According to ElectricPig, inside sources may be suggesting that Apple will be limiting the supply of iPhone 3Gs to the UK, as their reputation for cracking the device increases.
An official iPhone retailer has informed the site that less than 15% of iPhones sold after the most recent price drop that had appeared on O2’s network, the majority of which had been hacked for use with rival carriers or sold abroad.
“According to our source, the UK will receive a very limited stock of the iPhone 3G as a result, especially in its 16GB guise, which explains O2’s rationing of the next-gen handsets. We’re also told the white version may not make it to the UK at all, as Apple chooses to send its stock to less risky nations.”
There may be further bad news for the people of the UK, as the 8GB may now be priced at £349 for a pay as you go plan, which would be disappointingly more expensive than O2’s previously leaked price.
