Posted by Jordan Kahn | Posted in Apptrackr Newest Apps & Updates, iphone, iPod touch e iPad | Posted on 03-02-2012
Tag:Apple Inc, Beijing, China, China telecom, February, iphone 4s, Lottery, March 2, online, reservation, Sanlitun, Xidan
Last week we told you about a new online lottery system for reservations that Apple had setup for iPhone 4S sales through its Hong Kong stores to combat scalpers after it was forced to suspend sales of the device in various locations throughout Mainland China. Unfortunately, until this week Apple’s online store for China has been out of stock since the overwhelming launch.
After implementing the new reservation policies on Tuesday, and in Beijing on Wednesday, Apple has now resumed online sales of the device with shipments arriving to customers no later than March 2, reports ChinaDaily. Apple’s online store for Mainland China now lists the iPhone 4S with an expected delivery time of “February”. Customers are limited to two devices with all three models currently available in both black and white. An Apple employee confirmed the March 2 date to ChinaDaily:
“If you pay today, you might get the items tomorrow, and no later than March 2.”
According to a report from Beijing Times (via Marbridge Daily), Beijing Apple stores in Xidan and Sanlitun are still not selling the iPhone 4S and haven’t decided on a timeframe for resuming sales for walk-in customers. With the introduction of the lottery reservation system, Apple didn’t disclose the number of available devices, but confirmed they will “not be selling the iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S to walk-in customers.”

Despite industry analysts in Beijing being worried “scalpers may find ways to circumvent the restrictions” of Apple’s new reservation policies, Apple store employees in Beijing’s Xidan business district said they’ve noticed a decrease in the number of scalpers selling iPhones near the store since online sales resumed:
“Since we began accepting online orders yesterday, not as many people have been hawking iPhones nearby as before.”
After receiving the necessary approvals from Chinese regulators, last month China’s third-largest carrier, China Telecom, announced they would be the second official carrier to offer Apple’s iPhone 4S with a launch expected by the the end of Feb. or early March. For the iPhone 4S launch in China last month, China Unicom remained Apple’s exclusive partner. The deal with China Telecom would allow Apple to tap into the carriers more than 36.3 million 3G subscribers currently on the network.




















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