fbpx

Prepaid iPhone 3G to cost Php34,000?

And we thought the speculated prepaid price of Php25,000 was already expensive. According to Engadget, Vodafone Italy has just set an out-of-contract price for the iPhone 3G at €499 ($773) for the 8GB model and €569 ($881) for the 16GB models.

globe iphone 3gIt’s common knowledge that the advertised $199 for the iPhone 3G is hugely subsidized by the telcos. In order to recoup that subsidy, they will have to put customers to a minimum lock-in period of 24 months.

Yugatech 728x90 Reno7 Series

So, if we followed the same pricing with that of Europe, an unsubsidized 8GB iPhone 3G will cost Php33,521 and the 16GB model will be as high as Php38,224 (based on today’s euro-peso exchange rate).

Here’s another catch — according to Macenstein, Apple will be doing “Mandatory In-Store Activation“. Meaning, the only way to get the new iPhone 3G is thru the authorized telco distributor. If you want to have your units unlocked, you’ll still need to buy them at their SRP and pay someone in Greenhills between Php2,500 to Php3,000 a pop.

How’s that for a solid revenue model? The cheap iPhone doesn’t seem that cheap anymore.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 976 other subscribers
Avatar for Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

28 Responses

  1. Avatar for Adjustable Beds Prices Adjustable Beds Prices says:

    Useful information, thanks to the author.

  2. Avatar for poormkey poormkey says:

    umm Mahal pero maraming pilipino ang gstong magkaroon nyan and im sure madali din bababa ang value nyan, kgya ng mga ibang gadgets n nauso. di mo din ma eenjoy kc di mo nman mailabas sa bulsa kc kakaba kaba ka bka m snatch.

  3. Avatar for who-m-i who-m-i says:

    37ooo 8gb and around 43ooo ang 16gb… sana naman kahit maging 32ooo lang 8gb ok na e d nmn kailangan masyadong malaki memory….. sana bumaba pa!

  4. Avatar for notnot notnot says:

    yup! it’s so damn expensive! but i will buy it anyway.

  5. Avatar for jen jen says:

    35k is so expensive…is there any solution to make it heaper?

  6. Avatar for Wuz Wuz says:

    its actually P41,889 for the 8gb version
    look here http://www.iphone3g.globe.com.ph/i/i?id=2256650

Leave a Reply
JOIN OUR TELEGRAM DISCUSSION

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *