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1. 1. Joy | July 26th, 2009 at 11:11 pm

   Hey! Good info.
   I’m thinking of getting an iPhone, except I want to order it online. Can’t order it from apple.com and get it to work in Kuwait, can I?
   I tried and when you click “Buy Now” it requires at&t info.. advise please?

2. 2. Mark | July 26th, 2009 at 11:12 pm

   http://www.248am.com/mark/gadgets/iphone-3gs-officially-unlocked/

3. 3. the one | July 26th, 2009 at 11:14 pm

   congrats mark on the new iPhone. sounds interesting. did any one here tried the new Sony Ericsson w995 ?

4. 4. billq8 | July 26th, 2009 at 11:22 pm

   mark congrats on your new iphone….its a good thing you got it from australia..or you would have spent the crazy prices in kuwait like 379kd in electrozan

5. 5. Kal | July 26th, 2009 at 11:29 pm

   congratulations man, and fill us in about the heat issue that’s been on the net since 3GS is released, is it really gets heat up quickly or just a fuss..?
   im an iphone guy and im willing to get one soon.

   thanks and congrats again ;)

6. 6. BJ | July 26th, 2009 at 11:30 pm

   Hey Mark, glad to see you love it as much as I do, For me 32GB is a must since I have all my tv shows and whatnot on there, you have the archos 7 for that. As for tethering, how did you get it to work?

7. 7. Mark | July 26th, 2009 at 11:42 pm

   Kal: I’ve been playing with it practically non stop for over 2 hours, 3G, Wifi, apps etc.. and I didnt notice any heat

   BJ: go there
   http://www.iphone-notes.de/mobileconfig/
   after you are done setting up your settings and reboot change the mms settings so that the apn, username and pass are pps

8. 8. Kal | July 27th, 2009 at 12:06 am

   cool! good to hear that mashallah.. spoil urself and enjoy it man ;)

   cheers!

9. 9. BoBader | July 27th, 2009 at 12:11 am

   Congrats Mark. Just interested to how much Zain, Wataniya, and Viva charging for 3G data access now? I remember back in 2004 I used to pay around 16KD a month for GPRS with Zain (MTC back then)! I guess I will have to jailbreak my iPhone when I come back to Kuwait in December :)

10. 10. Mark | July 27th, 2009 at 12:12 am

    I pay KD13 or KD13.5 not sure

11. 11. moose | July 27th, 2009 at 12:27 am

    it’s too bad the ’smudge proof’ screen wears off in a while.

12. 12. Mark | July 27th, 2009 at 12:33 am

    it doesn’t wear off. The incident you read about on gizmodo or engadget was an isolated case.

13. 13. ohyeah | July 27th, 2009 at 1:58 am

    mabrouk mark……from where i can get it in usa? cuz ill travel in 10 days…and not sure about the stores there….is it available in apple stores or best buy or at&t?unlocked ?…thanx

14. 14. BJ | July 27th, 2009 at 2:51 am

    ohyeah: Don’t buy it from the States man, it will be a waste since you got to software unlock the thing and that means no push notifications and from what I saw issues with MMS. When you get back to Kuwait order it from the girl Mark posted about on his blog that lives in Australia.

15. 15. ohyeah | July 27th, 2009 at 3:03 am

    my sad miserable story with IPHONE………..two years back when i was two years younger than now…… i bought 5 iphones(the original 1) for 420$each…from the states…and sold them in kuwait for 190KD each…and got mine for free +230 profit….after months i was checking apple site..and saw the ad about 3g iphone…which will be released in 15 days for 199!!!!…and fortunately my sister was in usa so it was perfect for me to buy some iphones again !!!!! so in one hour after i saw the ad i sold mine 125kd..(and i was happppppy).it was like the new one very good condition…..and …….marat al ayam…and apple released the 3g iphone!!…woopi……i called my sister and said ……go and buy some iphones!…..after 2 hours..she called back and said heheheheh its locked and they stopped selling it without contract!!!!!…..i was shocked!!…lost my iphone….and the profit….and the 15kd rubber case!!!…now after all these months …i changed more than 5 mobiles…but still missing my iphone…..specially before bed time….i used to upload and watch my movies before sleeping!….and when i workout…my music was playing on my iphone!!!……and when i need to check the temperature my iphone was there for me!!!…..and if im outside..and felt like going to watch a movie in cinema my iphone safari ready all the time!!!…..aaaaaaaaah ahhhhhhh my iphone……i missed u!…like the desert miss the rain…….i miss u hehehehe THE END………….now i cant imagine that i will buy the new 1 3gs!!…its really expensive!!! 250!!!…why!!!…….but i will…i have too!……i need it lol

