As we had noted earlier, the iPhone 4 goes on sale in 17 new countries starting today.
The countries in this round of launch include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
According to reports on the Sydney Morning Herald, Apple's carrier partners in Australia opened their stores at midnight local time instead of Apple's officially announced retail store opening time of 8:00 AM in a bid to outscore competition. Carriers offering the iPhone 4 in Australia include Optus, Telstra and Vodafone/3. Each of these carriers are reported to have only received around 12,000-13,000 units in the first batch and with carriers like Optus having reported pre-order numbers of over 100,000, the carriers are likely to run out of stock pretty quickly. SMH also reports that customers in queues outside the retail stores were treated to free booze, cuisine and music.
The launch however does not appear to have been smooth in Australia's eastern neighbor, New Zealand. Vodafone customers looking to secure an iPhone 4 on launch day were informed that the scheduled launch has been canceled due to a "shipping error". Vodafone stores in the country were earlier reported to have sported signs that read,
Interestingly though, it is being learned that the stores finally began selling iPhone 4 units to customers by mid-day. A report on The New Zealand Herald has noted that Vodafone will begin the sale of subsidized iPhone 4 units at select non-partner stores from midday and that the Apple stores will commence the sale of non-subsidized units from Friday evening.
Reports from the rest of the countries where the iPhone 4 is launching are yet to come. Apple fans in South Korea may however be disappointed considering that their country was initially in the list of markets where the iPhone is launching today. The launch in the country was later scrapped and according to Steve Jobs, this was due to a delay in seeking government approval for the sale of the device in the country. Korean government officials have however refuted the claim and point out that Apple is yet to submit the iPhone 4 for approval.
Is the iPhone 4 launching in your country today? Are you queuing up outside the Apple Stores? Tell us in the comments.
Thanks Andy for the tip!
woo for them
ah man it still didn't realease here in dubai.
oh well im going to spain in italy in a few weeks i hope u guys leave 1 for me lol.
spain and* italy
it is 4 am in ontario canada i am starting a line at a near by rogers store at 6 am
Great, get ready for a shit load more posts about complaints in languages you can hardly read read now then.
ordered iPhone 4 16gb at 00.01 on upgrade on Hutchinson 3G ireland for only 89 euro on the cheapest plan they do on iphone, cant wait to have it on my hand, still cant believe….i looked 2 min later was out of stock
Yeah, they try I spose
Wrong source iPhone 4 is already released in Holland and the other country's around it.
a week ago damm iPhone hacks check your sources!!! This site is getting sloppy
….what do you mean bastardized version of English? I speak perfect english!
The hell with that. Where the hell is our fucking jailbreak!!!!!!
I just ordered off apple website for canadian factory unlocked, its says 3 weeks for delivery. Lets see what comes sooner the unlocked phone or a jailbreak(bruteforce would me nice) for the AT&T phone i have sitting waiting
no it wasn't!!! Today, July 30th, is the launch day in the 17 countries as listed in this article.
i heard canada gets the cheapest factory unlocked ones, is it true?
Ahh~ still waiting for it to come to M'sia. And it's definitely a factory unlock similar to 3GS. Sweet~!
Hi iPhone hacks
Where is those hackers
And where is the jailbreak
It s legal now!!!!
Waited in line for 2 hours to find out that the Rogers location I went to only had two 32GB versions and the two guys in front of me took those. Sorry, but wasn't about to settle for a 16GB! Waiting for next weeks shipment I guess!
It would be nice if they had some for the UK…..
Oi I didnt event say that did I?!
They have-I ordered mine one week ago in uk off apple site. It arrived today!
Haha man welland?
Cover the news about Openappmkt…it is an app store for the iPhone that is put on by the means of a web app! Basically an alternate app store that doesn't require jailbreaking and is free!!!!!
Congratulations and welcome to the club.
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HELLO GUYS " DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET THE IPHONE OUT OT HEADPHONE MODE.. I HAVE TRIED SO FAR ALL SORT OF TRICKS ……IS IT A SOFTWARE ISSUE OR HARDWARE….ANY TIPS GUYS
pull ur headphone jack in and outsee if that works happend to me on 3GS?
HEARD JB WAS NOT COMING OUT TILL AFTER 41. SOMEBODY LIED
I HAVE TRIED THAT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT HAS WORKED FOR ONLY A FEW MINUTES
I'm not sure what they cost in other countries but here in Canada a factory unlocked iPhone 4 costs 16gb. 656$(Canadian) and 32gb 769$. From the apple stores.
this has been on here all day something new plz
I am in Korea for now and will be heading back to U.S.A and all I can say is yes, I have heard that the iphone 4 may not reach Korea at all. As all phones must be approved by the government, and most of them do get passed quickly, and especially with the antenna issues, it is very likely that it will not reach Korea until next year.
When you guys going to post that the grip of death on the iPhone 4 is a myth when running in Canada
Me + reps at Rogers couldn't get it to drop a bar if our life depended on it!!
050 6531860….if u want it in dubai
rgds
jay
In US : 32GB factory unlocked iPhone 4G = USD 699/-
In Canada : 32GB factory unlocked iPhone 4G = CAD 769/- = USD 747/-
So the US one is the cheapest.
Rgds
Jay
00971 50 6531860 (dubai)
Dubai is awesome!! Wish I could go there