Apple iPhone 3G for VODAFONE INDIA price fixed

The iPhone 3G is available in 8GB and 16GB at Rs 31,000 and Rs 36,100 respectively. And as you have already pre-registered with us, you can get it before others do. All you need to do is drop in at a select Vodafone Store between August 20 and 21 and confirm your booking by paying Rs 10000 through cash or credit card. Don't forget to show the iPhone booking SMS, which you would have received from us, when you visit the Vodafone Store to make the deposit.


Do that, and we'll give you an appointment date and time starting August 22, when you can come and experience a full demonstration as well as collect your iPhone 3G, all ready to use with your contacts and settings, by paying the balance amount.

Remember, the sooner you confirm your booking, the earlier you’ll get your iPhone. We have limited stocks and it will be on first come, first serve basis.

If you are not an existing Vodafone customer, you will need a Vodafone connection for your iPhone 3G. We recommend that when you come to confirm your booking, please do get yourself a Vodafone connection too. Remember to carry a passport sized picture, photo ID proof and address proof as these are required for activating your Vodafone SIM card.

Bharti Airtel to launch iPhone 3G in India on August 22

he new-generation iPhone, which was bought by 1-million customers within three day of its global launch in June, will be available in India from August 22.

The country’s two largest GSM operators, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, on Wednesday announced that they will begin selling the new model in select outlets from that date.

While the two GSM companies have not revealed pricing for the phone, industry sources said it could be between Rs 25,000 and Rs 30,000. Outside India, this 3G-enabled iPhone model is available for as little as Rs 8,000, but this is a bundled offer which mandates that subscribers stick with the operator for 24 months after buying the phone.

For instance, in the US, Apple is pricing the new iPhone at $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16 GB version, which is nearly 50% cheaper than the earlier version. In the UK, Apple has said that the 8GB handset will cost £99 ($194), but subscribers will need a monthly tariff of £30 or £35 to avail of this offer. ET has learnt that Bharti and Vodafone will not adopt this bundling model in India.

Bharti and Vodafone had opened up bookings for the latest version of the iPhone about two months ago. Both telcos did not reveal as to how many subscribers have signed up for this handset so far. The new iPhone, combines all the revolutionary features of the earlier version with 3G networking, which is twice as fast as the first-generation iPhone.

The new iPhone features built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services and iPhone 2.0 software, which supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and hundreds of third-party applications.

The catch is that 3G services are not likely to be available in India until mid ’09. 3G services involves high-end offerings on the mobile such as ultra-fast internet, downloads of movies, music and video clips and video conferencing among others.

“iPhone has been an iconic technological revelation of this year,” Bharti Airtel’s president for mobile services Sanjay Kapoor said in a statement.

The move to partner Airtel and Vodafone marks a major shift in Apple’s global strategy of ‘one country-one operator’. But with India emerging as the fastest-growing cellular market, analysts said Apple would want to tie up with all leading operators to maximise growth and revenues. Airtel and Vodafone have a subscriber base of over 220 million.

The earlier version of the iPhone has been available in the grey market in India for about a year now. Industry estimates peg the number of such devices in India at a whopping 5-6 lakh. Dealers in Mumbai and Delhi started selling it soon after it was launched in the US last year.

Iphone 3G in India costs more than $199 (Rs 8000)

Vodafone and Airtel started pre-registering customers for the iPhone 3G last week, and ever since, every fan, offices, forums and blogs have been abuzz with discussions on what Apple’s much-awaited product iphone 3G how much will be priced at. Many think it will be just a shade over Rs 8,000 comparing price in the US and other Weston country’s, which is $199. Now, that’s a fantastic price for the 8GB product, and will certainly have every competitor worried about and 16GB $299.

The current mobile makers like Sony Ericson, Samsung, black berry, HTC touch, Motorola, LG, Nokia, PALM, smart phones are priced at around Rs 24,000, and few new models are expected to come at over Rs 35,000.

But we think the iPhone, expected to hit the Indian market in September, will be priced substantially higher than Rs 8,000. The $199 price is a hugely subsidised one, subsidised by the US operator AT&T. Market researcher iSuppli has just estimated that mobile phone service providers are subsidising each handset to the extent of $300.

