss the longer Apple Store lines didn't quite work out :-(

*bach Guest Posts: n/a	Sold out in Arizona - July 15th, 2008, 04:34 PM #6
*bach Guest Posts: n/a	You didn't mention Arizona! As of this morning all Apple stores in the state are sold out.

JoshuaCurtiss iPA Regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 36 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Boston too - July 15th, 2008, 05:33 PM #7
	As of yesterday evening, the Apple Store on Boylston Street in Boston was also out. At least, they had a sign that said, "No iPhone 3G available today".

WatersWest Rocks the Board Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	July 15th, 2008, 05:55 PM #8
	Bummer. I hope they get plenty back in stock by the time I'm "upgrade eligible" come next month.

jwardell Forum Lurker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston Area Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	July 15th, 2008, 07:15 PM #9
	I waited in line for over 3 hours last night at Cambridgeside. They were the last in New England with stock. I had to wait as my T-mo contracted ended the night before, I first went to the Peabody store after work and when they were out started calling everyone else. I drove the hour to cambridge and found a line of only about 30 people. However, they were averaging 15-20 minutes per person, so despite arriving before 6, it was 9:15 before I entered the store. I wouldn't have waited so long had I known, but if it's sold out for the next few days it is worth it.