Globe drops iPhone 3G Prices and more!

Good News! Still expensive but good news still!

Nobody drops prices if the demand is already popular. Globe must have realized iPhone fans know how to compute, calculate, and discern that the original price was a RIPOFF.

Don’t prepaid iPhones go for $600 only in the States? That’s only around P27,000. If the unlock guys manage to make the apps feature functional, perhaps it would be way cheaper to buy imported and then unlock.

I think there’s still a lot of room there in the P37,599. The postpaid plans are fair enough. It’s the prepaid kit that really don’t make sense, at least for the consumer.

I will still buy 4 PSPs with that amount.

I’ll get the Gmix Plan 800 Php30,500 for 16GB.
1/4 lang ng sweldo ko.hehehe

I’ll wait a little longer…..

still expensive, hmm will Apple store locally be able to sell iPhones too hehe…

In us even some franchise supermarket will be able to sell iPhones. syampre mas mura pa rin sa us. hehe

I totally agree with sir jedd, if it’s really that popular, why would they drop the price. Maybe no one is making any reservation.

May countdown pa sila e wala naman pumapansin kasi sobra sila buwaya sa profit…

Pag mataas ang demand, mas tataas ang presyo, pag konti ang demand, mas bababa ang presyo kasi madami sila unit na kelangan ibenta..

Haha, tama yung malaki ang demand sa product. Kaso ang conversion rate nila ay mababa sa expected.

i think 15k for 8gb and 20 – 25k for the 16gb would be fair for prepaid kits of globe. coz’ 37k and 43k isn’t very fair at all. what do you think guys??? btw, thanks yuga for all the updates coz’ i’m really an apple fan i’ve been really waiting for the iphone 3g for a long time, and quite frankly i’m so disappointed with globe’s overpricing of the iphone.

Mataas pa price….

Surely get one, too!

haiyz…i really love i phone sana nmn naman ba2an niu pa ung price so that i cn i have one have mercy nmn 2 the filipino people…hehehe..but still i will do evrythng 2 have one..to globe sna ba2an niu pa ung price..plzzzz.hehehe

There is one VERY important point that should be raised about the new iPhone plans that Globe has announced. As you can see, Globe charges Internet usage based on time, not data usage. The problem is that by default, the iPhone will stay connected ALL THE TIME (this is what I’ve been told). Even if you are not specifically using any data services, the iPhone will maintain a permanent data connection whenever possible.

Does this mean that Globe will be charging users for accessing the Internet 24 hours per day, even if they don’t mean to? That could be over 20k Pesos in one month!! There is apparently a way to turn off the data mode of the iPhone, but most people probably wouldn’t be aware of it. Not to mention, you can’t receive pushed emails, weather reports, stock updates, etc if the data mode is disabled.

I don’t know if Globe is aware of this behavior of the iPhone, and this seems like something that should be investigated further, before every Filipino iPhone owner gets shocked with a 20k+ bill after the first month!!

And by the way, if you look at the comparison chart at http://www.yugatech.com/blog/anything-apple/iphone-3g-cheapest-in-belgium-most-expensive-in-canada/ you will notice that Globe is the only provider on that list who charges based on time, instead of data usage…

what if i’ll buy one abroad, can i be able to use it here?

The Sony p990i and Nokia n92 and e90 all debuted in the Philippines at PhP40k unit cost.
None of them had 8gb of storage, let alone 16gb.Lets not even compare their operating system/user interface with the MAC OS in the iPhone.
Globe didn’t pay a lot for this exclusivity only to have people get the units with prepaid. They want to reward and sell to loyal line subscribers. They paid a lot to convince Apple to bring the new iPhone here, when we were snubbed in the first iPhones launch.

drop price very soon and i’ll surely have one to put in my pocket sooner. ano sy mo, yuga?

Meron daw ginagawang 3G 8GB hiphone ang chinese @ 5000 pesos lang, yon na lang ang hihintayin natin mga kabayan, bakit pa tayo magpapaloko sa epol-epol na yan? bakit di sila humihintong mag selfmedicate kasi? na over tuloy! “not for every body raw”. hindi ganyan ang tunay na negosyante dong, “segurista” ang tawag nyan! mahilig sa pera!

bumili na lang kayo sa US mas cheap pa…it would only cost 199 dollar for 8 G and 299 dollar for 16G

Yeah still pricey i’d expect it to go not higher than 20K (included of 12% tax) but the price of globe … tsk tsk apple’s sales will not be so happy here in the pinoy land.

