rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted May 25, 2011 (edited) Aircel Launches iPhone 4 in India With Money Back Plans Aircel today launched iPhone 4 in India. 16GB Version at Rs 34,500 & 32GB Version at Rs 40,900. It has launched it with Following Postpaid & Prepaid Money Back Plans where it claims that if you are ready to sign up for 2 Years, You will get 100% of the Cost of iPhone back in Cash Back. Edited May 25, 2011 by rajanmehta Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parin 857 Report post Posted May 25, 2011 Will this be a locked one or unlocked Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted May 25, 2011 ^ ^ ^ Not sure whether it is locked or not.. Does this Unbricking Process FAQ on Aircel Website any indication or it's meant for prepaid only? http://site2preview....phone-faqs.html What is 'unbricking process'? iPhone is a dead phone till the time it gets connected to iTunes. So, for activation, the dealer will do 111, 222, connect to iTunes for hardware activation, then FRC and send 'START (space) iPhone (space) MSISDN to 171. This will trigger the IN and APN gets attached to the plan. Then, customer can choose any of the Apple prepaid top-up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted May 25, 2011 A still better and STRAIGHT-FORWARD plan will be giving an iPhone4 to a customer and tie him with a rope and LOOT away his home and everything... That will be much better than these cunning tariff plans... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genius 817 Report post Posted May 25, 2011 better to go for Never locked iphone and use any sim - Save 5-10 K Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karthik R 246 Report post Posted May 25, 2011 Makes no sense buying this so late, when iphone 4S is due in a couple of months and 5 coming late this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted May 25, 2011 Will be network locked. http://tech-buzz.net/2011/05/25/aircel-launches-iphone-4-in-india-with-cost-recovery-tariff-plans/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ankurcshah 112 Report post Posted May 25, 2011 Wow,Aircel has finally come up with something exciting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parin 857 Report post Posted May 25, 2011 Good to see this time its not Airtel nor Vodafone but its Aicel with an iphone. But locked phones doesn't make sense Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gauravjc 47 Report post Posted May 25, 2011 it's surely going to be factory unlocked ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parin 857 Report post Posted May 25, 2011 So iphone fan is here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inception 75 Report post Posted May 26, 2011 iPhone 4 is to be sold factory unlocked in Apple store. If you buy from Aircel it will be locked and with 2 yr contract you can recover your cost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genius 817 Report post Posted May 26, 2011 @Parin iPhone fans already have it. They wont wait till apple dumps old stock in indian market, when places like Singapore has it for 28k and USA for 15k - India is the place for dump. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted May 31, 2011 No 3G video calling on iPhone 4 in India Source Users in India can make video calls using WiFi, but not over 3G as the application that enables the service has been locked by Apple. The Apple iPhone 4, which is being regarded as the most unique device, is not capable of making video calls over a 3G mobile network despite being a 4th generation smartphone. Users in India can make video calls using WiFi networks, but not over 3G as the application which enables the service is locked by Apple. The Apple spokesperson in India said, "FaceTime, the application that allows video calling on the Apple iPhone 4, is a closed user application that allows people having iPhone or compatible Apple hardware like the iPad 2 and forth generation iPod touch running FaceTime application to have video calling." "3G cannot be used to make these video calls; only WiFi data is supported by the application. The application allows seamless connectivity between other Apple products though," he added. iPhone 4 nevertheless has all the necessary hardware, including a front facing camera and 3G capable quad frequency network band, to allow 3G video calling over the mobile network. Many applications like Frring, Tango me and Oovoo can be used as third party solutions to curb this problem of calling over 3G mobile networks. Along with that, these applications offer both free and paid services and allow cross platform compatibility as well, which means that an iPhone 4 user can call another iPhone, or even another operating system that supports these third party applications. There were some issues related to video calling with Frring but with the new update for the iPhone 4, Frring users on iPhone 4 get to make better quality video calls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted May 31, 2011 ^ Apple treats India as the dumping ground of outdated products, but this is infuriating, how can they disable a feature. Jailbreak serves them right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rahulbhansali 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2011 No 3G video calling on iPhone 4 in India Source Users in India can make video calls using WiFi, but not over 3G as the application that enables the service has been locked by Apple. The Apple iPhone 4, which is being regarded as the most unique device, is not capable of making video calls over a 3G mobile network despite being a 4th generation smartphone. Users in India can make video calls using WiFi networks, but not over 3G as the application which enables the service is locked by Apple. The Apple spokesperson in India said, "FaceTime, the application that allows video calling on the Apple iPhone 4, is a closed user application that allows people having iPhone or compatible Apple hardware like the iPad 2 and forth generation iPod touch running FaceTime application to have video calling." "3G cannot be used to make these video calls; only WiFi data is supported by the application. The application allows seamless connectivity between other Apple products though," he added. iPhone 4 nevertheless has all the necessary hardware, including a front facing camera and 3G capable quad frequency network band, to allow 3G video calling over the mobile network. Many applications like Frring, Tango me and Oovoo can be used as third party solutions to curb this problem of calling over 3G mobile networks. Along with that, these applications offer both free and paid services and allow cross platform compatibility as well, which means that an iPhone 4 user can call another iPhone, or even another operating system that supports these third party applications. There were some issues related to video calling with Frring but with the new update for the iPhone 4, Frring users on iPhone 4 get to make better quality video calls. Thats the reason why we need to jailbreak iphone, so if you load an app called "my 3G" from cydia, its great! it makes your iphone believe you are on wifi and this way you can use apps like facetime, skype and apple appstore to download bigger apps, etc. also my friends, anybody using iphone would be familiar with whatsapp, now download app called "viber" from the app store , its FAB, its like whatsapp but u can have a voice call for free and the quality is great. I have an android - reliance CDMA (on HTC EVO) & airtel 3G (iphone 4).. but android is no where near iphone IOS, hey mods can we have a seperate segment of Iphone in GSM head?? There is so many things to be discussed about iphone ... UNLOCKS JAILBREAKS & TWEAKS APP STORE & CYDIA APPS PLANS. think about it, iphone is a growing market in india.. the way i see it, it would be first launch ground from dumping ground, as soon as iphone realises potential of indian market. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rahulmalik_81 1 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 real truth of iphone4 plans http://www.3gsimplified.com/staticms/Mythbusting_iPhone4_offers.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karthik R 246 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 good find Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
city02 63 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 it would be insane to pay full price [over rs. 30 k upfront] for a locked handset from any operator you should only buy locked phones if there is a decent subsidy [at purchase] else its not worth it iPhone 4 is to be sold factory unlocked in Apple store. If you buy from Aircel it will be locked and with 2 yr contract you can recover your cost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted July 5, 2011 Aircel Introduces Special Plans for iPhone 3GS 8GB Source Telecom operator Aircel has launched special money back plans for recently reintroduced iPhone 3GS 8 GB. Recently Airtel has extended special iPhone 4 Plans to customers of iPhone 3GS 8GB but Aircel has designed new plans for iPhone 3GS which is being marketed at Rs 19990. The 8GB iPhone 3GS device packs a 600 MHz ARM Cortex processor, 3.5-inch Capacitive touch screen with 320 x 480 pixels, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS with A-GPS support, EDGE/GPRS, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 3.15 mega pixel camera with autofocus, 3.5 mm audio jack, 256 MB RAM. Aircel has also come up with an EMI option for iPhone 3GS where a customer can pay just Rs 3333 and pay the rest in 0 % EMI in 6 months provided he is a holder of ICICI or HDFC Credit card. Aircel has two postpaid money back plans of rental Rs 1429 and Rs 719 which offer discount of Rs 830 and Rs 420 per month respectively for a period of 24 months. These plans are designed to help customers recover 50% to 100% cost of the handset. Aircel Special Plans for iPhone 3GS 8GB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitink 279 Report post Posted July 5, 2011 what is the cost of an unlocked iphone 4 if u dont buy it from aitel or aircel ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genius 817 Report post Posted July 6, 2011 ^^^ 31k for 16GB GSM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
