Deutsche Telekom aka T-Mobile Is Offering iPhone 5 Pre-Order Reservation Tickets
Bloomberg reports :
Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) will allow customers to reserve the next generation of Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s iPhone as of today in anticipation of supply bottlenecks for the device, spokesman Alexander von Schmettow said by phone.
The operator will hand out coupons to people who expressly request the successor model to the iPhone 4, without providing the name or release details of the device, he said.
iPhoneBlog.de had reported this few days ago :
Internal guide to action for telecom shops: “From 05.09.2011 to interested customers may be charged a ticket premieres.”
The internal document which is available from several sources iPhoneBlog.de describes the use of private customers who are actively inquire for the latest-generation iPhone. Rejects the prospect from an iPhone 4, “because he wants to have only the newest generation,” he can apply for a “ticket premieres.” This will be sent “within two to three working days” by mail and is considered a reservation for the iPhone hardware-fifth “The sooner the customer receives a ticket premieres, the sooner he gets the goods.”
The tickets are valid both for existing and new customers. The Vorvermarktung is not actively promoted. Only one per customer (non transferable) ticket is issued. Employees are encouraged to try to make any statements to the deadline.
The move is quite clever: customers won’t have to stand in big lines, DT has promised a huge rush of sales during the post summer holiday slump, and it allows anti-fanboys to crow about the iSchafe on this gloriously slow federal holiday. Win-win-win.
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