3G iPhone announced

[iMav]

Ya well it was recently. GPS too. India dela announced as in it was shown on the map where iPhone will be available. "The deal is signed sealed and delivered" and the prices are $200.

[Pat]

199$ for 8 GB and 299 for 16 GB! Thats great news

For those who are currently viewing this, check the live keynote here
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/s...from-wwdc-2008

"Browsing, 5-6 hours of high speed browsing. Video - 7 hours, audio - 24 hours."

[sandeepk]

If this is really true then it should be available for only Rs. 8500 max for 8GB model. Thats simply great!!!!

[iMav]

^^ it is true.

[Pat]

Originally Posted by sandeepk

If this is really true then it should be available for only Rs. 8500 max for 8GB model. Thats simply great!!!!

Not possible! Firstly, I think although they have reduced the price, its going to be difficult to buy a piece for unlocking (read somewhere that all payments to be made using credit-cards)! Secondly, even if it IS possible, dont think you can get it for so cheap in India!!

[infra_red_dude]

Will mostly come with 2 or 3 year contract for that $299. Ther is no way they can sell it for that price, otherwise!!!!

[iMav]

It's a worldwide price tag if I am not wrong.

[Pat]

^^worldwide alright, but tied with 2/3 yr contracts!!

[iMav]

So what did you expect

[goobimama]

But you can crack it just as well. So contract gaya bhaad mein. Still, plastic. Plastic. plastic.

[Pat]

Originally Posted by iMav

So what did you expect

Hmmmm..I expect (still hoping) that a person can buy an iphone from an apple store without signing any contract on the spot!!

Originally Posted by goobimama

But you can crack it just as well. So contract gaya bhaad mein. Still, plastic. Plastic. plastic.

That is not the point! Crack to ho hi jayega..the point is that
a: the buyers should not be forced into signing contracts while buying phone
b: they should allow people to buy iphones against cash

[goobimama]

^^ Pretty sure that is what it is like. You buy the iPhone, go home and register it.

[Pat]

^^Hopefully

[iMav]

Originally Posted by Pat

That is not the point! Crack to ho hi jayega..the point is that
a: the buyers should not be forced into signing contracts while buying phone
b: they should allow people to buy iphones against cash

That's Apple for you. Ripping customers by brain washing them. But, for people being tied to contracts is VFM, 'coz better at a lesser price is the cheap Indian mentality for them.

Nothing about thebluetooth issue. nothing about the Vid Rec.

[Pat]

Originally Posted by iMav

That's Apple for you. Ripping customers by brain washing them. But, for people being tied to contracts is VFM, 'coz better at a lesser price is the cheap Indian mentality for them.

Brainwashing not only customers but also developers
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...free_apps.html

Btw, the apple store site is now up and displaying info about the new iphone
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/hom...ne?mco=MTE2NTQ

Specifications

Screen size
3.5 inches (diagonal)

GPS
Assisted-GPS

Camera
2.0 megapixels

Battery2

Talk time: Up to 5 hours on 3G;
up to 10 hours on 2G

Standby time: Up to 300 hours

Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G;
up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi

Video playback: Up to 7 hours

Audio playback: Up to 24 hours

Dimensions
4.5 by 2.4 by 0.48 inches
(115.5 by 62.1 by 12.3 mm)

Weight3
4.7 ounces (133 grams)

So no bluetooth, no video recording and same cam! (Doesnt matter much to me though)

Looks slimmer and sexier than previous model, available in two colors: Black and White

Screen size remains the same!

[iMav]

err... Plastic! Oh and brain washing well I don't need to say anything, do I?

[Charan]

great .. now every tom dick and harry will own a iphone... and the iphone will not be a showoff item

Interesting new feature: Now the iPhone can sync with MS Exchange.. this is really a excellent feature.. I never expected this from Apple. Kudos to Apple for doing this. Now apple can also target corporate clients.

