China Finally Gets iPhone

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The iPhone was officially launched in the most populated country on Friday. The phone is being sold through China Unicom, which is currently the second largest carrier in the country. It is likely hoping the iPhone will increase its market share in the coming years. However, the 8GB model will run consumers $732 without a contract. There are plenty of places in the country that sell gray-market models, which will be much cheaper. Another drawback of the Chinese iPhone is the lack of Wi-Fi due to government regulations.

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CowKing on November 1, 2009 07:45PM is that yen or actual US dollars cause there's no way china's citizens can afford that even the middle class reply to this

d3bruts1d on November 2, 2009 04:28AM According to the source article: "...4,999 yuan (about $732) for the 8GB 3G model to 6,999 yuan (about $1,025) for the 32GB 3GS phone (sans contract)." reply to this

JayF on November 5, 2009 03:15AM China has now Iphone. For sure many people will be buying those. But they must settle their debts because Iphone is not that affordable for average people. Because of excitement to have those Iphones they might get debt or loans and further credit. Debt is a problem for a lot of people, and the credit hassles that go with it are frightening at times – and the best thing to do is to pay off debt. They must settle those credits first before purchasing those Iphones. reply to this

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