iPhone 3GS in Saudi Arabia from Mobily on October 27th
Update 6: This could be the final update. iPhone 3GS in Saudi Arabia on November 7th. If you did not receive an SMS from mobily then you might have a problem with your pre-order!
Update 5: Mobily iPhone 3GS prices and release date. SaudiMac is having server problems from the webhost and we are working with them to get it back up.
Update 4: Mobily did not send an SMS regarding the iPhone 3GS until now, so there is a possibility that the iPhone 3GS won't be released October 27th as expected. Did Etisalat UAE decide to abandon their Saudi partner?
Update 3: Mobily is now taking orders for the iPhone 3GS. موبايلي فتحت باب حجز جوال الآيفون الجديد في موقعها.
Update 2: Mobily issued a press release that they will release the iPhone 3GS (nothing new there).
Update: Etisalat has confirmed that they will launch the iPhone 3GS on the same day.
It is all but officially confirmed, the Apple iPhone 3GS will be available in Saudi Arabia officially by Mobily.
Etisalat and du in UAE are taking pre-orders for the iPhone 3GS. Du made a deal with Axiom, which is odd considering that Axiom is decieving Mobily and Apple in Saudi Arabia.
I will keep you updated with what's going to happen regarding the Saudi iPhone 3GS on SaudiMac and the Arabic edition سعودي ماك.
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It’s to close,,,why don’t we have any offical announcment from mobily?
We hope that mobily changes its policy regarding the bundles and make it avaliable for everyone not only VIP’s!
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hhhhhhhhhh poor saudi iphone 3gs not yet released.
I am waiting for next generation and saudi still waiting for 3gs thanks god .
saudi always in the rear.
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No, the iPhone is not locked. Even Apple says that:
http://www.saudimac.com/2009/03/01/official-from-apple-iphone-3g-in-saudi-arabia-is-unlocked/
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thinks for info
but are you sure that’s truth ??
i mean apple and mobyle said nothing about that !!!
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Apple didn’t update http://www.apple.com/ae/iphone/ to include du’s name, Du will sell the iPhone Oct 27th: http://www.saudimac.com/2009/10/16/etisalat-and-du-will-both-sell-iphone-3gs-in-uae/ Apple is also confused: http://www.apple.com/ae/buy/ (it said Saudi Arabia and Mobily in UAE page, ha ha)
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Khaled A : Are you sure about the date and how you know where is the source ?/
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it can be concluded logically: du announced that they will release it october 27th. Etisalat and Mobily are EXTREMELY QUIET about the release date. Etisalat and Mobily are acting stupidly regarding the iPhone.
Also a trusted source told me ….
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Thanx again you think how much the price the same du prices?? and what the expected price
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khaled a. i rly thank u for all this information and u always get us the official news at it comes to you
100-300SR is not too much but i was wondering if the 3G will still in their stores ?? like all other countries did they sold 3GS : 16/32gb and 3G : 8G… will mobily do the same thing ??Like or Dislike:
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Du is launching it on 27th that is correct as well as Mobily, the deal as i have learend . Du will launch it first in UAE and Mobily at the same time. Etislat will launch some times after Du . Axium in Saudi did a very big mistake by selling AT&T 3GS and claims that it is official unlokced. ( cheating customers). Du sells the iPhone 3gs 32Gb for 2869 Dirhams.
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Etisalat have big stock 8G-16G and they are trying to clear stock now at Gitex show Dubai. Any way apple did play the game right and sold them huge number of 3G on the first deal. The main point many have bought 3GS back in September including my self so this 3gs is an old product now
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if iphone 3gs 32gb is 2869 dirhams (around 3000 SR, right?)
and mobily follows that price…
then that’s great…. i will definitely buy it….
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Is it sure that the iphone 3gs will arrive 0n 27/10/09?? and do you have any idea about it price
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Khaled A. Reply:
October 24th, 2009 at 6:21 pmbased on what Etisalat did , yes, this is an estimate of the price: Arabic: http://www.saudimac.net/2009/10/uae-etisalat-to-launch-iphone-3gs-27-october/
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ok but is it in saudi arabia also or just in uae
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Khaled A. Reply:
October 24th, 2009 at 6:47 pmthe 2 companies are partners, they did it with the iPhone 3G, so they will do it with the 3GS.
