Comments on: 3G iPhone up for grabs online--or is it?

Two companies start taking preorders for the new iPhone, but errors and site slowness lead to confusion.

[Galaxy5]

Too bad Apple hasn't yet seen fit to inform consumers where and when to buy iPhones - even though there was an Apple Retail meeting last night for all retail employees. ATT has really been making Apple look bad with the iPhone 3G rollout - but Apple's not helping me plan how and where to get my phone, either.

[MCOjerry]

Not to sound flip, but how difficult is it to go to the store on the 11th and buy your phone? There, I planned it for you.

[Vegaman_Dan]

As later news turns out, O2 had to pull the reservations offline as Apple had made it clear that no pre-orders were going to be permitted. Violating this restriction could and would result in that provider losing their permission to sell the iPhone at all.

I'm not surprised by this- it's pretty standard in a lot of industries. I can't blame Apple or OS on this one. I can blame the news source for not updating their story though now that the information was made available.