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The iPhone 6 allegedly arrives in South Africa today. I say “allegedly”, because I have witnessed the queues in America and I am aware of just how limited the stock is. Every Apple store in America has a queue of about 200 to 300 people outside it every day, and the first 30 or 40 in the queue managed to get the new iPhone and the rest are told to come back the next day. I have no doubt that the situation is going to be similar for South Africa – in other words, while it is technically true that the iPhone 6 is here, it will be in such limited numbers that it is going to be extremely hard to lay one’s hands on it for the next two or three months. The fact of the matter is that Apple does not have enough products to supply their home country at the moment with, let alone the other 30 or 40 countries that are going to be supplying the iPhone 6 from today! Of course, it may also be a marketing stunt to drive up demand by making it available, even though they probably don’t have much more than a few phones per store in South Africa at the moment.
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Friday 24-Oct-14
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Liesl said:
on Friday 24-Oct-14 04:58 PM
I recently upgraded to the new Samsung. I'm very happy with it - not sure if I will ever convert to Apple
Kaylee said:
on Friday 24-Oct-14 04:48 PM
Awesome! Pity I won't be getting one until next year!
Lizanne said:
on Friday 24-Oct-14 04:45 PM
I cannot wait to see one. I will deffinately try to upgrade one on February. I really like the idea that the phone is so much bigger than the current iPhones. Oh yes, of course the waiting list in SA will be long.
Brenda said:
on Friday 24-Oct-14 04:44 PM
iPhone is very impressive indeed, and everyone i know who has an iPhone is happy with it. For me, I just cannot justify spending that money on a phone and not to mention the data that is ridiculously high as well.
I strongly live by the motto of "don't spend more than your means"... so I will stick to my Samsung.
Caron said:
on Friday 24-Oct-14 04:42 PM
I'm a Samsungnite and have absolutely no interest in Apple anything.
Nikita said:
on Friday 24-Oct-14 04:41 PM
Advocate Zidel managed to get one a week or so ago through a connection! I was looking at it whilst in Bloem... even though I am not an Apple fan it really looks like a nice phone. He seems to be very happy with it. I have also heard that it is already sold out in SA
Bianca R said:
on Friday 24-Oct-14 04:39 PM
My friend posted a pic of her iPhone 6 last night, looks really good but in my opinion not worth the high data costs.
Sinead said:
on Friday 24-Oct-14 03:58 PM
I heard that it bends in your pocket because of how it's made. It's not supposed to bend because it doesn't go back to normal.
Angelique said:
on Friday 24-Oct-14 02:51 PM
I will be staying away from Apple stores... just in case they decide to hit the store again and bullets go flying. I would like this new phone but not sure why they designed it to bend a little?
Melissa said:
on Friday 24-Oct-14 09:56 AM
I am not interested in having the new iPhone, I am happy with the phone I have, that is my opinion.
Elektra said:
on Friday 24-Oct-14 09:45 AM
I heard the iPhone 6 can bend a little, but this is now proving to be a major defect in the product, if it is bent a little to far it snaps entirely, and the phone is then broken.
Johannesburg based attorney specializing in personal injury matters including Road Accident Fund claims and medical negligence matters. My interests include golf, reading and the internet and the way it is constantly developing. I have a passion for life and a desire for less stress!
