Will MTN be offerning the 3G iPhone in SA?

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I've got 3 months left on my MTN contract & wondering if they will at some point be offering the 3G iPhone?

If not, guess it's time to move back to Vodacom..... :)
 
my wife and i might be sent to florida in september for our anniversary is it worth while to look for an iphone overthere?
 
No, you'll have to pay for an AT&T contract. Even if you don't activate they start charging your credit card. Isn't it wonderful getting a new phone?
 
Rewind said:
No, you'll have to pay for an AT&T contract. Even if you don't activate they start charging your credit card. Isn't it wonderful getting a new phone?
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hehe....and after the iPhone it's a Macbook Air....

Apple does it different. :)
 
I think MTN will be losing a lot of customers.....ouch, it's gonna hurt.
 
I would rather have the upcoming Nokia N96 any day than the Isuck ;)

Sorry uncle rob :p
 
teraside said:
I would rather have the upcoming Nokia N96 any day than the Isuck ;)

Sorry uncle rob :p
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Tera, are you not tired of nokios yet?

The n96 is not bad, but i bet you there will be a better one released 2 months after you got yours and you'll feel cheated, just like all bmw drivers. :p
 
kingrob said:
Tera, are you not tired of nokios yet?

The n96 is not bad, but i bet you there will be a better one released 2 months after you got yours and you'll feel cheated, just like all bmw drivers. :p
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Can't be tired of it, since I can't afford it :p But if I could, I'd get the N96 :D ;) :p
 
kingrob said:
Tera, are you not tired of nokios yet?

The n96 is not bad, but i bet you there will be a better one released 2 months after you got yours and you'll feel cheated, just like all bmw drivers. :p
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Hey!
:D
p.s. i'm also waiting waiting for the 'nokio' n96 lol
 
Well i'm also at MTN about to upgrade. However i read stuff about the IPhone that they STILL for some reason do not have.

Like here:
http://boogadget.com/7-reasons-why-the-iphone-3g-still-suck

(it's only 6 reasons now, they realised the iphone 3G got a real GPS now)

Most glaring and dealbreaker for me : You can not use the Iphone as modem ! [wtf?!]

Still no MMS [not a biggie, but still annoying when messaging the less savvy people, because MMS always works, getting them to email pics ...another problem].

2MB camera....no video recording...i dunno.


THAT SAID though, i was told the Iphone 3G will retail for like R2500 .....that means Vodacom can probably offer it on a pretty cheap contract [no pay in] . So somewhere i'd say Nokia/HTC is ripping us off ;)

I'm more interested in the HTC Diamond, but they go for like R7000-R9000, which means it'll be an insane contract.

So i very might well go for the Iphone simply because it's cheap for what you get.?
 
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diabolus said:
Well i'm also at MTN about to upgrade. However i read stuff about the IPhone that they STILL for some reason do not have.

Like here:
http://boogadget.com/7-reasons-why-the-iphone-3g-still-suck

(it's only 6 reasons now, they realised the iphone 3G got a real GPS now)

Most glaring and dealbreaker for me : You can not use the Iphone as modem ! [wtf?!]

Still no MMS [not a biggie, but still annoying when messaging the less savvy people, because MMS always works, getting them to email pics ...another problem].

2MB camera....no video recording...i dunno.


THAT SAID though, i was told the Iphone 3G will retail for like R2500 .....that means Vodacom can probably offer it on a pretty cheap contract [no pay in] . So somewhere i'd say Nokia/HTC is ripping us off ;)

I'm more interested in the HTC Diamond, but they go for like R7000-R9000, which means it'll be an insane contract.

So i very might well go for the Iphone simply because it's cheap for what you get.?
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Of course we're being ripped of on phones, but you're mistaken: the R2500 is a really bad guess. In the US the phone costs $200 in additon to a $40 monthly contract, so on Vodacom maybe on a Weekender with a pay-in, but definitely not R2500 all inclusive. A worthless device (what's the point without itunes?) at the same price as better devices from Sony Ericsson, Nokia, and HTC? No thanks.
 
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diabolus said:
THAT SAID though, i was told the Iphone 3G will retail for like R2500 .....that means Vodacom can probably offer it on a pretty cheap contract [no pay in] . So somewhere i'd say Nokia/HTC is ripping us off ;)

I'm more interested in the HTC Diamond, but they go for like R7000-R9000, which means it'll be an insane contract.

So i very might well go for the Iphone simply because it's cheap for what you get.?
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The phone is going to be much more expensive than R2500, probably in the region of R7000 to R8000(without contract). They are going to be selling for $599(8G) and $699(16G) without the AT&T contract. Add another 30% or even more for shipping, customs and the other titbits, and one can see that this is not going to be a cheap phone. I don't understand how people can think that a high-end fashion phone is going to be cheaper than entry level business phone?

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=125383
 
diabolus said:
Well i'm also at MTN about to upgrade. However i read stuff about the IPhone that they STILL for some reason do not have.

Like here:
http://boogadget.com/7-reasons-why-the-iphone-3g-still-suck

(it's only 6 reasons now, they realised the iphone 3G got a real GPS now)

Most glaring and dealbreaker for me : You can not use the Iphone as modem ! [wtf?!]

Still no MMS [not a biggie, but still annoying when messaging the less savvy people, because MMS always works, getting them to email pics ...another problem].

2MB camera....no video recording...i dunno.


THAT SAID though, i was told the Iphone 3G will retail for like R2500 .....that means Vodacom can probably offer it on a pretty cheap contract [no pay in] . So somewhere i'd say Nokia/HTC is ripping us off ;)

I'm more interested in the HTC Diamond, but they go for like R7000-R9000, which means it'll be an insane contract.

So i very might well go for the Iphone simply because it's cheap for what you get.?
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And there i was thinking of getting one....It sound like nothing more than a iPod that can phone. The end. That really Sux! :(
 
Grimspoon said:
And there i was thinking of getting one....It sound like nothing more than a iPod that can phone. The end. That really Sux! :(
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Remember the US is not as sophisticate a market when it comes to mobile phones as the rest of the world. They only recently moved out of the pager culture and that's why the first blackberries were such a huge hit there (but not here). It was a quantum leap forward for them. As you call it ' pager that could phone'.

Bring the iPhone and then the 3G iPhone into this market and, for the average Yank, it's like being on Star Trek.

While the iPhone is a 'must-have' fashion accessory, hopefully the next generation device will be a proper tool wit a decent keyboard, etc.
 
I think its only AT&T and Vodafone(some countries) thats offering it, so I doubt MTN will have it.
 
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