Apple iPhones are now available in the Indian markets both in online and offline stores. Though the unlocked iphones are sold in india brought in via illegal means and sold at double the prices which is around 30000 INR. previously there were some rumours that Wipro and HCL technologies would legally sell the handsets in India soon.
If you are looking to buy a unlocked iphone in india then you can check out the Palika bazaar in new delhi, heera panna shopping complex in mumbai or abids in hyderabad where handsets are imported from US and are unlocked by making some hardware changes.
Features : Though the pricing seems to be very expensive because some online stores are selling iphones at 32,500 INR [gadgets.in pricing] which incudes the 8Gb version of unlocked iphone , software unlocked and not hardware unlocked, limited features because they would normally work based on the network carriers with firmware version of 1.1.1 / 1.1.2. Currently these models are supporting all Indian GSM network providers like BSNL, Airtel, Hutch, Idea & MTNL.
Limitations : Since these iphone are unlocked most of the features are limited and the mobile phones battery longs for just 6 hours with no video shooting option. The in-built bluetooth feature does not work and is disabled. No SMS-Forwarding feature where in you cannot send a SMS to another contact of yours. There is no option to read your SIM contacts. You cannot transfer data to another mobile phone via bluetooth because of the bluetooth limitation.
There are many problems with the iphones which are being reported by the iPhone users and we can currently recommend you guys to stay away from it unless the legal version is available in India and you can get a completely features working iPhone. If you are looking for a cheaper option of owning a iphone then you can ask someone in your contact who might be coming from US to bring a new handset and get it unlocked with the available 3rd party softwares.The Latest boot loader 4.6 Iphone which has firmware v1.1.2 cannot be software unlocked.Hackers are waiting for the release of v1.1.3 so as to get the bootloader seczone and possibly will be able to software unlock iphone, but now it can be unlocked using stealthsim, turbosim perfectly.
Great resource for one buying a iPhone now 🙂 … Lot of research u made on this… Are u using this phone??
yeah…!!!
m usin it
whats the use of buying such a phone which is full of JUST LIMITATIONS? Are we gone so DUMB with the name iPHONE that we cant even wait for a legal model of iPHONE… come on grow up.
Nice post.
I got my iphone for 21k from Coimbatore.
Most of the limitations mentioned here can be solved by using several thrid party applications available for free.
I am using iphone for the past one month. Let me say i am 100% satisfied with the results.
Yes, buying from these places might have limitations, but one website i came across was iphonenirvana[dot]net which delivers iphone to your home, but the cost a bit high.
@ Abhishek : No iam not using a iPhone because i cancelled the plan to buy one after finding the above limitations.
@ Anurag Bhateja : Well iPhone does have a craze still and hence the demand!
@ Prashanth : Good to know that you have bought one and that too at 21k is it the 8Gb model? Can you give more information on the seller?
Yes, I got the 8GB model. I got it from Spencer Mobiles, DB Road, RS Puram, Coimbatore. I will update this post with his phone number soon.
For the said price, I dont think I can get a better phone than iphone. Works like charm. !
Lets wait for a legal/warranty version to come soon in India better 😉
Prashant waiting for the same, also they unlocked everything or you had to get it done? Did they add in any guarantee for iphone? Also payment mode? Just waiting for their contact details!
@ Meethere : The legal version will be coming soon in india and i guess thats around 3months, but well if you have got the money you cannot wait :p
Guys,
I can ship phones to your homes straight away,iphone fully functional in India completely software unlocked you will not need turbosim to unlock it, it will come with full functionality. If you install Navizon you will also have GPS application. I can provide you with 540 dollars plus shipping. Phone is brand new still in plastic wrap. I only accept pay pal for the customer safety and it is completely software unlocked. I can also provide 16GB unlocked one for 700 Dollars please add shipping. We pefer deliveries to the places with Fedex or DHL only, we will give the best customer support 1.1.3 firmware is ready for India. Just go to international tab in settings and select in India, it is totally software unlocked phone . I am based in USA and I will ship it to India select locations only. Please contact me if you are interested. You can email me.
Recently software unlock has been made possible by reverse engineering.Hackers got the files of unlocked phones from germany france and compared to the locked phones and they replaced the changes in the unlocked phone making this software solution totally possible. Well if you guys are interested contact me. I can speak hindi,english tamil and telugu. Please feel free to mail me if you need any support. Technical or anything that will be free
wts ur ph no
Hi Vinodh,what’s your email address
Arijit I would recommend you and others here to stay secure and make payment only when you get these iphones in your hands, because there are many scammers who try to scam innocent guys.
Hey Amit,thanks for the word of caution.
what is the difference between the apple iphone and other phones.
