Apple iFone almost ready?
The rumour mill is grinding again and the internet is abuzz with speculation that the unveiling of Apple’s long awaited iPod phone, or iFone, is imminent.
What we know is that Apple has scheduled a press conference for Tuesday September 12 in London, with similar events presumably taking place around the world. The topic of the event is unknown but coincidentally, September 12 is the same day that the CTIA Wireless & Entertainment 2006 exhibition kicks off in Los Angeles.
US analyst firm American Technology Research (ATR) has thrown plenty of fuel on the fire in the past few days and if analyst Shaw Wu is correct, Apple has finalised product design for the device and brought it through to prototype stage.
In launching the device, Apple could take one of two roads to market. The company could pursue an MVNO agreement with a wireless carrier and introduce the phone with an assortment of branded services, or it sell the device direct to consumers, either independently or in conjunction with operators.
ATP also believes that Apple has enough clout to steal a one per cent share of the 1 billion unit global handset market, equivalent to $2bn (ВЈ1bn).
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11. September 2006 at 11:10
I wrote this to one of our sales people in NYC last week. It bears repeating.
Is it good news for us?….If I guess right it is. How much do you want to bet it is an unlocked GSM (SIM card) phone and utilizes off deck for delivery. I can’t see Apple wanting to share its market domination with the likes of a carrier and their backward ways, especially here in North America. Apple is a pioneer and a successful one. Apple already has the mobile music industry in a lock and everyone scrambling to figure out how to catch them.
Mobile phone music is struggling because of cost, poor equipment and the fact that every damn carrier is intent on making it WAY too hard and WAY too expensive. Apple builds its own phone, Ipod quality music, down loadable on the fly, off deck delivery so they continue to control their customers, completely synced to your PC when you get home AND unlocked for GSM networks from a voice and data stand-point. Just pic up a SIM card from the likes of Cingular, T-mobile, Rogers or who ever world wide and pop it in and you’re good to go. No fuss, no muss. Because it is off deck, anyone with a browser equipped phone on any network can access it.
Why is this good for us? Education. The NA market still looks at carriers and their content as the only way to fly. They know no different. The idea of a unlocked phone is so foreign that it is like speaking a African tribal language. Unlocked, off deck by a huge player like Apple legitimizes the off deck market instantly and opens the door very wide for the likes of i-mate and our custom phone company partner in China. Much like the advent of the Netscape Browser…followed closely by IE, broke the whole web open for millions of people stuck on AOL and CompuServe; this has the same potential. The idea of selling this independantly shouldn’t bother Apple. They started Ipod from scratch and everyone found it and bought. Use the same sales network already established and ride the current wave. Why share it with a carrier and limit your exposure?
This could be a pivotal point for North American mobile. Lets see if they are as smart as I think they are.
10. January 2007 at 09:06
i got a question for u do u think this ifone will make a big impact on the world? but not only on the world but the people in gerneral and how
kids will act when they get this fone?
16. January 2007 at 23:51
Hello Sir ,
I am from India ,
Is this model available in India?
And what should be the price in Rs?
29. March 2007 at 11:51
Hi
I’m from Brazil, when is iFone available in Brazil? ando should be the price?
thanks
31. March 2007 at 11:07
i want to know all about apple ifone. From its cost to its features……
plz tell me
30. April 2007 at 11:42
hello
i want to know that when is ifone available in iran? the price too
14. May 2007 at 10:14
hi, I’m from Mexico, when is the ifone in mexico, what is its cost?…pliz I want know
22. May 2007 at 23:10
Hello. May i ask for a complete package details of the new i-fone.Is there a plan for it to be marketted in asia particularly in the pHilippines?when it can possibly happen?Thank you.
4. July 2007 at 06:12
Please let me know when the Ifone by apple will be coming to South Africa.
and the price in SAR.
17. July 2007 at 15:22
Hye!
Whats its price in PKR…
when it will be available in Pakidtan?
5. August 2007 at 21:59
sir i think we still cannot use this ifone inthe philippines.. it can only use as ipod… how can we use it as a phone?
7. September 2007 at 03:03
Hello Sir ,
I am from India ,
Is this model available in India?
And what should be the price in Rs?
plz reply
8. September 2007 at 11:34
please tel me when will i fone be available in india & what wil its price be & when will its model be available in us,that is compatible with the indian network system?
19. September 2007 at 06:26
i like apple ifone too much. when will ifone lounch in india.
19. November 2007 at 04:21
does apple ifone work in india n how much does it cost in india
16. December 2007 at 14:18
hello sir,
are these fones available in India?
If yes, then tell me about their price….
13. February 2008 at 14:45
hey im joe 4m jordan i want 2 know wher the i fone will be realesed in jordan ?and how much will does it coast ?
12. April 2008 at 09:09
please send me the details and the photo so that i can purchased one for my self
12. April 2008 at 09:10
i want to buy one for personal use
13. June 2008 at 05:51
Hi I’m from Kazakhstan What is its cost?…
20. June 2008 at 23:24
hello sir,
i gotta know that ifone is going to be available in 200$.is that right ?
27. June 2008 at 02:22
Hello Sir ,
I am from India ,
Is this model available in India?
And what should be the price in Rs?
plz reply
28. June 2008 at 04:51
Hi ,
I am Prasanth Nair from INDIA. I want to know the booking details for ifone in INDIA .
29. June 2008 at 03:10
please tel me when will i fone be available in india & what wil its price be & when will its model be available in us,that is compatible with the indian network system?
7. July 2008 at 04:19
i want to buy apple i phone in india.how this is possible.and what about ur service stations
1. August 2008 at 09:56
Respected Sir,
I am Siddhant Sanghavi from India and I want to know when is ifone available in India and its features and cost in rupees.
Thank You. I look forward for your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Siddhant
9. August 2008 at 04:52
Dear Sir,
I m Indian, keen interested to know full details of i fone & when it is available in India.
Waiting for prompt response from urside.
Thx/Pankaj Kumar
11. August 2008 at 19:08
man u guys dont kno wat is ifone. its sucks that shit i would like to throw in toilet bowl. whoever, want to buy an ifne then call me, i’ll tell u guys sum more details abt it.
my tel# is 911.
9. November 2008 at 06:17
hiiii……. im harry nd want to know that how much i fone cost in london…..
13. October 2010 at 13:00
hiiiiiii……. i m saloni i want to knw abt the latest launch of apple ifone in canada and what are its price?????
20. May 2011 at 14:57
An iPhone can function as a video camera (video recording was not a standard feature until the iPhone 3GS was released), a camera phone, can send texts and receive visual voicemail, a portable media player, and an Internet client with e-mail and web browsing capabilities, and both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. The user interface is built around the device’s multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard rather than a physical one.