Today the iPhone was finally released to China (officially) through China Unicom LTD. Prices range from 4,999 yuan ($730) to to 6,999 yuan ($1,025) for the higher end iPhone 3GS 32GB without contract. Unfortunately none of these iPhones have WiFi support, and people in China can already buy an iPhone 3GS with WiFi for less from the black market.
The iPhone’s in China don’t have WiFi because the government’s regulations temporarily banned it in favor of another system. The ban was lifted in May, after manufacturing of the new iPhone’s had begun. China Unicom hopes to bring WiFi to the iPhone by the end of the year.
Do you think China Unicom’s iPhones will sell well? Considering the lack of WiFi, high prices, and the fact that people in China have access to better iPhone’s with WiFi through the black market, I am feeling skeptical.
[via AppleInsider]
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u`re paying about 4999 to 6999 yuan for an iPhone without wifi?!
man you gotta be joking.
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THAT IS CRAZY STUPID!
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We can easily access iPhone through black market at a much lower price.
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@Sirewolf, I was about to give you a thumb up we I saw “God bless the USA” …this feels like “self-centered religious fanatic”, so, thumb down.
Leave the gods alone, especially with USA.
Secondly, this have absolutely nothing to do with God (prove me wrong).
And at last why God would prefer USA? If there is a God, he loves everybody equaly, retard.
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Mostly this ^^ but we should all be praying that God blesses our nation no matter where we live.
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sumbody can tell me… how price on black market for iphone 3gs at ur country…. can we talk here???
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What about de OS it’s still based on Unix?
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Oh and that price for that phone is simply ridonculous
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