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Vodafone Announces iPhone 3G India Pricing

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 at 9:25 AM - by

Vodafone has finally announced its pricing structure for Apple's iPhone 3G in India, but potential buyers won't likely be happy. The 8GB iPhone model will sell for over US$700 instead of the the $199 U.S. customers are paying, which indicates Vodafone probably isn't subsidizing the cost of the combination iPod and smartphone.

The 8GB iPhone 3G model will sell for INR 31,000 (about US$708.98), and the 16BG model will cost INR 36,100 (about $824.53). In the U.S., the same 16GB iPhone is priced at $299.

Vodafone will be rolling out the iPhone 3G on its GPRS network because India's 3G infrastructure isn't in place yet, so customers won't be able to take advantage of the better-than-EDGE data speeds 3G typically offers -- potentially making the iPhone 3G less attractive to India's customers.

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Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:07 am

They'll sell well. We should expect them to sell as many devices as the entire EU. As anyone can see, this is a bold assumption and I'm anxious to see how far off I'll be.

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Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:26 am

vasic wrote:
They'll sell well. We should expect them to sell as many devices as the entire EU. As anyone can see, this is a bold assumption and I'm anxious to see how far off I'll be.

they will revise the prices for sure, else this will be a huge blow for apple plans to enter the Massive Indian market.....

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Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:44 am

not that many buyers due to price problems! absurd pricing!

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Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:51 am

Launched here today... All the youth and execs are playing the waiting game due to the high pricing of the iPhones here in India. If it does not happen soon then the 'BIG' plan to enter Indian market will stay a 'plan'. No plans to be purchased if you're already a account holder with the service and no change in price!

Other mobile manufacturers had a sigh of relief after reading today's newspapers, i guess!

As far as I know of, 3 guys with cash to blow have purchased it! Come on!! 8GB = $738, 16G = $857..... and NO 3G IN INDIA, PEOPLE!! WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!!!

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