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24 Sep

Order iPhone from home - Kind of

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If you do not want to waste time activating your new iPhone at an AT&T, you can now purchase an iPhone by ordering it from home and then picking it up from the AT&T. As per the new buying program offered by Apple, this will spead up the buying process.

1. Enter your billing information.
2. Review eligibility and pricing.
3. Select your AT&T rate plan.

24 Aug

Why You Should Buy iPhone for Rs.31,000 ($720)

Posted on 2008 under AppStore, Free Apps, Paid Apps, iPhone Duniya, iTunes | 41 Comments

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Ok, this might sound a bit weird. But I am going to try to explain why one should be buy iPhone 3G for Rs.31,000 ($720) if he is from India. And why he should no look for reasons to buy iPhone 3G for Rs.8,500 ($199) in the US and bring it to India hoping that it would be unlocked and jailbroken easily. Here is my reasoning..

Before I put it all up, I would like to reiterate that I’m not new to this iPhone world. I had bought the 1st gen iPhone way back in Nov 2007 and have been using the unlocked version right from then. I sold it in June 2008 for Rs.16,000 ($400) expecting that iPhone 3G might be priced less than $200 and I thought, I would then buy it in the US and bring it back to India. Then I bought another one from eBay on 11th July when I realized that iPhone 3G is subsidized only to AT&T customers and its officially going to come to India very soon. And just 3 days back I bought iPhone 3G locked to Airtel India and was amongst the first buy iPhone 3G in Bangalore, India :), read more. I have been using this awesome awesome 3G version from past 3 days now and I am totally convinced that this iPhone 3G should be bought in India and through Airtel/Vodafone only. And why 31k is justified fully. Let me begin:

1. iPhone 3G costs Rs.31,000 ($720) in India. The price is almost the same in any other country where iPhone has been released and is not subsidized by a local Service Provider.
2. iPhone 3G is the cheapest in the US @ Rs.8,500 ($199). This is because of one big reason. AT&T has the exclusive right to sell iPhone 3G in the US and one has to commit for a 2 year contract before purchasing iPhone in the US. Now what does this mean, let me explain:
   • On an average mobile phone users have to commit for 1 to 2 year contract with a service provider to get mobile instruments at a subsidized rate. This helps the service provider and the instrument maker to recover the cost in splits over a longer time duration.
   • On an average, a mobile user will have to pay $40-$60 per month for 2 years minimum, if he buys iPhone 3G from AT&T. Here is the rate plan on AT&T website, read AT&T plans (type 33311 as zip code if asked).
     So if we take an average of $40 per month which Rs.1720, it comes to Rs.20640 per year. Here you are paying around Rs.8,500($199) + Rs.20,640($480) = Rs.29,197($679) at the end of first year. And this is not the end of it, you will have to keep paying till you want to use iPhone 3G.
3. You must be thinking, why should I commit to pay AT&T for 2 years. I can very well ask my cousin/friend living in the US to buy iPhone @ Rs.8,500($199) and break the AT&T contract and send the iPhone to India. Here is the catch:
   • iPhone 3G with 2 yr contract - $199 ($299 for 16GB)
     + $36 - Activation
     + $175 - Early Termination Fee
     + $70 - One month of service
   • So… 8GB iPhone Canceled: $480
     16GB iPhone Canceled: $580
     This excludes sales tax on iPhone. So add another $20-$35 more.
     Therefore you end up pay ~$520 for 8GIG iPhone 3G which comes to Rs.22,360.

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Tags: AppStore, 31000, iPhone, Airtel

11 Jul

How and why AppStore along with iPhone will change the world

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Yes, you just read it right. iPhone along with its AppStore will change the world like never before. I always believed this, but none of my friends did. And I just stumbled upon this awesome awesome post on TUAW titled “Five ways the App Store will change the world“. You got to read this to believe what I am saying. Let me pull up some of the excerpts from this post:

Here’s five ways that Apple’s platform for iPhone application distribution will change our world!!!

