On 22nd August 2008 iphone 3G was officially launched in India by two leading mobile phone companies Airtel and Vodafone. Though there was no mad rush of people waiting outside their stores after midnight to get there phone. But still in different part of the country there were few people who got there phone at the stroke of mid night.
I saw a lot of press covering , news report on TV about this event and what cool features it has and how it will change the way Indians are using cell phones. Will it be as big a hit as in the US? I saw almost all news channel having at least a hour long program dedicated to iPhone 3G launch.
What amazed me was that no one pointed out that both Airtel and Vodafone are putting advertisement that iPhone 3G is now in India. What will a consumer do of this 3G phone when we do not have a 3G network in the country. Aren't the mobile companies making a mockery of the consumer. They are asking the consumers to purchase a 3G mobile phone without providing a support to run these 3G phones.Or they feel that Indian consumers are big fool, who just go for brand to enchance their status.
People who have purchased this phone in India, please ask this question to Airtel and Vodafone.
What will I do of a 3G phone without a 3G network ?
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