[visionthing]

Just to let you know, pre-orders are now being accepted over at the o2.co.uk website for the 3G iPhone. Got an email at 0737hrs from O2 this morning (07/08/08). Just by chance I read my emails this morning and managed to successfully pre-order an 8gb on the 35 quid contract. Best get in quick, took me a couple of goes to process the order through I presume due to the amount of peeps ordering, with the site stating it was having issues due to the influx of orders. Online store has gone off line temporarily for "maintenance"... make of that what you will.
Oh and the payg page for the iPhone has been updated to say it will be available "later this year"..

[BluChrome]

Good luck anyone trying this... the site is completely mashed up.

It's apparently down for maintenance at the moment.

[py6km]

Yup, down for me as well.

[pixelated]

This is silly :-( Come on O2....

[Paul_T]

Can you pre-order to collect in store?

Or set delivery for your work address?

[Kieron]

No 16gb available. No white models available.

No thanks.

[Mhoram]

I've put my details in 6 times already, just get the error page. Takes forever to load first page.

Trying for a 16gb in Black

[paulg1979]

I've got to the bit where I put in which phone and contract I want but won't go no further. Am I blind or is there not an option to choose what colour 16GB you want?

http://shop.o2.co.uk/promo/iphoneindex


iPhone 3G 16GB Black is currently not available

[Sydney]

Only available in black I'm afraid. Suggest you just wait until the Apple stores start selling the new iPhone as they have it advertised on their website in both colours.

[Mhoram]

I've not seen an option for choice of colour yet.

Knowing my luck they'd send me a white one

[MJS247]

Just tried Carphone Warehouse online and they're out of 16GB iphones too.

Anyone phoned O2 or CPW up? I heard they're telling people they won't take any more orders and that people should go in-store on Friday.(?)

Poor show.

[paulg1979]

Its obvious there was going to be a huge demand. Come on 02 sort yourselfs out.

[py6km]

It's all a bit of a shambles isn't it. It was obvious there was going to be a huge amount of traffic when it went live, but still they fail to provide a working upgrade site. Everything nowadays it seems is (at best) mediocre.

[Graham]

I just triedcarphone warehouse online a few minutes ago, and it let me order a 16GB for £59 on the £45 per month tariff

[Paul_T]

I just rang an o2 shop that i'll be close to on friday and they didn't have any information on pre-orders at all...

[Graham]

I just tried carphone warehouse online a few minutes ago, and it let me order a 16GB for £59 on the £45 per month tariff

[paulg1979]

It might be worth suffering it and waiting a week for everything to calm down a bit.

[AiEri]

how do i check my account number online?

[Paul_T]

Originally Posted by Graham

I just tried carphone warehouse online a few minutes ago, and it let me order a 16GB for £59 on the £45 per month tariff

What delivery details did you get?

[sim667]

er.... im confused.......

can existing iphone customers do an upgrade pre-order through carphone warehouse, or only through o2?

[Graham]

Re. delivery details, I chose deliver to store.

I've had an e-mail with the usual 'awaiting confirmation' blurb on it though so I suppose they could later e-mail to say they haven't got any in stock

[py6km]

Originally Posted by sim667

er.... im confused.......

can existing iphone customers do an upgrade pre-order through carphone warehouse, or only through o2?

looks like new preorders, not upgrades

[sim667]

Originally Posted by py6km

looks like new preorders, not upgrades

thats what i thought

carphone warehouse are out of 16 gigs too now.

[johnboy586]

I just ordered a 16gb from CPW on the £35 tarriff, went through OK. Got a email saying they we're out of stock, though the email did you could ignore it if it was a Pre-Order. So called CPW, gave them my transaction no, and they said i should get one for Friday. Though the CS guy sounded a little unsure.

[Paul_T]

Originally Posted by johnboy586

I just ordered a 16gb from CPW on the £35 tarriff, went through OK. Got a email saying they we're out of stock, though the email did you could ignore it if it was a Pre-Order. So called CPW, gave them my transaction no, and they said i should get one for Friday. Though the CS guy sounded a little unsure.

Just done the same - 16gb to collect in store, and received a confirmation txt almost immediately. Gonna go check in store at lunch to confirm I'll get it friday...

[sim667]

Ive given up with online ordering...... Im gonna go in to o2 shop on the way home, double check that existing iphone customers can just go into the shop and pick one up from there. If so, ill just go and get one on friday.

[olympiad]

I've also just ordered (about 1pm) a £35 per month 16Gb iphone from CPW online.

All models and plans are showing as out of stock but still give chance to order. I'm assuming (well, hoping!) that the out of stock is a standard message as it's a pre-order so technically not yet available (as it seems O2 still has plenty of 8Gb in stock and would expect o2 to sell out well before CPW, unless CPW are just taking orders regardless).

Either way have no inclination to make a special trip on friday so am reckoning this is still the easiest way to pick one up reasonable quickly, as suspect the shops will sell out fairly quickly on friday (and if they don't then expect CPW to divert retails stocks to fulfill online demand).

Of course I could be totally wrong.

[psikey]

So nearly tempted then filled all the CPW order page then managed to press cancel!!!

Another toy I can't justify or afford at the moment and I said I'd wait until the 32GB one shows up & TomTom is available for it So close

Stick with my Nano/W960i combination for now Look forward to read all the feedback from you new owners come Friday (especially regarding Music quality!).

[madmarv187]

Ordered mine,

Just hoping the badger arrives on Friday