1. Ubiquitous computing
   You can’t take a laptop around with you all the time (as in, to a fancy restaurant or to the movies) to edit photos or post to your blog, but you can bring the iPhone. It’s the ultimate ultramobile platform, and it’s now cheap enough to be everywhere, and powerful enough that almost any common computing task can be done.
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2. Connectivity
   The mere fact that we now have the Internet (not a mobile form of it, the actual Internet) in our pockets at all times has already changed our world.
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3. Location awareness
   Every iPhone 3G knows exactly where it is, and any app in the App Store can make use of that information. That opens up all kinds of new ways to use that data.
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4. Development and distribution
   App Store is a dream, both for people selling software, and people using it.
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5. User interface and controls
   A $199 multitouch device on the market, and it happens to be portable, attached to an accelerometer, a microphone and speaker, and a camera.

[Must Read: Check out the complete post on TUAW - Here]

9 Jun

usatoday confirms iPhone will start from $199

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This news comes just a few hours before Steve Jobs would be presenting one of the most sough after keynotes in the history of Mobile phones development. Amazing stuff. iPhones might cost $199 and would have crazy new partnerships with service providers not only from USA, but from all around the world. WOW. Check this:

So get ready for iPhone 2.0: On Monday Apple (AAPL) is widely expected to introduce a zippier version that will operate on both a faster AT&T network, and speedier networks internationally. The price also will rock: $199, according to people with knowledge of the matter, down from the current $399 and $499. Sources declined to be cited by name or affiliation because Apple and AT&T haven’t authorized anybody to speak publicly about pricing until after Monday’s announcement. The $199 price is being subsidized, though USA TODAY could not confirm details.

This is awesome. Another 7 hours to go. Just cant wait…

[via - usatoday.com]

31 May

GigaOm confirms 3G in upcoming iPhone 2.0

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This rumor has been making rounds from months now. And most of us know that 3G would become a reality with the new iPhone 2.0. One of the most popular tech blogger GigaOm has this confirmed through his reliable sources:

But whether it’s a new 2G model or a super-fast 3G, there is one thing that’s for sure: The new iPhone has Global Positioning System (GPS) built into it, thanks to legal requirements put in place by the FCC. The company supplying the GPS to iPhone is going to be a big winner in this space; according to my sources, the contract has been nailed down by Broadcom, a relatively new entrant into the GPS market.

[via - GigoOm]

25 May

iPhone rollout in India to be the world’s biggest

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This is going to be the biggest rollout iPhone from Apple yet, reports Yahoo News. Its said that over 500,000 Vodafone and Airtel outlets in India will start selling iPhones post September 2008. Here is what yahoo news has to say:

The rollout of Apple, Inc’s iPhones in India is set to be the largest, anywhere in the world. It is understood from industry sources that Apple’s iPhones will be sold through about 2.

5 lakh Vodafone and Airtel retail outlets including franchisee owned shops. This rollout would be mammoth when compared to iPhones being available only in about 7000 AT and amp;T outlets in the US apart from the Apple Stores.

“Most phone makers want their products in as many stores as possible and Apple is changing its strategy from exclusivity to wider availability,” said an analyst from a brokerage house who did not wish to be named. Airtel announced yesterday that they would be selling iPhones in India.

[via - Yahoo News]

17 May

Google says iPhone will be their key platform for mobiles

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Google seems to be benefitting immensely with the ever growing penetration of iPhones in the mobile world. They have been working an their applications compatibility with iPhone platform from the very first day. And now its helping them get the much needed iPhone user base for most of their products. PC Mag released this article last evening and it talks about this very thing. Check out the excerpts:

“We expect to have applications at Day One,” said Vic Gundotra, Google’s vice president of engineering. Google’s Map application has been a showcase feature for Apple’s iPhone. Then again, that’s hardly a surprise for iPhone users–Google’s contributions have been a part of the iPhone since the mobile device was unveiled. Google’s Maps feature played a central role of Steve Jobs’ first iPhone demo at the January 2007 Macworld Expo.

[for the complete coverage on this - click here]

16 May

51 Celeb Pix with iPhone

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I was browsing a few categories on coolspotters.com and found this interesting collection. Showcasing around 51 celebs with iPhones. Very cool… CHeck it out:

Click here to check out all those pixs and keep hitting next

3 May

Would this be the next iPhone?

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Really don’t know whether these images are one of those real 3G iPhones that are going to be released next month, or just another photoshop touchup done by some enthusiast. Check it out yourself.

[via - iPhon.fr]