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Airtel to bring iPhone 3G to India
Author: Dax12 Jun
Well, what do you know? The original iPhone still hasn’t made its way into those tech-savvy Indian hands and Apple announces that it will put the iPhone 3G on the subcontinent later this year. The iPhone 1.0 is scheduled for a release in September on both Vodafone and Bharti Airtel, two of India’s largest mobile operators. Going by that rule, we wouldn’t be surprised if Apple gave Vodafone a chance to put the iPhone 3G on its portfolio too.
There are no details on pricing yet but given that the original iPhone is set to cost somewhere around Rs. 27000, it would be logical to assume that the iPhone 3G will be a bit more heavier on the pocket.
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[...] on the subcontinent, things are heating up between two of the largest mobile operators in India, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, now that both the companies have tied up with Apple to provide the iPhone 3G in [...]
Guys, it is confirmed. Airtel has announced the launch of Iphone in India for 22nd Aug. Both Economic Times and Reuters have reported this
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Telecom/Mobile_users_can_access_Apples_iPhone_from_Aug_22/articleshow/3332403.cms
Anant
Hi all
There is a myth in the market place on low pricing of the product (reference price point being Rs. 8000 or Rs.12000/- which refers to AT&T pricing of USD 199 or USD 299).
The reports don’t factor the commitment which a customers needs to give for a particular Price Plan for a period of 24 Months in the case of AT&T. For O2 the commitment is for 18 months with selected plans.
But, if we calculate other cost like montly rental for voice, i.e., 69.99 (USD), the total cost of ownership for the period of 24 months for a 8 GB model comes around Rs.81000/-! The total cost of ownership for O2 is around Rs.200000/- over a period of 18 months.
In first look it looks high, but in long term, it is still cheaper in India. So, don’t stop urself from buying this lovely gadget…
Hitesh
Hi all
So, finally comapny understood mindset and problem of common man of not want to spend such a big amount of Rs. 31000/36000 to buy an iphone and made it available through EMI with tying up with few banks. I saw this info on iphone section of airtel site (http://www.airtel.in/iphone3g)
Rajesh
[...] carrier Bharti Airtel has come up with an Equal Monthly Installment scheme for the convenient purchase of the iPhone 3G. [...]
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