Comments on: Vodafone to sell 3G iPhone in India from Rs 31,000. Pricey?

By: from usa

from usa — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:39:20 +0000

Fact: In usa price for 8g iphone-3g is $199 but you have to buy a contract for 2 years which costs aprox $90 per month that too without SMS.

By: Senthilkumar

Senthilkumar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:43:41 +0000

Summary of features missing in I-phone:

Would be a freak..to buy it at such a high price for such a big list of no’s

No video calling
No AD2P on the Bluetooth-Cannot share data using bluetooth
Can’t share ANY (mp3, images,videos….) files via bluetooth
Can’t use as a wireless modem, (you pay data charges to activate internet on your phone, but cannot connect it to your PC and browse when you are at home)
No copy and paste, (cannot copy a part of a…. say…. email & send it….have to type it out yourself)
No 3.2 or 5 megapixel camera, (has a 2MP camera)
No video recording with camera
No front camera
No flash
No JAVA support
No 3G network yet in India…so why pay for expensive 3G phone if you can’t use its 3G services… for India, iPhone 2.0 is no better than its first version.
No removable battery. (You cannot change battery. Have to send it to apple outlet..can you live without your phone for 2-3 days?)
Cannot send MMS
Can’t use as external storage device
No FM radio
Can’t use your mp3 files as ringtones
Cannot insert any other SIM card/only GSM

By: prasenjit

prasenjit — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:22:56 +0000

guys go 4 n95.4 ur info nokia 6th famous brand in worjd way ahead of apple.nokia cn b trusted.iphone s nt true 3g no video cal,no w cdma,2mp camera wd sm cheap lens,no java,no flash,useless bluetoth,cant play games,no fm,no video recording, no mms, and the list goes on…..
nokia is a brand 4 al 4 p�ors(1100) and 4 rich(n95)
plz note n95 s a true 3p phone.briliant 5mp camera wd carl zeiss lens even awarded the TIPA award,sexy looks,hspda,wcdma,wifi,ful bluetoth,there s nothen u cn thnk thats nt in n95,gud gps,maps beter than gogle map,voip and so many features.
does apple thnks ppl r fool iphone s nothen b4 a n95,i usd both,nokia s king apple s out 2 cheat evn my gal frnds n73 beter than iphone.aple s a cheat,3rd grade phone wid nothen other than d tch scrn …apple sucks

By: Mr. Realistic

Mr. Realistic — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:42:18 +0000

@ Rajgopal

couldn’t agree more…

By: Rajagopal

Rajagopal — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:09:20 +0000

These are the missing features of the most awaited iPhone. Surprisingly most of the multimedia/smart phones in the market have better features than this for a reasonable price. Do you still want to spend 31000 Rs/-????????????

–>Just 2MP camera(photos look like they have come out of a VGA camera)

–>There is no video recording feature(Ha? Unless third party application)

–>Cannot send MMS and Forwards text msgs & cannot send to multiple recipients.

–>No front camera – it’s 3G, but no video conferencing.

–>No voice dialing(we had this feature in first gen Noika 3310 mobile)

–>Cannot cut, copy & paste like other multimedia smart phones.

–>No multiselect for emails. You have to delete them one by one.

–>Cannot replace battery on your own. Always you have to go to Apple stores and in INDIA it takes a week.

–>No WIFI, so cannot interact with your wireless modem. So, heavy internet charges.

–>iPhone can’t sync with Bluetooth stereo or in-car Bluetooth handsfree. It lacks A2DP on Bluetooth. A2DP audio devices, such as stereo Bluetooth headsets, offer high quality listening ability. Also, surprisingly it you cannot share MP3, images and video files via Bluetooth.

–>Cannot view multimedia flash video/animations. There is no support for adobe flash.

–>YouTube allowed only certain videos (H.264 coded). And you cannot share your videos.

–>No ringtone customization. i.e you can’t have your fav MP3 song as a ringtone

–>You cannot use all the features till the operator sets up your apple email account and the syncs with the phone.

–>Airtel and Vodafone Essar don’t have licences to provide 3G Services in India and they are not gurantee about this service(Having a 3G iphone on a 2G network doesn’t make sense at this price)

–>No FM Radio (needs connect via web only and Web FM Streaming is very Slow )

–>Completely tied to iTunes… Connect to your friend’s iTunes & you risk erasing everything on your phone.(Extra Burden to Your Pocket)

–>No JAVA support(i.e., Fav/Famous Java based games you can’t download from web)

Apple is a control freak. Dont surrender your freedom to it.
Its Just another white Elephant to your pocket and Post Paid Bills min 2500 Rs/PM with ridiculous data plans

*** think billion times before purchase iPhone 3G ****

By: Chirag Gupta

Chirag Gupta — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:51:03 +0000

Check this if ur worried about iPhone’s allegation chain mail.
http://woikr.com/woikr-clarifies-allegat ions-on-the-iphone-3g-in-india-chain-mai l/

By: Nischay

Nischay — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:01:31 +0000

These stupid foreign corporates still feel they can fool us as in the olden times .31000 for 8 GB & 36000 for 16 GB. Why would a person buy such a thing when the same thing is available in US for just 8000. Why would one pay for if he can do much better things then buying Uphone3G( coz i’ll not buy Iphone3G at any cost specially when there are no 3g services in India.Better to call it a
‘UR’phone.

By: mattiz

mattiz — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:59:29 +0000

Buying an accessory that has feature that are not currently supported in the country is an old sad story. I see no point in going for a white elephant.

By: Anirban Roy

Anirban Roy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:44:13 +0000

Less than three hours to go for the launch and we are geared to cover the event. Would be interesting to see if there are queues in front of the stores similar to what we had seen around the world.

Interesting too will be the comment from the first buyer.

By: Seema

Seema — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:14:04 +0000

So what CAN I buy for the price of one 16GB iPhone by Vodafone or Airtel? Let’s see….
A Compaq laptop OR
A 80GB iPod + Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism OR
A high-end Sony Music System OR
A home theatre system

… who do Vodafone and Airtel think they are selling this iPhone to? People who have been loyal and ethical enough to wait for the official piece rather than buy from the grey market? Is this really the kind of “Happy to Help” they want to spread around?
The saddest thing in all this is that everyone who booked the iPhone 3G knows what price Apple was launching it at internationally and Vodafone/Airtel haven’t so much as sent out a one-line explanation on why its so overpriced?!
This is the point where I want even my Rs. 6/- back of the Premium SMS rates that I paid for the booking SMS!!! Really really sad to see a company like Apple lose the plot in such a lucrative market!