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Confirmed: iPhone Coming to Walmart By the End of December, Regularly Priced [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
... soon have been pinging around for a few days now, but Bloomberg has finally come up with a solid answer: It's happening, and probably by Christmas. ...
Wal-Mart to begin selling 8GB iPhone 3G for $197 this month
MacDailyNews —
... today, said Wal-Mart will offer iPhones by the end of December. Employees are currently being trained on how to sell the device, all five said... Apple currently sells two models at $199 and $299." Guglielmo reports, "A clerk at a Wal-Mart store in Vacaville, California, said the store will sell the 8- and 16-gigabyte models at the same prices as AT , or $199 and $299, respectively. The person, who declined to give his name, said the phones will be available Dec. 28." Full article here . Troy Wolverton reports for The San Jose Mercury News, "Bay Area Wal-Mart Stores will ...
Wal-Mart to begin selling 8GB iPhone 3G for $197 starting December 28, 2008
MacDailyNews —
... today, said Wal-Mart will offer iPhones by the end of December. Employees are currently being trained on how to sell the device, all five said... Apple currently sells two models at $199 and $299." Guglielmo reports, "A clerk at a Wal-Mart store in Vacaville, California, said the store will sell the 8- and 16-gigabyte models at the same prices as AT , or $199 and $299, respectively. The person, who declined to give his name, said the phones will be available Dec. 28." Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Until the official press release(s), iPhone 3G at Wal-Mart: $197 for ...
Walmart is on for the iPhone...$99? perhaps...not
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
So the Walmart thing is still going on. Bloomberg today confirmed (it's hard to keep Walmart's employee's mouths shut it appears) that they will indeed be pushing the iPhone. Interestingly and contrary to other reports, they do say there might be a $99 model:
Analysts say Apple may offer a discontinued 4-gigabyte version through Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart and sell it for $99. Apple currently sells two models at $199 and $299.
They go on to quote Shaw Wu:
“A $99, Apple-branded cell phone is inevitable,” said Shaw Wu, ...
Wal-Mart iPhones Apparently On Their Way. Either For $99, or Not For $99.
Technologizer —
walmartiphone Bloomberg and the San Jose Mercury News seem to have confirmed a rumor that’s been around for a long while now: Wal-Mart is about to start selling the iPhone , joining the Apple Store, AT&T retail locations, and Best Buy. And the Mercury-News found a source willing to say on the record that there were plans for a $99 model. But having read both stories, and I’m still confused: * The first sentence of Bloomberg’ story , by Connie Guglielmo, says that “two store representatives [say] the world’s largest retailer will carry two models of the Web-surfing handset this month.” The second sentence says “Employees in the cell-phone ...
Wal-Mart Employees Confirm iPhone Sales
Gearlog —
... "A $99, Apple-branded cell phone is inevitable," Kaufman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu told Bloomberg, "One of the key things Apple needs to do to drive broader iPhone adoption is to build a more complete product line" ...
This Weekend, Apple's Price For An iPhone Couldn't Have Been Low Enough For Me
Byte of the Apple - BusinessWeek —
This Weekend, Apple's Price For An iPhone Couldn't Have Been Low Enough For Me Posted by: Peter Burrows on December 08 With the rumor mill buzzing about a $99 iPhone to go on sale at Wal-Mart in the coming weeks, I’m starting to think that Apple would indeed be well-advised to lower the price for a product that is not yet perfected. Yes, the iPhone is undoubtedly revolutionary as a platform for running mobile applications (witness the amazing new stat that ...
Walmart 4GB iPhone 3G rumor debunked
iPhone Buzz —
We recently reported on rumors that a 4GB version of the iPhone 3G was going to be sold at Walmart for an unbelievable price of just $99. Well it seems that these rumors are untrue, but Walmart will indeed be selling the iPhone at a discount.
December 28th is still the shelf date for the iPhone 3G. You will be able to pick up an 8GB version for $197, that’s a whole 2 dollars off. They will also be selling the 16GB version for about $399. It looks like Walmart is trying to hold strong to their famous low prices. According to Bloomberg's Connie Guglielmo, "Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will become the second mass-market retail ...
