Update: 3G iPhone in Bangkok/Thailand
Kind of bored with Thai politics and analyses at the moment. So why not talking about the essentials of a fulfilled life: The arrival of the 3G iPhone in Bangkok.
Todd the iPhreak did some research. MBK has price signs up. Most reliable and always most expensive Winner Telecom wants 38,000 to 40,000 baht for a 16GB.
They expect the first shipment by the end of July. Quite a steep price curve. We warned you. But then again, there are legit unlocked iBeauties out there.
Did myself a little research. Happened to be in France when the iPhone was launched in La Grande Nation. Beautiful piece of design by the way. Gosh is it sensual. Has the correct texture and weight, irresistible.
Orange France wants 709 euros for an officially unlocked 16GB. All you have to do is wait for two weeks to get Apple’s unlock code.
Some other company wants to sell me legally unlocked iPhones from the U.S. Good prices, free shipping, but not sure yet if I can trust them.
But then again,”unlock will be coming soon according the the websites that I regularly visit,” assures me the iPhreak – who just received his first 3G iPhone.
The first one in Bangkok?
No, he’s in love already.
Doesn’t want to sell it.
Other than for showing off, why would I need to spend this much money on a phone?
You’re completely right Aart, that full price is an insane amount of money.
But as a working tool, if you have to browse the internet on the go and such, it’s a way to go.
BangkokDan
iPhones are 4 gayS.
Activate? Unlock? WTF?
Any normal fone just works & is a lot cheaper.
Def-phone: I know when someone calling me is using an Iphoney because I have to hold my phone about a foot from my ear due to terribly loud and distorted quality of the Icrap phone.
I am a Finnish guy who studies in Saraburi, I find the reasons that people choose their phones with are quite different here then at home.
In Finland when someone gets a phone with internet, they are likely to use it, people are obsessed with function, and most people look for a strong simple phone that lets them talk and live worry free (Nokia receives 80% of operating expenses from basic models, hi-tech models are an attempt to develop a future product that does not yet really exist).
In Thailand I’ve polled my classes 4 times (about 40 students at a time), and there is never more then 1-2 people that have read an email or used Google with their phones. 40% of the +16,000 baht phone users have no credit during the polling.
At home we would say these people have no life, they are poor, and prefer to cheat strangers about social status then to have money to call the real friends they presumably have.
To each his own, my advice is take your 20,000 baht and buy a hundred jeans and T-shirts, you will improve your quality of life more.
@unkLe_p, where and what do you study in Saraburi?
AIS/TOT Split
According to the Bangkok Post Advanced Info Service (AIS) will begin cutting its network connection with TOT’s mobile network on Feb 8 after submitting a formal notification on Monday.
The move is in response to TOT’s delay to a deal over 3G data roaming, says AIS chief executive Wichian Mektrakarn.
AIS had earlier scheduled data roaming to begin today.
gjbkk: Laos has had 3G for sometime now so why is Thailand lagging behind?
Absolutely Bangkok might have the answers here but this was posted sometime ago but the comments are ongoing and quite interesting.
(BD: You refer to this post as having “the answers”? http://absolutelybangkok.com/3gs-here-why-the-rush/ …)