Eager South Korean consumers lined up at midnight to be among the first in the country to get their hands on Apple’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 60,000 people who made online preorders over the past week will have their iPhones delivered starting Saturday, said KT, 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.

YonhapNewsAgency

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