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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() iPhone at less is a welcome change, 3GS was not a great hit in terms of sale as the lock cycle from AT&T didn't justify the pricing for many 3 users. This must be stock clearance from Indian partners as their expensive buy gathering dust doesn't make sense. A genius marketing guy must have had earful from his sales and 3G sales. Data addiction on iPhone is one of the worst form of cutting consumer softly :P I think this gives a great time frame to bring everyone in the family (granny, grandad, kiddies) become part of the ecosystem. Best of all 3GS will be part of the iOS 6 package so hurry get yours ![]() |
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| ![]() Not 100% sure, but it depends on the baseband, and jailbreaking should get rid of any/all network locks. Last edited by AbhiJ : 20th July 2012 at 23:49. |
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However i believe technology should be for everyone and not just someone who can afford it. For status value people should opt for Vertu and Porsche edition phones which give slow processors at ten times the price. (And there are folks who buy them too.) In the US almost everybody has an iPhone. They have made contracts structured in such a way that anybody with a decent income will be able to afford one. But here it becomes a premium phone to own. Whereas all over the world the price of iPhone 4 reduced after the release of 4s, in India the price of iPhone 4 increased so as to make people opt for 4s. The premium feel vanishes after 3 to 4 days of use. No doubt its a beautiful thing to look at, but then its just that. And the keypad is the best ive seen in any phone till date. But other than that once you get used to an iPhone then it just becomes a phone and soon the hassles seem to crop up. Oh i cant transfer this. Oh i cant forward this message. Oh this and oh that. Inspite of all that im still waiting for the iPhone 5 eagerly. Just like every apple product, cause no matter what the facilities in an Apple device are, they all are beautiful to look at Even after years of use and that no other company has managed to do till this day. Cheers. | |
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They look so tasty that you just want to go and buy them. I am almost completely an apple convert now and only need to move to iPhone to become a full convert. Currently use iPod touch wifi, MacBook Air, Ipad2, apple Tv, apple superdrive cd/ dvd reader and writer etc. I am torn between the Nokia 808 with its superbrill 41mp camera and the iPhone. Im using the N8 now and love it too. Apple is maddeningly enticing. Last edited by shankar.balan : 20th July 2012 at 23:55. | |
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If you do want the iPhone, the iPhone5 is coming this september IIRC and probably you can go crazy all over it again. Having an iPhone will however complete your Apple ecosystem, frankly one of the most hassle free ecosystems to be a part of. But your hands will still itch for a Nokia. Navigation and Photos. iPhone cant match either. Its Navigation coverage maybe good within the US outside US its just going to be like every other phone. Apple being Apple may end up putting a price tag on some features of the Maps but i doubt it. Since every other player offers free navigation. For me Apple products look so tasty that i want to bite them. Yes i know i sound crazy ![]() Cheers. | |
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| ![]() I didnt notice you were in US, so i was quite surprised to find you saying that the phone has no status value/premium attached. Now it fits in with what you said earlier:-) |
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| ![]() Anybody used an Apple Tv here in India? I wanted to stream the photos and videos on to my Bravia from my iPhone (and my wife's) so asked my sister to get one for me from the US. Don't intend to use NetFlix and other features though. Worth it? |
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We Indians tend to place a lot of value on the premium feeling whereas around the rest of the world nobody bothers with that stuff most of the time. So the iPhone is cheap, Macbooks are cheap, all British and German cars are reasonably priced(not the sports cars), etc etc. Those who want premium they go for customised special editions of the product to distinguish them from the crowd. But here in India people want to show off Ive this and that, which ultimately forms a Grand Canyon between the haves and have nots. And manufacturers prey on these sentiments of Indians and price products at levels unaffordable to the common man in India and sell them saying premium this and that. Look at the pricing of the mini, beetle and other foreign cars which are so well priced outside India and here its downright unaffordable except for a handful of people. I wish atleast Apple stopped treating Indians like that and started pricing products at the global prices. If apple is really sure about how good their product is why not sell it to masses here? Premium feel will give them less than 1,00,000sales a year when they couldve made millions just by the beauty of the product and a reasonable price. Imagine if iPhone 4 was priced at 20k. No other phone would sell in the market as much as the iPhone. People who wanted to buy <15k phones would save up some money and buy the 20k iPhone and the ones who wanted to buy >20k Phones would be very happy with the iPhone. This is what is happening around the world with the iPhone except India. India posts the lowest sales of iPhone i think. | ||||||
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| ![]() If anyone planning to buy iPhone 3GS online paying Rs. 9,999, please read this. Just got his reply from Aircel when i inquired for iPhone 3GS. Again after one year, you will be charged Rs. 399 as base rental. Quote:
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And both iPhone and WP (HD7) caters my requirements well. I am not much into cutting edge apps or customizations. Both these phones are good for basic calls, internet (safari or IE), youtube videos, social networking (facebook, whatsapp), decent navigation etc. Quote:
Edit: Is the timeline for iPhone 5 release (Sep 2012) a confirmed one? Last edited by vb-san : 21st July 2012 at 11:41. Reason: Note added. | |||
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