Comments on: Did the Indian Weather stop Apple from launching the iPhone 3GS

By: john

john — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:59:54 +0000

maybe it’s because apple think India is such a small market since probably 99% of its population can’t afford one

By: sachin

sachin — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:13:49 +0000

lemme knw d rate i wanna buy

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:45:45 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:43:30 +0000

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By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:44:06 +0000

Hi Varun Krishnan
Glad to hear you are a diehard fan of Apple products!
You have mentioned that you have a apple i phone is it 3G or 3Gs??
Is it unlocked using unlock software or jail broken phone.
If it is jail broken or unlocked using software blacksnow is it working well or problmes??

By: addu

addu — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:49:27 +0000

i cant think ov anY alternates for iphone …so been waiting patientlY…ur rite u cant trust the greY markets here…i will wait for the launch date!!!:)

By: sharath

sharath — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:34:26 +0000

Hi,

I have 2 iPhones (1 black and 1white) 3GS 16GB unlocked.
I live in London.
Do let me know if you want me to buy it.
I can courier it to you.
Just mailed a HTC hero to my friend.

By: Avilash

Avilash — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:35:20 +0000

varun,

I am very sure that operating temp is not the case cos when 3G and 3GS can be launched here from apple officially, where max temp goes upto 60 during summer and its like 6 months summer and average temp is summer remain 40, i dont think it shud be any problem for indian climate. M sure there are other reasons. govt regulations, sales in indian market for that price, etc etc. But definitely its not the environmental factors.

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Regards,
Avilash

By: JB

JB — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:34:34 +0000

Not sure if you got the reasons correctly.. the 3GS has been available in Singapore, Malaysia etc. where temperature match or exceed India.
The real reason for Apple could be the lack of 3G in India and hence commercially it does not help them maintain a revenue stream from the carriers. This is the reason why the phone price in India is higher (not subsidised).

Also, based on my experience with various iPhones in India with data plans, it has been less than impressive. I have moved to a Blackberry (yes) as my primary phone with the iPhone 3G doing iPod and PDA functions only.
Moreover, the data plan pricing (BB vs iPhone) in India is not favoring the iPhone in any way.

By: Jar

Jar — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:37:43 +0000

The reason is simple as India has only setup the 3G network
in major cities. Just because some companies are advertising
it like it is all over the country is just wrong.
It will take several years for that to happen.

Just get yourself unlocked iphone from Singapore or something.

By: Ashish

Ashish — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:04:48 +0000

@author..

cud be one of the reasons.. but lemme just remind u 1 thing.. the indoor temperatures even in places like nagpur (where i live) dnt rise above 35degree C, hence it shudnt be a factor to be worried abt… and even if using outdoors no bdy will use it under direct sunlight (i wudnt coz its useless neway )

yet waiting for a launch or for somebdy to go abroad.. cant risk buying it frm nebdy here..

cheers..

By: Varun Krish

Varun Krish — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:50:22 +0000

Hi Kunal,

I m a huge fan of Apple products and have a macbook , ipod and the iphone

I have few unconfirmed reports from anonymous sources that iPhone 3GS is delayed due to some roadblocks like Govt. regulations, Operator issues and also stock issues.

Since this is something not official and not 100% confirmed , I even put it as a question in the title

By: Jagan

Jagan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:33:19 +0000

I’d say that we should write to Apple and ask them to release the phone here. Maybe, if they see enough demand…

By: kunal

kunal — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:20:24 +0000

Hi Varun
A lot of indians use apple products with no fear of overheating. I think your reason stated is invalid because if that was the case indians would have been deprived of Iphone 3G. I am not sure why do you say so since Apple has not launched any official statement regarding release/non release of the 3GS version.
Regards,

Kunal