Apple Stores Have IPhones; AT&T Is Mostly Sold Out

Almost all of Apple Inc.'s stores in the U.S. reported they will have the iPhone 3G to sell, a day after thousands lined up to buy the handset and emptied most of AT&T Inc.'s inventory.

Apple, which has 187 stores in 38 states, will have the $199, 8-gigabyte model in black and 16-gigabyte versions in black and white at the majority of its shops today, according to a tally posted last night on Apple's Web site.

The iPhone 3G, a new version that works with speedier third- generation networks, went on sale yesterday in the U.S. and 21 other countries. Apple's partners in the U.K., Germany, Canada and Japan said many shops ran out on the first day. AT&T, Apple's exclusive U.S. partner, said most of its 2,000 stores were out of supplies and that it expected new inventory within days.

"The Apple retail store likely has your iPhone 3G in stock,'' Cupertino, California-based Apple told visitors on its Web site. ``Shipments of iPhone 3G arrive most days.''

Apple was out of all three models at 16 stores, including its outlets in Los Gatos, California; Victor, New York; Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Madison, Wisconsin; and Knoxville, Tennessee. Apple's lone stores in Nebraska and in Iowa were out of supplies, leaving buyers there with no iPhones to buy today.

Shoppers seem to prefer the black, 16-gigabyte model, which sells for $299, based on the online tally. Customers must sign up for a two-year contract with AT&T at the time of purchase.

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C-NOTE: NO NEED TO BUY BLACK IF YOU PLAN TO BUY A PROTECTIVE SKIN, AS MOST PEOPLE WOULD. I BOUGHT WHITE BECAUSE I LOVE THE WHITE ONE, BUT WITH MY SKIN ON IT YOU CAN'T TELL WHAT COLOR IT IS. SO BUY WHAT'S AVAILABLE.