iPhone 3GS in India

ashwini · 06-08-2009, 04:24 PM

When will it be launched in India? At what price? Anything for the existing 3G owners? AirTel? Vodafone?

ashwini · 06-25-2009, 01:35 PM

August 9, that the date I hear of. No comment on price yet.

isal · 07-06-2009, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by ashwini

When will it be launched in India? At what price? Anything for the existing 3G owners? AirTel? Vodafone?

I heard 40000 as an unofficial price, but they are offering monthly installment plans. It'll be available on both Bharti and Vodafone.

ashwini · 07-07-2009, 10:23 AM

40,000!!! As if the the 3G pricing didnt teach them anything, they go ahead and increase the prices! Lets hope this remains unofficial and the real prices are more realistic.

isal · 07-07-2009, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by ashwini

40,000!!! As if the the 3G pricing didnt teach them anything, they go ahead and increase the prices! Lets hope this remains unofficial and the real prices are more realistic.

I know. But what can they do? The phone's price is infact $699 USD + Tax which translates to around INR 35K + Tax (Vat and what not!). But if you think about it, it is at par with the N-Series and the new HTC Devices. Plus, they are giving you an option to pay monthly.

I got my 3G S for $199 CAD which is around 8500 INR but I'll be paying the $45 CAD + 13% Tax (2000 INR) for the next 3 years. Hence, I also end up paying 40000 for the phone.

The price of the phone won't go down from what it was for the 3G.

johnconnor2811 · 07-17-2009, 02:25 AM

good news for iPhone fans back home in India...i have read an article on iPhone launching details in India....check this one out
http://www.techgodown.com/latest-iph...ched-in-india/

ashwini · 09-03-2009, 11:27 PM

Sept 19th is the Launch date. 'Unofficial' prices - 36,000 for 16gigs and 40,000 for 32gigs.
3G 8gigs remains at 31,000.

Europa · 09-04-2009, 04:07 AM

Wow, that's expensive. That's $635/$737/$819 US dollars. Are those the contract free prices? Over here, the 3GS is $600/$700 contract free and $200/$300 with a 2 year contract.

isal · 09-04-2009, 09:53 AM

Actually it's quite at par. Those prices include taxes. Both Airtel and Vodafone offer monthly installments on iPhones.

ashwini · 09-04-2009, 05:28 PM

Well, you are locked to the carrier. But there are no iPhone plans... you can use just about any AirTel sim card.