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Before announcements of official release dates and pricing, we were getting you the information. Now that the price has been officially confirmed, this is for those who would like to hear it from the horse's mouth.

Vodafone has announced the official pricing for the iPhone 3G, though Airtel hasn't made any statements yet.

The 8 GB version will cost Rs. 31,000 and the 16 GB version will cost Rs. 36,100.

Those who've pre-registered for the iPhone 3G can go to a Vodafone store today or tomorrow, and confirm their booking by paying Rs. 10,000. It is the fee for pre-booking.

They will then receive an appointment date and time starting 22nd August where they can go and pick up their iPhones.

Check out the Vodafone site for more info.

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WE CALL IN LONDON VODAFONE AS VC VODAFONE CHEATER. !!!!!!!

VIJAY @ Jun 26, 2009

COMPSNY LOOSING TRUST AND REPUTATION IN SUBSCRIBERS AND PUBLIC , 8GB MODEL IN U.S.A. WITH CONNECTION IS AVAILABLE IN U.S.$ 199.00 OPENLY. THIS MEANS COMPANY IS TRYING TO EARN MORE THAN 300% PROFIT . IS IT A L O O T ?

UMESH GAMBHIR @ Aug 26, 2008

can u send me details for this mobile am very intrested to to buy this mobile so plz send the details to my mail id

santhu @ Aug 26, 2008

Actual Cost Of 8GB iPhone, Rs 19,200?

Read on - princeley.blogspot.com//2008/08/actual-cost-of-8gb-iphone-rs-19200.h-t-m-l

frrreakgod @ Aug 23, 2008

Harit Nagpal, chief marketing officer, Vodafone said, “We are not keeping margins, as these are our own stores.” Excuse me Mr. Harit Nagpal, do you think selling something at more than 125% of the cost price is "not keeping margins"?!!!!!! Moreover, you are binding people with a monthly plan of Rs. 799 and Rs. 999 even after pricing these pieces blatantly high!!!

Aman @ Aug 23, 2008

Not only boycott Iphone, also boycott Vodafone and Airtel. Lets switch to other operators. IPhone3G 8GB is being given by Apple to Airtel and Vodafone at 325$. Even if we add 5% custom duty, still 8Gb model shouldn't retail for more than Rs, 15000. Please do not fall for Vodafone's tactics of lowering the prices marginally.

Aman @ Aug 23, 2008

Vodafone reduces iphone prices.The price tag for the gadget is now pegged at Rs 29,640 for 8GB and Rs 34,580 for 16 GB.

frrreakgod @ Aug 23, 2008

vodaphone guys what r u upto man....... this is the reason i hate indian marketing strategy wht r u guys upto which segment of market r u trying to capture a 199$ phone for 31000 r u out off mind ,

sam @ Aug 23, 2008

i phone sucks
no worth for the money
it is not recommended for anyone as it coasts very high and does not worth it . as there will no proper sevice facilities and as well to get all the iphone sevices the operators will charge u heavily.

bhargav @ Aug 23, 2008

Iphone is here

and it sucks on the features hell lot of drawbacks

"Iphone Or Ufool" think what you want
just like stock market pricing of Iphone taken over by its brand name

according to me iphone basic should be priced around 15~16k with 8gb

Ishwar @ Aug 22, 2008

29000 no less....8Gb , Black one

Rachna @ Aug 22, 2008

Way to go !!!
Me too joining the boycott bandwagon.

Nofear @ Aug 22, 2008

Final Offer 25500

Girish @ Aug 22, 2008

just bought the iphone and already im begenning to think ive made a mistake....i knew the limited bluetooth functionality and all other drawbacks but I dint know that you cant even foward SMS's with this thing....its a big big downer for me...One more thing i cant do in this phone is download any Apps from the Apps store because even to download free apps you need to give your credit card details and i dont have a credit card.....Please its Airtel , Mumbai if anyone wants to buy it from me im willing to give it away for Rs 29000/-....reply to this post and ill get back to u..

rachna @ Aug 22, 2008

Guys! me too.!

Say No to iPhone!

