Apple iPhone Debuts Today!
Techtree News Staff, Jun 29, 2007 1202 hrs IST
If reports are to be believed, late Thursday, some sixty fans queued up outside Apple's New York store even as they braved the rains, armed with umbrellas...
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The 29th of June is here, yet there's a few more agonizing hours to the release of Apple Computer's much hyped iPhone.
Talk about the madness brought-on by an upcoming pocket-sized gizmo, and we have a case in point...
Even as the national iPhone obsession threatens to spiral out-of-control, the device that's going to be a phone, a Web browser, and a music player -- all rolled into one, has seen and kept hundreds of sleepless fans waiting outside Apple stores across the US through the wee hours of Thursday and before...
And these breathless fans want but one thing -- to be the first to get their hands on Apple's aspirational iPhone.
If reports are to be believed, late Thursday, some sixty fans queued up outside Apple's store in New York city even as they braved the rains, armed with umbrellas and other rain gear.
One Greg Packer (43) got lucky as he bagged first place in the queue, having arrived a whole 109 hours before the slated iPhone launch. Needless to say, with hordes of reporters hovering around him, his was an instant claim to fame...
Packer lost no time gushing about the iPhone, saying he would get his iPod, iPhone, and Internet all in one gadget. He even said he was planning on buying two iPhones...
Another source remarked it was getting kind of difficult to grab some sleep at night with all the frenzy surrounding the launch of the iPhone.
And coming to the root of it all, the iPhone itself, Apple is saying the gizmo will marry together several portable technologies -- mobile phone, camera, Web browser, music and video player into one pocket-sized must-have.
Again, the iPhone will have no mechanical keyboard, and will allow all the controlling to be done via the touch of a finger. Sporting a three-and-a-half-inch touch-screen, iPhone will have 4 to 8GB of flash memory to store all kinds of media files. And it will not weigh more than 4 ounces, according to Apple.
The iPhone: the 4GB model will come for $499, while the 8GB one will carry a price tag of $599. Besides, the device will come with a mandatory two-year wireless contract with AT&T.
All said, afficianados in India have an even longer wait to get a feel of this gadget, as word is out it is not coming to Asia anytime before 2008.
USER COMMENTS
please send me rates for Apple iphone in india
by sunil, gwalior, on Nov 03, 2009 11:47 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hi, I am planning for purchasing Apple i-phone 16 GB from Chicago,U.S. Can any one tell me will it work in India successfully ? Thanks in advance.
by Jag Bhushan, Pune, on Aug 19, 2009 06:26 PM, Report abuse Reply
by nihal, multai, on Jul 10, 2009 10:35 PM, Report abuse Reply
where to buy a apple 2g or 3g iphone in lucknow
by rohit, lucknow, on Oct 31, 2008 12:06 PM, Report abuse Reply
hi all all i wanna know is from where can i buy iphone 3G from meerut or delhi and how much to pay for it.. thanxx
by anas azeem, meerut, on Aug 04, 2008 03:37 PM, Report abuse Reply
i like this mobile but i want what price apple i phone mobile .
by lucky, delhi, on Jul 29, 2008 08:57 AM, Report abuse Reply
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by venkat ram, hyderabad, on Aug 11, 2007 12:20 PM, Report abuse Reply
well 1st of all ...da rate is pretty high and i would 2 know whther u give an unlocked fone ??
by sri, chen, on Aug 17, 2007 01:50 AM, Report abuse
i want ishuffle is it available?may i know d price of it?
by praveen, hyd, on May 08, 2008 08:20 AM, Report abuse
by sumanth, hyderabad, on Jul 27, 2008 10:33 AM, Report abuse
wait fot two months .........apple is gonna open a showroom in chennai and mumbai....... don't let these suckers get the the 4 times profit.......
