Thread: iPhone is going to be in India in 2008?

I have read some news elsewhere that Apple is going to launch their iphone in India and china, two of the major market for mobile phone industry. I also read that they are going to launch it, like you can use it for any provider in India, unlike in u.s. where only AT&T users can use it. If it is true, then it could be the great news for those iphone lovers in india, who are very eager to lay their hands on it.

You can buy an iphone for Rs17000-18000 from Gaffar market in Karol baag at Newdelhi. The phones are also available sealed in boxes and also used ones which come even cheaper.

Once they are launched in India officially I am sure the prices will drop a lot

Just saw an advert in times of India about iphone being launched in India soon.. so we should see iphone in shops pretty soon then

I got one from my cousin in UK. He paid there £180 (Nearly Rs14400). Its cool. But seems bit heavy and not easy to carry. But it is a real tiger among the latest gadgets. Nice display and what I love the most about it is that to unlock the key pad, I just need to drag my finger on the screen. Cool!!! I love it. Even if it costs 20000, I would say... go ahead.

I hope some shops would soon try to get the ipones in bulk. Once they are in the market, the wholesale price would drop as Apple might start producing them in china.
-alok

Originally Posted by xwhyz

I have read some news elsewhere that Apple is going to launch their iphone in India and china, two of the major market for mobile phone industry. I also read that they are going to launch it, like you can use it for any provider in India, unlike in u.s. where only AT&T users can use it.If it is true, then it could be the great news for those iphone lovers in india, who are very eager to lay their hands on it.

Originally Posted by Admin

You can buy an iphone for Rs17000-18000 from Gaffar market in Karol baag at Newdelhi. The phones are also available sealed in boxes and also used ones which come even cheaper.

Once they are launched in India officially I am sure the prices will drop a lot

Just wanted to ask one thing... are they also giving bill with these phones and also where are Apple service centers located in North India.

No you wont get a bill or any paperwork.. it will be a cash only transaction and the moment you step out of the shop there are no guarantees.
I have been buying electronics and some other stuff from Gaffar market and never ever had a problem.
I am not too sure if apple has a service center in India but I am sure there are a lot of places which would repair your phone if anything ever went wrong. These guys at Delhi can even get you spare parts which are not available in India else where.
And if you do buy an iphone trust me you will be looking to buy another phone in a years time so don't worry about repairs and all.. who get a mobile phone repaired?

Admin,,, looks like you are preety much impressed with iPhone. Anyways i also have my eye on this one and would like to get my hands on one when company would officially launch it.

I would be looking forward to go with Chinese mobile phones in which you can also get a duplicate of Apple iPhone for around 4,800 rupees rather then spending 16 K on this handset.

Originally Posted by Speed

I would be looking forward to go with Chinese mobile phones in which you can also get a duplicate of Apple iPhone for around 4,800 rupees rather then spending 16 K on this handset.

Original is always original and remember this thing. I will still suggest you to get a original hadnset if you are looking for some good and reliable hadnset.

It s Feb 2008... does any one know that when would iPhone come to India... i was looking foward to buy one... if anyone would update it then it would be relly good.

Till now there is no update that iPhone had been launched in India and i think that Apple would launch this great device in India after some time ....

It would take some time before iPhone would be launched in India.

Originally Posted by Peace

It s Feb 2008... does any one know that when would iPhone come to India... i was looking foward to buy one... if anyone would update it then it would be relly good.

Hi peace ...well the best thing u can do is get an iPhone along with some one from US ....cos the thing is that though apple may launch the phone in india in 2008 its going to be costly ranging from 20k to 30 k .....cant say .....
Hence best to get if from US and crack it.
The phone is amazing .....

any idea about the price in kolkata ??? and wat is the panga about the firmware...??? admin ,,,??

Originally Posted by dv8ted

any idea about the price in kolkata ??? and wat is the panga about the firmware...??? admin ,,,??

Well actually iPhone is not yet launched in India ....if u want to know whether it is launched check the apple website india link so that u can get the exact prices of the apple products and also u will get to know whether iPhone is launched and at what price?

I got an iPhone. Trust me its an amazing device.Well though lot many features are not there but if ur a techie then i really doubt that the new Apple IDE that apple has launched will not be used. More and more apps will keep comming as the IDE is launched ...even i am trying to improve some of the existing apps.

The best part that apple has done is that they have put a high class hardware into that phone hence the only part remaining is software hence no doubt that u will not get a functionality u desire in it.

