20,000 Users For Hutchison 3G UK
After all the hype (and, man, was there a lot) concerning Hutcison's "3" launch in the UK, the company is now admitting that they've only sold 20,000 phones since early March, when the phones first became available (even though there was no service - but Hutchison had to launch, simply because their hypesters felt the need to use the date 03/03/03 in their advertising efforts). The company is now admitting that their predictions of 1 million users by the end of this year might be a bit on the high side.
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