iPhone coming to South Africa sooner than expected

June 10, 2008  |  Apple, iPhone, Technology  |  Share  | 

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Please read my latest post on the availability of the iPhone in South Africa before adding an inane comment to this one. Thanks. And hi.

Yesterday I reported that the iPhone will be arriving in South Africa on July 20, based on information Stuff editor Toby Shapshak posted to his blog on The Times website. This information was wrong, however, as the official South African iPhone site announces that the phone will arrive on July 11.

Last night Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the 3G iPhone release as well as the iPhone 2.0 operating system update with new features and access to third party applications.

“Just one year after launching the iPhone, we’re launching the new iPhone 3G that is twice as fast at half the price,” said Jobs. “ iPhone 3G supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync right out of the box, runs the incredible third party apps created with the iPhone SDK, and will be available in more than 70 countries around the world this year.”

And on that list of countries is South Africa, where the iPhone will be available on the Vodacom network via a ten-country deal signed with shareholder Vodafone. No further details of the local release of the device have been announced.

Ok, so we were only off by 9 days. But to those who have been waiting patiently for this device since its launch into the USA market one year ago every day counts ;)

 
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  • http://saulk.co.za SaulK

    Um I think you’re actually mistaken:
    This is a list of countries that will be getting in first http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/the-lucky-22-countries-receiving-iphone-3g-on-july-11th/

    Unfortunately we’re on the 48 other countries getting the phone later on.

  • http://woganmay.com/ Wogan May

    Dude, that’s tomorrow. Just by the way :)

  • http://www.simon.co.za/ Simon

    Um – no, it’s not tomorrow. I said JULY 11. We’re in JUNE now.

    And this information is from the Apple site. Didya click the link? It even links to the Vodacom site on another area of it: http://www.apple.com/za/iphone/buy/

  • Iaan

    Very optimistic about 11 June, but i doubt it… No details on iPhone @ http://www.zastore.co.za/ nor on the vodacom site.

    Any suggestions for a price? Steve mentioned something about $199 worldwide. this means iPhones at the price of Nano’s !?

  • http://saulk.co.za SaulK

    I saw it’s from the Apple site but considering Core (who runs that website) isn’t going to be releasing the phone I’m wondering who is right. 11th of July would be awesome though.

  • MobyD

    BTW the 199$ is based on a two-year contract

  • iphone

    haloo owens….. go on to http://www.apple.com/za