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.
February 5th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Great resource for one buying a iPhone now
… Lot of research u made on this… Are u using this phone??
February 6th, 2008 at 7:11 am
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.
February 6th, 2008 at 11:05 am
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.
February 6th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
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.
February 6th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
@ 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?
February 6th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
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. !
February 6th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Lets wait for a legal/warranty version to come soon in India better
February 6th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
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
February 8th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
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
February 16th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Hi Vinodh,what’s your email address
February 16th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
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.
February 16th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Hey Amit,thanks for the word of caution.
February 18th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
what is the difference between the apple iphone and other phones.
February 19th, 2008 at 7:35 am
Arijit my address is vkreddy2003 at hotmail dot com I posted before it seems moderator is not happy he took it off
Thank you
February 27th, 2008 at 8:09 am
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
February 27th, 2008 at 8:18 am
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
March 12th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
any one now were we can buy apple iphone in coimbatore
March 13th, 2008 at 4:38 am
@Coimbatore :
I got it from Spencers Mobile, D.B.Puram, R.S.Puram.
March 16th, 2008 at 7:06 am
hello prashanth can u tell spencer address r contact no.
March 20th, 2008 at 8:32 am
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
March 21st, 2008 at 7:14 pm
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
March 24th, 2008 at 8:35 am
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.
April 2nd, 2008 at 2:19 pm
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April 4th, 2008 at 5:47 am
hello if you are interested in buying a iphone 16 gb for just 33000 please mail me to vivek_ice2242@yahoo.com thanq
April 17th, 2008 at 12:39 am
here’s a site for up to date news on iPhone in India
April 17th, 2008 at 5:39 am
successfully upgraded my iphone from 1.1.1 to 1.1.4 using itunes and ziphone 3. wow////
April 18th, 2008 at 11:40 am
I wanna purchace an iphone. i am staying in banglore. can anybody tell me the current price of 8gb &16gb iphones
April 27th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
hi,
purchased iphone from US,few days a go sliped from my hand the screen has been cracked what to do now.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:31 am
Want to have an iphone 16 gb.
Please mail me detail im in pune,india
May 6th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
yes, wamt to buy iphone plz provide price
May 13th, 2008 at 11:13 am
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.
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
i want to buy 2 i phone 8gb .plz contact me on 09823655716 i am from nagpur,MH