Airtel has announced that they’ll be launching iPhone 3G in India on August 22nd. Airtel customers can book their iPhone 3G by logging onto airtel.in/iphone3g/. iPhone 3G features 3G networking capabilities with inbuilt GPS for location based applications and iPhone 2.0 software which supports scores of other third party applications and Microsoft Exchange.
Details regarding pricing have not been revealed, but Airtel customers will be able to purchase iPhone 3G at Airtel Relationship Centers on August 22nd. Vodafone India also has plans of launching iPhone in India, but nothing has been announced yet.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed until the pricing has been revealed.
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wrote, on August 7th, 2008
Nice to have you back again Thilak. It is exciting news but as you say, it will all depend on how they will price the gadget. India however has a fringe element that does not bother about pricing and that may well keep a mass market from developing.
wrote, on August 7th, 2008
You guys are lucky there in India. iPhone hasn’t been launched in pakistan, and it doesn’t look like it will be launched anytime soon.
wrote, on August 8th, 2008
Are you talking about contract of PAYG phones? Talk here is that the PAYG will be mega expensive. I have the first gen, would love to upgrade but have to watch the budget!
wrote, on August 8th, 2008
what will be the cost ?
will it support symbian applications ?
wrote, on August 10th, 2008
This is a good news to 3g lovers in India.
wrote, on August 20th, 2008
Here we are not getting the new one for a while. Too expensive for me, but I am hearing great things on the web about it.
wrote, on August 21st, 2008
I guess I need to check out the prices and see what features the GOI has allowed them to keep activated in India!
wrote, on August 21st, 2008
after the iphone pricing is out, there’s little hope for it.
N96 is the one that you buy.
wrote, on August 22nd, 2008
Imagine, no one would have guessed the price as much higher as this.
31K and 36K rupees.
wrote, on August 23rd, 2008
it is launched now and price is very high… thats bad.. avoid them.
wrote, on August 25th, 2008
I did go and check out the phone. Very nice but too heavy on my pocket. will wait a year or so for the prices to come down.
wrote, on August 25th, 2008
My husband is very keen on it though and we may have to go in for it sooner, just another case of toys for boys!:)
wrote, on August 26th, 2008
Its too costly and features are not that great for the pirice of iPhone.
wrote, on August 28th, 2008
I am still waiting to see exactly what these faulty chips are doing and if in fact the software will successfully patch them until then I am sticking with an older Iphone and new software.
wrote, on September 1st, 2008
Pity I am not in US and haven’t seen that 3G iPhone which I like very much.
wrote, on September 7th, 2008
Why does it have to be so expensive. I would love to have an iPhone 3G
wrote, on September 8th, 2008
COSTING WILL BE EFFECTED THE INDIAN MARKET. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IS THE COMPRASION B/W NOKIA N-96 & I-POD?
wrote, on December 19th, 2008
Kindly indicate what additional will be in iphone 3g.
wrote, on December 19th, 2008
Kindly indicate as to what additional will iphone will do.