Apple's iPhone works in Thailand
Thanks to 4am Expat for breaking this story. Apparently, the iPhone has now been unlocked and can be used in Thailand on AIS. You can buy an unlocked iPhone from here for $599. The recent price slashing of $200 off all iPhones apparently increased sales by about 300%.
The $399 8GB model is still ridiculously expensive, however, and I don’t expect many people in Thailand will want to stump up $599 for an unlocked 4GB version. It works out at over 20,000 baht. For that sort of price, you could buy almost 50 of my phone. If you can, it would be better to pick up a 4GB iPhone for $299, although once they are gone, Apple won’t be making any more of them.
Although Apple has pledged to make more 8GB versions, some are speculating that the drastic price cuts have occurred because Apple will launch a new version of the iPhone some time next year. Initially I thought about buying one, but phones aren’t really my thing because I hate using them.
September 14th, 2007 at 6:31 am
MBK is selling fully unlocked iphones (8gb) for 37000 baht and have been doing so for about 3 weeks now :)
September 14th, 2007 at 6:41 am
37,000 baht! Holy cow. That's expensive. I could buy a house for that much.
September 14th, 2007 at 7:16 am
You hate using phones!! I am so offended because I love using phones. I can not believe that you would write something so offensive on your blog. You are such an uneducated person and don't respect other people's feelings.
September 14th, 2007 at 7:18 am
I hope everyone can read into the sarcasm dripping off the above comment. Thank You.
September 14th, 2007 at 7:24 am
If any Apple employees want to step up next I'm ready to fight.
September 14th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
I kinda hate to say this because I love the technology I have, but every overpriced fad makes me want to jump off the grid.
Hypocritical I know, but it's how I feel.
My girlfriend and I do not have cell phones here in Thailand. It's kinda refreshing honestly.
September 14th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
err where do you see houses for sale like that sucka??
I'm holding out for the Uk launch on the 18th, why anyone would want to be lumbered with 1995 technology like the US is forced to use, god only knows.
give me 3g anyday
September 14th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Not an employee, but a fan :-)
Apple's hardware just has that classy feel to it. So much so, that my girlfriend refuses to use my Macbook at university as her peers tease her about it being to Hi-So for her.
An iPhone at 20,000 Baht is still a good deal. You are not just getting a phone, but rather a full multimedia device. Ipod, video player, internet communicator that just happens to work as a phone too. The built in wifi ability is awesome, it's much easier to carry around than a notebook and you could take advantage of Thailands countless hotspots.
The apps are also not dumbed down mobile apps, but rather full featured programs. Safari, apple mail, address book, itunes etc. And let's not forget that it runs one of the best OS's in the world Mac OS X.
OK, that's my rant. Now I'm going to rush out and go see about getting myself one.
September 15th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
i would rather buy jatukarm than iphone…i wouldn't know how to use them anyhow…
September 16th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
It is a lot of money for something of which the displays breaks down after using it a few times.
I'm not really into that Apple Hype, not in iMac, iPod nor iPhones.
But hey, let everyone decide for his own.
September 17th, 2007 at 4:16 am
Now Apple is going to launch(sometime in November maybe) a new iPod called the iPod Touch. Its got all the features of the iPhone like the touch screen interface and wifi.
September 20th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Hey guys, whats going on…. if anyone who's interested in buying iphone. please check out my ebay i have 8gb and 4gb available.. and i am not selling it for 599. mine is going for 525. check it out limited time offer… any question email me at talk2me_1@yahoo.com iphone is unlocked and bad ass… you will be the king in thailand having this thing guarantee or your money back.
http://myworld.ebay.com/mr_kemikal/
September 20th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
here's the direct page …….
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmr_kemikal
January 3rd, 2009 at 7:49 pm
why aren't people buying them from ebay at $100-$200 and bringing them to thailand and selling them for double the price?
June 12th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I just purchased an iPhone here in the states but it's locked. ANy reccomendations as to how i can use this affordably in Thailand? Do you advise unlocking it there? or in the states first?