Internet Interest Growing Over iPhone 3G
OPTUS has recently had to stop taking deposits for the new iPhone 3G after the company’s website became besieged with customers. It has been reported that more than 4,000 Australians paid to reserve their new iPhone 3G within 24 hours after the announcement of the new device was made. Vodafone has also reported an overwhelming response to the iPhone. Up to 40,000 daily visitors have been on the site searching for a way to secure their new iPhone. Australian internet searches have been turning up for details of the new iPhone 3G as well, up 318 percent as of last week. Internet searches for information about the new iPhone 3G are showing more than 6,700 queries in the past four weeks alone.