iPhone in India by Vodafone/Airtel

Gizmo freaks have reason to celebrate with Vodafone set to offer the Apple iPhone to its subscribers in India before 2008-end.
Vodafone has announced they have signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in as many as 10 countries where Vodafone have coverage.The telcom giant signed a deal with ten countries including India.The other countries include Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy,Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey will be later this year be able to purchase the iPhone for use on the Vodafone network.

Though Vodafone has confirmed that it will indeed be selling the iPhone in India, but hasn't mentioned when though.

The iPhone was first launched a year ago in the US with AT&T as an exclusive carrier. Its inaugural price was Rs 15,960 for 8GB and Rs 19,960 for 16GB with a two-year service agreement.But there is no indication of how much it will cost with Vodafone.However, a company official promised that the price would be "competitive". Vodafone will have to come up with a specific scheme in India to upgrade its existing customers to the iPhone as it is very likely that a vast majority of customers here will be from their existing prepaid customers spread across their 16 existing and 6 new circles.

The iPhone has been available in the grey market for some time now for Rs. 20,000 onwards depending on the model (4 GB, 8 GB and 16 GB).

I will probably take it once it comes
Would come around the time i am planning to upgrade my phone

_______________________________________
Safin's Signature:

Have Fun, Take part in debates, Read jokes, Ogle at Celebs; Just follow the Rules!

“There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.”

^^ Even Me too do the Same... Seems Like My 9300 is breaking down piece by piece...

lol..For getting an iPhone,I will have to first learn n Master PS and get skins designs and then earn dollars and then only can I think of getting an iPhone..
Till then Iam happy with 6610i...

_______________________________________
knoughtyd's Signature:

Worth buying It is just toooooooooo good

_______________________________________
Agnel's Signature:

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds;
and the pessimist fears this is true

Here is what was the reasoning to select Vodaphone

_______________________________________
Safin's Signature:

Have Fun, Take part in debates, Read jokes, Ogle at Celebs; Just follow the Rules!

“There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.”

Iphone sucks big time.. Dumb idiotic gizmo..wudnt ever touch tht thing. Windows mobile rules anyday. Wud buy an HTC or an imate than this junk..

_______________________________________
Private Ryan's Signature:

You have no idea what that phone is about
Most of my friends have it here and it sure is

_______________________________________
Agnel's Signature:

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds;
and the pessimist fears this is true

Whatever it may be... It's a nice gadget... Any idea about the price...??

I've been on TE mobile section and other mobile forums for too long to know what it is all about. And whtevr it is about, didnt impress me at all. WinMobile devices are much more productive than this junk device which is only high on looks factor..and a glossy interface. featurewise, its no better than a Rs.10k phone. Truly a phone tht will suit the hands of a dumb blonde who doesnt know jack about the features in her phone, and only wants to flaunt it like a million other of her types..

It deserves this treatment..

_______________________________________
Private Ryan's Signature: