Supply of iPhones on hold

MOBILE phone operator, O2, has denied that it underestimated Irish demand for the Apple 3G iPhone which is sold out in the majority of shops.

O2’s website indicated on Monday that the 3G iPhone — launched on July 11 — was out of stock in Ireland; yesterday morning the message was the phone was available once again but that had changed by late afternoon to say it was once again “out of stock”.

A poll of O2 outlets in busy shopping areas of Dublin, Cork, Waterford, Limerick, and Arklow revealed just one shop which had the 3G iPhone available yesterday morning — in Waterford’s City Square shopping centre.