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iPhone Arrives in Russia on October 3rd

Friday September 26, 2008 8:53 am PDT by Arnold Kim
Reuters reports that the iPhone will finally go on sale in Russia beginning on October 3rd with estimates that 150,000 units could be sold by the end of the year.

"All retailers will begin sales of iPhone in Russia at the same time, during the night between October 2 and October 3. Our company will be also selling them," Nadezhda Senyuk, a PR director at retail chain Tekhnosila, said by telephone.

The iPhone will go on sale with three major carriers in Russia: MTS, Vimpelcom, and MegaFon and are currently taking advanced orders.
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djdole
Posted: 44 months ago
In soviet Russia, iPhone multi-touches YOU!
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Stargaze
Posted: 44 months ago
nice!

i wonder how many other countries are still waiting.
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deannnnn
Posted: 44 months ago
Did you guys see on Engadget that other phone that's being released in Russia?? It uses WiMax!

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/09/25/art-lebedevs-scartel-wimax-handset-concept-were-moving-to-rus/
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Mr. Giver '94
Posted: 44 months ago
The iPhone will also be released on Russia's Telecom-unist network. Hahahahahah. It had to be said. :D:D:D
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born4sky
Posted: 44 months ago
iPhone arrived to Russia last June ... I wonder it with official announcement iPhone in Russia, will iTunes get some Russian staff as well ?
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Rybold
Posted: 44 months ago

"estimates that 150,000 units could be sold by the end of the year"


Was that a typo? Are you saying that for the entire population of Russia, only
150,000 iPhones will be sold between now and the end of the year ?
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espoir
Posted: 44 months ago

Was that a typo? Are you saying that for the entire population of Russia, only
150,000 iPhones will be sold between now and the end of the year ?


Some analisys shows that more than 700.000 iPhones have been sold in Russia not officialy (re-sellers from USA & Europe) which makes Russia 3rd biggest iPhone market after China (2nd) & USA (1st).

So the real question is why Apple is starting selling iPhone in Russia only now :)
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nickXedge
Posted: 44 months ago

In soviet Russia, iPhone multi-touches YOU!


Fantastic! I especially like your preceding apology in the title, nice touch.
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matthewlesh
Posted: 44 months ago
I have one thing to say.. the iPhone's 'Back in the USSR...'.
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macdaveaustin
Posted: 44 months ago
I work the iPhone tech support line, and last week got a call from a woman who had just returned home to the states from Moscow. She said there were already long lines of people waiting for the iPhone.

Methinks the Russians are taking this whole capitalism thing a bit too seriously... ;)
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