by sundar, chennai, on Jul 26, 2008 10:51 AM, Report abuse Reply
these suckers are ....... fooling us the original price of an i phone is 8,557 only ...don't buy to these suckers .........they gonna fool u .......<8gb i phone>
by sundar, chennai, on Jul 26, 2008 10:49 AM, Report abuse Reply
does an iphone purchased from USAwill work in india
by manoj narang, new delhi, on Jul 16, 2008 10:51 AM, Report abuse Reply
i want apple iphone rates in india
by hari, hyderabad, on Jul 12, 2008 05:37 PM, Report abuse Reply
tell mhen can i buy the iphone in india
by shashank, mumbai, on Jul 12, 2008 04:49 PM, Report abuse Reply
by sonam palden bh, gangtok, on Jun 27, 2008 02:15 PM, Report abuse Reply
by vipin malhotra, delhi, on Jun 11, 2008 05:02 PM, Report abuse Reply
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by mnk, delhi, on Jun 16, 2008 09:36 PM, Report abuse
when apple iphone is going to be lanunched in hyd city and what are the costs of 8GB and 16 GB iphones.As i heard that thy have revised the price of te iphone
by venkat, hyderabad, on Jun 12, 2008 07:53 AM, Report abuse Reply
I need to buy the new ipone 8GB in India(Cheenai) sent contact address
by Nagulan, chennai, on Jun 11, 2008 03:04 PM, Report abuse Reply
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by Sridhar, Chennai, on May 03, 2008 09:05 PM, Report abuse Reply
for sale : 16 gb for 28k, 1 week used with full kit, 1.1.4 OTB
by arul, tuticorin, on Apr 30, 2008 12:33 PM, Report abuse Reply
have heard and read about it m,any times... but wanna try it.....and sure will going to love it
by prashant sharma, noida, on Mar 03, 2008 06:29 PM, Report abuse Reply
Awesome gadget........ would love to have one.
by Amit Bajpai, Lucknow, on Jan 24, 2008 04:44 PM, Report abuse Reply
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by Nigel, Mumbai, on Dec 08, 2007 03:10 PM, Report abuse Reply
the iphone has launch to india or not
by mehul, surat, on Jan 06, 2008 10:00 PM, Report abuse
Can anyone please temme wer i can get an iphone unlocked in mumbai and for hw much???
by demonic898, Mumbai, on Nov 17, 2007 09:37 PM, Report abuse Reply
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by Ken Rogers, Houston, on Oct 21, 2007 07:10 AM, Report abuse Reply
Hi Ken, what's the expected price?
by Shan, CHENNAI, on Oct 27, 2007 11:07 AM, Report abuse
Tell me when will Apple iphone launch in chennai,India
by Michael vasanth, chennai, on Sep 25, 2007 03:42 PM, Report abuse Reply
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by Jafar, chennai, on Sep 30, 2007 12:11 PM, Report abuse
tell me when apple iphone will be launched in india?
by RAHUL AGGARWAL, NEW DELHI, on Sep 27, 2007 02:35 PM, Report abuse Reply
Tell me when apple llauncing iphone in india
by nafis, delhi, on Aug 24, 2007 11:22 PM, Report abuse Reply
by NANDHA, THANJAVUR, on Sep 17, 2007 08:08 AM, Report abuse
there are many handset specific softwares available on the web to seem edit the mobiles for unlocking operations, and its a bulk of seem editors for motorola specially, lets wait for unlocking programs for iPhone for the next few weeks, its services/functions will sure be unlocked. i have seem edited my motorola V3M, it was'nt allowing any softwares to install on it, but after seem editing i enabled JAL, since then i installed many applications onto it. the same wiil sure happen easily with iPhone, afterall a huge community work towards the development of very helpful unlocking programs for handsets.
by naveenchaudhary, itinfo.in, on Jul 01, 2007 06:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hi, can you send the v3m original & edited seems please
by Harish, Bangalore, on Sep 14, 2007 08:30 PM, Report abuse
As i heard, "iphone is the best product apple has ever made i m crazy to know more features of iphone so that i find it easy to buy.
by Anurag tiwary, jaipur, on Sep 02, 2007 05:52 PM, Report abuse Reply
this mobile si aswoem and it is my dream to have this mobile
by Anonymous, ahmedabad, on Aug 29, 2007 08:56 PM, Report abuse Reply
this mobile si aswoem and it is my dream to have this mobile
by Anonymous, ahmedabad, on Aug 29, 2007 08:55 PM, Report abuse Reply
i want to buy the apple i phone is it available in india if yes where and dose it work in india
by Nikhilesh, Asansol, on Aug 27, 2007 06:26 PM, Report abuse Reply
m really xcited bout dis product,i relly wanna hav dis ipone.