It's Official: Walmart Will Sell iPhones
Wired: Gadget Lab —
Walmart on Monday confirmed rumors that the retail chain will sell iPhones.
Employees in the cellphone departments of five California stores said they were training to start selling the device by the end of December, according to Bloomberg.
Gadget blog The Boy Genius Report was the first to leak rumors about Walmart carrying iPhones. The publication also hinted at the possibility of Walmart selling a 4GB iPhone for $99. However, this rumor is appearing unlikely to be true: MacRumors reports it received training and advertising materials for Walmart's iPhone, and there are no ...
Wal-Mart to Sell iPhones
TheAppleBlog —
News broke yesterday that Wal-Mart will indeed be selling Apple’s iPhone, most likely by the end of December. The source of the information is employee training materials, and employees of the U.S.-based retail giant themselves. Wal-Mart is still keeping mum about the news, having made no official statement as of yet.
Early speculation held that the 4GB iPhone would make a return, at a new, $99 price point, designed to attract frugal customers in increasingly uncertain economic times. Today’s reports, supported by a number of sources and documents, maintain that a $99 iPhone is unlikely, and that Wal-Mart ...
Wal-Mart Employees Confirm iPhone Rumors
iPodObserver —
... stores soon. "It's going to be very soon," Mark Blome, store manager of the Wal-Mart on Albrae Street in Fremont, told the San Jose Mercury News . "Originally they were going to release it before Christmas, but they can't get them that fast to us." The Silicon Valley newspaper also quotes Lina (no last name) and Kim Nguyen, the department manager of the cell phone department at the Milpitas Wal-Mart, as confirming their locations will be selling iPhones. For its part, Bloomberg quoted several Wal-Mart employees and clerks who didn't want their names used. Rumors that a 4GB ...
Wal-Mart Employees Confirm iPhone Rumors
The Mac Observer —
... stores soon. "It's going to be very soon," Mark Blome, store manager of the Wal-Mart on Albrae Street in Fremont, told the San Jose Mercury News . "Originally they were going to release it before Christmas, but they can't get them that fast to us." The Silicon Valley newspaper also quotes Lina (no last name) and Kim Nguyen, the department manager of the cell phone department at the Milpitas Wal-Mart, as confirming their locations will be selling iPhones. For its part, Bloomberg quoted several Wal-Mart employees and clerks who didn't want their names used. Rumors that a 4GB ...
Walmart 4GB iPhone 3G rumor debunked
Top iPhone News —
We recently reported on rumors that a 4GB version of the iPhone 3G was going to be sold at Walmart for an unbelievable price of just $99. Well it seems that these rumors are untrue, but Walmart will indeed be selling the iPhone at a discount.
December 28th is still the shelf date for the iPhone 3G. You will be able to pick up an 8GB version for $197, that’s a whole 2 dollars off. They will also be selling the 16GB version for about $399. It looks like Walmart is trying to hold strong to their famous low prices. According to Bloomberg’s Connie Guglielmo, “Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will become the second ...
Will It Be An iPhone Xmas At Wally World?
iSmashPhone —
Bloomberg.com is reporting the rumors of iPhones being sold through Wal-Mart are even closer to fruition. Contacts in five California stores maintain that the super-discount chain will offer the handset by the end of December, and employees are already being trained on how to sell them. This comes on the heels of Steve Jobs' announcement in September that the Best Buy big-box electronics chain would offer iPhones, up to that point the exclusive domain of Apple and AT&T wireless phone stores. Not surprisingly, no one from Apple, AT&T, or Wal-Mart would officially confirm or deny the reports. The big question, in fact, ...
Walmart 4GB iPhone 3G rumor debunked
Top iPhone News —
We recently reported on rumors that a 4GB version of the iPhone 3G was going to be sold at Walmart for an unbelievable price of just $99. Well it seems that these rumors are untrue, but Walmart will indeed be selling the iPhone at a discount.
December 28th is still the shelf date for the iPhone 3G. You will be able to pick up an 8GB version for $197, that’s a whole 2 dollars off. They will also be selling the 16GB version for about $297. It looks like Walmart is trying to hold strong to their famous low prices. According to Bloomberg’s Connie Guglielmo, “Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will become the second ...
