Steve'sSightings

iPhone in South Africa soon

I just don’t know if an iPhone is going to be worthwhile in South Africa. Vodacom is going to be getting it through Vodafone as mentioned in this article, but what about the iTunes store? South Africa doesn’t have access to the iTunes store and that means no ringtones, no music, no tv shows, no movies, and no applications without hacking. Not to mention the lack of unlimited data or sms bundles and really expensive and slow broadband connections. As much as I would love to have an iPhone I cannot get past the idea that my experience with the device will be limited due to the lack of infrastructure. On the plus side it will almost definitely be unlocked.