Arijit my address is vkreddy2003 at hotmail dot com I posted before it seems moderator is not happy he took it off
Thank you
hello all i have apple 1.1.3 brandnew iphones mail me vivek_ice2242@yahoo . com to for price and other details national shipping available with apple bill and warranty am from hyderabad
hiiiiiiii,this is shreesh here ,,,can u tell me for how many bugs u gave this iphone to me,,,reply plzzzzzzz
dont think about security iam genuine coming to price i wil be charged around 540dollars for a 8gb phone and 700dollars for an 16gb iphone and shipping cost will be around 60dollars for each item and then costumes tax is about 34% rounding around 25thousand for me i will give u for 26thousand for 8gb and 38thousand for 16gb is that a good deal? please reply
yes i want apple 4 how much it cost me
any one now were we can buy apple iphone in coimbatore
@Coimbatore :
I got it from Spencers Mobile, D.B.Puram, R.S.Puram.
hello prashanth can u tell spencer address r contact no.
hi friends i want to buy a i phone 16 gb , iam from india pls help me out … if any one is selling … the phone
guys I have bought the iPhone for 25k from Mumbai having 1.1.2 version with SMS unlocked as well as the smsd version for SMS forwarding. Excellent software. Its been 3 months now and have even dropped my phone a couple of times and all I can say about it is. EXCELLENT. With the prices down anyone wanting to go for it should just go for it. Really enjoying using it
HI from where did u buy your I phone in mumbai. I was planning to get the 3G one… what is the price for it…..
I want to purchase a fully Unlocked iPhone 16 GB in India.Can any one tell me the realiable store or person where I can contact.
S
hello if you are interested in buying a iphone 16 gb for just 33000 please mail me to vivek_ice2242@yahoo.com thanq
here’s a site for up to date news on iPhone in India
successfully upgraded my iphone from 1.1.1 to 1.1.4 using itunes and ziphone 3. wow////
I wanna purchace an iphone. i am staying in banglore. can anybody tell me the current price of 8gb &16gb iphones
hi,
purchased iphone from US,few days a go sliped from my hand the screen has been cracked what to do now.
Want to have an iphone 16 gb.
Please mail me detail im in pune,india
yes, wamt to buy iphone plz provide price
Apple products r all about experience … not stastical value 4 money … i have recently bought a 8gb set for me – true,there are many limitations – no service provider , does not work with old versions of itune , only supports two video playback formats , it is not provided wth any application( no games , dicts, nothing ) , and the road streches on… at the end … ” IT IS SIMPLY ENIGMAITC , NO MATCH , NO COMPARISON … JUST ECSTATIC … FABULOUS…SIMPLY OUT OF TH WORLD …take this from a business analyst …jst get one 4 yrslf …LYFS SHRT …LETZ LIV.
i want to buy 2 i phone 8gb .plz contact me on 09823655716 i am from nagpur,MH
Who bought an apple from Usa , can you tell me from where can i buy an apple i phone/. I am from Europe, but i want to buy from USA because there is cheapest, but i don’t know from where can i buy.I need an online store or a phone number from a USA market, from where can i buy without contract.
hiii everyone,,,,, i m living in punjab ,, india,,,
i want to buy Iphone but at USA price ie $200,,, if anyone can provide me the IPHONE. then email me
bbr_friends@yahoo.com
i will also give SHIPPING charges …
One more thing is the browser is more sensitive to spyware
Nokia is going to launch Nokia 5800 which is a touch screen it looks even like iphone have almost all facilitiei iphone have and many more it would be a great provider of music especially…
Apart from this it comes with 8gb card expandable upto 16gb…
It perhaps have 3.2mp carl zessis optics and inbuilt memory of 81MB
can anyone find me an iphone 3g 16gb at the lowest price..??
i accept if it around 20000 rupee…
u can email me at masterpiece74@ymail.com..
ok!!
hi,i live in bangalore can someone get me an iphone for $200..i will also pay the shipping charges….if contact me at ashankreddy@gmail.com….
Hi,
Can anyone tell me the best place to cheap buy iphone in delhi, i ok with 2g also. but i need new one.
im really in need of iphone 3g 8 and 16gb in black and white color…preferably unlocked version…i need new untouched one..im staying in bangalore.
Hi,
Anyoe can please know that…where should i get new $99. only iphone price
In this price..so how can i get this and what will process to unlock this.
Thanks
Trushal
@Trushal Shah,
$99 is with AT&T Plan in USA. Without it its $399.
i wish to buy iphone GS
from where i can get apple ipod shuffle (2nd generation) in GURGAON???
MY BUDGET IS RS.3500….PLZ TELL ME IF ANY MP3 COMES IN THIS BRACKET WHICH IS BETTER THAN apple ipod shuffle (2nd generation)??? IT SHOULD BE A RECOGNIZED BRAND……PLZ HELP ME IN THIS
THANK YOU
I bought mine from amazon for wayy cheaper than they were selling herein mumbai. But the amazon guys couldn;t send me here so I used a international shipping co called Shipito to send me my phone here. The aamzon guys sent my phone to their warehouse and then the shipito guys sent me the phone to mumbai. It was in great conditon, came very fast and was cheap. So i ended up paying a great amount for the phone and the shipping!
hello..
myself baljeet singh from punjab india……the screen of ma i-phone has been cracked……can u tell me from where in punjab i can mend it??????