You may have read about how I got my Fortress iPhone 4 this morning. I was in for another surprise (first surprise: actually getting the iPhone 4) soon after leaving the store: the first time I fired up the App Store, I was greeted with a password prompt from an unfamiliar email address. Hmm? I didn't know an email address was required for activation of the iPhone by the Fortress staff... and my first iPhone 4 certainly did not have a strange email address waiting for me in the App Store. … [Read more...]
iPhone 4 & Fortress
I woke up way earlier than I intended to on a Saturday morning and thought, why not go down to Fortress for a stab at the iPhone 4? Armed with my Egg McMuffin breakfast, I arrived at 7:45am. It was quite hot as they made us line up outside, and this is what greeted me: Over 2 hours later, Fortress employees finally showed up and started handing out "tickets"... luckily I ended up being number 70 out of 100, so I am just waiting for a call back from Fortress to pick up my phone. Wasn't … [Read more...]
Fortress to sell iPhone 4 tomorrow (Aug 14)
Seems like Fortress is causing quite a stir with this ad! It basically says "4, handset only, on sale tomorrow." A friend just called his local Fortress and they have confirmed it is for sale tomorrow. via hohoho_KLY | TweetPhoto. … [Read more...]
I sold my iPhone 4
Here in Hong Kong the iPhone 4 is in extremely high demand.. and not just for us local Hong Kongers, but for many other countries within the Pacific region. Singapore was the only other Asian country to get an official iPhone 4 launch on July 30, so I bet there must be similar scenes there in the grey market. Phone shops here are (currently) paying upwards of $8,000 HKD for the 16gb iPhone 4, while $9,000+ is offered for the 32gb version. I've just sold my iPhone 4 today and placed an order … [Read more...]
iPhone 4 Case Program – Hong Kong
If you purchase an iPhone 4 before September 30, 2010, you are eligible to receive an iPhone 4 Bumper or a select third-party case from Apple at no charge. For some strange reason I thought this program was US-only (duh!)... I finally went to the App Store and downloaded the iPhone 4 Case Program app, and found that these are the cases on offer. These are shipping mostly 3-6 weeks. Apple iPhone 4 Bumper - Black Incase Snap Case for iPhone 4 - Smoke Incase Snap Case for iPhone 4 - … [Read more...]
KaiPhone 4
Got my iPhone 4! SmarTone was not busy at all, not compared to its 3gs launch - but I was able to reserve my phone yesterday. Paid 5280, of which 4700 will be rebated over 2 years. Unlimited plan was 398... 12 for tunnel fees, 36 for the mandatory x-power plan (helps you view Flash videos on websites) so on average am paying 250 per month. So far no reception problems. I have tried the death grip to no avail. The screen is stunning! And I noticed the camera shutter response is faster than the … [Read more...]
S-V launching iPhone 4 on July 30, with price plans
Is the line up going to be bigger than SV's 3GS launch? I say yes. Existing SmarTone-Vodafone customers will be able to enjoy special upgrade offers to get iPhone 4. Customers with handset plans can extend their contracts by an additional 24 months, while customers with SIM Only plans can replace their existing contracts immediately. 現有的 SmarTone-Vodafone 客戶可享特別的升級計劃購買 iPhone 4。凡持有 手機合約的客戶可額外延長 24 個月合約,而 SIM Only 計劃的客戶,可即時 以新合約取代其現有合約。 Here are the monthly plans: (click to … [Read more...]
iPad Available in Nine More Countries This Friday
The official release of iPad in Hong Kong is near! On Friday, July 23 2010, the iPad will officially launch in HK. Pricing details are not yet known, but expect networks such as SmarTone and Three to offer 3G plans. In fact, SmarTone has released a press release on iPad pricing plans (pdf). CUPERTINO, California—July 19, 2010—Apple® today announced that iPad™ will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday, … [Read more...]
Register to receive iPhone 4 updates from SmarTone
Looks like SmarTone is ramping up for the iPhone 4! Click on the image below to go to the registration page: SmarTone-Vodafone | iPhone - Register Now. … [Read more...]
iPhone 4 coming to SmarTone
I hope SmarTone's iPhone 4 packages come out soon after the iPhone 4 lands in Hong Kong! I'll (finally) be hopping on the bandwagon. SV will launch iPhone 4,the thinnest smartphone in the world with highest resolution display ever built into a phone,in HK the coming mths. Further info on iPhone 4 pricing & tariff plans will be revealed in due course. SmarTone-Vodafone即將在香港推出 iPhone 4。iPhone 4是全球最薄的智能手機，並擁有迄今手機中最高解像度的屏幕。價格及服務計劃詳情將於稍後公佈。 Source: Twitter … [Read more...]