Want an Apple iPhone in the U.S.? Don’t bother trying Apple’s online store which lists both the 8GB and 16GB iPhone models as “Currently Unavailable.”
Get ready: Apple’s next-gen iPhone doesn’t get more imminent than this!
The U.S Apple Store is here.
MacDailyNews Take: Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC – starts June 9th) sure seems far away, doesn’t it?
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Mike in Helsinki” for the heads up.]
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How is that possible? Are they going to waste one month of sales just to introduce it on June 9th?
I’m in the market for a new phone…. if the new iPhone is half as good as everyone’s making it out to be, I may be first in line….
kind of like this is the first post. . or the second..
i find it hard to believe they will go 45-60 days with none available. I hope they have an early surprise in hand.
Yeh, what’s that all about… Unless they’re releasing it earlier… 😀
Keyword: Suddenly, as in, suddenly apple released the new iPhone. :0
Like I said, I wouldn’t think releasing a new iPhone, an update for the original, and a ton of software for both all at the same time is a good idea. They needed to be staggered for customer support.
My guess is a simple storage bump – 16 GB and 32 GB models – otherwise the same.
obviously the 3g phone will be available on 6/9. Smartly they want to minimize returns and old stock. Enough info has been leaked so that anyone interested in buying a phone now will wait for the imminent release. Duh!
Still available from AT+T Online Store
New iPhone now, and then something else later in June. Maybe new hardware or something bigger. Maybe a tablet, or a next gen iPod. I would like an integrated washer dryer. Bluetooth communication. Tells one to speed up if the cycle is finishing sooner.
“many” as in many new things coming!
The most interesting thing here is that it says ‘unavailable’, rather than giving a several day shipping delay. Every day it looks more like 2.0 will be out sooner rather than later. And it looks like that 10 million sold in ’08 will be a no brainer if all of these countries we’ve been hearing about actually do start selling it. If Apple gets something worked out in China and Russia, you can just forget it, they won’t be able to make iPhones fast enough. I can’t wait to see what that Nokia boss has to say about iPhone around mid December. My guess is that it will be something along the lines of ‘No comment’. The second half of the year is shaping up to be a blockbuster for Apple.
It’s Currently Unavailable on the UK store as well.
iPhone is also unavailable at the UK Apple Store. It would seem that the new phone will arrive sooner as opposed to later
Where there not rumors of a May release several weeks back? Yes, they were centered around Italy. By May 20th we should see iPhone 2.0. That doesn’t mean software 2.0…That would be at the WWDC along with what ever else Steve has up his sleeve.
Ooooo, this is unexpected! Is Steve about to spring a big surprise on us?
June does seems quite far off. It’s very possible the iPhone 2.0 is imminent.
Interesting times ahead!
Better to make people wait than have them buy the outdated model a week before the new model is introduced and then winge and whine about how Apple hoodwinked them. This is especially true if big price cuts are coming. Sure Apple will loose a few sales to RIM, LG and the other sucky look-alikes, but those customers will either come crawling back to Apple or they weren’t really going to buy an iPhone anyway.
Maybe this is just a way to prevent the enormous whining that would follow when people who just bought a 1st gen iPhone realized that a new version has been introduced. By not selling any iPhones for a month or so before the launch of the 2nd gen iPhone Apple eliminates the whining. Ha!
Frankly I like my iPhone so much as is, the only thing that could get me to upgrade is a 32gb capacity. Otherwise I’m fine with 2.0 which hopefully has a universal landscape keyboard, like the latest iPhone ripoffs have shamefully beat Apple to, among other improvements.
It is currently unavailable in the Australian and New Zealand Stores, too.
I feel so so like we are part of the global Apple Family for this short moment! BUT these feelings of false euphoria will soon fade!
I love my current iPhone, but so many times I’ve wished for more capacity. If the new phone has a minimum of 32GB AND a decent 3MP or 5MP camera, then it’s a no brainer for me – instant purchase
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Although if there’s a new design MacBook Pro anounce at WWDC then, god, it’s gonna be an expensive month for me …
Same here, AT@T’s 3g coverage doesn’t reach out to my area (I live outside the Dallas/Fort Worth metro) so I’m looking for more capacity (32g) for more storage of apps/media.
32g or nothing.
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Upgrade in storage to clear out the older models?
I’m an Apple sales rep. and I know something you don’t know. HA HA
@ switcher,
Unless you’re on a different calendar than the rest of us, Dec 31, 2008 is still in 2008.
Doesn’t matter whether or not Dec 31st is the end or not, it’s still within the calendar year.
I think Apple underestimated the demand for iPhones leading up to inevitable introduction of the new 3g version. They are trying to parcel it out slowly to carry them through till WWDC where they will introduce the new one, but won’t actually start selling until the end of the month.
Perhaps it will get an early release so that everyone at the WWDC has a chance to play with it before they release all the games !
They dont want another Refund complaint on their hands…..They are going to make sure no one buys one within anyones return policy.
Expect FCC announcement anytime. Apple’s keeping the channel empty because they know that sales will automatically fall off.
