While the release of the iPhone 3G is fast approaching, I’m closely coordinating with a friend who’s on vacation in the US to grab me one of the $599 contract-free unit from AT&T.
If he succeeds, I may get it by the 15th. If not, we can only see how much the monthly service plans look like in other countries and hope it’s not going to be that expensive.
I surveyed 12 countries where pricing for the 8GB iPhone 3G has been announced for the July 11 release.
Of the 12 countries, the cheapest plan costs Php2,115 per month and the most expensive is Php5,760/month.
The average of all of them hovers around Php3,116/month. This should give us a good idea for the ballpark pricing plan when the iPhone 3G hits the Philippines.
just wondering? why do we have to get tied up with the plan (with telecoms operator) when in fact we an just buy the unit and use WiFi to do its applications? or is this a propaganda of telecoms company because they know that a lot of filipinos are already using wiFi (though IP,skype,etc using wiFi hot spots) in communicating (voice,date etc) instead of using their network? there are alot of wif free zones and is booming, my neighbor have one and can access it for free.. but i don’t because i have one installed in my house…
maybe we need this to connect to the telecoms network using 3G if we are in hiway with a driver.. or inside a bus or train..
by the way, i am writing this using my Nokia e90… with athe wifi while having a cup of coffee..