Mobily: http://www.saudimac.com/2009/02/21/mobily-sells-the-iphone-tomorrow/ Etisalat: http://www.shufflegazine.com/2009/02/21/etisalat-uae-iphone-details-revealed-start-selling-sunday-february-22/
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@khaled:
do you have any idea on how much does iphone 3gs 32 gb costs?
tnx…
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Khaled A. Reply:
October 25th, 2009 at 8:58 amwe can only look at Etisalat’s prices http://www.saudimac.com/2009/10/24/uae-etisalat-to-launch-iphone-3gs-27th-of-october/
and estimate based on the iPhone 3G (which is 100-400SR less in Saudi Arabia!)
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Mobily is now taking orders for the iPhone 3GS http://www.saudimac.com/2009/10/25/mobily-is-now-taking-orders-for-the-iphone-3gs/
موبايلي فتحت باب حجز جوال iPhone 3GS في موقعها http://www.saudimac.net/2009/10/mobily-is-now-taking-orders-for-the-iphone-3gs/
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oh… i didnt know that it’s cheaper here in saudi arabia…
hope it would be the same (cheaper) with the 3gs..
been keeping my fingers crossed and hope that mobily would sell the 3gs even if i am not a mobily customer… though i am planning to be one…
tnx khaled…
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i went today to mobily store i asked them about the iphone 3gs they told me that the do not know anything about it :S
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tomorrow is 27th oct and it will not going to be released in mobily tomorrow
so is there another date ??? or we have to wait more months
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Mr. Khaled, etisalat iphone 3gs is factory unlocked?
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Khaled A. Reply:
October 26th, 2009 at 11:53 amhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937
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Any news about tommorrow’s lauch in saudi arabia?
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Khaled A. Reply:
October 26th, 2009 at 12:23 pmMobily on twitter claims http://twitter.com/Mobily/status/5168816441
Mobily and Apple have reached an agreement to bring #iPhone 3GS to the KSA in the coming months. booking visit http://www.mobily.com.sa/iphone
to be honest, I don’t believe it =)
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Mobily did not send an SMS regarding the iPhone 3GS until now, so there is a possibility that the iPhone 3GS won’t be released October 27th as expected. Did Etisalat UAE decide to abandon their Saudi partner?
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Mobily did not lauch iPhone 3GS today? Etisalat and Du in UAE launched today….When Will Mobily launch it??? What price is it going to be
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Khaled A. Reply:
October 27th, 2009 at 3:12 pmprices should be similar if not a bit cheaper that Etisalat. it’s a question of when.
Etisalat released the iPhone 3GS today because DU has announced this date first. Etisalat did not announce any bundles. so I can conclude that Etisalat was rushed to release because of the competition.
Since there is no iPhone 3GS competition for Mobily here, they are taking their time…
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@khaled A.
that’s what i think also… and based on what i saw in their website, etisalat has a lower price of iphone, and that’s because of the competion right? however, mobily doesnt have any and they might make the price higher here for some time to compensate with the lower price given in etisalat… well, i hope that i am wrong with what i think…
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Khaled A. Reply:
October 27th, 2009 at 7:54 pmhttp://www.etisalat.ae/index.jsp?lang=en&type=content¤tid=6d88e15c0b56a010VgnVCM1000000a0a0a0a_&contentid=89a59db5b9e8f110VgnVCM1000000c24a8c0RCRD&parentid=ed38800d1f52a010VgnVCM1000000a0a0a0a_
when it launched, the Saudi iPhone was cheaper.
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it didn t come on 27 but the question is when will it come to mobily ??? btw i pre-ordered one
can t wait!!Like or Dislike:
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I believe mobily will launch the phone by monday. Once they are taking orders means they will not delay more.
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I believe mobily will launch the phone by monday. Once they are taking orders means they will not delay anymore.
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i went to mobily the employee told me that it needs on week and less (i think 01/11/2009) and the custumers who pre-booked it will recieve a message before the others and have the priority to get it first
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do we really have to pre-order/book for the iphone in order to get the phone? does it make any difference when you just go there and say that you want to buy the iphone when it is available? any nice reply please… tnx
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no i went last week mayebe about 4 times to the main office they told me that they don t know anything but yesterday they told me in the next week (saturday 7 november )
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Based on a comment in the SaudiMac facebook page ( http://www.facebook.com/saudimac ): “I was told by Mobily employee that the iPhone 3GS will be released tomorrow, and from another employee that it will be released after two weeks,,, so if it is not tomorrow we still have to wait for another two weeks.”