MDW “say,” as in “it isn’t so!”
maria:
It’s a good thing you’re not in a room with any of us right now. We’d beat the livin’ snot out of you, tease.
MizuinOz:
I always enjoy reading your posts and getting a global perspective. Same goes for all of you who post from outside the U.S. Thanks for hanging around.
@aka
Thanks for that…
As you all know, when the iPhone is finally released in Oz (Australia for the uninitiated) all of the buttons will be upside down and the gestures will be back to front. Also Starbucks will not have iTunes deals and AT&T;will not have WiFi (thank God!) We are saddled with AT&T;’s evil twin Telstra. worse than Rogers and Telus in Canada – combined.
BUT we will not have a locked phone here (it is against the law) and I don’t have to pay for incoming calls.
AND we are getting most movie releases in the theatre the same as the States now (usually) but we are still a year behind on most television shows. (They have to translate into Australian)
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Cheers!
It is called bleeding the channel.
Th online store doesn’t have any because they are
a) low on stock because of demand and
b) what inventory they do have they are sending to the stores to clear their inventory by late may.
by then channel partners will be clear, and a week later or so we’ll hear about the new phone.
Apple bleeds their sales channels on almost every new product except the ipods. They will certainly do that with a launch as big as a new iphone
<quote>…but we are still a year behind on most television shows. (They have to translate into Australian)</quote>
Funny as hell… and actually very true. When I stepped off the plane in Sydney the very first time a few years ago and went to get a sandwich and coffee, it took me 5 minutes and lots of hand signaling to finally understand what the lady behind the counter was saying – and, No! I didn’t want butter on my sandwich or white coffee…”
Gimme an iPhone!
Apple is probably doing this so Steve Jobs doesn’t have to give people $100 who says ” I just bought the old iPhone within a month”.
Word here in Spain is that it is comming out on Tuesday with Telefonica. However, unless they bring out cheaper data plans I cant see it being a big success over here.
BUT PEOPLE!!!! Just because Apple may produce a 3G phone for Europe and Japan and for the people that live in cities here in the USA,….. us poor folk that live in the country and have to use only the old current iPhone system and will still need the old iPhone.
Now if there is a way to put both systems in the same phone, great, but I need a phone that works and all the rest that is iPhone. Web, maps, mail, etc. So what if its a little slow, I can live with slow but NO connection is a killer. My iPod touch is great but NO CONNECTION. since its got no phone.
Take a big breath folks. Its either next tuesday or in June. What do you think.???
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@MizuInOz. Shouldn’t be too long before the iPhone appears downunder (officially that is; I’ve seen a few hacked examples). Vodafone have pretty much promised to to release it this year.
Interestingly, across the ditch here in Godzone, Telecom have also hinted at supporting the iPhone when they (finally) roll out their 3G network.
It is called bleeding the channel.
Agreed. Which is the worse of these evils:
1. Having no product to sell over a limited time.
2. Having a channel stuffed with older product, that’s either unsellable, or sellable only at a steep discount (and loss). Which in turn marginalizes your own brand & product…
3. Having a just-in-time channel, with huge sour grapes from customers who bought the now-obsolete product literally yesterday.
Not a very appealing choice of options, IMO.
Either an update is imminent, or a couple cargo boxes of iPhones took a wrong turn somewhere in the Pacific.
This is very interesting. Especially when you consider the supposed memo ATT sent out last week.
actually I thought the early cut-offs for the iphone were kind of odd. They started in the beginning of April. 4 weeks later they are gone.
i just hope they do something unexpected I have $600 from bush to speed.
They will probably release the new phone with 3G and GPS. Then in June they will release a bunch of software for it.
1) They are building up excitement and momentum for the 3G in June
2) They want to deplete all existing stock
3) They need to separate the release by 30 days so people will not be able to return the current iPhone
Hmmmm let’s see. Today is May 10th. The WWDC 2008 starts June 9th. The difference is 30 days. This one is a complete no brainer guys.
Lots and lots of them in Germany!
I checked, there is also no iphone for the moment in Belgium!!!
Wooohaaa, my mac feels snappier!!
There are still places around USA and around the world where 3G is not an option. If Apple wants to expand to these markets (and I don’t see why Apple shouldn’t want to do that) then producing more EDGE iPhones is a must. Therefore, if it is correct that Apple is bleeding the channels we can only come to one conclusion. We will see a second generation of EDGE phones sometime next week. Possibly with 32GB or a 3 megapixel camera, and even lower prices.
Is Apple, the king of creating hype and free press, going to abandon a month’s worth of sales in doing so.
Or, or they going to release the version 2 hardware iPhone this Tuesday and then have a mass hype buildup for the software release for the hardware at the WWDC? I think the 30 day complainers of version 1 iPhones is low priority for Apple. I think an international world release of version 2 in simultaneous countries across the world would be highest priority. Leaving China out for now is probably necessary, but leaving out Japan would be terrible in an international release. Question is: Just how many iPhones can they make to supply an international version 2 hardware release? It is truly amazing that we either a month or 3 days out and they have been able to kee the next iPhone that secret. Truth is, noone really knows anything. A possible international release, and noone knows squat…simply amazing, Jobs.
kee=keep
I can’t believe it’s been a year and still no universal landscape keyboard.
