AT&T Inc stores have mostly emptied out of inventory of Apple Inc’s new iPhone in the US two days after thousands lined up to buy the handset.
Apple, seeking to widen its business beyond iPod media players and Macintosh computers, said it still had iPhone models in most of its own shops to sell yesterday.
The Cupertino, California-based company, which has 187 stores in 38 states, is selling it for as little as US$199.
The iPhone 3G, which works with speedier third-generation phone networks, went on sale on Friday in the US and 21 other countries.
Apple’s partners in the UK, Germany, Canada and Japan said many shops ran out on the first day.
AT&T, Apple’s exclusive US partner, said most of its 2,000 stores were out of supplies and that it expected new inventory within days.
“The Apple retail store likely has your iPhone 3G in stock,” Apple told visitors on its Web site. “Shipments of iPhone 3G arrive most days.”
Apple was out of all three models in 55 stores, a tally posted on its Web site on Saturday night showed.
That includes outlets in Fresno, California; Victor, New York; Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Madison, Wisconsin; and Knoxville, Tennessee.
Apple’s lone stores in Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico and Rhode Island were out of supplies, leaving buyers there with no iPhones to buy yesterday.
Shoppers seem to prefer the black, 16-gigabyte model, which sells for US$299, based on Apple’s tally. The company is also selling a 16-gigabyte model in white.
The 8-gigabyte handset, priced at US$199, is only available in black, Apple’s Web site said. Customers must sign up for a two-year contract with AT&T at the time of purchase.
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