Ever since Apple launched iPhone 4S - the fifth generation iPhone - they have had a tough time keeping up with the unprecedented demand.
The shipping dates quickly slipped from "In Stock" to few days and then to 1 - 2 weeks most of the holiday shopping season. In fact, carriers cited shipping estimates of more than 2-3 weeks a month after iPhone 4S was launched.
Not surprisingly, Apple blew away estimates by announcing last week that they had sold a whopping 37 million iPhones in the last quarter.
However, it looks like Apple has finally managed to catch up with the demand as Electronista reports that iPhone 4S is now listed as "In Stock" in many Apple online stores. "In Stock" means that Apple is in a position to ship the iPhone 4S almost immediately. The shipping estimates had dropped to 3 to 5 days two weeks back.
The drop in demand after the holiday season probably has also helped Apple to bring down the shipping estimates.
We wonder what would have happened if Apple had launched a redesigned iPhone 5 instead of the iPhone 4S. Any guesses?
Where is the unlock Dev Team? Oh i forgot, they would rather spend hours jailbreaking every single fw instead of working on the unlocks.
Every software can be hacked into and i can’t wait for Geohot or someone else to stick up for the folks who can’t afford to buy a factory unlocked iphone 4/4s
Amen! We need unlock ASAP!!!!
Hey buddy, why don’t you go try unlocking it yourself? Give them a break, geez.
Yah quit ragging n do something productive like get a job n then u could afford to be on a cell network that has an iPhone n not cry about an unlock
why do u need an unlock?? apple offers the factory unlocked iphones so go buy one of those instead of being a f*ck1ng cheap son of a b1tch.
I have one lock, it was a present so I’m not going to buy another, Im waiting to unlock it. I understand that he is mad because I’m getting crazy too!
Your best bet is to just walk in a carrier store and ask or just call and ask. I tried online to reserve at an apple store. you know, trying to click reserve for the 8 seconds they are available at 9pm. never worked, at least not after i actually had the money to buy. Before when i was just screwing around i got through fine. go figure. But when i was ready to buy, and had been trying online to reserve for about a week i just happened past a sprint store and wanted to ask about how data speeds were cause i’d heard many complaints. I happened to ask how long their wait list was and they said. “Only a few days for 16GBs an none for 32 and 64 gb versions. I could have one right then if i wanted.” I passed and came back the next day and they said they still had em.
So i’d check cause many carriers do have stock. Oh and that was two months ago.