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quilter
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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 Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:44 pm Post subject: Iphone |
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| Has anyone heard any more info about when the Iphone will be available in Korea? Since the regulatory laws have changed I have only heard April, but nothing definitive from Apple or anyone else. |
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jeni_escobar
Joined: 27 Oct 2008
Location: Gwangmyeung
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| Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm interested in hearing more about this too, if anyone has any info..... |
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dark_cly
Joined: 09 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:25 am Post subject: |
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| I heard that this year Iphone start to come to South Korea, but I don't know if the global economic crisis effects this decision. |
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smogdonkey
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:04 am Post subject: |
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quilter
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I also read April 1st as the date that the new regulations will come into play, but haven't found anything about Iphone. Apple's website doesn't say anything about South Korea. Have you found some different source Smogdonkey? |
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red_devil
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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April Fools on April 1...i don't think a date has been confirmed.  |
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Chris_Dixon
Joined: 09 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| how can it come out here when Korea has a CDMA network and the iphone is on the GSM network?? |
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ppcg4
Joined: 16 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:27 am Post subject: |
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April 1 is the day that the WIPI protocol for internet communications on handsets won't be a requirement. This COULD open the market to iPhone, but the F(@*#$ Korean cell networks will still likely be restricted to only 'allowed' devices.
Chris_Dixon: The new iPhone 3G uses UMTS as well as GSM.
I have a 3G iPhone and roamed with it during my first 3 weeks here. Cost me about $900. No joke. I didn't even talk a lot, and only downloaded about 5mb.
I'm still waiting to be able to use mine here. It would be so awesome with GPS and the web browser. I have looked at some "similar" phones here, but none of them match iPhone. Also, they don't sync with my iTunes library. I can't wait till the day I can use the phone I paid for. |
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Chris_Dixon
Joined: 09 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:37 am Post subject: |
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ah, thanks for the info, i didnt know that  Had even spent time researchin but the korean was too technical for me haha.
Wow, you got me excited now... |
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red_devil
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:45 am Post subject: |
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April 1 is the day that the WIPI protocol for internet communications on handsets won't be a requirement. This COULD open the market to iPhone, but the F(@*#$ Korean cell networks will still likely be restricted to only 'allowed' devices.
Chris_Dixon: The new iPhone 3G uses UMTS as well as GSM.
I have a 3G iPhone and roamed with it during my first 3 weeks here. Cost me about $900. No joke. I didn't even talk a lot, and only downloaded about 5mb.
I'm still waiting to be able to use mine here. It would be so awesome with GPS and the web browser. I have looked at some "similar" phones here, but none of them match iPhone. Also, they don't sync with my iTunes library. I can't wait till the day I can use the phone I paid for. |
Yeah, i got the Haptic 2 thinking that hell would freeze over before the iPhone would come to Korea...Haptic 2 is not near as good as the iPhone, boy i miss the email, iCal, addressbook, and iTunes syncing with my MBP... |
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