by chuman, tamilnadu, on Aug 21, 2007 03:15 PM, Report abuse Reply
when it is possible for any indian to buy this beautiful set of apple .... can u please let us know , the time and the shop from where ..
by rajinder, delhi, on Aug 13, 2007 01:33 PM, Report abuse Reply
tell me when apple llaunching iPhone in india.
by rashid siddiqui, valsad, on Aug 05, 2007 03:49 PM, Report abuse Reply
Very Lovely this Iphone, Waitng for the Product..Can any one reply how much this Cost Would be?
by Siddu, Hyderbad, on Aug 02, 2007 05:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
when iphone will come in india
by anzer, lucknow, on Aug 01, 2007 03:07 AM, Report abuse Reply
by lovely, kapurthala, on Jul 31, 2007 11:32 AM, Report abuse Reply
when and where can i see this phone on display i bhopal
by umar, bhopal, on Jul 25, 2007 10:31 PM, Report abuse Reply
When is I-Phone launching in mumbai. What will be the price in Rs.!.
by Ashar, Mumbau, on Jul 24, 2007 03:13 PM, Report abuse Reply
i wanted to buy new apple iphone in india.if i can get it in india were can i buy in india?and what is the prize of it.
by mahanth, hyderabad, on Jul 17, 2007 07:44 PM, Report abuse Reply
I have seen some of my friends talking on IPhone and lisening music. Has this phone launched in only some cities of India like Mumbai etc....
by Nikhil Khandelw, Jaipur, on Jul 14, 2007 01:03 PM, Report abuse Reply
just die for it babe......../////////
by dhruv tandon, india delhi, on Jul 14, 2007 12:33 PM, Report abuse Reply
when iphone will be available in india and what may be the cost?
by vijay, bangalore, on Jul 13, 2007 07:58 PM, Report abuse Reply
can i get a iphone frm us and unlocked here,....r else wats the procedure to get iphone within 1week,i saw som of my friends using them which essembled in china,r they original part of apple.
by sai, vizayawada, on Jul 10, 2007 11:17 PM, Report abuse Reply
in india where can i buy an i phone??
by dennis joy, calicut, on Jul 10, 2007 02:40 PM, Report abuse Reply
I would like to grab one Apple Iphone. Can anyone tell me, what is the best bargain in India
by abhijit, Calcutta, on Jul 08, 2007 01:05 AM, Report abuse Reply
by Arun Desai, Bangalore, on Jul 07, 2007 06:37 PM, Report abuse Reply
In India from where i can purchase and what's the price plz provide me required information
by Aditya Dubay, Bhopal, on Jul 07, 2007 09:39 AM, Report abuse Reply
guys, Apple as always had been a trend setter. Am sure, it gonna be a hard job to unlock it. Well, its expected to launch sometime early in 2008. Lets wait & get d user updates till then.
by sundeep, Chennai, on Jul 06, 2007 03:19 PM, Report abuse Reply
can i know where can i buy........
by Ramji, Thanjavur, on Jul 05, 2007 07:40 PM, Report abuse Reply
It will launch In India by year end or bigining of the next year
by Sachin, Pune, on Jul 06, 2007 02:09 PM, Report abuse
Whether we can use this phone in india if i get it frm outside?
by Gopi Krishna, Chennai, on Jul 05, 2007 03:47 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Gopi Krishna, Chennai, on Jul 05, 2007 03:44 PM, Report abuse Reply
when can we have the apple iphone in india officialy and at what price ? i am really looking forward to buy it .
by sanjeet singh, new delhi, on Jul 05, 2007 03:30 AM, Report abuse Reply
We should be able to choose our mode of payment with our service provider,with this touch tecnology phone. The service provider should not charge more than Rs.500/-per month for this service.
by Elvis, Bangalore, on Jul 02, 2007 08:17 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hmmm.... using the Edge netwrok is something that raises eyebrows but there is the upside to using the Wi-Fi. Perhaps to early to buy?? It will only get better as the product itself matures. If you got the extra $$, go get em! If its a stretch, wait for the cheaper and the better version of the future!
by Sam, NY, on Jun 29, 2007 08:30 PM, Report abuse Reply
yeah u r right buddy but all of a sudden ppl like me cant go for a mediocre connectivity such as edge when am already into the wireless.. cant wait!!
