Apple's iPhone coming to Latin America on America Movil

Just a day after we heard that Vodafone was taking the iPhone on a world tour, in comes word that Apple's darling will be headed to Latin America via America Movil. We aren't told if the deal is one of exclusive nature, nor were we given a specific launch date, but residents of 16 countries in Latin America will have their shot at latching onto an iPhone sometime "this year." Huzzah!

[Thanks, Jesus]

[(Unverified) Posted May 7th 2008 2:32PM]

ay caramba!!!

[(Unverified) Posted May 7th 2008 2:38PM]

Shame that is coming from Claro, since they do heavy illegal practices in Chile (Like sending pending bills to creditors and killing the people's credit reports, which is illegal for telephone service companies). Besides, their tech support absolutely SU**S, and their "3G" coverage is only available in the capital and the Valparaiso harbor (Strangely, the same coverage as Nextel).

I hope there's some capacity to have a situation like in Italy, where it will be carried by 2 operators.

[psyclotron Posted May 7th 2008 2:41PM]

you know you're bad off when you wish for Italian standards of corruption

[(Unverified) Posted May 7th 2008 3:26PM]

Indeed. But when they ruin your credir report for being 20 minutes late to pay a $25 phone bill (That has only 80 outbound minutes / 80 SMS monthly), the Italian corruption seems like a very well regulated system.

[Ridgecity Posted May 7th 2008 3:01PM]

actually Mexico is IN northamerica. latin america means speaks spanish, Brazil speaks portuguese...

[(Unverified) Posted May 7th 2008 3:57PM]

Latin means anybody that speaks spanish, italian, portuguese, french, romanian, or any other language of latin orgin... daaaha. Ignorance is a bliss!

[psyclotron Posted May 7th 2008 4:35PM]

sherlock, i thank thee

[(Unverified) Posted May 7th 2008 3:08PM]

and now American movil in jamaica.....so the Caribbean folks will get there hands on this also

[(Unverified) Posted May 7th 2008 3:15PM]

Well. Now iPhones officially represented in Dominican Republic but we have iPhones everywhere lol 1 of every 10 people here owns an iPhone

[(Unverified) Posted May 8th 2008 3:30AM]

Claro (America Movil) in Honduras, Central America (not South America) has 3G too. Come on Apple! Give us unlocked iPhones too!

[(Unverified) Posted May 7th 2008 3:33PM]

In its announcement Wednesday, America movil announced it has signed an exclusivity deal with apple. it will arrive to Mexico in december.

America movil is also known as:

México / Telcel
Colombia / Comcel Colombia
Brazil, Argentina,Paraguay,Uruguay,Peru,Chile/ Claro
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands/ Tracfone Wireless
Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras / Centroamérica Claro
Ecuador / Porta (Conecel)
Puerto Rico, República Dominicana , Jamaica / Caribe Claro y Mi Phone


http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/504931.html

[HumongousBlunt Posted May 7th 2008 3:55PM]

iCarumba. Only the Columbian cartel employees will be able to afford the iPhone. If the Latins are anything like those tight-fisted Europeans, Apple will only sell a half million or so and be thankful for that.

[(Unverified) Posted May 7th 2008 4:41PM]

So the ones in Venezuela (cough Me) don't get the iphone? Why didn't Telefonica Movistar negotiate with Apple? it has a lot more clients than America Movil!...

besides that, i'm still wondering how are we going to active the iphone when a lot of latin american countries don't have the itunes store???

[Nestor C Posted May 7th 2008 11:05PM]

they've been selling ipods here for years...

[(Unverified) Posted May 7th 2008 4:57PM]

Here in Paraguay, Ciudad del Este... we already use iPhones... they're being sold as water.

ANYBODY here can crack one of them and use it with ANY mobile company

CHEERS!

[(Unverified) Posted May 7th 2008 5:00PM]

I'll not said "Thanks Jesus", I'll said "Thanks Carlos!"

Just for the record, the "America Movil" CEO is Carlos Slim Hélu)

[webterractive Posted May 7th 2008 5:29PM]

Just came from vacation in Honduras and the phone is already available unlocked and up and running like in the states.

[(Unverified) Posted May 7th 2008 7:52PM]

so... is Asia going to be next after Latin America? (pretty please!)

[Jamar Posted May 7th 2008 8:38PM]

If you're living in Asia there's lots of nicer stuff avaolable to you.

[(Unverified) Posted May 9th 2008 11:17PM]

America Movil is own by the second richest Man in the World: Carlos Slim and he owns 2% of Apple. That is something to count.!

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2008 8:53PM]

i am latin american and claro (which is one of america movils companys) has 3g all over latin america and a good one

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2008 8:53PM]

STOP BEING SO IGNORANT!!!!!!!!
Claro has rolled out 3G country wide in Honduras with 1900 UMTS HSDPA STANDARD
same as at&t
Same as all latin america!! everyone has 3G!!¡¡!
Check it out at www.americamovil.com