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Updated on – 20th Aug 2009:

I have been still waiting for iPhone 3GS to be launched in India. In the meanwhile, last week I gave my iPhone 3G to Apple Store for servicing; reason – iPhone’s home button’s double click wasnt working fine, some issue with the home button. And my battery indicator was behaving abnormally at times, would show the bolt indicator even though it wasnt fully charged.

Guess what happened after a week; Apple send me a brand new iPhone 3G instead of repairing it. AWESOME. I am now going GaGa over my new iPhone 3G. I made sure that my iPhone warranty was in place when I sent my old iPhone for servicing :) ))

Updated on – 22nd Aug 2008:
I picked up my iPhone 3G this morning at 7.30. Yupppieee…. I felt as excited as I did when I picked up my iPhone 1st Gen last Nov in Mumbai (My friend brought it from the US). This was just great. Even though the price was a bit high, I just couldn’t resist picking up this awesome gadget from Airtel Store here in Bangalore. I was the first customer at that store which opened at 7.30am just to sell iPhone 3G. Apple formally launched iPhone 3G in India today i.e., 22nd Aug 2008.

I have now plugged my 3G on to my iTunes and syncing all my data, music, sms’s, stock quotes, contacts etc. of my 1st gen version. Its almost done. This is just awesome. I am so damn excited :) Even though I cannot open iTunes being in India, I can access AppStore and download any app and start using. I have synced my Indian Credit Card with iTunes and its working seamlessly.

Let me share few of the initial pictures that I shot from my sony phone this morning. This might not be needed, but as I mentioned earlier, I am just too excited. So just pardon me, if you feel I am going crazy. Once this is done, I will get back to my work ;) )

Update – 27th June 2008:
I just bought www.iphoneindiablog.com from godaddy.com. You can now type iphoneindiablog.com and get to this blog of mine. But I don’t intend to move all these pages to the new domain anytime soon. This new domain name will be forwarded to iphoneindia.gyanin.com for now. Thanks again for visiting my blog. Do mail me at devgupt[at]gmail[dot]com… mDev05

Update – 23rd June 2008:
Well, I sold my 1st gen iPhone two weeks back for Rs.16,000 ($400) on bangalore.craigslist.org. Definitely happy with this deal… Waiting for 3G iPhone desperately. Missing my iPhone like mad. Infact my son, Tanish (2.5yrs) is missing my iPhone as well; he used to spend around 1-2 hrs every evening, playing two of his favorite games – Towers of Hanoi & Block Puzzle (as well as Sketches)

Anyways, now that we all are waiting for 11th July, lets hope that Zibri/Pawnage unlocks 3G iPhone within hours.

3G iPhone with GPS and better battery life should definitely ROCK. 3G should happen by end of this year in India, hopefully! See you guys soon…

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About Me

Hi, I have been using this awesome invention called iPhone in Bangalore, India from November 2007 and have gone nutzzz over this.

Nuts to an extent that I have started my own blog on iPhone. I will be covering various developments happening around Apple iPhone. Will cover everything and anything which is even remotely connected to the iPhone. But will put more emphasis on iPhone news and buzz from an Indian perspective.

BTW, I need to apologize for all those misspelled words that you would invariably find in my blog. Its not that my English is bad (it’s not that good either :-) ), but just that I like to type real quick and am too lazy to go back and do a spell check before posting the blog. And at the same time, I would like to keep posting every iPhone news that breaks out as soon as possible.

Thanks and keep reading my blog,
mDev05

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55 Comments

  • At 2008.09.06 18:03, Ajay said:

    that way i will loose my contacts on new iphone :)
    anwys thanks for advise, finally I bought White iphone 16 gb its simply awsome
    I have created my account with my credit card but when i visit app store and tried to purchase koi pond it says your itune for india store is different, do you know where am doing wrong?
    Cheers

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    • At 2008.09.06 11:12, vikas said:

      hey ajay
      here is the solution
      just synchronize your contacts on windows or mac. now delete ur contacts from the computer and sync again to remove all the contacts from iphone.

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      • At 2008.09.04 18:22, Dev said:

        You can manually go to each contact and hit EDIT on the top right and the scroll down and hit DELETE. This might be pretty time consuming though.

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        • At 2008.09.04 18:19, Ajay said:

          is there any way i can DELETE ONLY CONTACTS?

