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Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile offering pre-sale of iPad
Irene Chen, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Thursday 5 August 2010]
Although the Apple iPad has not yet been officially launched in the Taiwan market, Global Mobile, one of the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, on August 4 launched a promotional pre-sale of the iPad bundled with a 2-year contract, with the pre-sale offer effective until September 30, 2010 due to limited availability of iPads, according to the company. The company is offering the iPad starting from NT$19,999 (about US$630) and has not stated when customers would receive the devices. According to industry sources in Taiwan, Global Mobile functions as a purchasing agent for buyers in the pre-sale, that is, the company procures iPads from overseas markets or distributors to build its stock for sale. | Global Mobile: Pre-sale of iPad bundled with 2-year contracts | | Item | Price (NT$) | | Fixed monthly WiMAX service charge (NT$) | 429 | 779 | 979 | | Maximum download/upload speed (Mbps) | 4/1 | 4/1 | 8/2 | | iPad pre-sale price (NT$) | 16GB Wi-Fi | 21,999 (US$685) | 20,999 | 19,999 | | 32GB Wi-Fi | 26,999 | 25,999 | 24,999 | | 64GB Wi-Fi | 29,999 | 28,999 | 27,999 | Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, August 2010
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