Aircel has dramatically slashed the
prices of the Apple iPhone 3GS, selling it for Rs. 9,999. So far,
Airtel, the only other operator in India to sell the iPhone, has not
announced a similar cut – and is still retailing for Rs. 20,908.
The special Rs. 9,999 price is only for
customers already possessing an Aircel postpaid connection, or for those
customers willing to buy one. iPhone 3GS
customers will also have to pay an advance rental, costing them Rs.
3,000, which would provide unlimited 3G data for a year (2GB FUP per
month, post which speeds drop to 128Kbps).
In 2G circles, customers who avail of
the Rs. 3,000 advance rental plan will get 2,500 local or national SMSes
free, 100 minutes of local or STD calls free, and unlimited 2G data for
6 months
.
.
The new Aircel
offer, which brings the iPhone 3GS to customers for roughly Rs. 12,999
with some free data, should prove popular, and essentially provides
customers a 8GB smartphone with access to the Apple App Store ecosystem
and some features of the iOS 6 upgrade, at the price of an iPod touch.
Not a bad deal if you are looking for a
smartphone in sub-Rs. 10,000 category, quite standing up to the variety
of budget Android phones in the market. We can expect a similar
announcement from Airtel soon.
Source: TOI
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