The wait is over for the gadget savvy Indians as Apple has launched its 3G phone by telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Vodafone across India on Thursday midnight.
A large number of gadget savvy people gathered outside a Gurgaon mall and a few shops in Delhi to pick up the latest Apple iPhone that went on sale at midnight on Thursday.
Swati, a college student, was the first one to pick up an iPhone at Gurgaon`s Sahara Mall. Sanjay Kapoor, president of Bharti Mobile Services handed over the phone to her. The iPhone is priced at Rs 31,000 for 8GB and Rs 36,100 for 16GB of memory space.
The phones are being given on first come first serve basis. Vodafone was selling its phones at 11 stores across Delhi, while Bharti was selling it only at the Sahara Mall.
The Vodafone outlet in Delhi`s Connaught Place had five people, including a school boy, waiting to pick up the latest gadget.
Bharti Airtel said the Apple iPhone will be launched across six cities in the country. The phone was sold at Hyderabad and Bangalore besides the four metropolitan cities and will be later introduced in 65 cities.
Sanjay Kapoor, Airtel president (mobility) said that Airtel has received 200,000 pre-bookings for the phone since the process had started about two months back.
The phone comes locked to the service provider, which means a user cannot switch his or her operator while using an iPhone.
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Posted On : 22 Aug 08
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