iPhone 3GS in india.

Available today from Reliance Timeout Ambience Mall Gurgaon (off the shelf, imported from HK, I saw the box). Officially unlocked, 36K, but service will have to be in HK - Airtel, Voda will not service in India, so I didn't get it. According to Reliance, official launch by Diwali.

hi All update on iPhone 3gS for India, on Bharti Airtel

http://www.airtel.in/wps/wcm/connect/About%20Bharti%20Airtel/bhartiairtel/media+centre/bharti+airtelnews/mobile/pg-bharti-airtel-and-apple-to-bring-iphone-3gs-to-india

http://www.airtel.in/iphone3gs/

I have it on good authority (reliance, in writing) that iPhone 3GS will be available in India from October 3, same price as 3G.

Guys Iphone 3gs is available at ALFA in Vile parle, MUMBAI for 38,000 INR....cheers

It sounds like carriers in your country do not subsidize the cost of the iPhone. In the US, an unsubsidized 8gb 3G is $499.

Apple cannot sell new models of iPhones in your country until they get approval from your government.

i just spoke to an Reliance iStore executive in Chennai.. he said that there is no word from Apple, as to when they ll launch in India.

But he confirmed that they are expecting it before Diwali.. so thats Oct 17th 2009.

Well buying it in the grey market seems to be the only option for us anyways. By the time they release 3GS in India, they will be releasing a newer version of it in the US Market again. Least we expected was some kind of announcement as to when it would be released in India, if it is still in their plans. We would have wanted to buy it in the legal market, but may be just that Apple itself is pushing us towards the grey market now.

Haha I bought my iphone 3Gs , 32 gb black for 42K from the grey market . It is
unlocked and I am using it with airtel sim . Guys if you are waiting for its official release then you are just killing fun of using it by ptobably months.
Go buy it now wihtout any delay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

regards
happy iphone user

go to ebay.com.au n just search for iphone 3gs. here is what i learned.

be warned most of the iphones, at least the reasonable priced ones, are on the auction option not the buy it now. so you might lose a few auctions before winning one.

there is a **** of a fight if in the last minute of bidding so be ready n quick. there is no point in bidding before, 90% you are gonna be outbid. only start bidding when there is 1 minute left in the auction.

many of them don't ship worldwide. pm and ask them. some might not have mentioned it, but they will ship if you ask. be sure to do that before you bid.

also be sure you have a verified paypal account before you bid. most of them dont accept any other payment method.

im currently paying around INR 1k more for the iphone than i wanted to, all cuz of bidding. but **** i wanted it. 1k is no problem

if you choose ebay, then best of luck. it is not as hard as it sounds. you just need patience.

ebay it guys, lots of folks are selling the new model on ebay.
Additional cost will be of shipping, but i am sure if folks are ready to shell out 40K INR for a phone, few more INR wouldn't stop them from spending few K more for shipping...

Pricing has not been announced but there are some rumors

http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2010/03/16/exclusive-iphone-3gs-india-pricing-info rmation-and-march-24th-launch.html

@subhalaji the iPhone 3GS is available in a lot of places in Singapore.. recently i saw it in the Mustafa Mart too..also saw it at the Harbour Front, but its ridiculously costly there ( same as India, around 41K INR )..its also available in Malaysia, in a lot of Marts.. Infact you can check ebay for unlocked versions but its not worth to spend a fortune.

Looks like Apple is not interested in the Indian Market. No word on the delay or the expected date of release. Does anybody knows how to import officially unlocked phones from HK?? Looks like now it is a choice between either importing from HK or buying from Grey Market

I have already submited 5000 Rs as advance payment for IPhone, around 2 MONTH BACK, In one of the Main Aritel outlet in Noida.

And I am also keep in touch with the relevent person. They said that there is a Training conducted by Aritel regarding IPhone. But still they are not sure about the release data.
I have called Aritel customer care also but they said we dont have any information about the same.

Only Answer they have "Sir, Max 10 Days More".........

yeah.. and that too 1-2 weeks is just the shipping time and not the actual delivery time..

I would rely on the Apple Shop/ Resellers in HK. so that my contact in HK can buy it from the physical store directly.