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STC, Mobily, Zain Prepare for a Midnight Launch of the iPhone 5s/5c

STC, Mobily and Zain all announced that they will start selling the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in Saudi Arabia at exactly midnight of Sunday 3rd of November. Initial Pricing according to Mobily: iPhone 5s 16GB 2799 sr, iPhone 5s 32GB 3199 sr and iPhone 5s 64GB 3649 sr. iPhone 5c 16GB 2349 sr, iPhone 5c 32GB 2799 sr Will ...

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iPhone 5s/5c Expected to Launch in Saudi Arabia November 1st (updated)

Apple has announced official launch date: Friday November 1st. Looks like the iPhone 5s (and iPhone 5c) has a launch date in Saudi Arabia and it’s the 4th of November according to this tweet by Faisal AlSaber, a VP at STC. The date is also the first day of a new Hijri year (1st of Muharram 1435). STC, Mobily and ...

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How to Enable iPhone and iPad 4G LTE with Zain, Mobily and STC

Apple recently released iOS 6.1 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. One of the features of this update is enabling 4G LTE in many countries including Saudi Arabia. Here is how to enable LTE on your device. Share your experience in the comments. Supported Devices You will need a device that supports LTE Band 3 (1800Mhz). The supported devices ...

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Mobily Begins Selling iPhone 5 Online, Announces Prices

Mobily has started taking orders for the iPhone 5 using Souq.com e-commerce site. They also announced the contract-free iPhone 5 prices. The phone will be available in Saudi Arabia next Thursday. Here are the prices: • iPhone 5 16GB 2799 SR • iPhone 5 32GB 3199 SR • iPhone 5 64GB 3649 SR Compared to the original prices of the ...

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iPhone 5 Saudi Launch Date Moved to December 13th

STC, Mobily and Zain all has announced via Twitter that they have moved the iPhone 5 launch date in Saudi Arabia from December 14th to Tuesday the 13th of the month. The iPhone 5 will most likely be the A1429 model and currently only supports Zain’s 4G LTE network. FaceTime is expected to be disabled on these iPhones as well. ...

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Apple VP Meets with STC, Mobily Executives

STC and Mobily (both official iPhone carriers) announced that they had meetings with Pascal Cagni, VP & GM of Apple Europe, Middle East, India and Asia. Mobily’s press release didn’t offer much info about the meeting. If I had to make a guess I’d say it’s not about opening an Apple Store in Saudi Arabia. It’s obviously iPhone related. We ...

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Mobily to have a Midnight iPhone 4S Launch, too

Not to be outdone by STC’s midnight launch, Mobily is planning a midnight launch of the iPhone 4S in Saudi Arabia as well. Mobily will sell the iPhone 4S starting tonight at 12:00am (December 16) until 2:00 am. This will be the first “second” time we have a “midnight launch” in Saudi Arabia so if you’re attending make sure to ...

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Official Saudi iPhone 4S Prices from Mobily, STC

Update on 1 April: STC has reduced their iPhone 4S prices. Mobily and STC has finally unveiled the official iPhone 4S prices and plans. The iPhone 4S will officially launch in Saudi Arabia on Friday December 16th. However we noticed an increase in the prices from the iPhone 4. STC iPhone 4S Prices The prepaid iPhone 4S from STC costs ...

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STC, Mobily: iPhone 4S Official Saudi Launch on Dec 16

Both Saudi Telecom Company and Mobily has announced today that they will launch the iPhone 4S in Saudi Arabia officially on December 16th. Prices and other details (FaceTime, iMessage support) were not announced. But we expect more details to be announced soon. The iPhone 4S will also be launched in the following countries on December 16th: South Africa, Philippines, Malaysia ...

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Mobily Announces 4G LTE Service in Saudi Arabia (STC and Zain too)

Mobily has announced the launch of “4G LTE” service in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The “first phase” will be in the following cities: Najran, Jazan, Al Kharj, Ras tanoura, Algurayat and Aldudamy. Riyadh will not get it until the third phase after a month. With that Mobily has became the first carrier to offer 4G LTE in the Middle ...

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