Let teach lesson to the Operators who has no logic in business.
Show them the consumer power.
Boycott.

devarajan @ Aug 22, 2008

i appeal to everyone not to buy iphone as it will prompt airtel and voda to reduce prices quickly so we can buy it then.. they will face empty stores tomorrow.. not even 10 will be sold nationwide in one week..

iphonr @ Aug 21, 2008

There r people ready to buy the iphone at any cost even if they say Rs. 1,00,000 these guys dont think about value for money - Airtel and vodafone r targeting these one first. Once these stupid people bought it then they will reduce the price to arond 20k then as the price droped many will buy and then again they will reduce the price to 16k and once its 16k most of them will have the iphone then they will start playing with the monthly bills... Whatever, however we r been f'd atlast...

RamJackie @ Aug 21, 2008

shanker.shendge @ Aug 21, 2008

this deal is going to be a BIG BIG!!!! loss 4 d people who buys this phone.the news channels lured people by giving them wrong information about pricing.these channels should be sued as many will face problem, who earlier booked it, by watching the price tag so high!!!

saad @ Aug 21, 2008

whis says airtel hasnt told the prices .. i recieved msgs from airtel twice regarinding the prices .... its excatly same as vodafone

bharat @ Aug 21, 2008

The iPhone pricing in India was initially though to be subsidized below 20k. However the iPhone will be launched in the range of Rs 31000 (8GB) to 37000 (16GB). Though the demand and hype is good; such heavy pricing would discourage many potential buyers.
And if our source is to be believed, Airtel has received around 400,000 pre-registrations for the iPhone. Even if 20% of those actually decide to buy the iPhone 3G in India then Airtel would have some 80,000 orders. However it is said that Apple has provided only 25000 iPhones to Airtel initially. Thus the decision to keep the iPhone a top-end product (which it is) and thus peiced at a heavy premium.
The prices are expected to fall after diwali. Enjoy!

Iphonehelp.in @ Aug 21, 2008

guyz i think all should just wait for another week or so.....lets c how may iphones vodafone and airtel manage to sell in the 1st week....i think it wont be more than a few hundred or max a thousand nationwide....this will automatically prompt them to come out with monthly plans and installments for the phone as they have already invested in the project...so guyz chill...lets c what happens

TECHIE @ Aug 21, 2008

"iphone price is too high to buy..They showed that it will cost near about 9000 but its not. I am not going to buy iphone as it has no FM, Bluetooth with a2dp, Windows file can't work, No video recordin and many more...si its better to go for the better option like nokia has launched n96 and its cost is 26000.If u really want to buy iphone go to gaffar market in delhi.

mak @ Aug 21, 2008

The price is too high for iphone.. Well yes it has got a really big screen and touchflo .. but lacks many features that of basic phones, 3rd party applications.. So once your honey moon with the phone is over. you will just hate it as others do it now

Kevins @ Aug 21, 2008

@ Amit,
pl.dnot beli.. in ZEE BUSINESS that guys showing we can get Rs.8500 & Rs.699/PM on that day, That happen,So Pl. Dnot Bel... them.
try in some othere source if you can ?

Srinath @ Aug 21, 2008

@ srinath I saw the news on Zee Business yesterday evening @ 6 PM headlines

Amit @ Aug 21, 2008

@Amit,
Dnot dream any EMI,
If any give source and comment Pl.

Srinath @ Aug 21, 2008

Hey Guys! got news from from channel that EMI plan will be anounced today???? ANyone having more info???

Amit @ Aug 21, 2008

pls pls pls dont buy these offer vodafone & airtel want to looting money from india. 199$ phone in US here they are taking 4 times more!
better u go to buy an iphone 3g frm US and unlocked here or go for an old version. anyway in India 3g service will start maybe jan or feb why u wasting money for a device the feature is not available in india

vaali123 @ Aug 21, 2008

dont buy the iphone immediately as it launches in india its price is so high i,e 31000 for 8gb and 36500 for 16 gb model . definitely prices are going to fall with in its launch of 1 or 2 months.
buy this in the case you cant wait for this beauty, because its touch feature none of the any phone has the ability to compare apple iphone with its features and mainly the touch screen its simply superb one must use this iphone in his/her llife time.

