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Voda, Bharti to bring 3G iPhone
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: India’s leading operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone on Wednesday said they will launch the iPhone 3G on August 22.
The two companies have been inviting their customers to book their phones ahead of the launch, but did not divulge the volume of the demand so far, nor the price of either the phone or the service. However, it is highly likely that both will offer similar if not identical rates. “We need to apprise customers of the price before we can get a realistic estimate of the actual number of people who will buy the phone,” said a source in Vodafone.
The iPhone was first launched a year ago in 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. It remains to be seen whether Vodafone and Airtel will offer a return policy for these iPhones. In the US, AT&T offers a 14-day return policy provided the phone is returned at the original point of purchase. Usually, Apple signs a multi-year exclusive partnership where the iPhone is only available with the wireless service from one carrier in one country. The Apple iPhone 3G has been the technology revelation of the year, combining all the revolutionary features of iPhone plus 3G networking that is twice as fast, built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs hundreds of third party applications available through the new App Store.
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TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: India’s leading operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone on Wednesday said they will launch the iPhone 3G on August 22.
The two companies have been inviting their customers to book their phones ahead of the launch, but did not divulge the volume of the demand so far, nor the price of either the phone or the service. However, it is highly likely that both will offer similar if not identical rates. “We need to apprise customers of the price before we can get a realistic estimate of the actual number of people who will buy the phone,” said a source in Vodafone.
The iPhone was first launched a year ago in 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. It remains to be seen whether Vodafone and Airtel will offer a return policy for these iPhones. In the US, AT&T offers a 14-day return policy provided the phone is returned at the original point of purchase. Usually, Apple signs a multi-year exclusive partnership where the iPhone is only available with the wireless service from one carrier in one country. The Apple iPhone 3G has been the technology revelation of the year, combining all the revolutionary features of iPhone plus 3G networking that is twice as fast, built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs hundreds of third party applications available through the new App Store.
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