Production costs in Brazil are still significantly less than if they were to move everything here to the States. Everyone benefits from free trade, so quit complaining. The data isn't on your side.
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iPhone 4S Debuts in Over 20 New Countries, Pricing Starts as High as $1400
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Production costs in Brazil are still significantly less than if they were to move everything here to the States. Everyone benefits from free trade, so quit complaining. The data isn't on your side.
Meh, cheaper if you get it on contract. Not sure if it's SIM locked. Still quite expensive but I think there's a regulation that prevents carriers from oversubsiding phones
Despite the costs, I see more people with iPhones, a plethora of Android phones than dumbphones. Plus, Singapore bans all carriers from subsiding phones.
Despite the costs, I see more people with iPhones, a plethora of Android phones than dumbphones. Plus, Singapore bans all carriers from subsiding phones.
So true, especially considering Hungary is a complete economic and financial mess these days. The last time I was back there was in 1996, and the situation wasn't so rosy then, either.
This is incredible.
I have a couple of friends who's parents still live there, I always wondered why they thought everything was soo affordable here. I'm just curious, so how common is it for someone under 30 to have a phone such as an iphone?
I have a couple of friends who's parents still live there, I always wondered why they thought everything was soo affordable here. I'm just curious, so how common is it for someone under 30 to have a phone such as an iphone? 
Nope. Most phones in Brazil are almost free, with a carrier plan.
Also, even if you buy them in contract, they all come unlocked now. I think it's the law.
You could get an iPhone 4 32gb in January 2011 here for about US$600, with a 1 year contract.. They'd been available since september 2010 or so.
And yes, the pictures in the media showed people in lines getting their iPhone 4Ss for one to two grand here. Bunch of idiots.
NO!
A ticket costs about $1K, without a hotel or other costs. Maybe it worths if you buy for someone else or a macbook. The problem is when you come back, you have the risk of loosing the products due to Customs Inspections.
hey, i was the one who tipped them yay!
by the way, its not MTC in russia, it pronounces as MTS. and Beeline sells them too.
yay!by the way, its not MTC in russia, it pronounces as MTS. and Beeline sells them too.
This is incredible.
In my case I've seen them around but not that much, I work in a high profile company and a bunch of coworkers have them but still... just five of them or so (300+ employees), and in the streets it's the same, If you see one or two in day that's an exception. But you do see lots of android phones... and LOTS of samsung smartphones... like the Galaxy S2 for example...
And yes, Internet rates for smartphones here in argentina ar outrageous... and the speed totally sucks... but such is not the case with Uruguay (the neighbor next door
) In Uruguay you can get an internet connection in your smartphone for no more than 5$ per month with 3GB of cap and in some cases more... you just gotta find out that you can tier the internet connection of your smartphone with the ADSL you have at home, with the same company that means 5$ per month of 3G data . Yet again... you pay 1000$+ for any iPhone black market or not.Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 5_0_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/534.46 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.1 Mobile/9A405 Safari/7534.48.3)
Lol if the iPhone costs thr much there what does a crappy dumb phone cost?!?!?
Lol if the iPhone costs thr much there what does a crappy dumb phone cost?!?!?
You're wrong. You can actually get a planet ticket from about 400$ to Miami nowadays. Taking from the cost-benefit, it is cheaper to fly to the us and buy an iPhone there, plus you can do some turism. And Customs doesn't really tax mobile phones, cameras (personal electronics) anymore.
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Well, in Brazil you can get a crappy internet for 0,25$ daily on prepaid. But really, don't expect much! You can't even load a youtube video on a prepaid internet conection :/
This is incredible.
It's not common, at all.. and if you see someone under 30 using an iPhone it's because A) they're not from here, B) it's stolen or C) they have the luxury to spend 2000 on a new phone every year. There's tons of things that aren't common here for people under 30, such as driving a car, owning an apartment, etc.
I don't know about what happens over there, but that is not at all the reality of all the region.
Here in Chile, you can get the 4s for around US$200 with a US$80 contract for 18 months, $340 with a $60 contract, or even free if you are willing to pay $120 a month. All with unlimited data.
If you are willing to go to a lesser carrier (Claro), you can get it for $120 with a $90/month fee.
Here in Chile, you can get the 4s for around US$200 with a US$80 contract for 18 months, $340 with a $60 contract, or even free if you are willing to pay $120 a month. All with unlimited data.
If you are willing to go to a lesser carrier (Claro), you can get it for $120 with a $90/month fee.
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I cannot believe that the iPhone in brazil cost as much or more than in Argentina where usually even a lollipop is more expensive than any other country, and don't give me thumbs down because is completely true and everyone should know that we have the highest prices in the continent because of our &%·$@ woman president....
I cannot believe that the iPhone in brazil cost as much or more than in Argentina where usually even a lollipop is more expensive than any other country, and don't give me thumbs down because is completely true and everyone should know that we have the highest prices in the continent because of our &%·$@ woman president....
In my case I've seen them around but not that much, I work in a high profile company and a bunch of coworkers have them but still... just five of them or so (300+ employees), and in the streets it's the same, If you see one or two in day that's an exception. But you do see lots of android phones... and LOTS of samsung smartphones... like the Galaxy S2 for example...
And yes, Internet rates for smartphones here in argentina ar outrageous... and the speed totally sucks... but such is not the case with Uruguay (the neighbor next door
I agree.. In my case, I work at the airport, I see 5 or 6 iPhones daily (3GS,4) but the owners are over 45 years old and are executive managers. You do see many Android devices but not as much as Blackberry phones.. Specially the 8520 model. I see over 1000 of those daily.
However, I do not fully agree with your last statement, I lived in Uruguay for 3 years and mobile internet was far less superior than in Argentina. The speeds were even lower and if you maxed out your data cap they would charge you twice as much for every MB you used.
Che tenes razón no puede ser que acá en argentina sea todo tan caro... por eso yo compre mi mac en ee.uu pero al iphone se lo compre a un tipo en mercado libre por $3700...
Obviamente hay excepciones, pero al publico general (que no es tech-savvy, y quiere comprar el producto rápido y fácilmente) tienen que pagar el precio de 1000USD o mas. Y los precios de las macs son una demencia.. 2000USD por una macbook pro 13' 2.3GHZ.. La verdad nunca voy a entender la estrategia que Argentina/Uruguay tiene para vender.. En vez de bajar los precios para que todo sea mas accesible a mas gente, y así poder vender mas..