As of lunchtime today we’re officially a 2-iPhone family. A quick visit to the O2 store and boom, we’re further swelling the coffers of O2 and Apple. We also had a look at accessories such as cases and came away somewhat disappointed. I’ve ordered a Marware black silicone Sport Grip for mine which is also available in blue, pink and “kinda translucent”.
We’ve also ordered a green ifrogz Tadpole which is going to make my old iPod Video into a movie-playing handset for the wee boys in our life (and maybe the little girl too)
The guy who helped us in O2 was very chatty. He said the iPhone was a very solid seller despite the reports of it being a flop in the UK. He said that when the Sirocco and the Prada were released it was much the same. Small queue, but lots of people calling in afterwards to see if they had them. While we were there, we saw another two being sold so they’re shifting quick enough and every demo model had someone playing with it. He bemoaned the range of cases they had received, claiming there were much better ones out there (there are) and suggested we pop over to Carphone Warehouse which sported a different range and again, their demo models were all occupied. There were also plenty of headphone adapters, extra charging cables, extra base stands and suchlike though no sign of the elusive bluetooth headset.
According to O2 via the Mirror on Sunday:
Demand has exceeded our expectations and we believe it will be the fastest selling mobile ever,” a spokesperson for O2 said. “We’ve hundreds of thousands of devices to sell and we are extremely happy with how things have gone.” British newspaper The Times cites O2 CEO Peter Erskine, who calls the iPhone the fastest-selling device the company has ever seen, and claims that sales are already in the “tens of thousands” since the Friday launch. Two-thirds of these are said to be for new O2 subscribers.
She’s sitting in her office right now with her iPhone charging and waiting impatiently for hometime when we go home and activate it.