Aug 22, i.e. this Friday will mark a new chapter in India's telecom history. It is the launch of the much awaited Apple iPhone 3G. The furor this little gadget has created, not only in India but all around the globe, is astounding. Every second person I meet nowadays tells me, " Hey! iPhone 3G is being launched on Aug 22." and I tell them, " Ya, even the deaf & the dumb know that."Apple having had achieved enormous success with its i-Pods and i-Macs, has created a real frenzy amongst the admirers of Steve Jobs' work and even those who dont even know who Steve Job is, with its iPhone 3G.
No doubt, there are huge expectations but so have been the speculations. With speculations I mean the price and the contractual details. In India, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone are bringing this mean machine coming this Friday. But now the prices are finally out. the 8gb model will be availaible for 31K and only in white colour while the 16gb model will cost 36.1K and will come in white as well as black.
For those unaware, 3g stands for third generationof mobile phone standards and technology, which will enable us to get better services which includes wide-area wireless voice telephony, video calls, and broadband wireless data, all in a mobile enviornment. iPhone 3G includes all these features, with twice the speed of first generation iPhone and it also includes a built-in GPS.
The pricing, I am sure has broken a lot of hearts all over India but still the franchise holders are flooded with advanced bookings. I myself was too excited about the prospect of buying this baby but 31K is too high a price and I really hope I could own one someday.
