Friday, 3 June 2011

APPLE HOME SHOP 18 NOT TO SELL IPHONE4

Days after putting iPhone 4 for sale, Home Shop 18, a leading shopping channel, has been asked to withdraw the hottest selling product from its shelf.It may be noted here that the online store had been selling iPhone 4 since almost one month before Apple officially launched iPhone 4 in India last Friday.An Apple source confirmed that Home Shop 18 had started selling iPhone 4 without 'proper authorization'. The online store was even using iPhone 4 image to promote sales.
 
 “We noticed the un-authorized sale some time back and asked them to pull-down the product immediately,” an Apple spokesperson told CIOL.It may be noted here that several online stores put on sale Apple products by procuring the products from overseas markets, especially 'grey markets'.Authorized Apple Service Centers only service products which carry Global Service Warranty. Products sold in grey market are not serviceable, the spokesman said adding that customers should be cautious while making purchases.Comments Shiv Putcha, Principal Analyst, Emerging Markets, Ovum Telecoms: “Customers who bought iPhone 4 through grey markets may not be able to make full use iPhone 4 features.”In addition, one may not be able to make full use of iTune services or other services offered for official customers, said Apple. Apple also has capabilities, of tracking iPhone 4s that are not running on official operator networks and also de-activate services.
 
 Apple premium resellers in India include iMagine, Reliance Digital, Croma, STAPLES, eZone among others.
As cellular providers – Aircel & Airtel already confirmed the launch of iPhone in India very soon, we are still predicting about the launch date which could match with these words. Some of the solid sources have already inquired us that the iPhone 4 will land in India at an unbelievably low price. Does that mean sub 30k ? We already know that iPhone 3G S and 3G hit the Indian market with a price tag of above 30k and people really astonished when it crossed their expectations due to low prices in US. However, the doubts were cleared after the concept of contract from AT&T came into existence. We are also hearing that iPhone 4 in India will arrive as factory unlocked, that is, you can use the smartphone with any micro-sim card from any carrier. Our sources claims that the launch will happen on 25 or 27th May but none seems to be confirmed. History to be told, Apple also prefer Friday for the launch of their products. So we are more focused on 27th May as the launch date in India for the iPhone 4. If you are planning to buy it from countries other than India, we suggest you to wait until the end of this month. Though, there are no words about the white iPhone 4 yet. A wait for few weeks can save a lot of your bucks.Our fingers are crossed. We will let you know once the pertaining rumors will be confirmed.

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