16. 16. ohyeah | July 27th, 2009 at 3:10 am

    BJ…..what about UK?is it unlocked there?….cuz i will stop in uk for 12 hours

17. 17. Burhan | July 27th, 2009 at 5:56 am

    ohyeah:

    UK iphones are locked.

18. 18. Musty | July 27th, 2009 at 7:52 am

    ohyeah: FYI, The only place where you get unlocked iphones are Hong Kong, Italy and Australia…

19. 19. anon | July 27th, 2009 at 8:10 am

    LOOL@oyeah

20. 20. aglocogirl | July 27th, 2009 at 8:47 am

    Hi Mark,
    First ofall congratulations. Pls advise was it shipped via EMS – Express Courier International, cause i also ordered one from australia which has reached here yesterday at 7 am, checked in the tracking site of australia post, but i haven’t recieved don’t know where to go and chk. Also is the australian charger compatible with kuwait power supply, if not pls explain how to, and any addon for the charger pin as chked online its kind of different.
    Pls advise.
    regards

21. 21. itsallg000d | July 27th, 2009 at 8:57 am

    Here’s ready to download setting for Zain (MMS, GPRS and Tethering)

22. 22. aglocogirl | July 27th, 2009 at 9:02 am

    what is the setting for Wataniya (MMS, GPRS and Tethering)

23. 23. Glen | July 27th, 2009 at 9:08 am

    Congrats Mark. Waiting for a full review of the phone

24. 24. Mark | July 27th, 2009 at 9:12 am

    aglocogirl: got delivered by Aramex. Toll from Australia to Dubai and then Dubai to Kuwait with Aramex.

    The adapter works in kuwait, its 110-240

25. 25. aglocogirl | July 27th, 2009 at 9:24 am

    Thanks mark, but can you advise wht have you put infront of the adapter pins as they are a bit different.

26. 26. burgerstud | July 27th, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    Hey Mark , did uve to pay any customs charges for the phone … im gettin mine from the us so was wondering if would have to pay any….

    Ohyeah : I’m actually going to compose a song of ur iphone experience … hilarious dude … mE

27. 27. itsallg000d | July 27th, 2009 at 2:34 pm

    Sorry! I realized that I did not include page link. Here’s it again

    http://360dewan.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/zain-iphone-ready-setting-mms-gprs-and-tethering/

    About Wataniya setting, it was created but no one has tested it. We will try post it again

    Viva setting is also available but according to the tester Viva had issues with iPhone

28. 28. Mark | July 27th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    I do not recommend using the link itsallg000d just posted. You need to restore your iphone to get tethering and mms etc.. setup.

    If you use this link in your iPhone browser:
    http://www.iphone-notes.de/mobileconfig/

    You don’t need to restore or anything of that sort. Its much more practical and you don’t need a computer to do it.

29. 29. SpiKeY | July 27th, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    Mark…you do not need to restore the iphone if you use the link in 360 dewans blog. It will only change the settings. As for the website you used it will use the same settings for the gprs and the mms which will not work out good.

    My ipcc file that i provided to 360 dewan works fine.

30. 30. Mark | July 27th, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    I had to change the MMS settings to pps for everything.

31. 31. Kuwait | July 27th, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    Nokia forever.

32. 32. ma7 | July 27th, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    mark, mms settings are not pps for everything! try to send it won’t work!
    use these settings for Zain:
    Zain (Kuwait)

    Homepage: http://kw.zain.com
    APN: pps
    Username: annyway
    Password: online

    MMSC: 176.0.0.21
    Proxy: 176.0.0.65:8080

33. 33. Mark | July 27th, 2009 at 6:11 pm

    ma7 i was able to send only when i changed them from what you posted to pps for apn, username and pass.

