I got a series of text messages yesterday. The first one was from Vodafone annoucing that “Your wait for the iPhone is about to end” … (their words, not mine) and the prices quoted were Rs. 31,000 for the 8Gb model and Rs. 36,100 for 16Gb. A few moments later, almost as an afterthought, Vodafone sent out another message reminding me that the iPhone offered will only work with a Vodafone connection and I must also buy a new connection from them.

Not to be left behind, Airtel soon sent out an SMS to proudly announce that the 3G iPhone will arrive in India at midnight of August 22, 2008. While the prices are the same as the ones announced by Vodafone, Airtel has extended an invitation  to attend a “midnight launch” at the Sahara Mall in Gurgaon.

I wonder what will actually drive people to turn up for the midnight launch…or to eventually buy the phone. Will it be price (at these prices, one must have some serious spare cash), features and functionality (just read some of the reviews and glitches that folks are talking about on the net)….or will it be just a style statement (I really have no comments to that !!)

Tags: Airtel, Apple, iphone, iphone 3G