The Third generation (3G) Mobiles launched in the India by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar are quite expensive.
In the Indian market there are only two models for people to grab::One with 8GB memory (in black colour)for Rs 31,000 and another 16 GB (white and black) for Rs 36,100 respectively.
Vodafone has also announced the same official pricing for the iPhone 3G as Airtel. The cost for the same 3G iPhone in US is $199 (around Rs 8600) but in India these will be priced .. at rate Rs. 31000 to Rs. 36000. It is literally a shocking news for the people who have been waiting for the technology to come in India.
Basically, these companies want to cater to high end markets first. Hence only rich people will only be able to afford the mobile and services in the beginning. I am sure that these companies will cut on the price of these hand sets within six months to one year. This is what happened with GSM mobile sets when they were launched in 90s.
Also, the price difference of these mobile sets in Indian and Foreign markets will only help smugglers and attract middle class towards buying these sets from Grey Markets where they may get these at Rs. 10,000 or so.
All those people who do not want to buy from grey markets and also can’t afford Rs. 30,000 will have to wait just for 6 -9 months and they will get the same set for Rs 8000 – Rs. 10,000.
this is really a very shoking thing…….don knw y olwayz tsuch kind of things happened in INDIA only ????????????????????????????????????????????????? if 3g phone price in US $ 199 den iin india it should be Rs 8600 only…den WHY 31 TO 36000 ?????????????????????????????? Huhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so cheap pplzzzzzzz
IN INDIA……we are not able to get the things for the right price i think one shud brought the things from abroad……………….rather than purchasing it here….earlier i was planning to buy a gud mobile phone now i will buy it from the foreign market
Its all about Licencing policy provied by govt. see indian govt. always provide licence to sell to rich family with govt. own dicesion which cost these co. on higher side. Than govt provide almost one year honey moon period so called monopoly to all licence holder and they have to recover their expenses whay they have paid to govt and its official through officeal and unofficial channel. this is the only strategy in a year they will recover their money with good profit and than they will allow everybody to avail this facility with minimum cost.
you guys are sick!! so foreign chamchaas…
india has gr8 3g phones, and bsnl 3g is damn good.
u get 3g phones for 8k going upto 40k.
it depends on ones pocket. if you like ‘foreign’ goods so much, stay there.. dont come to india..