drewkam

Yes!! It’s finally in town! But god damn *!&£ing hell … it costs 1 months rent for a small Notting Hill Gate apartment!

My sister-in-law scoped it out in Central Bangna the other day going for THB 45,000. That would pay 6 Thai police basic salaries! (I say “basic” due to the the erm, extra curricular methods of obtaining viable income of theirs - ahem.)

I mean come on! Apple just opened an iTunes store for Thailand for the very first time. An iTunes store!! Ok, it’s only for Apps - but that’s my point!

iTunes store - Yes Official iPhone - No

Hmm, something is missing here - but saying that, it’s a positive sign from Apple. And this corroborates rumors that the 3G iPhone will be coming to Thailand officially, especially since the 3G license spat seems to be resolved. According to CNET asia the equipment rollout has begun but my resource says rollout time will take probably 6 months for one of the networks which means a lot of waiting and lots of time for the grey imports to rinse our wallets clean for those that aren’t willing to wait.

Is it really worth it people? I think I’ll wait or just go for the 2G iPhone. By the time 3G really hits Thailand, other nations will be laughing at our legacy technology. How embarrassing.

More info at CNET Asia and Absolutely Bangkok