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          • At 2008.09.04 13:19, Dev said:

            Hey Ajay… let me answer your questions.
            1. yes you can delete your contacts. Go to setting > general > reset > and hit erase all content and settings.
            2. you are right. the new iPhone 3G will sync all your content, music, notes etc. It might take 2-3hrs the first time you do it. If it doesnt happen the first time, try 3-5times.
            3. If you like white go for it. More over you can flaunt it more, since white is not available in 8gig version. But other than the space, everything else is the same.

            have a great time with your new 3G love ;)

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            • At 2008.09.04 13:05, Ajay said:

              Hi
              am already using old iphone last 8 months, now i want to buy official one
              my queries are
              1) i am selling my old iphone to my friend he doesnt want me to delete applications and songs
              is there any way i can delete my contacts only
              2) to transfer my data do i need to simply connect my iphone to my laptop and all of my last synchronised contacts and songs will be transferred
              3) I am desprate to buy it today and i found white iphone also there in markt but all packed cant see in real, what do you say? which one is best
              will be checking for reply after every 20 minutes :)
              waiting

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              • At 2008.08.29 15:46, Dev said:

                Hey Rizzy… well experience is the same.. GREAT to be back to Apple. interface is as good as 1st gen. Battery gets dried up pretty quickly. But I dont complain, since I use safari and apps the most.
                Best thing – interface, mail, gps, photos, ipod, n browsing
                Bad things – battery, no copy-paste and no sms forwarding.

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                • At 2008.08.29 13:51, Rizzy said:

                  hii…..so after using iphone for 1week now…how has d experience been ??,,,,
                  what r d best n not so gud features of this beauty ??,,,,,
                  n continue d gud work with ur blog.. :)

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                  • At 2008.08.29 12:48, Dev said:

                    Yes you can. you will need a aux out pin in your car stereo. If you have that, you can buy a iphone car connector and you are good to go.
                    Or if you have a Merc or BMW, few versions have a auto iPhone plugin setup within the car. If you can afford it, you can have it :)
                    More – http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/29/bmw-warms-up-to-apples-iphone/

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                    • At 2008.08.29 12:32, Gautam said:

                      Thanks again for the words of wisdom…
                      Can one connect the IPhone to the car stereo??
                      Has anyone done it?

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                      • At 2008.08.28 18:35, Dev said:

                        Thanks Gautam… You can purchase apps from AppStore using any Indian Credit Card. It should be either VISA or MasterCard. WIFI on iPhone is really good. I use WIFI most of the time since my office and home both are wifi enabled. EDGE is not that good. I use EDGE when I am on move.
                        No you cannot save PowerPoint presentations. You can only view when you receive them in mail.

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                        • At 2008.08.28 18:28, Gautam said:

                          Hi, Thanks again for this wonderful interactive site.. Could you please tell me how i can purchase apps without an american cerdit card…? Do Indian cards work?
                          Due to the absence of 3G, how are the wifi capabilities on the Iphone. Ok, the last question, please excuse the stupidity, if any, !! Can i save power point presentations on my Iphone? Please reply

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                          • At 2008.08.28 14:23, Dev said:

                            There is 1year warrenty on iPhone 3G Rithesh. Battery is covered as well, I guess. But I am not sure.

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                            • At 2008.08.28 10:51, Rithesh said:

                              I was just wondering about the warrenty policy and the battery replacement program? Do u guys have any clue abt these?

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                              • At 2008.08.27 10:05, Dev said:

                                There is some programming changes Apple does before shipping those iPhones to Airtel or Vodafone. I checked the iPhone box when I purchased iPhone3G. There is MRP, customer care and support email is also india phone numbers and india specific email address. So these phones are custom modified to be used in India.

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                                • At 2008.08.26 18:11, Rizzy said:

                                  Hii…..i was just curious 2 know….on how d iphone is made operator locked…how r d operators able to do that ??…..especially in india…where both vodafone and airtel hav rights 2 sell….how is it that if u buy from airtel…u would’nt b able to use vodafone sim and vice-versa ??!!

