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• At 2008.07.30 17:23, SSSBABU said:
  

  Ok,Fine.
  What about monthly price ???

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  • At 2008.07.30 20:31, Srikanth said:
    

    Hi, Babu

    24000 is unsubsidized version , so no monthly commitment

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    • At 2008.07.31 12:49, SSSBABU said:
      

      Hi Srikanth,
      Thanks for Reply & Info, but I want to now :
      1. It is including of all taxes.
      2. We want use only Vodafone sim or any other sim also ?

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      • At 2008.07.31 22:48, Srikanth said:
        

        Hi Babu,

        I dont have any idea about taxes !But one thing is confirmed that there will be no monthly commitment in INDIA.
        If u buy it from Vodaphone, then u have to use Vodaphone Sim and Same with Airtel.

        I did call up the Vodaphone and Airtel customer care but none of them know the exact price of Iphone.

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        • At 2008.08.01 13:13, SSSBABU said:
          

          Hi Srikanth,
          Thanks for Info,
          I’m also calling to Airtel,Vodafone & Apple customer care none of them giving date or price,And i want now we can use X Aritel sim to new 3G apple iphone Or we want to buy new sim card ?
          Regards,
          Srinath Babu.H.M
          Bangalore.
          India.

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          • At 2008.08.01 13:22, Dev said:
            

            Hey SSS… You dont have to buy a new SIM. you can use your existing SIM with new iPhone 3G. Since its expected to be sold for 24k, you wont even have to change your present voice plan.
          • At 2008.08.05 20:45, yatheen said:
            

            Hi Guys,
            Here is the what i understand. I’m a apple products user for 13 yrs. Here’s the business model of Apple.

            -> iPhone will be sold in India for higher price. Because what Airtel say India business . Its not possible to give for less. Because of no incoming charges as western telecoms do.

            -> Now, Even if you buy a iPhone for 24k. The tariff will be higher than the normal plans. Because 20 to 30% of the you montly bill charges goes to Apple. So, Actually this is kind of premium phone. So, you will ending up paying bit more than normal.

            If you have problem with the higher tariff charges. u need to unlock the phone and use your existing SIM and current plan.
          • At 2008.08.05 20:48, yatheen said:
            

            You can get iphone 3G unlocked right now in Bangalore grey market. But its pretty expensive 40k. Prices may drop depending on the price by Vodafone and Airtel.
• At 2008.07.30 17:30, Rohit said:
  

  There will be no monthly commitment with this price. Its going to buy for forget pricing. Thats what is unsecured iPhone price would mean.

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• At 2008.07.30 19:11, nitin kohli said:
  

  Is it the final prices, or there is any possiblity for the change?
  Is it including applicable Taxes?
  Will it support.. all the features like conferencing, GPRS etc..

  Please confirm.
  Thanks

  Nitin Kohli

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  • At 2008.07.30 19:15, Anant said:
    

    Hey Nitin,
    I dont think the prices are confirmed. it might vary for the plans that you would opt. But yeah it certainly has GPRS as 2G infrastructure supports it. We dont hace 3G infrastracture in India yet. Video conferencing / streaming is not available yet.

    Regards,
    A

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• At 2008.07.30 19:18, nitin kohli said:
  

  great.. Thanks Anant..

  Any confirmation…. or any datasheet available, which supports this statement…

  Regds
  Nitin kohli

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• At 2008.07.30 19:22, Anant said:
  

  Nitin,
  http://www.apple.com/iphone will have the specs of 3G.
  Since we dont have 3G infrastructure in india u will not have video streaming conferencing. However, with GPRS (available curently on 2G) u still can access WAP enabled sites but that might cost you a bomb of money

  Regards,
  A

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  • At 2008.07.30 21:53, Dev said:
    

    Thanks Nitin, just to add some more info to this. Airtel and Vodafone are going to offer EDGE over iPhone 3G in India. GPRS is slower than EDGE. And with EDGE and/or GPRS, one can access regular websites as well. Just that the speed would differ when compared to 3G. Airtel offers unlimited EDGE for Rs.560/mo. I guess vodafone monthly internet surfing is around the same price band. So things might just be right for iPhone users in India…

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• At 2008.07.30 19:25, nitin kohli said:
  

  thanks Anant..

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• At 2008.07.30 23:22, News: IPHONE 3G releasing: Vodafone will be the first, Date Confirmed.. - Page 2 - India Broadband Forum said:
  

  [...] IPHONE 3G releasing: Vodafone will be the first, Date Confirmed.. Zee Business confirms 22nd Aug as the launch date for iPhone 3G in India - Price Rs.24,000 ($570) | … [...]