by prash, hyd, on Jul 02, 2007 12:30 AM, Report abuse
Fabulas product i purchased it......
by R Patel, Yorba linda, on Jun 30, 2007 02:23 AM, Report abuse Reply
can u pls tell me where can i get an iphone..?
by Rishi, sivakasi, on Jul 01, 2007 04:11 PM, Report abuse
i wanna know the iphone retail stores position in india in delhi or nearabout delhi wht r fetures of ths iphone
by saurabh, jaipur, on Jul 01, 2007 02:45 PM, Report abuse Reply
There are already a number of so-called iPhone applications in beta stages that you can test on supported browsers like Safari, IE7 and Firefox www.mp4-converter.net/zune-converter/
by andersonoscar5, chicago, on Jul 01, 2007 12:57 AM, Report abuse Reply
crap....all these features are there in any sony walkman phone or even the nokia nseries.....why wait??? It does not arouse one paisa of excitement in me
by oli, pune, on Jun 30, 2007 02:08 PM, Report abuse Reply
Very attractive design and as usual it is a very well designed phone from Apple. What is the hype all about ? What is really different (feature) in this phone ? even old features in other phones like FM radio, voice dialling, SMS reader (Voice). Even in 2005 phones had TV inbuilt in it. Windows mobile based g-smart 120 from Gigabyte for example sports all this and many more features like recording of calls, background noice dubbing (airport,traffic,etc.,) while communicating, voice recorder etc., This phone is available for $497 and works almost any where in the world (unlocked).
by mohanherle, Bangalore, on Jun 30, 2007 11:19 AM, Report abuse Reply
guys,wait for our desi mobile,certainly it would be better than the american one.we indians are gr8,we invented 0.
by revribhav, ajmer, on Jun 30, 2007 01:23 PM, Report abuse
Considering that iPhone has Mac OS X, this beauty should allow you to install applications. BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE! The only apps you can run on this phone are the AJAX apps which run in the browser..and AJAX cannot use the Power of the iPhone Hardware but just runs in the limitations of the browser..Not a phone for me until n unless I get it for free :P
by Abhishek, Mumbai, on Jun 30, 2007 07:59 AM, Report abuse Reply
No buddy! iPhone does run a version of OS X but it is definitely not the same as being run on full fledged computer systems. You can check out http://daringfireball.net/2007/01/os_x if you wanna clear your doubts.
by Raunak Mehta, Indore, on Jun 30, 2007 10:42 AM, Report abuse
Whooaaa.....was waiting for this for long.......but now i have 1 query....if we get the fone from US...wont it work here in india? considerin that it supports all the frequencies...it shud work..rite?
by Saurabh, Indore, on Jun 29, 2007 12:26 PM, Report abuse Reply
Well understood. It supports GSM and supposed to work in India. But unfortunately most phone manufacturers in the US have tie up with a few service providers. Thus 95% of the mobiles sold in the US are tied up with a service. If you have get that working in India, you have wait for a few more months. I don't think the unlocked phones would come into market very soon.
by Maxthimus, Bangalore, on Jun 29, 2007 12:45 PM, Report abuse
yes, it shud... but it wont... as u need unlock key and as per the speculations.... at&t is not going to give unlock code for few months.... as they are in contract with apple... and early termination fees is 175 dollars or u keep paying money every month for its usage for next 2 yrs...
by anuj, philadelphia, on Jun 29, 2007 01:52 PM, Report abuse
http://www.labnol.org/internet/favorites/unlocked-apple-iphone/235/.. Check this link ppl in del already offering to unlock for RS 1000/- ...
by Infected Mush, Del, on Jun 29, 2007 02:13 PM, Report abuse
Saurabh, You are right, depening on the operators in india like Airtel, Hutch,etal, their operating frequencies this phone is capable of working in India. But these phones which you buy in USA are locked to AT &T Operator. Any other sim would not work unless you unlock the phone. Kind of hacking which is not very difficult. But at the same time mishandling the unlock operation would render the phone useless. Consider before buying ?
by mohanherle, bangalore, on Jun 30, 2007 09:52 AM, Report abuse
"there's a few more agonizing hours"? do anyone there spreak engrish?
