Comments on: Nokia N97 and iPhone 3GS: similar India pricing, different reactions

By: Saurabj

Saurabj — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:35:34 +0000

I totally agree with the points mentioned in the post, I dont understand how the prices seem to be so high for us when we are a developing country.

40k for a phone, ie. the Iphone 3GS is just crazy ….

On one side we see large multinationals pricing products as per there own whims and fancies cuz we Indians still buy at those prices.

On the othe hand, I saw this website recently http://www.bizegator.com , crazy concept, they have deals on every electronic item possible, and they claim to have taken the lowest of more than 10 quotations across the city.

I hope we decide to take a stand on buying such stuff too and holding on to our purchases until mnc firms decide they cant take us for granted.

By: Rupneet Singh

Rupneet Singh — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:38:16 +0000

i think apple is 1 among the top class brands in the world n thus 2 keep up it’s standard Apple has kept iphone’s rates quite high .

thanks 4 the gud read ..

By: Shiva G

Shiva G — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:41:21 +0000

Actually the grapevine pricing of Iphone 32K-36K for 16 & 32GB is a hell a lot cheaper than 575 & 675 euros in Belgium where it is sold without a sim lock. Belgium does not allow phones to be locked, so they are sold separately from the monthly plan.

Just that apple needs to do efficient marketing…

By: Pankaj

Pankaj — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:54:34 +0000

Great Article!, i happy to see the like minded people here…

i have seen most of the people have bought their iPhones from US and other places and got it unlocked here… seems like it’s working for them, i am thinking on the same lines.

Just had one question, if we do buy it from other place than india, can we get the Tech Support on it here in India? don’t want to end up hearing question like Which Operating system does it use VISTA or XP?

By: bhatnaturally

bhatnaturally — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:03:11 +0000

Oct 1st week is what the Imagine Store guys at UB City told me.

By: rohan

rohan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:53:43 +0000

Is there any ETA for iPhone 3GS to launch in India???

By: SURESH

SURESH — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:45:51 +0000

Hmm , i do absolutely agree wit evry single word u have written . see it is not that people are not aware of mac products , there are many people who are crazy about MAC products but our government is not encouraging to bring the most technicallly , advanced technology to india of 3G network or of MAC products . these products & technology really are very very interesting to learn or to work on it . i really search a lot in internet about MAC , 3G network & various products these well advanced technically , but not only MAC products , there are many other products which our government is not encouraging to coming to INDIA .
So we can hope that we can see INDIA getting 3G network , MAC products & other products to india & hope we can learn & enjoy with those products in India.

By: kk

kk — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:48:32 +0000

Nice points man. The pricing is obviously too great. If i buy it in US then I will have to pay mere INR 10000, but if i buy it here then i’ll have to waste of INR 32000.

Not pretty, huh? but i guess we will not be able to bear international roaming charges of AT&T. So let’s stick with Airtel.

I hope they launch 3gs with a significant price. I may want to get one then.

By: Aku

Aku — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:43:17 +0000

Totally agree with you there Kunal….would have bought the iphone a long time back if it was’nt tied to Airtel/ Vodafone…..there are still some places in India where only BSNL gives you connectivity.

By: Kunal

Kunal — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:36:20 +0000

What I can’t understand is, if Apple is selling an unsubsidized phone in India, why lock it to only two carriers?