O2 still reeling from iPhone rush

No online sales this summer, says carrier Written by Shaun Nichols in San Francisco We are confident that all customers who want an iPhone 3G will get one by the end of the summer Mobile service provider O2 is warning users that the iPhone 3G handset will be in short supply for some time. The company posted a notice to its site which said that the Apple handset would face shortages " for the foreseeable future." O2 said that it was receiving weekly shipments of the handsets from Apple, and would continue to do so. Still, however, the iPhone 3G is in such high demand that the device would only be sold in O2's retail outlets. "We will continue to sell iPhone 3G's on a first come, first served basis to be fair to all customers," the company said. "We are confident that all customers who want an iPhone 3G will get one by the end... [read full story]