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• At 2008.07.31 11:39, Router said:
  

  Still remains the question whether it will be a locked or unlocked version

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  • At 2008.07.31 15:22, Dev said:
    

    Its going to be locked to Vodafone.Apple will not allow iPhones 3G to be sold without any service provider. If you buy from Airtel, it will be locked to airtel. To use it with any other service provider, you will have unlock it.

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• At 2008.07.31 15:30, Devanjan said:
  

  Techtree has it that it will be launched on 18th, zee says that it will be launched on 22nd. I am confused and have 2 questions:

  1. Did you check the zee coverage because I am unable to find anything on the zee business website or on the zee news yesterday.

  2. When would Vodafone/Apple offficially announce the launch dates?

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  • At 2008.07.31 15:35, Dev said:
    

    Hey Devanjan, I dint watch that show on Zee Business. Gaurav who is a member of this blog watched it and had informed me. His news has been authentic from past. And that’s the reason I added this as a posting.

    Don’t know by when vodafone would officially announce the launch.

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  • At 2008.07.31 18:00, Dev said:
    

    Devanjan, Gaurav has sent a reply to your comment back to iPhoneIndiaBlog with screenshots of ZeeNews coverage on iPhone 3G in India. This is just great. Thanks Gaurav for this piece on information.

    Over to Gaurav
    ——————
    Note: Following are the captured snap shots of zee business channel while it was showing the iphone news. Images quality is low & are quite blurred. But they will do their job well.
    1)
    http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1825/file0001ig8.jpg
    2)
    http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1086/file0006gt7.jpg
    3)
    http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6858/file0005kc1.jpg
    4)
    http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1862/file0002wy0.jpg

    I ll soon give you some official announcement upon this topic from apple side. For now i think the above images are enough to believe by our blog readers that what i informed you has a base.
    —————–

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• At 2008.08.01 13:31, Devanjan said:
  

  Hey Gaurav,

  I was not doubting on your comments but then with so much of rumours around the launch across the net it actually puts every new info into the circle of doubts. And specially when Vodafone/Airtel/Apple are totally mumb over the issue. They are not even opening up with the date of the next announcement which is more frustrating.

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  • At 2008.08.01 13:35, Dev said:
    

    True Devanjan, So many people have already called airtel/vodafone and haven’t been able to get any kind of info. Its Apple’s strategy not to reveal any info before the actual launch. And airtel/vodafone are just following the instructions from Apple.

    Lets wait till 22nd Aug.

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• At 2008.08.01 15:22, SSSBABU said:
  

  Hi Iphoneindia,
  Pl.Update about apple 3g in india news 2 to 3 time in day.Pl….Pl….Pl…

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• At 2008.08.01 15:26, Dev said:
  

  Message from Amit - i went to d Vodafone Store today, here in Chandigarh, they say that its going to be launched in another 15-20 days, n starting at Rs.9K…!
  dunno how come zee business is showing such news…?
  Commented on - http://iphoneindia.gyanin.com/2008/04/05/apples-3g-iphone-first-look/#comment-1315

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• At 2008.08.03 10:22, GSR said:
  

  iphone coming to india , thats good to hear , but 570$
  its only 200$ in USA

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  • At 2008.08.03 12:24, Dev said:
    

    Hey GSR, $199 carries lots of hidden cost. You can only buy iphone for $199 if you commit for 2year contract from AT&T. If you break it, you will have to shell out another $300+ for misc. charges.

    Check these threads on Hackint0sh - http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=45592 and http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=45802

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• At 2008.08.04 16:13, SSSBABU said:
  

  Dev,
  Any New Updates ?????

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  • At 2008.08.04 16:27, Dev said:
    

    Nope SSS.. I have been waiting for some update from vodafone.in and/or airtel.in. Someone told me that the details would be released on 1st aug. But nothing happened. Next stop is 9th Aug.

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• At 2008.08.05 23:10, Rishi said:
  

  yeah, thats when Singtel is launching it in Singapore… and Singtel is one the larger stakeholders in Airtel. Lets see…

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• At 2008.08.06 12:50, Confirmed - iPhone 3G coming to India on 22nd Aug - Bharti Airtel | iPhoneIndiaBlog.com said:
  

  [...] that iPhone 3G will be launched at the stroke of midnight on August 2. If you have been following this post, you would realise how big this news is for so many users of this blog. So cheers guys, iPhone 3G [...]

