06 Aug 08 iPhone 3G Coming to India August 22
India is one of the 20 countries set to get the iPhone on the second worldwide release date which is August 22nd. Bharti Airtel is the carrier which will unleash the iPhone frenzy on Augusts 21st at midnight sharp.
Sanjay Kapoor, President of Bharti Airtel mobile services, said:
iPhone has been an iconic technological revelation of this year and Airtel has been at the forefront of innovation and customer delight in the Indian telecom sector.
Vodafone is the second carrier to bring the iPhone 3G in India but they will do it later this year. What we lack so far is official pricing and plans which Airtel’s officials are yet to announce.
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I welcome the 3G entrance India, definitely this is going to change the common man technology once again, but my concern is price tag of this product. I reqeusts both operators, who are introducing the product in Indian market, please keep price as per the international standards to give the better options and make high use of well awaited product.
finally here , but finally not for many of those who where all waiting for it , i get a mail from vodafone today morning about the launch but was completely dissatisfied from the price they have tagged for india . 8gb 31000 & 16gb 36500 , i mean what do they think bout india and indians , are we fools , launchiing the same kind of phone in other foreign countries from 8000 to 14000 , and in india for the price mentioned above .
if the prices dont change , i doubt for their market in india ……
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Hey question, is India affected by the iphone leak that allows all of one’s personal info to be leaked?
Just curious. If I were them, I would hold out for the xperia x1.
Hi,
In nutshell, iPhone is bomb. It has:
iPod, internet and obviously phone. No need to explain what iPod is, I really love when it comes along with phone.
Wish to get a new one very soon.
Hitesh
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…
Rajesh
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)
Rajiv
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