Pre-order iPhone

At least estimate

Damn, this vodadudes could have at least estimated the price. It is roughly calculated around R2000 frm £199 conversion and shipping fees. now we dont know the exclusive voda interest that they will be charging.
 
Well we all know it's $199, and they don't have a price yet....that means they are still thinking of how much to inflate the price - otherwise they would of just converted $199 +-
 
Ive just got the off the phone with Autopage, and they say theyre only getting the iPhone in around October. Do you think Vodacom are giving their own service provider a couple months dibs on the iPhone?
 
Well

Well I will be selling the new iphone3G's when they are released - without a contract. Will go for about R3500.00 UNLOCKED.

You will know where to find me.
 
Shardie said:
Well I will be selling the new iphone3G's when they are released - without a contract. Will go for about R3500.00 UNLOCKED.

You will know where to find me.
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I'm not sure if ill be more impressed or suspicious if you can import and sell them at that price Shardie :D

Contractless iPhones 3G's in europe are going to be going for 500+ euros
 
biltonguy said:
I'm not sure if ill be more impressed or suspicious if you can import and sell them at that price Shardie :D

Contractless iPhones 3G's in europe are going to be going for 500+ euros
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Well i can assure you that im no rogue. I have a contact in US working at the Apple store who will be sending me the iphones. Well we will just have to wait and see next month.
 
Well just registered with that site... will give any info once I get it...

Wants me an iphone :)
 
I'm SUCKERED

ToxicBunny said:
Well just registered with that site... will give any info once I get it...
Wants me an iphone :)
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Weelll WHAT can I say -- I put my name on the list -- :o

[" Hi MY name is XXXX / -- It's OK -- It's OK we all share your pain , you are with friends here , you don't have to be afraid to tell us about your XXXX problem. ALL of us here suffer from it " ]:D

I am TIRED of ic telling me I am OT. HAVE to get one of these to be able to speak with the voice of AUTHORITY ;) :D :D

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The first 100 entries on the pre-launch list are going into a hat for a free iPhone and a LIFETIME free unlimited and uncapped contract as well as a visit to APPLE in the USA and lunch with Steve Jobs.:eek:

ALL the draw winner will have to do is answer a couple of SIMPLE questions about APPPLE Computer Company and it's founder STEPHEN WOZNIAK.


the TRANCEformed one
 
lunch with Stevieboi?

Does that mean I can get a full dosage of his RDF?
 
pope24 said:
It won't cost more than the Rand equivilant of $199 on the cheapest contract. This is my prediction based on the O2 pricing in the UK.
Also I predict that the cheapest contract will less than R400 a month with "unlimited" email and web surfing. This is roughly what the blackberry is on Vodacom and there is no reason to believe that they will do anything different with the iPhone.
Vodacom actually want to sell these contracts and they will price it agressively.

I predict that it will be free on a iPhone 200 contract (Talk 200 + data) and a small pay in on a iPhone 100 contract (Talk 100 + data). The 16GB version will be free on the iPhone 500 contract.
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Actually the cheapest blackberry contract is r69 pm for unlimited email and browsing - now that's where I'd like to see the iPhone priced.
Shardie said:
Official Blog : http://www.iphone3g.co.za
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Unofficial Blog
 
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anybody else find the web address for registering humerous/dodgy?

vodacom.co.za/ACME/ACME_details.jsp
 
The register...

