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Get iPhone availability every 15 minutes with TopMuffin

2008-07-27 04:11:26 by Will Park in IntoMobile

Even in Apple’s home-base of the good ‘ole U-S-of-A, Apple has had trouble keeping up with enormous iPhone 3G demand. With more than 1 million iPhone 3G units already out in circulation, it’s not hard to see why the rookie handset manufacturer is struggling to TopMuffin iPhone 3G availability keep their Apple Stores stocked with iPhone 3G’s. In response to the demand, Apple has even adopted new Apple Store operating hours.

The lack of iPhone 3G stock has spurred a new breed of Apple fans - the iPhone 3G hunters.

They’re a dedicated bunch, those iPhone 3G hunters. They’ll keep checking Apple’s iPhone availability webpage every few minutes, while calling their local Apple Store to inquire about iPhone 3G stock, every few minutes.

But, the rest of the iPhone 3G-fiends out there will just have to keep waiting for new shipments to arrive. So, how do you know when you should head down to your nearest Apple Store (or maybe the Apple store a few hours drive away, if needed)? Simple. Hit up TopMuffin’s new iPhone 3G availability resource. They’ve put together a comprehensive iPhone 3G stock tracker, complete with 15-minute updates on iPhone 3G 8Gb and 16GB units as well a neat little statistic that shows what percentages of stores have various iPhone 3G’s in stock.

Find the iPhone 3G availability tracker here.

iPhone 3G availability tracker

[Via: TUAW]

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