I have done quite some surveys to find out the costs of iPhone in a few countries and compared them with the cost of iPhone in India.
Country : USA 
Device Cost : $ 199 for 8 GB and $299 for 16 GB
Addition : My bro, who stays in USA informed me that the cost would range from $ 80/ Month (iPhone 2G) to around 100$ (iPhone 3G). Again this is just the starter/medium level package.
Unlocked iPhone : $ 599 for 8GB and $ 699 for 16 GB
source : Zit Seng
Country : Hong Kong 
Unlocked iPhone : HK$ 5400 (INR 33,962 )for 8 GB and HK$ 6200 (INR 38,959)
Quoting Apple website : "iPhone 3G purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with any wireless carrier. Simply insert the SIM from your current phone into iPhone 3G and connect to iTunes 8 to complete activation"
Country : Singapore 
Provider : Singtel
Cost : Really a WIDE range of choices here. Some tariffs gives you a 16 GB iPhone for FREE!
For Tariffs :
- Official Singtel Website
- Lesterchan Blog
Country : India 
Provider : Airtel and Vodafone
Cost : Rs 31000 (8GB) and Rs 36100 (16GB)
Datarates :
- Airtel - 1st 500 MB free. Then 30p/50KB (Source : Airtel website)
- Vodafone - Wide variety of pricing. But all of them are more expensive than Airtel. (Source : Vodafone Website)
End Note :
After this very lengthy research on costs of iPhone, one thing is for sure. iPhone is not everyone's baby! Definitely not mine (as of today)!
Disclaimer : All the logos, photos, references etc used here are for the purpose of knowledge only and are right to the best of author's knowledge. The info in this blog is from online research and the author cannot guarantee the validity of any of the information. The author doesn't wish to take the responsibility for any losses whatsoever that you might incur referring to this blog.
1 comments:
AT&T charges higher than what you have told.. I pay roughly about $80 per month and I have the Generation 1 iPhone (2G).. :)
Pradeep Anna..
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