Way too expensive.
That’s my reaction to the Globe Telecom announcement made to investors today that the company will sell the iPhone 3G starting at P41,899.
Globe has set the iPhone 3G Philippine launch on Aug. 22.
For that amount, one could buy two units of the Nokia E71 smartphone!
There is still no information about subsidies for two-year contracts. UPDATE: Go to Yugatech for the prepaid and postpaid offerings for the iPhone 3G.
Read the Inquirer.net report below:
Globe to sell iPhone 3G locally starting at P41,899
By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 16:48:00 08/06/2008MANILA, Philippines — Globe Telecom will offer Apple’s iPhone 3G prepaid kits in the country for more than P40,000 and with free “text” loads, the company said during its investors’ briefing Wednesday.
The prepaid kit of the 8-Gb version of the much-anticipated phone is priced at P41,899, while the 16-Gb version costs P48,899. Both units, to be sold locally beginning August 22, come with free short messaging service load of P200 for five months.
The iPhone 3G will also be sold under postpaid monthly plans from P1,599 to P4,999 inclusive of free wi-fi connectivity hours.
Continue reading here.
This is way to expensive! Here in US, iPhone costs $199 (roughly Php 9,000). Globe Telecom should reconsider the selling price of iPhone in the Philippines.
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@John
Napakamahal talaga maningil ng Globe. I suppose the economic crisis will deter many from availing of these expensive “plans”. Globe even made new plans to accomodate the iPhone 3G but they’re all expensive.
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I wonder if a line would form in anticipation of the launch.
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Globe = a**holes
They think that the public will not know the real price of the iphone 199 f**king dollars for 8GB and 299 dollars for that f**king 16GB! And they are even happy to tell you that they are lowering the price and we the public should celebrate! yeah right! Oh and btw, people are so happy that the iphone has finally arrive, so where are the long lines? You can find one under an NFA store.
thet’s my dream phone. but im sure i cant buy that now. not for the coming 25 years. 🙂