UAE’s Etisalat has finally announced that they will release the iPhone 3GS in the country on October 27, 2009. On Etisalat’s site you will find the prices for the iPhone 3GS: 32 GB iPhone 3GS AED 2,799 – 16GB iPhone 3GS... (Continue reading)
United Arab Emirates’ second cellular carrier du has announced that they will sell the iPhone 3GS. Customers can pre-book their iPhones from du by visiting this page on October 17th. This move could be the result of a partnership between... (Continue reading)
Executive Director of Product Marketing in UAE’s Etisalat, Omar al-Muzaki, told daily newspaper Al Emarat Al Youm that “Etisalat is preparing to released the iPhone 3GS in the UAE market before the end of this month”. The article called the iPhone... (Continue reading)
Etisalat announced the availability of “prepaid” iPhone 3G plan in the UAE. The iPhone 3G 8GB will cost AED 3,121 and the 16GB model for AED 3,570. Just like Saudi Arabia, it includes free 250MB of data for the first... (Continue reading)
Update: The iPhone 3GS from Mobily is unlocked too. You can use STC’s SIM cards. I have been receiving e-mails stating that Mobily employees are claiming that the iPhone 3G is locked to the Mobily SIM cards. Other employees claim that... (Continue reading)
I have tested my brand new Mobily iPhone 3G with an STC SIM card and it worked. AhmadT tested it, too and in the UAE Shufflegazine tested the Etisalat iPhone 3G and it’s unlocked as well. So you can simply buy the... (Continue reading)
In today’s Okaz newspaper, an ad for the upcoming iPhone 3G release in Saudi Arabia and UAE by Mobily/Etisalat. Update: added a new photo that I have taken and uploaded to flickr. Image from Milyani. ... (Continue reading)
We have obtained the letter stating that the iPhone 3g will be Sold in Saudi Arabia and UAE. Mobily will be selling the iPhone 3G in Saudi Arabia. Etisalat will be selling it in UAE. Mobily and Etisalat signed an agreement with Apple... (Continue reading)
View Larger Map The 3G iPhone will be available in more than 70 countries. 22 will get it on July 11th 2008. You can see the full country list here. What is missing are most of the GCC except Qatar who... (Continue reading)