"iPhone arriving soon!" screams the headlines of some rumour mongers in a small island south of us. One can only look in awe as some of us in"Bolehland" wouldn't be much too bothered by it with the rampant use of the iPhone here in our country. So far rumours have it that SingTel will be bringing it in to Singapore and launching it in September and the estimated price is at S$690.
Not too bad a country which has an estimated 10,000 rogue iPhones running about, brought in through "different avenues". But will rumours just remain rumours or should some of the folks down south look forward to newer models such as 3G variant of the iPhone?
The big question is, will our "kiasu" neighbours opt for Apple's profit sharing plan which it already has with certain carries in the US and in Europe?
Perhaps this is a question we should ask our own mobile carriers.
Comments
Name: cRazYee
Comment: response to RAMChYLD
iphone do have full size QWERTY keyboard. it has brilliant multi touch compare to normal touch screen feature in HTC/Dopod.
iphone is much more stable and faster than HTC/dopod which running on unstable Windows mobile.
sadly, it still a 2.75G phone (EDGE support) but it is quad band.
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Posted: 2008-04-13 15:05:13
Name: in response
Comment: in response to RAMChYLD's query: "Does the iPhone have a QWERTY keyboard:
yes, a smart albeit not a physical one.
from apple.com: "...with an intelligent QWERTY soft keyboard that prevents and corrects mistakes, making it easier and more efficient to use..."
Comment: iPhone? Not too bothered. Dopod/HTC better anyway. I mean, come on. Does the iPhone have a QWERTY keyboard? How many bands does it support? That has become my new standard for phones. If the phone doesn't have a QWERTY keyboard and does less than 3 bands in 2G mode and at least 1 band in 3G(in case I get sent to Japan/South Korea/Germany where 2G already shut-off), I don't want it.
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Posted: 2008-03-23 01:20:02
Name: benjamin lee meng chuin
Comment: go singapore you can do it ! be kiasu be the first in asia to get the phone it not like we care hump...
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Posted: 2008-03-21 19:10:43
Name: lordie
Comment: finally!!! i am going to get 1. and kid u not. 10,000 rogue handphone that may become brick. while the official one is , warranty!! sweeee0t
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Posted: 2008-03-21 16:56:05
Name: fatty
Comment: iPhone is coming? What about the HiPhone? XD