azam @ Aug 21, 2008

hey guys one more bad news dese prices do not include cost for data plans heres is more info abt data plans
More abuse news for iPhone lovers as Vodafone released the plans which include voice as well as data. For a new postpaid user, there are three plan options - iPhone 499 (Rs. 499), iPhone 799 (Rs. 799) and iPhone 999 (Rs. 999). On the calling front, these plans will have free 199, 249 and 299 minutes (local & STD) respectively. All local calls go at 60 paise flat while STD at Re. 1. SMS charges are 1/2/5 (local/national/international). Heavy internet users will be disappointed because there is no unlimited data plan to go for. The free data usage per month for these plans is 50MB, 250MB and 600MB.

kingameya @ Aug 20, 2008

@tribal - it's just a phone. not a lifetime investment. and at that price, it should at least work.

rawheat @ Aug 20, 2008

trust me iphone at this price is completely a horrible buy....we anyways dont hav 3g in india yet so its pointless anyways....they really fuked up this launch....my say n wht i am goin to say is its a waste of money caus payin sucha price for sucha phone is a waste of money!!!! those with too much money wld obvi go ahead n buy it bt a person wid a slightest sense of value for money will neva waste sucha bomb on sucha phone

akhil @ Aug 20, 2008

I would really interested to find out those selected 'few' who actually go and buy this for Rs 31K-36K without actually knowing that the iPhone really lack so many ordinary features that average Nokia phones have!

Amar @ Aug 20, 2008

Ridiculous Pricing !!! Apple go back to US, Voda & Airtel have no business sense. Samsung i900 omnia is much better phone thatn iphone

Raju Bhoite @ Aug 20, 2008

Well i think it is a bit steep.... just cause we in india cannot use the APPS from Itunes just as yet .. i wonder if they have started the payment gateway just as yet ... anyone know bout that .. pay in INR ?

I am really looking forward to MobileMe anyway ... and i should get it too .... even at a steep 31 K

(i've lost my phone recently ... and i think i can't wait for a price drop)

I just hope the ownership experience lives up ....

to re cap - i have 2 question

1. Itunes apps now on yet for india ?
2. 3 G when ?
3. Warranty ?
4. Can you insure it ?

Mazher @ Aug 20, 2008

stop complaining you guys. its still one of the best phones on the market. buy any decent smartphone on the market like the blackberry and ull be poorer by 25k. now add a ipod touch and ur down 40k. stop complaining and get one to know what its all about. and n u CANT get one from the US. u need something called a social security number which is like a pan number which is issued to residents.and if u come to think of it, ull end up paying $1680 plus taxes for ur plan. additionally u need to pay $200 plus tax. oh sorry $199 for those idiots who dont understand. the total cost of ownership is rs. 80000 over a 2 year period. compare that to india rs. 31000 for the phone. rs. 48000 for usage on the network (assuming an average of rs. 2000 a month, which is on the higher side) get 1 cuz i am.

tribal @ Aug 20, 2008

now after d price announcement every mobile manufacturer wud b releived..at 31k iphone is S@#T!!!for d price of a 16gb iphone i wud rather buy an ipod touch 8gb and a nokia e71..or a entry level comp wid a good walkman fone..or evn d E90...only a fool wil buy d iphone at 3 times its orgn. price..given dat 3g is stil not available!!!

bharath @ Aug 20, 2008

absurd..

absurd @ Aug 20, 2008

same pricefor Airtel too.. they have it on their site now..

George @ Aug 20, 2008

twice the hype, thrice the price, half the brain.

rawheat @ Aug 20, 2008

now waiting for the android phone ...

Vaibhav Bajpai @ Aug 20, 2008

voda sux.. now how much longer do i have to wait..:@. they are completely DUMB in india.. ;)

segs @ Aug 20, 2008

--Now no one Will Buy a iphone at such prices..--

Bye iphone.............

byeiphone @ Aug 20, 2008

just got the sms today and was shocked by the pricing. greed has to have some limits.
anyway, the perfect reason not to fall for apple glitz....
nokia e71 for me!

saji @ Aug 20, 2008

Everything said and done my friends the device is still very unstable with lot of fixes still going on. Like for example no video recording and a total absence of the most obvious, the keypad.
Okay right now cost wise it is too high at about 1000 apiece. But from a very practical angle how many would be able to use it in reallife indian circumstances?
Would we want a device which always demands a 2hand use policy.
A device that has a lot of short comings apart from the ones mentioned above + also the fact you cant create or edit office documents.
A device which will need to be returned for something as simple as changing the battery?
A device which has a 2mpx camera.
Question is how many will seriously want to burn a serious hole in their pocket for a device which looks great but doesnt stand a chance against the likes of even java enabled phones and not speaking of the symbian ones.
Got to understand that at this price point the service providers are still going to charge their esteemed customers for the data usage etc etc and not gonna bundle services as we would expect.
Man its Sad & its also very Bad.

