LISBON, PORTUGAL - A man in Portugal has managed to get his hands on an 8GB iPhone 3G in advance of it's official launch on July 11th. One photo shows the device connected to Portugal's Vodafone network, as confirmed in a report by Electronista. Another photo shows the iPhone 3G unboxed with greasy hand prints all over it. The man noted that due to the absence of iTunes 7.7 or The App Store his device is currently crippled. Crippled?
That's when Mauricio Barros decided to turn his unfortunate iPhone 3G disability into a money making opportunity, begging Portuguese patrons to help his plight. The man indicated that even though many passers bye have no clue what his disability is, many are gladly forking over spare change due the man's authentic beggars costume.
Barros claims to have hauled in over €63 Euro ($98 US) so far due to his crippled iPhone ruse. This international slacker hopes to triple his earnings by the time iPhone 3G is scheduled to launch worldwide on Friday.
[view unboxed photos via Electronista]
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