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• At 2008.08.06 12:54, Dev said:
  

  Breaking News - Airtel to launch iPhone 3G at the stroke of midnight on 21st August :)). Check this post now - http://iphoneindia.gyanin.com/2008/08/06/confirmed-iphone-3g-coming-to-india-on-22nd-aug-bharti-airtel/

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• At 2008.08.06 13:30, Devanjan said:
  

  Hey Dev, Is Vodafone still silent about the launch? I guess atleast now they should open up atleast with the dates of launch: whether it will be 18th or 22nd?

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• At 2008.08.06 13:43, Rohan said:
  

  I can and have unlocked my iPhone 3g. I’m from Mumbai. If anyone wants some help unlocking it (i certainly wont charge u b’lore prices) email me at rohan_tg1@hotmail.com

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• At 2008.08.06 14:45, Rams said:
  

  Big treat for iphone lovers.. now it’s confirmed by Airtel they are releasing iphone on 22nd of this months but no proce details and now news from vodafone just celebrate the launch date… ohhhhhhhhhhhhh for details visit tech2.com

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• At 2008.08.06 14:47, Rams said:
  

  http://news.google.co.in/news/url?sa=t&ct=/2-0&fp=489934817fda4720&ei=sGuZSOr3BpK0lgS8rqHlBA&url=http://www.cellular-news.com/story/32892.php&cid=0&usg=AFQjCNGQc7w1c6myYQk9-JOk7naCzlUr_w

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• At 2008.08.06 21:16, EXCLUSIVE: iPhone 3G Out in India Next Month! - Page 6 - Mobile Phones - TechEnclave said:
  

  [...] Originally Posted by IceFusion and where did u get that pricing from ??? Zee Business confirms 22nd Aug as the launch date for iPhone 3G in India - Price Rs.24,000 ($570) | … [...]

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• At 2008.08.09 12:35, Bhaskar said:
  

  when will the subsidized price b available in india ? and what price would it after being subsidized ?

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• At 2008.08.10 09:20, Dev said:
  

  Friends, Some more rumours on iPhone 3G expected launch price. Vodafone might launch 8GB for Rs.15,960 on 22nd August.

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• At 2008.08.10 14:32, Kanwar said:
  

  i would like to know that when is the pricing plan gonna be released …

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• At 2008.08.10 20:14, Kanwar said:
  

  hey guys just spoken to customer care representative dealing with the iphone 3g section and told me the price of the iphone 3g will be around 10k’s-12k’s +3 year contract with it

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  • At 2008.08.10 21:32, Dev said:
    

    Thanks for this info Kanwar. Its going to be sad if Airtel asks for 3year lock in contract. Lets hope for the best. I did try calling up Airtel CSupport, but these guys are not revealing anything at all.

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• At 2008.08.11 10:31, Dev said:
  

  More Rumours: IPhone will cost Rs. 15,000/- with a Rs. 750 pm starting plan for postpaid customers for 2 years contract…

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• At 2008.08.12 01:46, Kanwar said:
  

  just for info sake ..let me know when official pricing plans are released by the both companies

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• At 2008.08.12 18:03, Devanjan said:
  

  Hey

  Indiatimes say that the 8GB model is at 31K and the 16 GB model at 35-36K. Generally this website is known for reliable info. Dev, you have any info?

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• At 2008.08.13 03:04, Naad said:
  

  Hi All,

  Well this is my first post on this forum. I am just waiting to get my hands on the iPhone 3G for India at any Cost..

  -Naad

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• At 2008.08.19 11:43, NeaL said:
  

  Hi all,
  Its gr8 to hear from all of you about Iphone 3G.I am excited about its launch in India and
  waiting for the price list of both,8Gb and 16Gb.I have one question for you friends,if i use wifi
  on iphone 3g from my home,i mean from my home net,will i have to pay to the vodafone or airtel
  so called browsing charges?
  Do let me know about this.
  Keep Rocking
  -NeaL

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  • At 2008.08.19 12:03, Dev said:
    

    Hey Neal, if you are using WIFI at home or anywhere else, you wouldn’t be charged by airtel/voda. But if you use Edge/GPRS on iPhone you would be charged by a service provider.

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• At 2008.08.20 11:36, NeaL said:
  

  Hi all,
  I just got a sms from VODAFONE regarding IPHONE3G booking.Iphone 3g will be available by vodafone from aug 22 and its gonna cost 31000 for 8 GB model and 36100 for 16 GB model.(Confirmed)

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