Originally Posted by shriniketsarkar

Well actually iPhone is not yet launched in India ....if u want to know whether it is launched check the apple website india link so that u can get the exact prices of the apple products and also u will get to know whether iPhone is launched and at what price?

I got an iPhone. Trust me its an amazing device.Well though lot many features are not there but if ur a techie then i really doubt that the new Apple IDE that apple has launched will not be used. More and more apps will keep comming as the IDE is launched ...even i am trying to improve some of the existing apps.

The best part that apple has done is that they have put a high class hardware into that phone hence the only part remaining is software hence no doubt that u will not get a functionality u desire in it.

what's IDE ??? elaborate plese...and where are the apps availaible...?? well ur answers will base my decision of buying thr phone...any idea about the current prices available in the metro's ?? im in kolkata

Originally Posted by dv8ted

what's IDE ??? elaborate plese...and where are the apps availaible...?? well ur answers will base my decision of buying thr phone...any idea about the current prices available in the metro's ?? im in kolkata

Well IDE is Integrated Development Environment.
Its kind of a development software that apple has recently launched for the development of application for the iPhone.

Hence u can hope most of the things will be available very soon.
Apple has provided almost all the required hardware in the iPhone now only the need is to get good apps to work on it to server the community.

Well no idea how u will manage to get a piece in kolkata but there are many dealers in Mumbai ...if u would like to ...i dont know about kolkata ....
but one thing is for sure ....if u are going to wait for the official launch of the iPhone in India then probable apple will get it in the indian markets with some service provider agreement in India. Hence we cant say that u will be allowed to switch service providers even in india.Also and if they launch then probably the cost will be more ..something around 25k +
cos if u will check out the apple website for india then check out the prices for APPLE iTouch : itsw something around 17k where as if u get an itouch from US then u get it for something around 13-14k. This was long back now may be they must have dipped the prices but anyways iPhone will be costly after the official launch.

Anyways dude APPLE rocks the market over windows based PDAs or handsets.
Though iPhone is more of an entertainment device more for the showy purpose but i am sure given some more functionality it will be a full proof computer in that small metal casing.

that was great...well...i had an o2 before...xda ii...got bored with the hangin...upgraded it to all the workable versions of WM5 ...at that point of time...bought a GPS reciever to try it...finally sold it..and went back to nokia...am really bored with it...so i have 2 options....the iphone and the HTC 3300..which has a built in GPS receiver and WM5 (it does have free firmware ugrade to 6) but yeah the processor is real weak...a 200mhz omap...
i guess the iphone is way more better...man...ur right about the official price..once it comes out...i would rather get on rite now...how much is it in mumbai ?? and where in mumbai can i get it?? any probs with the 4 gig version ??? or is 8 all is available now...??

Originally Posted by dv8ted

that was great...well...i had an o2 before...xda ii...got bored with the hangin...upgraded it to all the workable versions of WM5 ...at that point of time...bought a GPS reciever to try it...finally sold it..and went back to nokia...am really bored with it...so i have 2 options....the iphone and the HTC 3300..which has a built in GPS receiver and WM5 (it does have free firmware ugrade to 6) but yeah the processor is real weak...a 200mhz omap...
i guess the iphone is way more better...man...ur right about the official price..once it comes out...i would rather get on rite now...how much is it in mumbai ?? and where in mumbai can i get it?? any probs with the 4 gig version ??? or is 8 all is available now...??

Well actually ...i dont know regarding the prices going on there ...but analysing the shopping websites like rediff shopping or say eBay then they were quoting somthing around 20- 25k for the 8Gig phone.
Now i havent checked for the prices.But in mumbai ..u will have to be a bit cautious cas the sellers are very strong in hand magics.......I mean they can sell u the duplicate China made iPhone with the Apple branded lable.....yes it possible one of my friend got fixed in their strategy ...he got a china made iPhone 8Gig piece for just 6k rs and now he has a lot of features but the iPhone doesnot seem to charge many a times ....he is having problem with the camera ....the software crashes many a times ...and lots of problems ....hence u will have to get a good grasp of features of the original iPhone so that u can compare and then get to know the originality.

Well i gues u should go for the 8Gig phone rather than going for a 4Gig phone cos as though apple has stopped manufacturing the 4 gig phones now ....they are all 8 and 16 ...but 8 i guess is sufficient ....ofcourse i dont know ur needs of space.Choose according to ur needs.
And if u ask for 4 Gig phone in the mumbai market then may be ur likely to get an old piece cos apple had that in market long back ...hence it will be also of the oldest firmware ......

went to the market yesterday...they're quoting 24,500 fot the 8 gig version...here....wat do u think about the price...i managed to check the firmware...it's 1.14... and i did see a at&t sim card in it...do u think it's worth picking up...???? and wat do i need to check in the box and eanything else before i get it...

