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$12 Handsets Coming To India

Filed in archive Portable Devices by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on January 4, 2008

$12 Handsets Coming To India
From The Business Standard, we get word that Reliance, a network operator in India, is looking to launch an Internet-enabled handset for 480 Rupees, or $12 U.S.. To put this in perspective, the cheapest handset with Internet access available in India costs 1,400 Rupees, or about $35 U.S..

Many people would look at that and go "hey, wait, I can get a handset for free." Little do you realize that the handset is subsidized by requiring a two-year (or longer) contract. You can subsidize a handset with a contract, but when the true cost of the handset is only a few dollars, why bother?

It does beg the question, though, what does Internet cost on a mobile handset in India? I wonder if it costs more than the handset costs? I was trying to wade through the Reliance website and got lost. Can anyone that has an idea leave a comment?






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