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I heard buying an iphone from us is too cheap @100$.

Is it true ? How much i have to spend if i want to use it in india.

How much charges will be applied if someone courier me from US.
 
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manoja2k

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It is possible, with strings attached (though I am not sure if at present any scheme for Iphone). Usually in US or in many European countries one can get a phone for free (almost), provided one subscribes to certain schemes of a telephone vendor for a finite period of time usually three to 5yrs. Catch is that if you break this contract one needs to pay the full cost of the phone to the vendor.
 
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What manoja2k said holds true, let me elaborate a bit. You have to buy an iPhone (lets say 3G, for 99 USD) but you have to purchase a data service which costs 30 USD per month, and you are tied to a 2 year contract.Thats how AT&T absorbs the price of the iPhone.

You *can* break contract, but that requires you to pay a cancellation fee (175 USD IIRC) and a month of usage charges on top of the 99 USD for the Phone. TE peeps who are more knowledgeable about the iPhone/AT&T contract please correct me here.

Anyways, you can check the Terms from AT&T yourself here: link
 
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Amaresh

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Just to add to what Powersurge has written above, I've also heard that canceling the contract prematurely affects your credit rating so not a lot of people would be willing to go that route.
 
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Well heres all the different charges which you will have to pay for Iphone from US ie from AT&T
Iphone 3G-100$+ variable tax depending on where you buy it
Activation fee-36$
1 month Usage charge- 76$ you can cancel contract after 1 mth as if you cancel
before it then you will have to give the phone back.
Cancellation fee-- 175$

that comes to a total of approx 390$

Add to that courier charges.
 
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manoja2k

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Amaresh said:
Just to add to what Powersurge has written above, I've also heard that canceling the contract prematurely affects your credit rating so not a lot of people would be willing to go that route.
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I don't think so, as long as you pay the cancellation penalty or cancellation fee. In fact on an earlier occasion I did this for Sprint PCS. I had to give the complete cost of the phone to Sprint, which I had got for free. My credit rating did not get affected because of this. I know it because I used to get a free monthly copy of my credit report from one of the rating agencies.

As a summary I can say that, in US, price of a device lies within a range in a given period. Any price outside this range means something is shady...
 
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Just to add to the discussion. I just stumbled on this new information when I was going through the Apple.com website. Apparently, you can just walk in to ann Apple Store in the US and choose to buy the iPhone as a gift for someone. In that case, the iPhone will be locked to AT&T and you will have to pay $699 plus sales tax (wherever applicable) which is app. 32K for a 32GB 3GS iPhone but you will get a iPhone directly from the Apple Store, no questions asked. This is completely legal and hassle-free. So, if you have the moolah...you can get what you want. Here's a link for more info. Read the fineprint information in gray at the bottom of the page. Apple - iPhone - Buy iPhone 3G

Hope this helps! :)
 
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