iPhone 4 Sold Out In Australia
iPhone 4 Sold Out In Australia – Apple and its component suppliers, particularly the manufacturer of the iPhone 4′s touch screen, are struggling to keep up with worldwide demand for the device.
On Friday, the handset launched in 17 more countries including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, Spain and Sweden. A source said Australian telcos only received about 12-13,000 units in the first batch.
But some telcos, including Optus, believe they will be receiving new shipments of stock this week. The telco, which ran out of iPhone 4 models on the weekend, said it would be providing regular stock updates to customers through its website.
“We expect to receive shipments of stock over the coming days and an outlook on further supplies from Apple shortly,” an Optus spokesman said.
Rebekah O’Flaherty, executive director for Telstra consumer, confirmed that Telstra had also run out of stock due to “unprecedented demand”.
“We’re replenishing stock as quickly as possible and taking down our customers’ details so they can purchase them as soon as new stock arrives. We expect new stock to start arriving in Telstra stores from Wednesday,” she said.
Vodafone and 3 also sold out of the iPhone 4 on the first weekend of sales. A spokeswoman said a new shipment was due “this week”.
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