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                                  • At 2008.08.24 10:43, Why You Should Buy iPhone for Rs.31,000 ($720) | iPhoneIndiaBlog.com said:

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                                    • At 2008.08.24 08:50, Dev said:

                                      Het Rizzy, I will surely let you know once the EMI plans come up. I checked with vodafone last evening regarding the iPhone 3G price cut. They denied it and said there is no price cut. Checked with Airtel as well, nothing from there either.

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                                      • At 2008.08.24 08:01, Rizzy said:

                                        hii….plz tell what all emi plans r available for the iphone……
                                        also has vodafone reduced d prices already…i read abt it in d following link…plz confirm d news…
                                        http://www.opti-mystic.net/blog/2008/08/22/iphone-3g-prices-slashed-on-lndia-launch-day/
                                        PLZ HELP…..
                                        ————————@IPHONE FRENZY

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                                        • At 2008.08.23 09:24, Dev said:

                                          Hey Rizzy, there is no 4GB version of 3G available anywhere in the world. I just checked this kolkata edition, this epaper is misquoting completely.
                                          YOu cannot but iPhone in the US and use it in any other country. If you use it, international roaming will be application.
                                          Yes, you can unlock your iPhone and then use it in India. But the unlocking done by iPhone Dev Team’s Pwnage Tool not yet good to go. more on this check – http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

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                                          • At 2008.08.23 09:03, Rizzy said:

                                            hii…..i wanted 2 buy d iphone 3g but had 2 abandon d plan bcoz of its high prize…..can u plz tell me of any emi plans that r available….also r d prizes gonna cum down in months 2 cum ??,,,,
                                            is dere a 4gb variant of iphone-3g ??…..its been written abt in d 3rd page of times of india of kolkata edition….
                                            http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOI/navigator.asp?Daily=TOIKM&login=default&AW=1219461323843
                                            it’s on d 3rd page of the above….
                                            also can i buy iphone 3g from USA and use it in india ??,,,,what process do i hav 2 follow for it and whats gonna be d prize if i do so ??
                                            plz HELP…..
                                            ———————-@IPHONE FRENZY

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                                            • At 2008.08.22 16:31, Rizzy said:

                                              thanks for d info…..also i wanted 2 ask on whether any emi plans r dere ?….
                                              n whats ur take,,,should i sumhow try 2 get the iphone eventhough it’s completely out of my budget or shall i wait for some more time..
                                              what should b d wiser choice…plz keep in mind that d cost for me is a bit over d roof…

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                                              • At 2008.08.22 15:59, Dev said:

                                                I hope the iPhone 3G price comes down and more people start enjoying this awesome stuff.
                                                Rizzy, I am not sure if the price is going to come down in the near future. The price hasnt come down in any country where iPhone was launched on 11th July. But if we have another version by this year end, this 3G version will surely go down on price.

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                                                • At 2008.08.22 15:48, Rizzy said:

                                                  congrats on buying d iphone…..wish i could do d same…but the pricing plays a big factor :(
                                                  are there any chances of d cost coming down in near future….plz inform,,,

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                                                  • At 2008.08.22 14:49, Dev said:

                                                    Thanks Muthu. BTW – I just check your India News app on AppStore. Great going Muthu. Very happy to see Indian App :)

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                                                    • At 2008.08.21 16:11, Muthu said:

                                                      Awesome, Very useful and informative site.

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                                                      • At 2008.08.17 17:37, jp said:

                                                        my bad..airel: 22nd

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                                                        • At 2008.08.17 17:36, jp said:

                                                          Vodafone: 16th
                                                          Airtel: 2nd
                                                          Airtel 3G rollout: 2nd Quarter 2009. first availability launches with dewali.

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                                                          • At 2008.07.13 09:12, Naag said:

                                                            Hi Apple lover,

                                                            wayyyyyyyyy to go. good job guy. I have unlocked iphone (1.1.4. ) i too njoye apple
                                                            products. my home itself ihome. means everything’s apple. waiting for dev’s 2.0
                                                            pwnage. goodluck with your blog.

                                                            takecare
                                                            bye

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                                                              About Me

                                                              Hi, I have been using this awesome invention called the Apple iPhone from November 2007 and have gone nutzzz over it. Nuts to an extent that I started this blog which talks just about iPhone and nothing else.

                                                              This blog of mine has been getting tremendous response and is being followed by all kinds of mobile phone users from all over the globe. Most of the traffic comes from the US and Europe. Thank you all for making this blog a success :)