Iphone Launch
There is a lot of news and buzz around the Iphone and Iphone 3G launch these days. Its coming from two different places. The world is preparing itself for a huge Iphone 3G launch which is due on the 11th of July. We in India are bracing ourselves for the Iphone launch in September.
Vodafone has announced it plan to launch Iphone in India and so have Bharti - Airtel. Some news reports have indicated that they are planning to launch the Iphone 3G in September itself. It would be great to get these fancy phones in India. Iv have been a user of the itouch Wifi for a few months and it’s a great experience to use the fancy device. It not too difficult to find wifi hotspots in Bandra but I find most of them are locked or too slow making internet access fairly useless on it.
Hopefully Airtel and Vodafone plan the launch well and ensure that the internet speeds on the devices are not as slow as the current GPRS connections they provide. The speeds have improved by we all agree that they can be better. In Bandra we all know that there are some places where the signal really drops. I know of some spots on Pali Hill where the signal used to drop and if you were talking and drove past that area the call would drop. Even on the Mahim Causeway the signal tends to be thin.
So whats so special about the Iphone and the Iphone 3G. It’s the entire experience of handling a superbly designed product that takes care of all your entertainment and communication needs. It allows you to add third party applications (much like facebook) and that’s what makes it special. Also the visual experience of using the internet is much better than the small screen wonders we call mobiles these days.
Airtel has already started taking “advance booking” for the iphone so in case this is something you want to do click here. And for Vodafone click here.
Here are some photos and videos to give a flavour of what on the way.
Find out who is selling the iphone in Bandra, Khar and Santacruz.
