EXCLUSIVE: iPhone 3G Out in India Next Month!

[iMav]

Vodafone will launch iPhone on the 18th.

Tech2

 

[MetalheadGautham]

thats it... I now officially DEMAND a dedicated and exclusive apple forum... these iPhone threads that keep comming up everyday irritate me... why isn't there anything else to talk about ? don't you guys get tired discussing the same few products again and again in a 100 different threads ?

 

[thewisecrab]

@iMav
Thank you for removing speculation on launch date
I wonder if it'll be of any use without 3G
Is Vodafone providing 3G also?

@MetalHeadGautham
+1

 

[Pat]

@iMav
Thank you for removing speculation on launch date
I wonder if it'll be of any use without 3G
Is Vodafone providing 3G also?

@MetalHeadGautham
+1

3G in India is still a distant dream. I dont expect it in 2008 atleast.

thats it... I now officially DEMAND a dedicated and exclusive apple forum... these iPhone threads that keep comming up everyday irritate me... why isn't there anything else to talk about ? don't you guys get tired discussing the same few products again and again in a 100 different threads ?

If you have a problem report the thread to the Moderator. They will do their work. And try DEMANDING it from them

 

[thewisecrab]

What is the current state of 3G?
I mean, any official announcements? Any "launch" date?
As far as I know, its going to be started with in Q1 of 2009
Also I it going to be available through out the Country, or Only in Metros?
As I "May" be moving to Hyderabad in the near future
(Keyword here is MAY)

 

[Pat]

What is the current state of 3G?
I mean, any official announcements? Any "launch" date?
As far as I know, its going to be started with in Q1 of 2009
Also I it going to be available through out the Country, or Only in Metros?
As I "May" be moving to Hyderabad in the near future
(Keyword here is MAY)

Current state: Well, government is yet to announce a date for spectrum bidding. After that is done, telecom companies will get a green signal to implement and commercialize 3G.

Technically speaking, the companies are already in the process of setting up/testing the infrastructure for 3G (rumors honestly). Thats how the situation is.

 

[Pathik]

Vodafone and Airtel have almost setup the infrastructure. They are just waiting for the Govt. nod now.

 

[ThinkFree]

Airtel has started advertising launch of iPhone. Received pamphlet with postpaid bill.

 

[skeletor]

Sucky iPhone arriving next month......

I think I'll order it with Airtel because it is VFM........Very Flaunting Mobile........... (if the plans come out to be **OK** - because I know they won't be good)

 

[rollcage]

this book your iphone 3g ad ..is crap ..what does that do nothing..they are not taking any booking amount so there is no surety of u getting it as soon as it is out. aah xxx

as for 3G ... pata nahi ye idiot TRAI kab layega .. may be in 2010 we will get 3G, not sooner. i am having a 3G phone for more than 2 years now. fcuk.

as for GPS .. its cant be called a gps as such, because .. it just tell you where you are on the map, nothing else. You cant navigate or get driving directions to a destination, so here it looses out from Nokia.

still, it has more than any other gadget rught now .. to go for it. having ipod + phone in one what you need. nothing.. having a huge 3.5" screen is surplus.

10-12K is a good deal. I am waiting for it lets see how it goes, will surly buy it, bcoz missed out on 1.0.

there is one query in my mind... My friend has just gone to new york yesterday. he doesnt have any idea on shopping n all, so can any of you tell, if I can get S199 phone from there? .. I know it wont have warranty in india, and need to cracked .. but other than that .. what is the actual in hand cost of the phone landing in India through a relative or a friend??

 

[sakumar79]

To purchase the iphone in NY, your friend will have to sign up a contract for specified services... But he will not be able to do that I think (your friend is Indian visiting there right?) So, not possible AFAIK...

Arun

 

[D@rekills4]

iPhone RoX

Finally I can buy one
Besides I heard that 3G service is gonna be launched in India after 8-9 Months

 

[iChaitanya]

Re: iPhone RoX

Besides I heard that 3G service is gonna be launched in India after 8-9 Months

I have been hearing this since ages!

 

[Pat]

Rumors doing rounds that vodafone will be selling iPhones for 13k

*www.tech2.com/india/news/mobile-phones/vodafone-to-sell-iphone-3g-for-13k/43191/0

 

[aryayush]

this book your iphone 3g ad ..is crap ..what does that do nothing..they are not taking any booking amount so there is no surety of u getting it as soon as it is out. aah xxx

Yeah, because the demand is overwhelming. They aren't being able to have them manufactured fast enough. If they started accepting pre-orders, the Chinese factories would probably just throw up their hands.

You cant navigate or get driving directions to a destination, so here it looses out from Nokia.

No, it doesn't. You get turn-by-turn driving directions too. Also, you can search for restaurants and stuff and when you click on their name in the map, you can see their phone number, address and stuff, and get driving directions to it from your current location. It doesn't work in my small city of Siliguri but some iPhone users have told me that it works pretty well in cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi.

there is one query in my mind... My friend has just gone to new york yesterday. he doesnt have any idea on shopping n all, so can any of you tell, if I can get S199 phone from there? .. I know it wont have warranty in india, and need to cracked .. but other than that .. what is the actual in hand cost of the phone landing in India through a relative or a friend??

Rs. 40,000. In other words, you cannot have an iPhone bought from the U.S.A. anymore.

 

[tarey_g]

if it was for 12K with no stings attached, it wud do very well in India. Majority of Indians are ready to spend upto 15k on a cell phone.

 

[lenrox]

Vodafone guys are :
"delighted to announce that 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"

10000 ka advance... rest on delivery.. limited stock.. my foot.... for a 2 MP cell phone?? Nokia does better....

 

[aryayush]

Oh, because that’s what determines the price of a cellular phone—the amount of megapixels the camera possesses!

 

[amitava82]

Buy a dig... Never mind..

 

[rollcage]

Damm man .. I received the email from them too. 32k and 38k fcuk them
these idiots gonna sell at 4 times the US rate ... thats disgusting.
what happen to the steve jobs saying we will sellat 199$ or less ... jesus christ .. go to hell you people.

I better get 1 from grey market, do hell with the warranty.

@lenrox
stop comparing the MP is cameras of phone.. Its a phone for gods sake.. if you are so bothered buy a pro dslr with 1000$ Optical lens then go for widlife shooting then come back and compare your nokia with it.