iPhone where to find

iPhone for everybody campaign is on from today 27/02/2009 to 31/05/2009 by the Japanese carrier SoftBank. The contract with them for the iPhone3G with 8GB will run for two years. There data plan has special reduction for the students and for the others will be around US$ 50.
Also they are offering the iPhone 3G - 16GB for just 200$ with a two year plan at 5$ a month.
Anyway the experts say that this thing seems to say that a new iPhone is on the way that’s why the Japanese carrier is trying to give out it’s stock.

In the forthcoming 2009 Geneva motor show you can witness the iChange concept car controlled just by an iPhone. The car doesn’t have a key; instead it has to be started by an iPhone. At the dash board you have the connection where the phone should be connected. Once it ready the driver can start the car through the iPhone. Many of the car’s functions are controlled by the touch phone.
The Geneva Motor Show will take place from March 5th through 15th, 2009.

Apple’s iPhone 3G is now available in Saudi Arabia through Mobily mobile phone service provider. They are available to buy in more than 500 points of sale around the Kingdom through Mobily flagship stores and official partners.
Mobily is the largest operator of the 3G Network in the Saudi Kingdom. They have effectively reached more than 70 cities with their service mostly targeting the younger generation. The company also the first to launch the Blackberry phone in the Kingdom.
Already nearly 25,000 iPhone 3G’s are sold in the Saudi Arabia according to the reports on its launch. iPhone 3G with 8GB memory is available for SR 2,400 with 6 months of commitment. Other than this there are 9 more bundles available to purchase your iPhone 3G with Mobily.

Casinos can ban your iPhone where the touch phone can help you to win in the Blackjack by cheating with the help of an app which counts the low and high cards and then the owner know when it is time to bid. Read the full text here: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25067433-663,00.html?from=public_rss

As more and more people are owing the iPhone and taking desired photos. Many of them are uploading them to internet to share with their friends. Now there is a new app named “Flickit”, once you go to iTunes and download the app then in 3 steps you can upload the images you capture on your phone or from your files.
But there is no facility to view the uploaded images in the Flickit.

Where to buy iPhone 3G in Sri Lanka?
IPhone 3G was expected from Airtel as they were selling them in India.
But suddenly Dialog Telecom starts to advertise about the iPhone 3G in Sri Lanka TV network during the 4th India - Sri lanka one day international cricket match on 5/2/2009
But their web search gave this result for the iPhone 3G. The page seems to be removed or disabled.

Dialog GSM - iPhone 3G

Dialog officially unveils the revolutionary iPhone 3G to Sri Lanka. This elegant touch screen phone is also an Internet device, media player with 8GB memory …

www.dialog.lk

www.dialog.lk/en/mobile/whatsnew/iphone_3g.html

Latest on 01/03/2009:
According to sources, you can buy unlocked iPhone 3G in the Dialog shops for SL Rs. 89,000/-. Currently there are no service plans available from the carrier Dialog. It seems that they are selling the touch phone as like the other top branded phones which they use to sell in their store. the new iphone 3G carries a 1 year warranty from them.

If you have given your iPhone for repair and don’t know where to check for your repair status simply go to this page. https://support.apple.com/repairstatus/Main

There in the Apple web page you will find a form to submit with two fields where you have to fill case or repair ID and the postal code or serial number. Fill them and submit it to find the status.

If you are an Apple member you can sign in from that page to find the status.

Normally the case or repair ID will be given to you at the time they accept it. The serial number will be available in the document papers which you receive from them at the store.

Also you can find these numbers in your e-mail which were sent to you by the repair section.

 Roaming with iPhone 3G.

iPhone roaming facility is a good feature if you are having one and going with it overseas. With out any hassle you can communicate with your family, friends and office. It allows you to call or receive phone calls and send and receive short messages, chat or even to check your mail and reply to them. It doesn’t need to sign new contracts or to settle bills with your valuable money while you are on o trip in a foreign land.

So what is the bad thing?

Nothing bad some time you have to pay a heavy bill to your service provider once you reach your home and open your phone bill where you will see a large amount of money in the bill for the international roaming.

While you are in the overseas your iPhone 3G will work very hard to find a suitable carrier in that country which have contract with your carrier. So before you leave your home contact and ask your carrier about the possible roaming rate in the country where you are visiting.

Your iPhone 3G is normally programmed to check for your emails every 15 minutes and will give you information on the available messages to you. So every one hour 4 times it will connect to the internet. So if you are staying in a distance land for 7 days your phone should have connected to the internet 28 times using a roaming facility.

So this is the bad thing it can happen to you. It is better to consult with the carrier people before you step in to the airline with your iPhone 3G. Bon 3G