Apple: Thinner much faster BUT HALF THE PRICE.

Globe: Thinner much Faster Ubusan muna ng kayamanan Hahhaha…(devilish laugh)

Have to agree with Josh. Smart could have done the launch better probably. But then who knows? Maybe not. ;o)

i wouldn’t spend my hard-earned money for this gadget, too pricey… just like their mac computers… i’d rather wait for a china clone to come out of the market, hehehe.

We have have the iPhone 3G 8GB,3G 16GB,4GB,8GB,16GB in stock for sale at affordable prices.

iPhone 3G 8GB Cost…..US$400
iPhone 3G 16GB Cost….US$450
iPhone 4GB Cost……..US$250
iPhone 8GB Cost……..US$300
iPhone 16GB Cost…….US$350

HTC PHONES:
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HTC Advantage X7510…..US$950
HTC P3470……………US$500
HTC Touch Cruise……..US$540
HTC Dual…………….US$400
HTC S730…………….US$410
HTC P6500……………US$780
HTC TyTN II………….US$440
HTC Touch……………US$950
HTC S630…………….US$360
HTC S710…………….US$350
HTC P3600i…………..US$460
HTC Advantage X7500…..US$980
HTC MTeor……………US$200
HTC touch diamond…….US$550
HTC Shift……………US$1,250

Nokia N90……..US$200
Nokia N91……..US$220
Nokia N92……..US$230
Nokia N93……..US$260
Nokia N93i…….US$300
Nokia N95……..US$350
Nokia N70……..US$170
Nokia N71……..US$180
Nokia N73……..US$200
Nokia N74……..US$230
Nokia N76……..US$240
Nokia N77……..US$260
Nokia N80……..US$260

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I believe that Globe’s iPhone will be competing against the hacked iPhones. Hacked iPhones are cheaper than the one they sell at globe.

And for the justification of higher prices in prepaid kits… Globe just wants to punish users for using prepaid because they get less income (per person) from them.

Guys, may nakuha yung friend ko na iphone from globe kasi matagal na syang subscriber at may na accumulate syang points. ang kapait i phone. kaso ayaw nya gamitin, coz she needs cash more. Now GLOBE delivered it na sa kanya and she’s selling it at 33,000Php. Naka sealed pa with Gift Certificate na 20% off sa iphone accesories till March 1, 2009. Shempre it also includes warranty, etc. naka paper bag pa ng Globe..hehe..if you’re interested email kayo sa red****@****.***.

what are you gonna use the iphone for that’s the question pangporma ba para nasa uso ka well i think that’s just crap pinoy ka kakaiba ka don’t be a hog that want’s the latest gadget or laging nasa uso pinoy are orig if your not gonna use it for business, email, internet, and if you can’t afford it why buy it. be happy of what you got di mo kailangan magpaporma iphone lang yan yeah uso kasi, well nokia was #1 sa pinas noon ngayon eto naman iphone. “pinoy ka magpakatotoo ka” sabi nga ni francis m. (salute idol)

if this iphone is popular and indemand why^globe is droping the price it makes no sense. both globe and smart are greedy comp just like gloria.^^

guz2 q sna ng iphone kc dmi benefits kso nga lng tma halos ung iba mahal pa dn xa mg hntay nlng aq ng ilang months yung pg mura na db?? o kya aman pbili nlng aq xa tita ko xa ibang bansa hehe

where can i get a free iphone without paying my bills? i want to get a free iphone because its really expensive here in the philippines! pls help me where i can get one!! im just 11.

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my iphone just got stolen from my office.. it was a gift from my boyfriend :(
i didnt know it was this expensive!

i reli want an iphone..ask q lng if meron pa ung 4gb s globe..khit ung orig n iphone.mas gusto q pa un kc at least meron n qng iphone kht 4gb lng..hahaha

Liit naman ng sweldo mo quinito.. sipain pa kita jan yabang mo..

iphone’s are very expensive gadgets..and we know that every year gadgets may improve because of technology..but some of pilipino cant afford to but iphone even they want to have.. but thats the reality…