Apple's iPhone in India with giant carriers Airtel and Vodafone

by: iInDian
Apple's iPhone in India with giant carriers Airtel and Vodafone


Everyone is eager to grab the new iPhone in India.Two giant carriers Airtel and Vodafone are ready to get iPhone in Indian Market.Though the launch date and price is not revealed they started their marketing and sales campaign for iPhone.

Vodafone/Airtel subscribers have a great reason to celebrate! Even before the end of 2008, you are very likely to taste Apple’s appealing iPhones without even browsing nearby grey markets or visiting abroad.Vodafone signed a deal with ten countries including India.

Airtel/Vodafone set to offer the Apple iPhone to its subscribers in India before 2008-end. The iPhone was first launched a year ago in the US with AT&T as an exclusive carrier. Its inaugural price was Rs 15,960 for 8GB and Rs 19,960 for 16GB with a two-year service agreement.Recently an iPhone 3G is launched in US for $199(8 GB) and $299(16 GB).

In US, visual voice mail was the first example of a unique collaboration between AT&T and Apple. In India many such new innovations can be expected. The innovation between Apple, Airtel and Vodafone could lead not only to new capabilities in the device but also to the network itself.

The iPhone combines three amazing products a mobile phone, a wide screen iPod and a breakthrough internet device into one small, lightweight, hand-held device with the best e-mail ever on a mobile phone. It allows for full screen web browsing, multi touch screen and applications such as Google maps. The latest software update can now allow you to customize up to 9 home screen pages anyway you like.

The iPhone represents a whole new experience in mobile phone and internet usage to access broadband wireless. While in India, iPhones are purchased from the grey market or carried back from overseas visits, easy availability through Airtel/Vodafone is bound to be very welcome.

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Launch Date and Price of iPhone in India

Airtel/Vodafone set to offer the Apple iPhone to its subscribers in India by late September, early October this year.Though the exact launch date and price is not revealed they already started their marketing and sales campaign for iPhone.

In US the 8 GB model is priced at $199 and 16 GB $299.

Everyone is expecting that the iPhone price in India will be 9000-10000 Rs equivalent of $199.But I think it will not be the case.Customers may need to expend more to grab the iPhone.
In India the 8 GB model is expected to be priced between Rs 15,200-Rs 20,000.

The launch of the 16 GB version is likely to be pushed to the middle-2009, depending on the response.

Book iPhone in India
Airtel Subscribers:
sms IPHONE to 54321
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Vodaphone Subscribers:
sms IPHONE to 56789
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Features:

The iPhone is an Internet-enabled multimedia mobile phone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It has a multi-touch screen with virtual keyboard and buttons. The iPhone's functions include those of a camera phone, portable media player (iPod), in addition to text messaging, and visual voicemail. It also offers Internet services including e-mail, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity.

Phone
* Calls
* SMS
* Voicemail
* Photos
* Ringtones


iPod
* Music
* Video
* Wi-Fi Store



Internet
* Safari
* Mail
* Maps
* Widgets
* YouTube



High Technology
* Multi-Touch
* OS X
* Wireless
* Accelerometer
* Proximity Sensor








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