Apple iPhone 3G will be Available in India via Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel India’s leading integrated telecom services provider and Apple today announced that they will launch iPhone 3G to customers in India later this year. iPhone 3G with all the revolutionary features of iPhone i.e. 3G networking, twice the speed of 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.
Source: Apple
56 Comments
its amazing…we need something fast actually…finally reached…thnkz..
nw idnt have enough money to buy the same.. but …i love it……
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if i buy apple iphone 3G from USA .. will it work in india as well ??????
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true…
apple comes first followed by the rest…
be it imacs ibooks ipods or iphones…
people who have not seen iphone and are ready to pass judgement by comparing it with any tom dick harry cellphones would eat their words for sure!
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Apple simply rocks man… i am waiting like there is no tomorrow to lay my hands on this phone… Other companies don’t have a chance to come near it… and this applies in general to most apple products…
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Real xcited ’bout da IPhone 2.0…… Hope it hits dis place soon!!!!!!!!
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thats really rockin man…..
i wanted 2 knw when i phone will b available in in india and what would b its price…..someone plz help
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Have any idea about the price in India?
In US it is like ~$200 for the phone and ~$200 to $400 for activation, so in total it would come to ~$600.
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The iPhone you’hv been waiting for. Coming soon on Vodafone. To book, sms IPHONE to 56789 or log on to http://www.vodafone.in/ and they will update you soon regarding the Price and Availability of it in Indian market. The basic information they want to book your iPhone is Your Name, Email-id, Your Mobile no. and Location. Vodafone is published a Advt. in leading newspaers regarding this. In fight for launching iPhone first in India before Bharati Airtel, they won the fight. It was speculated that Vodafone is going to launch iPhone only in December end and Bharat Airtel will launch near around Diwal festival to woo customer. But as it seems Vodafone is started booking from today, so Bharati is lacking behind only. With this Vodafone already ended many speculation whether Apple is going to launch iPhone 3G or the older version. iPhone 3G will be avilable in India in 8Gb and 16 Gb version. The date for new iPhone worlwide release is 11th July. May be they will launch iPhone 3G in India on same date.
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Hi………
Manchan how’r u dude
ok come to the point
the range of Apple Iphones frm 21,000 to 28,000
has not changed. only it’s change Through Vodafone & Airtel.
so choose wisely.
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it is wonderful to have 3g i-phone in india i am veary much pleased to know that 3G i-phone will avable on 11th july 2008. I am eagrly wating for this phone to come in my pocket it would be wonderfull exper
iens to have 3G i-phone thanks and salute to apple from me
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hi if i buy an apple iphone from u.s. will it work in india now, please suggest
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yes,it will definitely work .an application called app tapp is used for unlocking the phone.
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Does old Sim-card of airtel will work on 3g i-phones or we have to shift over to new Sim.
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I heard iphone’s price has gone down from 599$ to 199$/299$. is dat true? Does any1 no wen iPhone 3G is releasin in India??? Pls let me know…
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The iphone 3G in India. Way too exp Folks at Vodafone say price between Rs 22k for 8 GB and 26k for 16 GB
And to add to the misery Rs 3k for activation
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Hi,
Please help me where can i purchase apple iphone 3G in India, especially in Hyderabad.I am waiting for the past 1 month looking for any updates on the outlets for purchase in India.But nothing I can see in India.I registered with Airtel, as i am an Airtel user.But i can not get any further information from Airtel too.I am eagerly waiting for it.Suppose if i buy it from US ,is that works in India and do I have spend extra cost for it to work in India????. Please someone can clear my doubts.Thank you inadvance
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iphone 3g is very good. i have already seen its post release reviews. but the saddest thing is it is not released in india. even though the bookings are open it will take more time. it may hit india nxt year. but the price of it in india(around 16000 – 18000 for a basic 8gb model according to some unknown persons n some leading websites) is a bit high for the features it had at present. if it comes for the same price a it is in US, ie $200 (around 10,000) is worthwhile. but am sure that the price will be a bit high n the plan for that will also be high such that it may become a hurdle between a basic employee n apple iphone.
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if i buy an iphone 3g from us or australia,will it work in india….
will i be able to use my old airtel sim card on my new i phone
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i want to buy new airtel iphone.
but please say me when airtel iphone is launch in gujarat in surat.
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i m so excited about my i phone…..
plzzzzzz launch it as soon as possible…..
WHEN WILL IT BE IN THE PALM OF MY HAND…….
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Apple should really fire their marketing team for a delayed Iphone launch here, delayed launch means more people go to the dark side of unlocking.
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Guys there’s an update from zee business that the unsubsidized and no commitment iphone 3g will cost 24000/- INR . But the controversial part is that they say launch date for vodafone is between 22nd to 26 th august and not 18th as per tech2.com . I am confused- to believe tech2.com or zee business for launch date.
I hope tech2 replies..
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apple iphone is awesome. this type of 5 star phone will get u everything u need to enjoy. you could not compare this phone with any other phone its beautiful….believe it.
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apple 3G iphone is global sensational thing. It is great revolution in the global mobiles
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iphones are really very attractive. i have seen its feature which is good like multi touch. iphone is the future mobile.
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I wouldn’t buy an iPhone at the given price point. Airtel and Vodafone are nothing but greedy, pricing it at 31000 and 36100 INR. When in the US can buy for 8500 and 12500 INR. I don’t know how they arrived at the price. Given that we don’t have 3G yet. A big thumbs down for both Airtel and Vodafone.
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I back ‘S R Ravis’ comment as the pricing is just stupid… As if we dont belong to this world to understand whats happening next…
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Well Guys! I doubt that the i-phone which would be available in India later this year is a real 3G. Please check….
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Guys,
Few things about the comments related to pricing. Price of 31,000 and 36,100 is the good price. when you see the price of $200 in US or likewise in Europe, this is the price only if you take a contract with the provider.
That is you pay $200 and also around $70 per month for 12 months.
If you buy just the phone in US or Europe, it is probably slightly more expensive than what we pay for in India.
Also there is no need to get excited about the 3G feature of the phone as we do not have 3G yet in India, so we will have to live with 2G transfer rates (even though Nepal got 3G few YEARS back).
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apple iphone is awesome. this type of 5 star phone will get u everything u need to enjoy. you could not compare this phone with any other phone its beautiful….believe it.
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if i buy this phone from canada, will it work in india as well?
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i am buy iphone v2.2 any one know how to unlock if yes please reply me as soon as possible
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U need to buy a turbo sim from the US r Canada it is middleware for ur sim and 3g phones.It dupes the iphone to think that its on the same network like AT&T r Cellular or other carriers of US.for further clarifications just type Turbo SIM on google
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Iphone cost u arround 500$ for 3g 8gb and arround 600$ for 3g 16gb
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Hi there
I would appreciate, if any one out there updates me with the latest price tag for apple I-Phone 3g/8g in India.
However I cross checked in Dubai for the same Iphones, seems to be expensive, I guess Iphone 3g is quiet less, compare to other countries.
Let me know the price for Apple Iphone 3g
Thanks
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i phone is really very good device a good phone……..good i pod…….n also a good internet device………
i am very happy 4it………
n price jada hai to kya hua??
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If I purchase iPhone 3g from US will it working with all the networks in india
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u have to jailbreak the iphone. u can do that yourself with ziphone software. then u can use that with any network anywhere
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Every thing u’ll get in 3g services.. just wait for the wonder world.
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I heard iphone’s price has gone down from 599$ to 199$/299$. is dat true? Does any1 no when iPhone 3G is releasing in India??? Pls let me know…
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i f I buy apple iphone 3g from uk.. will it work in india as well ??????
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as i see nokia n95 and n98 are far better then apple iphone.
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