Max @ Aug 20, 2008

Why govt allows apple to sell in india ! This is very bad me . I want to buy this but not enough money.

Manohar @ Aug 20, 2008

Pricing is attrocious even for mac affaandios

Kurien @ Aug 20, 2008

I dont get it. Why dont these guys emulate carriers like AT&T or O2 and try make profit from services than the actual hardware itself?
Anyway, goodbye iPhone. It was good while it lasted..

SK @ Aug 20, 2008

@ Apple,Airtel,Vodafone,
Happy sell your self
Good Bye.
I bet you can sell (100/2)
Bye.
Have nice sell

Srinath @ Aug 20, 2008

Guys,
Airtel also released their prices. Same prices of vodafone :(
Stay Away from iphone. This sucks!!

Raj @ Aug 20, 2008

Guys its official, airtel also releasin at same price
8 gig at 31000
16 gig at 36100
airtel.in/iphone3g/getready.--h-t-m-l

Jitender @ Aug 20, 2008

@rohit

k..i overseen ur comment man..

ny idea whether the price mentioned in the vodafoe site is inclusive of plan & what.. vodafone guys are not clear in this matter in the site..

iphone = 1000 USD @ Aug 20, 2008

Well i think that with this pricing factor...Apple will make a new record of selling minimum phones at launch in India....Nobody will go for iphone...when they have got plenty of better options. For 30k + it is simply a crap

Bharatiya @ Aug 20, 2008

@iphone = 1000 USD
i see the same info as you see. is sait it is TRUE. the price is 31k indeed. either you didn't read my post correctly or i didn't get you.

rohit @ Aug 20, 2008

Shanky Bhai,
1. I got the sms
2. I checked up the vodafone site.
Think personally however the i phone is no competition for my nokia e51. Got oodles of features which the iphone users can only dream of atleast for sometime to come.
Think of it!
Finally i think its just the novelty factor of owning an apple phone that will drive the people to buy this phone but at this price point and with such dearth of features i dont think its worth the money when there are scores of symbian s60 and uiq phones which surely cost less and also do more and almost anything.

Max @ Aug 20, 2008

any info about airtel pricing. Any one!!!

raj @ Aug 20, 2008

@rohit & Shanky

Guys go to vodafone.in/iphone site.. u will come to what is offical n what not..

stop bulling urslvs..

iphone = 1000 USD @ Aug 20, 2008

What piece of touch screen crap. Think that jobs fellow got it all wrong. India is an economy of scales...i pre registered but now not gonna buy. I am not going to bother with this nonsense.

Max @ Aug 20, 2008

Shanky,
I checked up the local Vodafone store. They told me the same thats given on the net. Initial 10 k advance then rest while picking up the handset. Its confirmed from vodafone. Airtel will have to look out for

raj @ Aug 20, 2008

this is true. check vodafone's site.
eff off apple. we are already paying for your war. and now you are making us pay 31k for a buggy phone. shame on you.

rohit @ Aug 20, 2008

iphone sucks!

iphoneisaripoff @ Aug 20, 2008

all these post are fakes, why r u making fool of all people here.
there is no official declartion of prices,even there customer care executives don't know , then from where are ur souves came from, stop posting these ridiculous posts.if u hav the sources post their name,desig n cell no. . we will confirm it.
if u don't have then don't post useless info

shanky @ Aug 20, 2008

India has huge potential to buy any goods cos of the huge population..but i never understand why the hell are the prices so high in India when compared to US...Launch if for same price in India..as in US>..and i bet...Apple would start operations in India..... U get paid less..and you need to spend a hell to buy something...ridiculous...

