iPhone 3G from Globe to the Philippines

ka edong — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:55:00 +0000

Does that make it 4G with Globe’s “G” included?

I see a lot of hype about the iPhone 3G launch here in the Philippines. There are a lot of blogs who’ve posted prices and other information about the launch. So let me just describe what I’ve heard about the iPhone 3G, as told to me by a friend while I was in the US.

My friend Edmond, based in Chicago, had the predecesor iPhone. He said that a few weeks before the launch of the iPhone 3G, an upgrade was pushed to his phone. Of course, just like he did for most upgrades prior, he accepted the upgrade.

He regretted the upgrade! He said it terribly slowed down the iPhone. Even just sending SMS was sooooo slow after the upgrade. There were allegations that the upgrade that slowed down the iPhone was deliberate (allegations lang naman). People were saying this increased the demand for the iPhone 3G.

Today, I uploaded photos from a Mac Center in Chicago. I was there in July a day before the simultaneous launch of the iPhone 3G in the US and Europe. And you know what? The lines went all the way outside the store and around the block! Whew!

iPhone 3G - people lined up to get them

Will folks in the Philippines line up for the iPhone 3G? I haven’t seen such a phenomenon in the Philippines. Maybe for rice, but not for iPhones. Here’s Globe’s iPhone 3G reservation page.

So, for all those who’ll be trying to get that elusive iPhone 3G … ingat!

iPhone 3G phones launched

ka edong — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:41:20 +0000

There was a loooooong line of people at the Apple Mac shop extending outside the store’s doors, going round the corner and making its way around the block to the side of the building.

What were the people lined up for? The rollout of the iPhone 3G phones! And they’re lined up one day before the launch!

We were at Michigan Ave at Chicago, known as the Magnificent Mile — the main commercial district of Chicago like Orchard road of Singapore and Ayala Makati in the Philippines. Then we saw this looong line of people at the Apple Mac store. The first clue I had of what they were lined up for was the Apple logo at the outside of the store.

Wow! What some people would do to get a taste of cutting edge technology before everybody else. To think that the iPhones were going to be released *tomorrow*. Those people were lined up the day before the release of the product!

From the flyer of an Apple iPhone store representative:

We’re with you wherever you go.

iPhone 3G harnesses the power of AT&T’s extensive 3G mobile broadband network, which offers download speeds of up to 1.4 Mbps for 3G mobile phones. AT&T has the best global coverage of any provider, with vice roaming in more than 200 countries and data roaming in more than 145 countries.

I have a few photos to share. I’ll post at a later date.

(posted 16 Aug 2008):

iPhone 3G

Twice as fast. Half the price. iPhone 3G.

iPhone 3G Mac Center at Michigan Ave, Chicago

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iPhone 3G from Globe to the Philippines

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