Apple iPhone 3G

@compwhiz:

sabi nga ng CEO ng apple na $199. pero it comes with a BIG, BIG ASTERISK. you see, subsidized price yun. unlike the previous iphone, yung bagong iphone 3g should be activated at either an apple store or an att store. hindi na pwede bumili online at iunlock or activate sa bahay. at the store, you have to sign a contract that will tie you to a 2-year contract.

just recently, att revealed that they will sell iphones with no contract (att calls them go-phones). problem is they would sell for $599 for the 8gb at $699 for the 16gb. hindi pa kasama yung tax, which is around 7-8% depending on the state. kung susumahin including tax, it will cost around P30000 for a no-contract iphone. that price is similar to the first time the old iphones went out.

actually, att will pay apple half of the real cost of the iphone 3g (which i have mentioned as $599 and $699) para mas dumami yung att subscribers. att on their part tinaasan nila yung price ng plans, so tama yung isang post na mas mahal pa sa iphone ang iphone 3g in effect. parang sa globe o smart, pag kumuha ka ng plan, mas mura babayaran mo sa unit pero nakatali ka sa kanila ng two years.

ngayon, industry experts doubt na bababaan pa yang price na yan kasi bababa na ang demand for unlocked iphone 3g's dahil worldwide ang release nya. sa pilipinas, rumors say that the iphone 3g would sell for P9000+ kung magsusubscribe ka to a P3500 globe plan. free naman kung plan P5000.

so, it's really ridiculous kung bakit ang daming napapapre-order at a low price. mahal sya talaga for no-contract at hindi lalabas ang no-contract iphones ngayong july 12. sabi ng att no-contract iphone 3g's will be released at a later date.

oo nga pala, hindi basta basta makakakuha ng iphone 3g. you have to be qualified for a new contract or bumili at nagactivate ka with att ng old iphone before may 27.

so compwhiz, don't be such a smarty pants. listen to all the people who are telling you that there is more to steve jobs' keynote. ang point: hindi $199 ang iphone 3g so stop dreaming and move on. tandaan mo, steve jobs "the CEO of Apple" is still a businessman. hindi nya hahayaang malugi sya.

EDIT: P.S. kudos to keneugoh sharkbait17 ianmedina for enlightening everyone about the truth regarding the iphone 3g.

message updated last July 11, 2008 05:29PM

we are hours away from the release of the iphone 3g. apple and att stores will open 8am (7/11/08 friday. 8pm-11pm ng friday sa pinas) to cater to iphone 3g customers.

we will see... pero definitely all price quotes are final: $599 8gb / $699 16gb for no contract iphone 3g's. those prices do not include 7-8% sales tax (depending on state). compute nyo yung totoong price. around P45 ang dollar.

p.s. hindi isasabay ang release ng iphone 3g na no-contract ngayong july 12. sabi ng att, no-contract (go phones) iphone 3g's would be sold at a later date. just a reminder.

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not yet available! hehehehe! Nasa U.S. pa...

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hi, is that ur last price on the iphone 3G's 8gig, is this phone capable of video calling, can it be used with a local network sim, thank you, pls. txt me the info,.!
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I think it's better to buy an iPhone 3G in Hong Kong or in China, or in Japan. Because they have unlocked units available in early august and all you need to do is to jailbreak it and install  anysim applications so that you can use it with any network in any country. "That's for sure and that's a fact" -ianmedina.