Airtel will launch 3G iPhones in India on August 22
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Just a quick heads up to all our Indian readers – Reuters is reporting that India’s mobile operator, Bharti Airtel will launch the 3G iPhones in India on the 22nd of August, 2008 (that’s just a few weeks from now). Great news, read the very brief report here.
Speculation is that the price will be high because operators are not ready to subsidize the handsets.
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August 6th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Hey .. i was thinking that price is already announced … My friend in India told me that the price is around 25k INR … wondering whether its true ??
August 6th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
@Kanak Many reports are saying that the iPhone will be a bit costly in India, around 21k INR, can’t confirm at the moment.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
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August 9th, 2008 at 6:12 am
I’m still surprised at how many people turned out on the launch of the 3G iPhone. They caused outages on Apple’s registration servers, and have sold for over $1000 on ebay!
August 9th, 2008 at 6:17 am
I’m still surprised at how many people turned out on the launch of the 3G iPhone. I’ve even seen them being sold for over $1000 on ebay!
August 17th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
every one’s talking about iPhone…but someone pls also mention the price…..
August 20th, 2008 at 9:50 am
The real price has come.the iPhone 3G will be available in India from August 22, 2008
It will be available in 8GB & 16GB models, priced at Rs 31,000 and Rs 36,100 respectively.
Isnt it too much
August 30th, 2008 at 10:29 am
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
October 29th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Is there any 3G,EDGE service available in Tamil Nadu…