Originally Posted by dv8ted

went to the market yesterday...they're quoting 24,500 fot the 8 gig version...here....wat do u think about the price...i managed to check the firmware...it's 1.14... and i did see a at&t sim card in it...do u think it's worth picking up...???? and wat do i need to check in the box and eanything else before i get it...

24,500 is 600 dollars. That's 200 more that what it should cost.
Is the phone unlocked? If it is, ask for the price without it being unlocked. Most sellers here charge a premium for unlocking the phone for you. There are lots of ways to unlock an iphone yourself nowadays. Check out modmyifone.com and ziphone.org.
It's definitely worth picking up if you're into it. I've had one for the past couple of months and love it.
Check if the piece is brand new. If it's box packed, even better. And check that the interface works.

Originally Posted by vik0612

24,500 is 600 dollars. That's 200 more that what it should cost.
Is the phone unlocked? If it is, ask for the price without it being unlocked. Most sellers here charge a premium for unlocking the phone for you. There are lots of ways to unlock an iphone yourself nowadays. Check out modmyifone.com and ziphone.org.
It's definitely worth picking up if you're into it. I've had one for the past couple of months and love it.
Check if the piece is brand new. If it's box packed, even better. And check that the interface works.

i guess it does look brand new...with a thin flim cover et all..the box was open to demonstrate of course.....how much did ya pick urs up for ?? where are u located ? umm...as i said the firmware is 1.1.14...im sure they will sell it unlocked...wat about jailbreaking...?? how does one do that ? wat did u do when u got ur fone ?

Originally Posted by dv8ted

went to the market yesterday...they're quoting 24,500 fot the 8 gig version...here....wat do u think about the price...i managed to check the firmware...it's 1.14... and i did see a at&t sim card in it...do u think it's worth picking up...???? and wat do i need to check in the box and eanything else before i get it...

Well 24,500 seems ok cos ....i got it fro 432$~17K hence these guys will charge i guess that much.But again the question lies that ..whether its a fresh piece ....cos it must be unlocked as u could check the firmware version.
And if ur keen on purchasing it then ....check by inserting another sim cos at&t does not work here ........get some indian sim in it and check.But the thing is i dont think those guys will allow u to check all the stuff in it .....cos probably u wont get any wi-fi connection near their shop .......and most of the iPhone things work using the wi-fi....
can u not get a piece from the US along with some one ....so that the risk is minimized drastically.Then ofcourse u can crack it here ...on ur own ..

Originally Posted by dv8ted

i guess it does look brand new...with a thin flim cover et all..the box was open to demonstrate of course.....how much did ya pick urs up for ?? where are u located ? umm...as i said the firmware is 1.1.14...im sure they will sell it unlocked...wat about jailbreaking...?? how does one do that ? wat did u do when u got ur fone ?

shriniketsarkar has a point. best way to know if it's unlocked is to insert a sim card and see if it works.
I had mine brought in from the US, which is the best way to do it. It will be cheaper and more reliable.
Jailbreaking, like i said, is really easy these days. The links I posted earlier are the best help. There are different tools depending on what platform you're on but it's equally easy on mac or pc.
If you're somewhere in Bombay (or Pune) I'd be happy to do it for you.

Originally Posted by dv8ted

i guess it does look brand new...with a thin flim cover et all..the box was open to demonstrate of course.....how much did ya pick urs up for ?? where are u located ? umm...as i said the firmware is 1.1.14...im sure they will sell it unlocked...wat about jailbreaking...?? how does one do that ? wat did u do when u got ur fone ?

I got it from US for 432$.
And now if u want to do anything with the iPhone simply download the ZiPhone 2.5 GUI based tool and it will do all for u ...
Jailbreaking is easy u even have a seperate option for it in this tool.
The tool also does Unlocking ur iPhone for other GSM carriers,Jailbreaking ur iPhone for 3rd Party Apps to be installed on it,And it also activates the iPhone for u.

And to do all this at one shot u just need to hit the button named Do It All on this gui based tool ......
Once u get ur phone feel free to ask on what steps to follow in using the tool.

But i would still suggest that if u got any contacts there in US and who could get u a phone then go for that option instead.

And for the url to download that tool simply google for ZiPhone 2.5 and u will get the makers site link directly simply download it for ur choice of os WINDOWS or MAC and done.