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Atlast apple is ready to launch its iphone in india on 22nd for 740USD 8gb and 890USD for 16gb via vodafone and airtel. The media here has hyped it as a god sent phone without knowing its drawbacks and restrictions. They even fooled that its replacement of our laptop and no need to carry your laptop, iphone will do everything for u. Seeing this hype nokia rushed its n96 today for 830USD. Very few will afford the iphone but the problem is we dont get to try it before buying. And after buying when we come to know that it cannot play mp3 as ringtones and no video recording and many basic stuff missing which can be even found no a 100USD cheap phone, it will blow out their mind.
[ This Message was edited by: Fanofmodi on 2008-08-20 13:21 ]
[ This Message was edited by: Fanofmodi on 2008-08-23 05:51 ]
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Posted: 2008-08-20 13:54:32
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that is why i always read numerous reviews and reader reviews before buying a phone, especially if its 800$
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Posted: 2008-08-20 14:41:06
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If i believe my friend working for vodafone Over 200,000 iphones were booked within 2months before launch with booking amount of 250USD, but the price was not fix till the launch day. And on the launch day when vodafone informed all who booked the iphone that the price is more than 750USD more than 80% bookings were cancelled and there were no ques outside like we saw in other countries. On many indian forums we can see people boycotting apples iphone. Why should we pay more than three times the world pays.
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Posted: 2008-08-23 07:02:49
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@fanofmodi true man. Glad that i didnt wait for iPhone and bought the N81 on my bday. Are you from gujarat btw? Asking coz your nick looks like fan of modi?
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Posted: 2008-08-23 13:58:00
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So about 80% of those people who booked turned their brain on when they heared the final price.
They should've done it sooner and just ignored the iphone hype.
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Posted: 2008-08-23 14:55:02
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Although the N96 is not a massive leap forward i woulds still choose the Nokia over Apple. But now the Nokia has even more memory too.
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Posted: 2008-08-23 15:21:00
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On 2008-08-23 14:55:02, bart wrote:
So about 80% of those people who booked turned their brain on when they heared the final price.
They should've done it sooner and just ignored the iphone hype.
The initial bookings were because of the low prices that were advertised at the time of launch.. At that price even I would have thought of getting one. And I hate the iPhone and the hype it has created.. The initial price $199 under contract was very attractive. When the final price was anounced, people usd common sense and decided not to purchase at all.. I do not see anything wrong there.. I will only get that phone for its UI..
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Posted: 2008-08-23 16:10:54
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@whiz well said. Btw many of my friends are waiting for the price to drop.
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Posted: 2008-08-23 16:23:00
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For the launch of the iPhone is Poland, actors were paid by Orange to queue outside shops to make it look like there was a big interest in the phone.
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Posted: 2008-08-23 16:38:49
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Lol actors were paid? OMFG height of the hype.
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Posted: 2008-08-23 16:48:00
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