Questions about Freerunner: Phone Usability, Battery Life, Shipping Date

[Andrea Debortoli]

also days of 399$ Freerunner will go....:)
and GTA04 is already under early development...I think I'll wait a bit more
to purchase....

2008/5/10 Kunal Singh <kunal at singhkunal.com>:

> Hi SK,
>
>   Just to clarify, iPhone 8 GB (including the this 8 GB memory) is 399 US$.
>
>   Of course the other issues like service provider agreement is an added
> pain.
>   But the days of US$700 iPhone are gone.
>  Regards,
> Kunal
>
> Shakthi Kannan wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> --- Kunal Singh wrote:
>> | Apple will be releasing the iPhone in India later this year.
>> | This phone is likely to be priced much cheaper than free-runner
>> \--
>>
>> Actually, the iPhone is costlier (around INR 27-28k, or USD 700) than
>> the FreeRunner (INR 20k, or USD 500). But, one cannot compare price
>> with software freedom ("priceless").
>>
>> http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/apr/16apple.htm
>>
>>
>> http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/04/18/vodafone-will-reportedly-carry-iphone-in-india-in-september
>>
>> http://www.iphonenirvana.net/
>>
>> ---
>> | And the reason why I want to participate in open source development
>> \--
>>
>> ... in which case the iPhone is out of the question. So, why bother
>> about the cost?
>>
>> Even if you imported hardware development boards from China/Taiwan to
>> India, you will end up paying 70% of the product prise for
>> customs+tax. If you want to do it as business, then, add some
>> percentage for your profit, which, will again increase the consumer
>> price.
>>
>> Or, do it the usual way. Buy it in US/Europe/Singapore, and if someone
>> known to you is flying down to India (which always happens), ask them
>> to hand-carry it.
>>
>> SK
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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