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@khaled A./ anyone
are we supposed to receive an order # or pin when we book the iphone 3gs? because if so, i didnt get any(my # is an STC #)…
as far as i remember, we only have to follow the link sent to our email right? may i know what was your exp.? tnx…
>>>>> any brand new news?
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بلال Reply:
November 1st, 2009 at 9:20 ami tried to register using the STC no. every thing goes smooth. i got the verification email BUT no sms of the booking code.
i then tried usign Mobily # and when i clicked the link in the mail, i was redirected to a mobily page saying Verified. and i got the sms instantly…!
so use a Mobily no while making the booking.
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November 1st, 2009 at 1:34 pmthe problem is, i dont have any mobily # and all of my friends are in STC also… i guess i will just try again the booking….
since it is Nov 01 already, i think they will not release it now… maybe after two weeks again…. or next month or(the coming months as told by mobily)… hahaha…
tnx for the reply…
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red, yes you are supposed to get an order number once you click on the email link. However, it does take time. I received mine 5 hours after making the booking so you may have to wait a while.
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November 1st, 2009 at 7:04 amazraeil tnx for the reply…
however, i did that last thursday but i have not received any text yet…another window opened but it was the mobily page only….
yesterday i clicked the email again then another window opened and mobily says that i will receive a text… and yet until now i did not receive any…
may i know what does it say when you received your text please?
i double checked the mobile number(STC) i put and it is correct, anyone there who has the same experience?
frustrating, really….
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Khaled A. Reply:
November 1st, 2009 at 10:24 amI suggest trying the registration again, once Mobily’s site is back up …
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November 1st, 2009 at 7:12 pm@khaled A.
i just did what you suggested, i also clicked the link that was sent to my email before…. and this what came….
Error! You have already placed in order to book an iPhone 3GS. Either your mobile number or your e-mail address exist already in our database.
no sms came to me since last time… i guess azraeil is right…
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I’ve confirmed with a friend who has also made the booking using his STC mobile. No luck in getting the order number as well. I guess, only people with Mobily account/number can get the order number via sms at the moment (not that it’s making any difference since mobily will probably launc in Soon(TM), in the coming months(TM), never(TM) from a company whose motto is “I dunno (TM)”
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red, do you know something we don’t? Is the 3Gs out in mobily stores?
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November 3rd, 2009 at 9:14 am@azraeil
actually most of us knows (we can assume, most probably right) that it is already in mobily, they just dont want to release it yet…. and since they are like bargaining the 16gb for free delivery, the 3gs will be released soon enough…
i know most of those who post here thinks that way also… right Khaled A?….
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Khaled A. Reply:
November 3rd, 2009 at 9:21 amHere is what I heard: Mobily’s iPhone 3GS ordering system got messed up, it started to send duplicate order numbers to customers. So they panicked and returned the site to an early 2009 version. Notice the iPhone 3G in that screen doesn’t have a voice recorder, it is running software 2.0 not 3.0 which was released in June.
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another mess for mobily if that s the case…
but then again, see you all in mobily for the 3gs!
why dont we all posters meet when we have the 3gs…. especially you khaled A.. after all this is your blog right?… “,)
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The prices have been confirmed by multiple Mobily employees (they are not so good in keeping secrets). The full price list of all available plans can be found here http://www.saudimac.com/2009/11/05/mobily-iphone-3gs-release-date-and-price/
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Another update: iPhone 3GS in Saudi Arabia on November 7th if you did not receive an SMS from mobily then you might have a problem with your pre-order!
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i pre-order one and they sent me a message with a number last week but now they didn’t send me another message to tell me that it arrived
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mark, shouldn’t be a problem. I didn’t get the sms as well but I went to the store anyway and got my 32GB 3Gs … sweet!
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November 7th, 2009 at 8:09 pmi have my iphone 3gs 32gb already… i was right that the prices here will be higher…. but no problem…. it s nice to have it without any trouble….
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iPhone 3GS bundles for Mobily Raqi VIP customers only http://www.saudimac.com/2009/11/07/iphone-3gs-bundles-for-mobily-raqi-vip-customers-only/
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Khaled A. Reply:
October 20th, 2009 at 10:47 am
it should be the same, Mobily employees lied about the iPhone 3G saying that it is locked but it is not LOCKED!
I am using my iPhone 3G with an STC SIM card.
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