I mean I can’t even view email in landscape mode? WTF?
At Macworld 2007 when Steve introduced it, a keynote I must have watched 20 times now mostly between January and June in anticipation of the iPhone, he touted that his wonderful mobile wouldn’t have keys and therefore wouldn’t be stagnant. Well one of the ways the iPhone could’ve exploited that idea is with its landscape keyboard. You can’t turn a BlackBerry 9000 on its side and instantly have spacier, more comfortable keys. That should’ve been a major point.
Instead, outside of Safari, I can’t type dick. Here I am at this moment typing whole paragraphs but if this was an email or text message I wouldn’t bother. It’s the most disappointing thing of all when it comes to the iPhone because it’s such a simple, obvious enhancement.
Why don’t they simply state that delivery is 30 days and then send the customer a new iPhone 2.0 after its release, simple.
So perhaps that May rumor is true. I’ve only seen one site mention that Apple may release it in May and now today’s news makes me believe it
3G iPhone in May, new mobile device at WWDC 2008?
Jobs said that 2008 was going to be big.
This is the signal.
New iPhones … this needs the new OS 10.5.3. Many new features.
.Mac improves with this …
The clones’ war is won by … Apple!
All this speculation, and yet completely wrong! My sources inside Apple tell me that Apple took a page out of Palm’s playbook and decided to offer the iPhone in two versions: OS X and Windows Mobile.
The delays are not being caused by a shortage of phones, but rather a problem with the new packaging materials for the Windows version. Sources tell me the Windows version drained the battery quicker which forced Apple to redo the packaging in the last minute to include two extra batteries. The OS X version will still have the usual single sealed battery compartment.
My sources also tell me that the Windows iPhone with the three batteries will actually last LONGER than the OS X version with only one battery, so you may want to consider this fact before you make your next purchase.
Hope this info helps!
What are you on dude?
@ all the people saying “I don’t have 3G coverage where I live and therefore Apple must keep selling an EDGE iPhone…”
The 3G iPhone, like every other 3G phone, will switch back to the old 2.5G (EDGE) and 2G (GPRS) standards wherever a 3G signal is not available. They are made this way specifically to cover for the patchy 3G coverage in some places.
So whilst you may not *need* a 3G iphone, you won’t have any troubles using it in your area.
price drop
I live in a location that doesn’t show to be 3G on the AT+T map, yet my company issued Samsung phone shows a 3G status miles from town in the country. Point is, the coverage may be a little larger than they show.
Maybe.
They sold 10 million phones now they’re done. Once Steve sells 10 million Apple TVs & iPod touches he’ll discontinue those as well. Time to move to the next hobby.
Bet there’ll be a “major announcement” imminently – perhaps by Tuesday. It makes no sense that Apple will show the current iPhone as “currently unavailable” and wait until June for an announcement.
@Ranu
Thanks for that explanation, I have wondered abut that, but did not want to look simple.
But I guess I have now, making this post
Bleeding the channel? Apple?
NO WAY. – This is Apple, guys – they have NO problem selling everything they make, or havent you been reading the sales figures?
New iPhone next week – no need for special announcements or events – it will be world-wide news within 15 minutes.
Special new product in June!
what if they release new ones when we least expect it, like we all think at wwdc, i mean it could be this tuesday to suprise us.
not available also in France at Orange
http://www.hardmac.com/, news 11/05/08
you bitches asked for it.. remember last time, the early adopters got screwed?
does anyone know: what is the minimum time between FCC publishing a new device and its earliest launch date, i.e. everything went fine?
Could Apple possibly ask to do certification non-public this time or rush evaluation for a premium fee?
I guess Apple finally realized what a failure the iPhone was and decided to kill the project. Oh, wait, I mean micro$oft finally realized the zune was a complete failure … New iPhone will be released on Monday – 32GB 3G at $300 with 2yr agreement with AT&T;- my prediction. iTouch will drop $100 as well with iTouch 64Gb for xmas.
It will be announced and available on friday, May 16. Isn’t that why ATT cancelled leave from May 15? Apple would never leave the iPhone out of stock for a month.
Steve Jobs just farted.
What’s better than reading 64-odd posts of speculation on why the phone’s not available at the Apple store (with numerous international confirmations)?
Scrolling to the bottom of the page and finding an ad to purchase a new iPhone from the Apple Store [ “Buy Now” ], (which of course sends you to the ‘currently unavailable’ page).
Glad to see MacDailyNews.com is still making money off the old iPhone, even if Apple isn’t.
Just priceless …
I think I know something you all don’t…
thecreonguide.blogspot.com will follow this like a hound. I’m sure of it.
it sucks that they did this. why bother? hey- they’re the dumbasses that are losing sales for themselves *shrugs*