8GB iPhone to cost Rs 31,000, 16GB for 37,000

[Faun]

so many businessman in here...lolz
****uin care for status
take away the gucci and levis, we are all the same

 

[iMav]

Chor-bazaar.

Don't confuse Chor-Bazaar with Alfa. Alfa is still legit as comapred to chor-bazaar.

 

[nish_higher]

Chor Bazaar is also legit one way or the other

 

[amitava82]

1. I'd buy a HDTV because It serves its purpose. I'd get better picture quality. I'm sure you won't get any better sound quality from a $500 phone. My $10 phone can do the same thing as $600 Phone: send and receive calls. Without any problem.

2. I'm sure you will notice quality difference between a park avenue and roadside shop cloths.

So why do you think Indians are becoming more demanding and ready to pay more than they earn? Probably you can ask that question to yourself. Why do you want to buy something that you really don't need and more importantly, you can't afford?

 

[nish_higher]

everybody thinks of a HDTV only .imo way better than spending on iphone if u dont have a hdtv yet

 

[krazzy]

It’s dubbed “Crackberry” because Blackberry users are notorious for being addicted to their cellphones, generally found tap-tapping away at that keyboard dispatching lengthy emails to people.

LOL! I do that too. My folks are driven crazy by the constant clickety-clack. Except my phone is no Crackberry, but a humble Nokia.

 

[nikhilpai]

Actually the reason why Apple is launching the iPhone at such a high price is simple.

Apple has publicly announced that there is a shortage of supply of the iPhone 3G globally. Its simple supply-demand economics. If they price it cheaper, there will be a huge demand for the iPhone which Apple will be unable to meet. Plus Apple knows that there will still be many rich & the famous who will still buy the iPhone no matter what the price.

So its better for them to sell their short supply at a premium rather than sell them at a cheaper price and then run out of supply.

In the future when supply is ramped up, the price will fall !!

 

[aryayush]

OK. First question first. Why do you need an expensive phone anyway? After all you just need to make n receive phone calls. You are not a busy executive or CEO who always needs to be connected to his inbox. So yeah, get a $50 phone and be happy. You can waste as much as you want when you start earning.

Busy executives and CEOs are not the only ones who need 24/7 access to their email. If I didn’t have a device as capable in the email department as the iPhone, I would have missed out on a lot of opportunities for writing posts and making money. Email, in fact, is the most reliable method to reach me and, as such, having unfettered access to it, both when I’m in front of my Mac and on the move, is a huge boon.

Furthermore, I need the Internet capabilities of the iPhone for browsing the web, keeping up with my Twitter stream, listening to Internet radio, and reading my RSS feeds, among other things. The iPhone also happens to be great as a gaming device and music and video player, all of which combine to make a phone that ensures that I’m never bored in case I find myself stuck somewhere without my Mac and nothing much to do.

So, to answer your question, I need an expensive phone (and not just any phone either) because only an expensive phone can fulfill all my requirements, the least of which is showing it off.

I’m not boasting or anything but I’ve bought two computers worth 1,50,000 each, am the only person in my family with a hundred percent Wi-Fi setup in my house and own an iPhone. Everyone in my circle of family and friends knows all this. I, in fact, try not to reveal the prices of my gadgets wherever possible because people are quick to label me a spoiled brat (which is what you must be thinking of me right now too) when I do.

Enjoy.

My $10 phone can do the same thing as $600 Phone: send and receive calls. Without any problem.

Open the door, the year 2008 is banging on it and it’s an impatient little tyke.

Seriously, the last time they sold a cellphone that only made and received calls was probably in 1995, or even earlier perhaps.

I’d say your $10 phone can make and receive calls better than the iPhone does, but then it’s no secret that the iPhone is a better Internet communications device and widescreen iPod than it is a phone. And I’d gladly pay any amount I deem appropriate for that (which is not Rs. 31,000 with carrier lock-in).

 

[dd_wingrider]

Airtel declared iphone prices : *iphone3g-india.com/?p=80

Same as vodafone!!!