by ferd burfel, los angeles, on Jun 30, 2007 04:40 AM, Report abuse Reply
aahhh........ not coming to Asia before 2008, what??? we were waiting for this phone since january2007, and a news says that it will not be launched before 2008 in the worlds biggest mobile user's province. whatta....nokia will sure clean up their market since 2008 in Asia as their strategy. even nokia is planning to launch 888, their gadget strap-on phone in 2008. so who will wait for iPhone, and whatta..... is LG doing....where is Prada?? where is Shine???...... for India i m talkin about..... keep waiting indian fellas........
by naveenchaudhary, meerut, on Jun 29, 2007 04:21 PM, Report abuse Reply
apple can get the f$^# out of here man , why are we always treated as second rate country
release in india in 2008!!!!!
i can understand a release later in the month or max to max 2months
but this is ridicilous
this *** ** * ***** apple launched the ipod in india to cash in on our technology starved fools in india but didnt launch the itunes store in india
wtf do they think they are
no one should buy a single Apple product in india and then see what they do.....
( A very irritated fan )
** Message edited by moderator **
by rahul, mumbai, on Jun 30, 2007 12:47 AM, Report abuse
If people spent more time/money trying to be kinder to others and less idiocy on gadgets like the iphone (which has the potential of doing nothing more than giving some people what the think is ego gratification) we wouldn't have such an increasingly isolative and selfish society. Technology is great, but if we examined it's true impact on society we'd realize how detrimental it can be. Technology such as the iphone does not make life easier; it keeps the poor poorer and it makes those who can afford such stupid and high-priced toys into materialistic buffoons. Of course, Madison Avenue loves it's stupid constituents. However, I am not one of them. I can easily afford this gadget but would never buy it. Who needs it? Ridiculous!
by mary, live oak, tx, on Jun 29, 2007 08:20 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hey mary this is a forum on the iphone not on your personal crusade to make the world a better place. Get over yourself.
by DZINR, Mobile, on Jun 29, 2007 09:12 PM, Report abuse
by Tina, NYC, on Jun 29, 2007 09:54 PM, Report abuse
You are correct in everything you just said but come on! The new iphone is a great device for silly people (like myself) who can afford it. Besides, it already too late to be saying all of this because portable technology is already old news. I wish you had spoken up in 1995 then I think people might have listened. Anyway, Bring on the iphone! I got mine and I LOVE it!!
by Glen, Seattle, on Jun 29, 2007 10:17 PM, Report abuse
Mary.......... Shut Up... You dont deserve to live in this world of technology....
by Rocks, Phil, on Jun 30, 2007 12:21 AM, Report abuse
yeah!!! really?? so dont buy it and stop cribbing let the others enjoy their happiness
by rahul, mumbai, on Jun 30, 2007 12:43 AM, Report abuse
LISTEN UP! The phone only useful if you are planning to use many of the features of the phone. If you just using it for a phone, it a complete waste of money. At least 50% of cell phone users regardless how many features cell phone offfers only use as a cell phone. Your paying for features and services that you dont use, it lunacy.
by Serene Love, Newport Beack, on Jun 29, 2007 09:36 PM, Report abuse Reply
Waiting for the day when this phone get reviewed especially on TECHTREE.GuYS ARE U LISTENING IN THE TECHTREE.DO GET US A REVIEW OF THIS PHONE.Thsi is certainly one revied we are waitin` for.THE PHONE SURE LOOKS A KILLER TO ME,LETS SEE THE FEATURES,IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING NEW TO OFFER ....!!!!
by fenix, Chandigarh, on Jun 29, 2007 08:50 PM, Report abuse Reply
iphone is good phone looks nice features is wonderful
by raju, HYDERABAD, on Jun 29, 2007 06:28 PM, Report abuse Reply
this is just WRONG. Launch date is 29th june 6pm US time which would be 30th June 8AM INDIA time. And anyway, iphone isnt coming to india officially till next year
by Blogger, Mumbai, on Jun 29, 2007 01:48 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Purushotham, Hyderabad, on Jun 29, 2007 12:31 PM, Report abuse Reply
wow this is one of the best of all
by setareki wainiq, suva ,fiji lsland, on Jun 29, 2007 12:27 PM, Report abuse Reply
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is apple iphone is available in two sim model and at what rate in india
by sunil, gwalior, on Nov 03, 2009 11:51 PM, Report abuse Reply