Cruiser @ Aug 20, 2008

31K..looks like apple, vodafone and even airtel have got the Indian market wrong...or is it that they wanted to sell for 13000 but 1 and 3 got swapped....:)

Gaurav @ Aug 20, 2008

Rather than spending 31,000 on a phone that doesn't have a basic video recording feature I'd prefer buying a lower priced phone which has more functions than the i Phone. I am sure these prices will have to be lowered cause only 1%-2% of those who booked this phone initially are actually going to buy it.

Ami @ Aug 20, 2008

Guys any chances for EMI ?????

Suresh @ Aug 20, 2008

HEY just got unconfirmed news that though Airtel is planning to keep the price of the Iphone same as Vodafone it will offer its postpaid customers who have been with the company for more than 12 billing cycles the option to buy the phone on installment @ Rs 8500 down payment and Rs 1000/- per month as installment.........unconfirmed reports so please dont ask me where i got the news from.....My friend works as a with Airtel and he told me...

amit @ Aug 20, 2008

35000 = high end compaq laptop with the best config..
35000= HTC Touch Diamond + any IPod
35000= 30 grams of gold for investment
35000= Nokia N96 with a 5 Mp CAm, 16 GB internal memory and transfalsh capability upto 8 gb, full bluetooth connectivity and no restrictions of being locked on to a network or anything...

and

36100 = a shitty phone with no file transfer capability between phones, a 2 mp outdated camera with no video recording, locked to a single network so practically 0 resale value and additional stupid bills for internet browsing as there are no unlimited plans///////////\

HEHEHEHEHEHE...........public ko chu***a samajte hai kya........)

amit @ Aug 20, 2008

Well,my question is

"Is it unlocked??"

Ravi Shanker @ Aug 20, 2008

36K is like a three month salary in India for a call center job. Maybe Americans should start paying more for the services so that they can afford American phones :)

Steve Jobs @@ @ Aug 20, 2008

36K is like a three month salary in India for a call center job. Maybe Americans should start paying more for the services so that they can afford American phones :)That's cheap for most people in Indian cities who routinely spend like $600 on their cell phones. In India it is all about showing off. There are too many rich people who will buy this as a toy for their kids. There is no limit to money and stupid people back home.

By the way, the concept of ipod is lost in India. Ipod stands for DAP and nobody seem to care that the original ipod is from a company
called Apple. The Apple brand recognition is almost close to zero apart from the techies who know what that company is.

Lot of people like their crackberries. They are waiting more for the crackberry bold than this thing.

But I do expect this thing to be sold like hot cakes back home. Like I said there is no limit to stupid people who will spend $700 on a
cell phone.

Steve Jobs @@ @ Aug 20, 2008

Guys, $199 for 8GB and $299 for 16 GB in USA based on 2-year contract. So we can't compare or expect same price as indian market is different. At least we should expect the price of unlocked phone at AT&T in USA which is supposed to be $599 and $699. Anything above that price seems idiotic!!

Raj @ Aug 20, 2008

Just looting indian smart phone customers.
As per AT&T web site , In future no-commitment/ no-contract iphone 8 GB costs $599 and 16 Gb costs $699. Why the heck vodafone and airtel charge huge $720 for 8gb and $830 for 16 GB ???
Listen vodafone and airtel, you will be shocked with this kind of pricing on 22nd !!

Raj @ Aug 20, 2008

Information regarding Rs.10000 as a fees for prebooking seems not correct, as website says something else. It says that one has to pay remaining amount on the date of appointment

Mahesh @ Aug 20, 2008

Bullshit. This is the difference between a 3rd world and a 1st world country.

Saurav Ghosh @ Aug 20, 2008

What !! 31K for an $199 .... that's way higher than top phones prices in markert. a normal middle class family can't afford it. way higher price . it's better to hav a n96 which almost costs same. Price way soo higH >>

Jaydeep @ Aug 20, 2008

Got SMS from vodafone in morning, I was shocked. So went to vodafone store to verify. Its not worth better get it from abroad.
Airtel had not given prices yet but if they launch at same price then it will surly be Cartelisation.

Manish Malhotra @ Aug 20, 2008

fk u!!!!!!!!!1 will i pay 41000 for that piece of beautiful SHIT? NEVERRRRR

z @ Aug 20, 2008

Not Worth to purchase from India Guyyyyzzzzzzzzzz. Better to have it from US

Madhur @ Aug 20, 2008

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