 

[rollcage]

Both Airtel and Vodafone are idiots.. .. 31,000 is absurd pricing.
I am not buying it now ... .. I better get it from the us or grey mkt and do hell with warranty n all.

 

[dd_wingrider]

my friend jus came last week from US, i could have told to bring me one, if i knew it would cost so much here.

 

[gxsaurav]

Furthermore, I need the Internet capabilities of the iPhone for browsing the web, keeping up with my Twitter stream, listening to Internet radio, and reading my RSS feeds, among other things. The iPhone also happens to be great as a gaming device and music and video player, all of which combine to make a phone that ensures that I’m never bored in case I find myself stuck somewhere without my Mac and nothing much to do.

Not much different from what I can do on my K750i & Nokia N82.

So, to answer your question, I need an expensive phone (and not just any phone either) because only an expensive phone can fulfill all my requirements, the least of which is showing it off.

Lol....19k is for Nokia N82, does more then iPhone & not a cheap thing either.

 

[Pathik]

Even a 11k 5320 is way more powerful than the iPhone 3G.

 

[aryayush]

Seven things on the iPhone that no other phone in the world can come close to rivaling:
1. Wireless, over-the-Internet synchronisation of your contacts and calendars with your email provider and desktop client;
2. Web browsing;
3. Email;
4. App Store;
5. Watching videos (both from YouTube and using the iPod application);
6. Keeping up with Twitter; and
7. Games.

There are more but these are the few things that, after having used several other phones and now the iPhone for several months, I’ve come to realise are absolute victories for the iPhone. Now, keep saying that this phone and that phone can do this and that—all iPhone users know that isn’t worth ****!

 

[gxsaurav]

Seven things on the iPhone that other phones are already providing since a long time

1. Wireless, over-the-Internet synchronisation of your contacts and calendars with your email provider and desktop client;

Blackberry & Windows Mobile have ben doing this since ages.

2. Web browsing;

Ever used Opera (native) on Windows Mobile or Symbian??? Obviously U haven't.

3. Email;

Again, Windows Mobile, Blackberry & MS Exchange in Symbian. We all know the condition of MobileMe E-Mail outage. We now have full HTML E-Mail in Nokia N82, HTC Touch & they cost less then iPhone in India while providing more features.

4. App Store;

Symbian & Windows Mobile App store. Ever paid a visit???

5. Watching videos (both from YouTube and using the iPod application);

Watching Videos synced by WMP11 or Nokia N Series PC Suite. I can bet that iTunes is no where as sleek as Nokia N Series PC Suite (all WPF glory )

6. Keeping up with Twitter;

Lolz...i even have it in my K750i.

. Games.

U know about SE PSP & Nokia N-Gage platform, do u /???

 

[skeletor]

Ever used Opera (native) on Windows Mobile or Symbian??? Obviously U haven't.

Well dude, I'll agree on your rest of the points but seriously.....Opera for Pocket PC is no where near to Safari in terms of speed......

 

[aryayush]

And the rest of his points are crap too. Just because you agree doesn’t make them right.

Use an iPhone for a month and get used to its email capabilities and Twitter clients and video quality and then try to live with a Nokia N82 or Blackberry. Let’s see you saying that both of them are the same (or even remotely similar) after that. Play Enigmo on the iPhone and try going back to those petty N-Gage games on that tiny screen. They’re not even in the same league.

 

[krazzy]

I agree with Aayush. I realized that when I used Goobi's iPhone last month. And I used it for full two minutes and that was enough to blow my mind. This iPhone is one tough $hit. But regardless of how good it is the price is atrocious. Either model costs 10k more than it should've. Damn you Apple/Vodafone/Airtel!

 

[gxsaurav]

Yeah, they are not in the same league...

 

[gauravsuneja]

my friend jus came last week from US, i could have told to bring me one, if i knew it would cost so much here.

how much it will cost if sumone brings' from usa .will it be unlocked or locked? can i get it unlocked reading some site on net?