[invisiblebond]

Bharti Airtel and Apple to Bring iPhone 3G to India

Bharti Airtel and Apple® today announced that they will be bringing the highly anticipated iPhone™ 3G to customers in India later this year. iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK. “We are delighted with the opportunity to bring the innovative iPhone 3G to India,” said Manoj Kohli, president and CEO, Bharti Airtel. “As India’s leading telecom operator, Bharti Airtel has always stood for innovation and customer delight. With our reach across the country and iPhone’s revolutionary features, we have a valuable proposition for our customers in India.”
“We are thrilled to be working with Bharti Airtel, India’s leading integrated telecom company, to bring iPhone 3G to millions of mobile customers in India,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s COO. “We can’t wait to get this revolutionary product in the hands of even more people around the world.”
Airtel customers will be able to purchase iPhone 3G at Airtel Relationship Centers. Details of pricing and availability will be announced at a later date.
*Based on 3G and EDGE testing. Actual speeds vary by site conditions.
Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, is India’s leading integrated telecom services provider with an aggregate of 66.69 million customers as of end of April 2008, consisting of 64.37 million mobile customers. Bharti Airtel has been rated among the best performing companies in the world in the BusinessWeek IT 100 list 2007.
Bharti Airtel is structured into three strategic business units—Mobile services, Telemedia services and Enterprise services. The mobile business provides mobile and fixed wireless services using GSM technology across 23 telecom circles. The Telemedia business provides broadband and telephone services in 94 cities and is foraying into the IPTV and DTH segments. The Enterprise business provides end-to-end telecom solutions to corporate customers and national and international long distance services to carriers. All these services are provided under the Airtel brand. Airtel’s high-speed optic fibre network currently spans over 73,787 kms covering all the major cities in the country. The company has two international landing stations in Chennai that connect two submarine cable systems - i2i to Singapore and SEA-ME-WE-4 to Europe. For more information, visit ::Airtel::Mobile Services Home Phone Broadband Data Cards Internet Wireless Internet Voice Office.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

Bharti Airtel and Apple to Bring iPhone 3G to India

[aryayush]

WOW! You guys amaze me. Nothing is ever enough, is it?

Steve Jobs practically threw in every feature you guys were clamouring for: 3G, GPS, third party applications, background applications, thinner, dirt cheap…

And yet, all you can do is complain. Sigh!

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by Charan

great .. now every tom dick and harry will own a iphone... and the iphone will not be a showoff item .

The iPhone is intended to be a direct compliment to the iPod range of Apple hardware. This means that its going to be a mainstream product, unlike Macintosh PCs which are only for apple elites.

So it HAS to be a budget commodity.

And yes, 200$ does sound like a reasonable price to pay, and this will REALLY shake the PSP's stand as the ultimate budget entertainment gadget. Imagine a sub 10000 rupees gadget that can act as a PDA, a Phone, a Gaming Console and a Music Player. Total Pwnage.

[aryayush]

A reasonable price? A frickin’ reasonable price?

So, what’s an excellent, ideal price anyway? Free? Maybe the company should pay you to buy it?

Un-friggin’-believable!

[Pat]

^^Lol! The pricing is absolutely incredible! (Now I so desperately hope the process of getting an iphone remains the same as in earlier model )

[aryayush]

It does, and if Steve Jobs remains true to his word, $299 will be the price in India too. Rs. 13,000 for a 16GB iPhone—mind blowing, I say.

[iMav]

But that's exclusive of the plan you choose.

[CadCrazy]

Yani ke Meri Bhawishya Wani Sach ho gayi Balak

[goobimama]

^^ Yeah well, we all know how to crack it now don't we...

[aryayush]

Originally Posted by iMav

But that's exclusive of the plan you choose.

Umm… of course. Jobs is able to subsidise the price so much because Airtel is paying them big fat bucks per subscriber for it. That’s how it works.

At least you have the option to choose between Airtel and Vodafone in India. Be thankful for that.

[iMav]

True. As Apple users you need to cling on to whatever ray of satisfaction you get.

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by aryayush

A reasonable price? A frickin’ reasonable price?

So, what’s an excellent, ideal price anyway? Free? Maybe the company should pay you to buy it?

Un-friggin’-believable!

This guy has tough standards

[rockthegod]

Awesome.. simply awesome.....Way to grab the people and the market apple.. A trend-setter phone in terms of beauty just gets better and better in functionality.... and at freakingly low price of 199$. believe me last time when iPhone hit the US first there was a heavy queue for days.. this time, there will be blood on streets (remember the time Playstation 3 launched) if the 3G iPhone supply doesn't meet the requirements ..... too bad for me.. I am stuck on my Tilt for another year of contract...

The still persisting issues:

--> No Video Recording (Didn't ever use vid rec though in all my previous phones I owned so dun care about it but still having it would have been better). But seriously that 2 MP cam of iphone takes better pictures than my earlier SE W850i and current 3.2 MP/AF At&T Tilt.

--> No A2DP.. (I will miss this a lot)

--> Plastic.. (dun matter).