There wasn't a need for me to reserve a spot in a queue at Marina Bay Sands to get my hands on a Singtel iPhone 4. The server was down yesterday (Wed, 29 Jul) and by the time it was up again, I was told to wait for the second batch.
The same story played out for the other two telcos, Starhub and M1. For a while, you could have M1 deliver an iPhone to you the following day if you ordered it through their online store. A check just minutes ago shows that avenue is also now closed.
Now, the Apple Online Store is dishing out unlocked iPhone 4s for S$888 and $1,048 for the 16GB and 32GB versions respectively. To me, this is a pretty good deal because the unlocked 16GB 3GS was selling at S$1,040 (the 32GB 3GS at S$1,240) at Epicentre. I don't know if Epicentre is selling the unlocked iPhone 4; I will have to check. The only problem with getting the phone from Apple is the 3-week waiting time. Then again, the telcos may take that long to get their second shipment anyway.
Of course, there's always a black market for hit products like the iPhone. A seller on Phing is will hand you his iPhone 4 immediately upon collection at the Marina Bay Sands venue. The price is firm at S$1,300... for the 16GB version. Chew on it.
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