Today was somewhat a mixed bag kinda day for me. I was happy to have bid a PR4 domain for 10$ but to have lost the bid in the last few seconds of the auction. I wasn't much disappointed about the issue than the happiness and surprise that "struck" me when I saw this in Alexa.
This might be just the beginning. I might get a PR4+ hopefully in the next update. But what gave me more surprise was the way iPhone 3G was to be launched in India.
In probably a first for a gadget launch in the country, iPhone lovers will be able to lay their hands on their favourite toy at midnight on August 22. To celebrate the launch, both service providers, Airtel and Vodafone, will keep their select stores in key metros open well past midnight. The companies have taken special permission for the same.
But is it worth the money? To lay your hands upon an iPhone you gotta shell out Rs.31,000 ("only). For some it might be a one month blog earnings. Then I read this over the web:
In NCR, the unveiling will take place at Airtel brand shop in Sahara Mall, Gurgaon. The company claimed that over 2 lakh prospective buyers had registered on its website for an iPhone. What it did not mention was the fact that it was before iPhone prices for India had been announced. At Rs 31,000 for the 8GB model, many a prospective customers may simply choose not to buy an iPhone.
Poor jerks! Out of their enthusiasm, they might have booked themselves a set. But now would they have regained their conscious, would like to know what they think about that!
In US the price of the iPhone(not the 3G) was 299$. It comes to around 12000 Rs. Does shipping cost 19000? But iPhone 3G is to be launched here in India! IT costs roughly 8000Rs. after the conversion. Wierd!
In US, some of the money is paid by the service provider and the buyer has to signup for a particular service. Here in India also you got to buy from the service provider. But unlike their rich counterparts, who plan big and whose plans are paid for by the extravagant people, Indians wouldn't like to spend hefty sums on mobile bills. This is the difference. Paying for yearly is not everyone's cuppa tea.
To check more I searched the Vodafone "Happy to help" website. Check these features out. I got this from Vodafone website. I hate airtels site which is cumbersome(not in the literal sense). (The template just sickens me. So preferred to go through Vodafone site.)
GPS HIGH SPEED INTERENET and more .. check the site.. (I cant add those here though. That was just an ad for iPhone most of the features are limited to the Indian users!)
This is going to be great. GPS.. High speed net.. That's what I thought! On a second thought what a cheap ad. India has so far not set up 3G spectrum and they are selling 3G phones and people are "spending money like water"(that was a conversion of local slang:-) ). But in days to come the iPhone costs may come down and 3G spectrum for high speed net and GPS facilities will be available. Will be waiting till then to buy my iPhone. But iPhone has no:
1>MMS 2>video recording
So do think twice. But that doesnt bacck me off the deal. I am going for iPhone when it reaches sub 10K mark. Till then Moto Rokr will do.
I have had an iPhone for several months now and it is quite possibly the mos ingenius phone ever created. I am sure the people of India will love it as well.
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The iPhone is just simply awesome. All these new features are making me want to buy one. GPS is just plain awesome.