World's first iPhone 3G on sale in New Zealand a day before the US
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Jun 25th 2008 1:54AM
posted Jun 25th 2008 1:54AM
Consider yourself an Apple fanatic? Gotta have the latest and greatest the moment it's available? Ok... prove it. We have it from a trusted source that the world's first iPhone 3G will be on sale at 00:01, Friday July 11th, in New Zealand -- that's still Thursday, July 10th at 5:01 in the AM in Cupertino or 13:01 hours in London. At that precise minute, Vodafone NZ will swing open the doors of its Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch shops to your overeager HSDPA jones. So, now that you know the next move is all yours. Read -- 00:01 NZ time calculated globally
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Come on, TRUE zombie Apple fanboys will have already booked their weekend trip to Auckland to be first in line for their precious JeebusPhone.
Of course, the joke will be on them when they get their first roaming bill...
I'd say a lot of people.
Well, for a Global launch that would be the correct way to do it. +1
I gotta say HTC is shooting itself in the foot by disabling bands on their phones. This iPhone is essentially a "World Phone" as well. Probably one of the most "creative"/"interesting" world phones ever. Just saying that's all.
I've never understood why HTC/Nokia have not incorporated all the bands. Yes there is some extra development upfront. But why limit your customer base to a specific market when you could sell to the entire world?
Anyone who goes to New Zealand should not be let back in by customs for being a complete tool.
The only news here is that Engadget understands the concept of time zones.
Even if you left right when you got your grubby mits on the precious, you still wont be back here in the States until July 11th. Therefore wasting a lot of time, money and self respect.
To all the anti-fan boyz, 3 words: sense; of; humor.