iPhone Comes to China without WiFi (MalaysiaNews.net)
October 31, 2009
Photo China Unicom, a major telecom provider, prepares to officially launch the Apple iPhone for the first day on mainland China in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Apple’s iPhone is making its…
Lack of WiFi Puts Damper on iPhone’s China Debut (E-Commerce Times)
October 31, 2009
Apple’s iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world’s most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models. Apple’s local service provider, China Unicom, hopes the iPhone will give it an edge against giant rival China Mobile, the world’s biggest phone company by subscribers.
China Unicom iPhone sales could be impacted by lack of WiFi and high price (Mobile Burn)
October 31, 2009
Price could additionally hurt sales of the phone. China Unicom’s iPhone lineup ranges from 4,999 CNY (US$732) to 6,999 CNY (US$1,024) while black market street costs for iPhones range lower.
iPhone Comes to China without WiFi (CBS News)
October 31, 2009
Prices as High as $1,025; 20 Percent Above Black Market Price
Cablevision fans out its New York, Jersey WiFi presence (FierceTelecom)
October 31, 2009
Following a recent effort to equip New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s commuter trains with WiFi, Cablevision said it has now extended its Optimum WiFi service into Brooklyn, The Bronx and New Jersey (Hoboken, Paterson, Newark, Elizabeth, Weehawken, Union City and Bayonne, N.J). With Verizon’s FiOS looming large in New York and New Jersey, WiFi is yet another churn reducer …
More expensive iPhone comes to China without WiFi feature (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
October 30, 2009
Apple’s iPhone made its long-awaited formal debut in the world’s most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models.
iPhone comes to China without WiFi (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
October 30, 2009
Apple’s iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world’s most populous mobile phone market, without WiFi and at higher prices than widely available black market models.