Apple’s revolutionary iPhone finally has a launch date in Mexico, according to a source in the company and employees of some Apple Stores in New York and San Francisco, Dalia de la Paz reports for the Spanish-language Mexico City daily El Universal.
Apple iPhone will launch in June officially in Mexico and in other Latin American countries, de la Paz reports.
According to the sources Apple has a deal with the digital telephony service Telcel. The source said it was also possible that iPhone would launch in some South American countries on the same day and month, but did not specify the exact day, de la Paz reports.
El Universal made several phone calls to customer support Apple in the United States since February and, upon requesting an iPhone, some employees have said that it is not possible to sell iPhone to Mexico, but that will be available in June, de la Paz reports.
Full article in Spanish here.
Full article via Google Spanish to English translation here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Philippe” for the heads up.]
Now they will have to carry an extra thing over the border
What a said commentary for the Canucks. Mexico will get the iPhone before Canada. Congrats to our southern friends and my sympathy to our northern buds.
Viva la iPhone! Viva la Mexico!
Gracias, senors at Apple; gracias!
Peace.
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Olmecmystic
I bet in June Apple will introduce G2 iPhones and have availability in a whole lotta new countries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
Speaking of iPhones: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cpg/619528432.html
What a f**cking joke! Mexico gets it before Canada. We are getting boned by our providers here in Canada.
This is a sad day for airlines. So many Mexicans were flying to the U.S. just to get their iPhones… Now that CompUSA has closed shop foreign tech guys are just left with Best Buy (not that good) or Fry’s (excellent).
Bonus nachos to everyone.
Canada will get the 3G iPhone and decent rates from Telus or Bell, whichever one blinks first.
Fusk that tight fisted Ted Rogers.
I recommend the Huevos Rancheros with *black* beans and Carta Blanca for an early lunch.
What? Launch, not lunch?
In that case, you will need to drink the water….
“According to the sources Apple has a deal with the digital telephony service Telcel.”
I thought it was called Taco Bell.
good great
“I thought it was called Taco Bell.”
More like ‘Taco Belch’….
Esta si es un noticia a todísima madre!
Viva México cabrones!!!
Let´s see how well the network handles the iPhone apps.
I´ll bet Mr Carlos Slim will be the richest guy on earth.. (again).
However there are already thousands of iPhones in the country..
whats 3g like in mexico
—————–84 Mac Guy————–
What a said commentary for the Canucks. Mexico will get the iPhone before Canada. Congrats to our southern friends and my sympathy to our northern buds
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there is a big difference in market size
Billionaire Carlos Slim’s Telmex controls 94 percent of the landlines in the country, charging some of the highest rates on earth.
The situation isn’t much better when it comes to cell phones. Slim’s Telcel has about 80 percent of the market share and upstart Movistar takes much of the rest. (34 million users, some pay 600-700 US for BB phones)
The lack of competition results in rates and pricing plans that seem outrageous compared to the U.S.
iPhonez
3G in mexico is used by TELCEL 80% market, (by value) MOVISTAR second largest. They cover most Mexico. TELCEL with most coverage, even on remote rural areas (3G)
This is pretty big, especially considering that Telcel is a subsidiary of América Móvil, which owns mobile networks in Brasil, Colombia, Argentina/Paraguay/Uruguay, Guatemala/Nicaragua/Honduras, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico/Doninican Republic, Jamaica, Chile… So we may see some of those countries going live along with Mexico
@ Big Al
Bell and (currently) Telus cannot host the iPhone because they don’t use GSM.
However, there’s a rumour Telus is rolling out a GSM network. I hope they do, and get into an iPhone bidding war with Rogers.
No way. Illegally crossing the border with iPhone in hand.
Seriously, is there really much of a demand for iPhones in Mexico? Is their economy in good enough shape for large numbers to be buying iPhones? Well, if they got the loot, more power to the iPhone sales.
About the iPhone getting to Mexico before Canada. I saw some article about Canada being too cold for using an iPhone. It was outside of the operating temperature range. Now in sunny Mexico, there wouldn’t be such a problem. If you’re in Canada, maybe you should consider moving to Mexico.
@John and @Constable Odo
kiss my Gringo a*s
Mexico has the largest growing middle class of the Americas
and we have a huge cell phone market, very few people have land lines, we all love our cell phones, I have personally unlocked over 30 iPhones (not as a business, for friends)
@Constable Odo:
Alaska is further north than where most people in Canada live, but it has iPhone:
http://www.aksuperstation.com/news/local/12309316.html
And where I live, during the summer it can reach mid-to-high 30s (degrees Celsius of course; ~100°F), so it’s not like it’s cold *all* the time.
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On another thread 84MacGuy expressed an idea of mobbing Rogers with pitchforks.
Thing is — revolting against an oppressor, could happen in America. In Canada, not so much.