UnwireIndia

Well we all know that the iPhone has made it in and out of the shelves of Apple stores in the US. But the question we Indians, on the other side of the globe are asking is; when will it be available here? Many of us thought that it would be available in the grey market within a month after its release, unfortunately not happening. Grey market dealers who were thinking of making big bucks from the iPhone mania have lost hope.

Couple of weeks before the release of the iPhone in the US, Wipro / HCL were to sign a distribution deal with Apple. There has been no further update on that. Even before them, it was Reliance who approached Apple but in vain. If at all any company manages to strike a deal they will be the exclusive distributors for iPhone in India. Whosoever be the distributor for the iPhone in India will have struck gold because companies generally get 2-3 percent on the sale of a handset.

As for those who thought they could buy the handset from the US through a relative or friend. Just for your info. handsets sold in the US are network locked i.e. they won’t work on any other network. The iPhone is locked to the AT&T network. So if you wish to use the iPhone here you’ll have to unlock it which is possible only by request or by hacking. As for requesting AT&T to unlock the handset, they are bound by Apple and when it comes to hacking the iPhone you can use the internet to be your guide.

For now it’s best to drop the idea and wait for a company to strike a distribution deal with Apple. Hopefully this should happen by the time the next generation of iPhone is released. With most bugs taken care off and the iPhone rumored to turn 3G, it’ll be a much better phone.

Source: Fring Blog
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