34. 34. Holla | July 27th, 2009 at 6:22 pm

    a problem i came across was that when i have MMS on and go to sent a group SMS, it forces it into group MMS and fails. is there a fix for this dumb shit?

35. 35. Spikey | July 27th, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    Holla yes… The ipcc i provided removes the group mms feature to make it group sms.

    You can find it on 360 dewan blog

    http://360dewan.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/zain-iphone-ready-setting-mms-gprs-and-tethering/

36. 36. Mark | July 27th, 2009 at 10:16 pm

    I’ve been using my iPhone normally all day. Few calls, checking my email, browsing. 3G is on. Its 10:15PM and the battery is still 80% full.

37. 37. M.Bahrani | July 27th, 2009 at 10:34 pm

    Mark, could you please use speedtest to check the speed and tell me the result. Thanks

38. 38. BJ | July 27th, 2009 at 10:35 pm

    Same here no battery issues.

39. 39. aaf | July 27th, 2009 at 10:54 pm

    I have wataniya
    Anyone know how to work the mms on wataniya

    P.S I’m not sure about the smudge proof I’m still getting some smudges on my 3gs then again It’s my first Iphone so I don’t know how it does compare with the older modules

40. 40. fwz247 | July 27th, 2009 at 11:18 pm

    Mark what bout youtube how is the resolution?

41. 41. aglocogirl | July 28th, 2009 at 7:14 am

    Hi Mark,
    Can you advise how long did you charge your mobile first time and was it with the usb or wall charger. I will be getting mine today so wanted to know what all to be done once i recieve so that it gives me a better battery life.
    Regards

42. 42. Mark | July 28th, 2009 at 7:54 am

    I didnt. I just started using it.

43. 43. Holla | July 28th, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    Thanks spikey but i am using a viva line. Is there a file for it?

44. 44. Nasser M. | July 29th, 2009 at 11:54 am

    Mark, how did you do the tethering? Have been trying to do it with no success.

45. 45. Mark | July 29th, 2009 at 11:58 am

    Nasser go here
    http://www.iphone-notes.de/mobileconfig/
    and choose your provider and then install the file and reboot

46. 46. Evilt | July 30th, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    Hi there, I have a quick question and I hope that you reply.

    I got my iphone 3gs from Australia too. But I do not have the butoon which allows me to send a mms … I used your posted link and I installed everything and I rebooted then I entered the pps’s … still no (EYE ICON) in the messages application just the send button. Did this happen to you?

    Thanks

47. 47. evilt | July 30th, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    Also I do not have the MMS under setting / messages

48. 48. Mr | July 31st, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    guys how this Push notification works? i mean i configured my gmail and with wifi/edge/3g when i open mail i get all emails updated. But shouldn’t i get Push and it notifies me when a new mail is there? or how?

49. 49. Dejaviewer | August 16th, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    I have Wataniya line; I couldn’t configure my iPhone 3Gs to the Internet setting!
    And this is my 1st device from iPhone
    Is there is anybody could you guide me to fix my device configuration?

50. 50. Dejaviewer | August 16th, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    Hello guys, I received my iPhone 3Gs reverently from Italy, I have many friends with (Zain) using the Internet connection in their iPhone 3Gs without any problem.
    However, I’m Wataniya customer and couldn’t configure my iPhone 3Gs to the Internet setting!
    I tried to Google it the setting but I couldn’t find the proper setting.
    iPhone 3Gs owner knows to the Internet setting takes many steps and to configure the device properly!
    Is there is anybody could you guide me to fix my device configuration?
    I have Wataniya line; I couldn’t configure my iPhone 3Gs to the Internet setting!
    And this is my 1st device from iPhone
    Is there is anybody could you guide me to fix my device configuration please?

51. 51. Ameenah | October 6th, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    How can I use 3rd party applications in an “officially” unlocked 3GS ?

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