iPhone 3G

[DrE]

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price drop cguro kay plastic casing lang siya unya barato na ron mga materials, especially electronics. korek ba?

No, not really. The use of plastic probably has something to do with metal may interfere with the GPS and its hard to cram a lot of stuff inside it which is why its a bit thicker on the center.

Also for the clueless the $199/$299 price tag for the 8gb/16gb models is subsidized by the carrier (like AT&T in the USA which increased its rates for the iphone) which is why they are locked to specific carriers in different countries. The unsubsidized price (which Vodafone is offering in Europe) is about €499/€569 ($773/$881).

In our case here in the Philippines, when Globe brings the iphone here don't expect to just pay $199/$299 without some expensive data plan/contract hanging on your neck.

[LytSlpr]

Is the iPhone offered by a local telco already?

[gilbz]

Dili man na applicable ang $199 price sa 3G iphone here in the philippines. that's the unit price in the US which comes with a particular post-paid plan with AT&T. meaning, don't expect the same 3G iphone unit price here in the country.

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iPhone 3G's True Price Compared



Ever since Apple announced that they're cutting $200 from the iPhone's price and lowering the iPhone 3G down to $199, people have been rumbling about how the increased AT&T data plan price negates any savings you get up front on the phone. Screams of "IT'S NOT ACTUALLY CHEAPER, APPLE IS FOOLING US" have us wondering about how much more you're really paying over two years compared with the old iPhone or similarly featured 3G smartphones on AT&T and other providers. Here's what we found.

Over two years, the iPhone 3G will cost $160 more than the original iPhone. This includes the unlimited data plan plus the additional $5 SMS plan you need to get to match the original's 200 included messages. What the chart doesn't indicate, in pure dollars, is how much 3G is worth.

Compared with a similar 3G phone on AT&T, the iPhone 3G costs exactly the same over two years as AT&T's HTC Tilt (minus $100 for the increased initial phone price). Compared to Sprint, you're coming out slightly behind by $20 because of Sprint's included unlimited SMS/MMS, but unlimited 3G data still costs the same $30. Verizon's data and texting plan is also on par with AT&T's, and you get an extra 50 text messages.

So what can we conclude? Yes, the iPhone 3G will cost you $160 more than the original iPhone over two years. If you don't need 3G at all (or GPS), you might not need to upgrade if you've got an old one. Otherwise, $160 is a small price to pay—for us at least—over the course of two years to drastically increase your email and browsing speeds.

source: IPhone 3G: iPhone 3G's True Price Compared

[Dondon]

Imposible kaayo nga mukalit sila ug pabarato oi dayon wala'y catches, asa. Ug ingon ana ang case nga mas ganahan sila daghan sales, barato unta ang Macbook Air.

[chanbri]

tigum na. at least naa na gps. i wish someone can hack the bluetooth to be fully functional.

[kate_store]

Is there a way to make the mms and message forwarding functional in the old Iphone, like the one I am using now?

[tuscania]

Istoryans, kung naa mo kaila in Europe - the old Iphones are selling very cheap there in prep for the 3G launch. Check this Philmug article.

Clearing iPhone inventory in Europe

[ajol]

communicasia 08 starts tomorrow

maybe we can get a clearer picture on the iphone 3G release

[jdimpas]

[tuscania]

Nice photo bro