Some other analysts think the subsidy is higher at $350 per unit. In other words, the actual price that AT&T pays to Apple for each iPhone unit is $499, going by the iSuppli estimate. Vodafone and Airtel are unwilling to talk about the price they will offer the iPhone at.

but Bharti Airtel CEO Manoj Kohli told TOI there is no question of subsidising the handset in India. “US operators are able to subsidise handsets because they can make up for that with their call charges. They charge rates like 25 cents a minute. In India, the charge is 1.5 to 2 cents a minute,” Kohli said.

In the absence of a subsidy then, the handset could be priced at $499 or a little over Rs 21,000 (governmental levies on mobile phones in India are marginal). Unless Apple chooses to offer the iPhone at lower margins to countries like India. iSuppli estimates it costs Apple just $173 to produce the latest version (excluding the cost of software development, shipping, distribution, packaging and accessories included with each iPhone). So it enjoys a huge margin on the product.

We’ll have to see if Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs is willing to sacrifice some of that. But any which way, even at a price of Rs 21,000, the iPhone looks certain to sizzle the handset market.

Apple IPHONE 3G is ready to book on AIRTEL India

Today airtel launched pre registration for Apple iphone 3G in india. After rival voadafone launch of pre registration iphone yesterday today the airtel updated it’s website with a iphone add on the page.

The airtel users can now pre register the iphone 3G by clicking the airtel link
http://www.airtel.in/iphone3g

You can also book through the official website of airtel (www. Airtel.in )
Or call the customer care to register.

Packages and plans of iphone 3G will update soon.

Currently some features and services are not available in many areas. Because the 3G spectrum in India is to launch in next year due pending application at DOT.

Comparing the Vodafone and airtel iphone 3G will be updated soon on this blog.

Apple IPHONE 3G is available to book on Vodafone India

Today morning I say an advertisement on times of India on main page.
Which states that “the iphone you’ve been waiting for coming soon on Vodafone. To book, sms IPHONE to 56789”.

But this service is a premium service and sms charges Rs.3/SMS

I send an sms to this number as I am customer for Vodafone India. I got reply “congratulations! You just booked you new iphone with Vodafone. We will keep you updates on its price. Features and availability in due course. Thanks you.”

This is clear that due to heavy computation on the other phone release and china duplicate phone. apple is planning to launch early in India.

You can also book through the official website of Vodafone. Please click below link
http://www.vodafone.in/existingusers/iphone/pages/preregister-iPhone.aspx
call the customer care or visit near Vodafone authorized dealer

Airtel first to launch iphone in India.'iPhone' to 54321 (tollfree).

I was an Airtel customer and I send SMS to this number I got an Reply “thank you for your interest in the iphone 3G brought to you by Airetl in India. This iphone combines three products three products in one. A revolutionary phone, a widescreen ipod and breakthrough internet device. To get regular updates on the I phone 3G, reply to this SMS with space space

I reply with the same and I got a message that states” introducing iphone 3G with fast 3G wireless technology, GPS mapping support for enterprise features like Microsoft exchange and the new app store. iphone 3Gputs even more features, it combines three A revolutionary phone, a widescreen ipod and breakthrough internet device with rich HTML email and a desktop-class web browser. We shall get in touch with you more details.”

Airtel already started offering iphone in india. Airtel Customers who wish to receive more information on iPhone can send an SMS with keyword 'iPhone' to 54321 (tollfree). Details of pricing, tariff rates and availability will be announced at a later date. customers will be able to purchase iPhone 3G at Airtel Relationship Centers.

Airtel and vodafone to Launch of iphone 3G in india on 11july

After announcing a tie-up with apple to bring iPhone 3G to india, Bharti Airtel and Apple today extended their partnership to launch the 3G version of iPhone in India later this year, for which booking will be start soon. Vodafone is also in the same race for iphone.

Details of pricing and availability will be announced at a later date. Mostly it will be contract basis. The pricing in India for iphone 3G will be around 15k for 8GB and 20k for 16 GB respectively.

Currently in India the 3G policy is not finalized and will be done on January 2009 according to govt of India still then India have to wait for faster data transfer.

Some of the customers are using the unlocked Iphone in India.

IPhone 3G combines all the features of iPhone with 3G networking, which is said to be two times faster than the first generation iPhone. It has built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, a joint press release said. It also has iPhone 2.0 software, which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.