Out of Stock!!!!!!!!

[arunkumar]

For anyone who is interested in buying the iphone 3GS - Just thought that I would let you know that it is available from fono in mall of the emirates,dxb (its exactly opposite home centre), without prior booking. i picked up a black 32GB from there today for a gift for someone. they are selling it as agents for du(but it is factory unlocked so you can obviously just pop in any sim and use it) but unfortunately, you have to take a du elite plan with it ( I guess you can cancel the plan later - not sure what the cancellation charges are). they are not selling it with pay as you go anymore.

thanks a lot for the update! too unfortunate that they are selling the phones with elite plan! probably other shops (du/axiom) too would start getting the phones soon! and is the shop that you mentioned inside the dubai airport? also, were they having stock of 16GB phones? and is there even a remote possibility that they would sell the iphone with payg? also, is it 100% safe to get it from fono?

i know i ask too many questions ! sorry for the same !

[jmcmen999]

thanks a lot for the update! too unfortunate that they are selling the phones with elite plan! probably other shops (du/axiom) too would start getting the phones soon! and is the shop that you mentioned inside the dubai airport? also, were they having stock of 16GB phones? and is there even a remote possibility that they would sell the iphone with payg? also, is it 100% safe to get it from fono?

i know i ask too many questions ! sorry for the same !

Sharaf DG selling 3Gs 16GB at AED 2400 and 32GB at AED 3000 unlocked from Italy

[ziham]

at the time that i went, they did have stock of the 16GB. I did ask them several times about taking it with Pay as you go, but they said that du has just enforced this policy where u have to take the elite plan. the shop is not in dubai airport, it is in a shopping mall in Dubai called Mall of the Emirates. I've never bought anything from fono before but it seems to be a reputable shop with branches all over Dubai, so yes, I do feel that it is 100% safe to buy from them - or anyway, at least as much as buying from axiom. I think Axiom and fono have similar arrangements with du.

[arunkumar]

Sharaf DG selling 3Gs 16GB at AED 2400 and 32GB at AED 3000 unlocked from Italy

thanks for the info! but i dont think they would give you warranty! and even if they give, how would they get it rectified from italy! i still always prefer getting it from du or etisalat! they are also cheaper there!

[arunkumar]

at the time that i went, they did have stock of the 16GB. I did ask them several times about taking it with Pay as you go, but they said that du has just enforced this policy where u have to take the elite plan. the shop is not in dubai airport, it is in a shopping mall in Dubai called Mall of the Emirates. I've never bought anything from fono before but it seems to be a reputable shop with branches all over Dubai, so yes, I do feel that it is 100% safe to buy from them - or anyway, at least as much as buying from axiom. I think Axiom and fono have similar arrangements with du.

thanks a lot for the info buddy! it was definitely very helpful!

[fangpyre]

@jmcmen999, the prices I saw last week at Sharaf DG were much higher than that.
In fact I posted a blog on that a few days back on Shufflegazine.

@arunkumar, they sell them without warranty, which was the case for the iPhone before Du and Etisalat came in. But for a 16GB it's not a bad price if it is right.

[Hunts]

I popped into Axiom last night (Mall of Emirates) and bought a 32gig black iPhone 3Gs and a pay as you go sim card. They said to me that I didn't need to sign up for an Elite plan.

[denby]

I popped into Axiom last night (Mall of Emirates) and bought a 32gig black iPhone 3Gs and a pay as you go sim card. They said to me that I didn't need to sign up for an Elite plan.

Went in there last night to get the same deal and they wouldn't let me have it. I showed them this post and they said they had stopped offering the phone without Elite earlier in the day. Oh well!

Only in Dubai!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MohamadAkkad]

Hi all, Yesterday I went to Axiom in marina mall Abu Dhabi to collect my iPhone, they told me that I cant buy it without an Ellite Plan, and as am a student I can not buy the Ellite Plan, So I did not buy the iPhone.

[Empgamer]

This is real rubbish. Axiom need to get their act together and make some kind of announcement regarding this. Even more, I think Du need to speak to them to find out what they are playing at. Either you can buy one on PAYG or you can't. If Du are saying it's not their policy why have Axiom introduced it? Also what about those people who have already bought on PAYG? The way companies operate here at times is a complete joke. Total shambles really