Seriously, are all you guys in this world due to the rare occurrence of two rocks doing "it"? Read around a bit, I did post this on some other forum:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/09/apple_unveils_3g_iphone/

"Apple said the 3G iPhone will be rolling out in some 70 countries over the coming few months, with 22 nations getting it on 11 July. Jobs promised that wherever you buy the 8GB model, you won't pay more than the equivalent of $199 (£101/€127)"

The key word here guys is the following: WHEREVER. Now I know this is South Africa, and we tend to give the Bermuda Triangle a run for it's money when it comes to weird stuff happening concerning Apple products, but Steve is in control. And simply put, If the phone goes for anything more than (Let's see, 14:00 the exchange rate was 7.9905, which makes it R2397.15 for the 16GB and R1598.1 for the 8GB...) R2397.15 for the 16GB and R1598.1 for the 8GB, then Steve Jobs would have blatantly lied, and I refuse to support a liar anyways. But do the maths. He said it won't go for more than that, SO if you do buy one for R3500 from Shardie, you might get ripped off...I mean, how much will it be to unlock the phone?!R1100? Just wondering aloud...

So one thing I do wonder about the phone is, If VODASCUM is providing it to South Africa, regardless of which network you are on or which contract you are on, what would the locked status of the phone be? I mean, If I want to get it on MTN, then change in 12 months to Vodacom, would they lock it on MTN?

Okay, I might not be informed properly as I have gotten fed up with the i-Hype and no action since the phone was announced, so I might miss some facts about the unlocked status of it...
 
You Guys see the new HTC Diamond, that was launched last week. They say it's the iphone killer. Looks d@mn good!!!!!!

Think the phone is priced at around R9000.00 cash sale.

9k for a phone, can you believe it. What is this world coming to :)
 
iphone killer at R9k?...

Given the prices that the Iphone will probably be brought in at, then they can keep the HTC Diamon imo....
 
francoislr said:
...He said it won't go for more than that, SO if you do buy one for R3500 from Shardie, you might get ripped off...I mean, how much will it be to unlock the phone?!R1100? Just wondering aloud...
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Well the thing is that we dont know what Vodacom will be releasing the iphone for or at least what contract it will be on. The way things are going in this country I can see Vodacom having the iphone on a BUSINESS contract, leaving the average Joe to his Nokia, SE or whatever.

Here is where I come in. MY PRICE WILL BE LOWER - YES LOWER THAN VODACOMS AND THE UNLOCKING WILL BE FREE

SO I DONT SEE HOW YOU GONNA BE RIPPED OFF.
 
francoislr said:
Seriously, are all you guys in this world due to the rare occurrence of two rocks doing "it"? Read around a bit, I did post this on some other forum:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/09/apple_unveils_3g_iphone/

"Apple said the 3G iPhone will be rolling out in some 70 countries over the coming few months, with 22 nations getting it on 11 July. Jobs promised that wherever you buy the 8GB model, you won't pay more than the equivalent of $199 (£101/€127)"

The key word here guys is the following: WHEREVER. Now I know this is South Africa, and we tend to give the Bermuda Triangle a run for it's money when it comes to weird stuff happening concerning Apple products, but Steve is in control. And simply put, If the phone goes for anything more than (Let's see, 14:00 the exchange rate was 7.9905, which makes it R2397.15 for the 16GB and R1598.1 for the 8GB...) R2397.15 for the 16GB and R1598.1 for the 8GB, then Steve Jobs would have blatantly lied, and I refuse to support a liar anyways. But do the maths. He said it won't go for more than that, SO if you do buy one for R3500 from Shardie, you might get ripped off...I mean, how much will it be to unlock the phone?!R1100? Just wondering aloud...

So one thing I do wonder about the phone is, If VODASCUM is providing it to South Africa, regardless of which network you are on or which contract you are on, what would the locked status of the phone be? I mean, If I want to get it on MTN, then change in 12 months to Vodacom, would they lock it on MTN?

Okay, I might not be informed properly as I have gotten fed up with the i-Hype and no action since the phone was announced, so I might miss some facts about the unlocked status of it...
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Ya I think you're right. But whats stopping Vodacom from charging R1500 (as Jobs said - $199) for a 8GB model on a R800pm contract?

When Jobs said $199, he meant that will be the operator subsidised price when signing a lengthy contract. What he didnt say is what the monthly charges on that contract will be... Thats obviously up to the specific operator and how much Apple is charging them per unit.
 
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