Vodafone’s first iPhone 3G in Kolkata
Aug 22nd, 2008 by dipankar
Finally the iphone reach the city of joy on yesterday with fast 3G wireless technology, GPS mapping, support for enterprise features like Microsoft Exchange, and the new App Store, iPhone 3G puts even more features at your fingertips. And like the original iPhone, it combines three products in one — a revolutionary phone, a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough Internet device with rich HTML email and a desktop-class web browser.
India’s soccer captain Baichung Bhitia is the first customer and user of iphone 3G as Vodafone launches its iPhone at the stroke of midnight yesterday. Bhutia was picked up by mobile phone giant for his successful leadership to lead India in the AFC soccer championship held in Hyderabad and New Delhi recently. Mr Sridhar Rao, CEO, Vodafone Essar East ltd, will hand over the first iPhone 3G to Bhutia at its store in central Kolkata.
Apple’s combination of cell phone, media player, and wireless Web surfing device will cost around Rs 31,000 for 8GB version and Rs 36,100 for 16 GB.
The iPhone does not have a keypad, instead sports a touch-sensitive screen. The iPhone features a 3.5-inch display, 2-megapixel camera, headset and audio jacks, and an iPod dock. This looks so very cool and exciting.