S. Korean customers line up for iPhone launch

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Eager South Korean consumers lined up at midnight to
be among the first in the country to get their hands on Apple Inc.'s popular
iPhone Saturday.

Hundreds of people began to stand in line from midnight in front of Jamsil
Stadium in Seoul, waiting until 2 p.m. to get their iPhones -- made available
only to 1,000 people who raffled online for early purchases.
Some 59,000 people who made online preorders over the past week will have their
iPhones delivered starting Saturday, said KT Corp., South Korea's second largest
mobile carrier.
KT is so far the only mobile carrier in the country to clinch a deal with Apple
to sell iPhones and related mobile services.
iPhones will be available to other buyers at KT shops starting Dec. 1, the mobile
carrier said.
The 32-gigabyte iPhone 3GS costs 396,000 won (US$341.30) for customers who
subscribe with a monthly service fee of 45,000 won, and 264,000 won for customers
who subscribe with a monthly fee of 65,000 won, according to KT.
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