We’ve come a long way since we have first started talking about the iPhone 3G in Russia. Local carriers are ready to sell Apple’s device and, according to Reuters, the actual sales will start on October 3rd. All major carriers will have iPhone offers for their subscribers. MTS, Vimpelcom and MegaFon will all have the [...]

Come on Russia already, take the damn Apple phone! We’re tired of seeing leaked news and hear from dependable sources details about the official iPhone appearance in Russia. After all the talking and negotiating it appears that MegaFon has confirmed it will bring the iPhone 3G starting this year to Russian customers. While we’re waiting [...]

Apple seems confident it will sell about 3.5 million iPhones in Russia and it has finally reached an agreement with Mobile TeleSystems, Russia’s largest carrier to sell the handset starting October. According to previous rumors we were expecting the iPhone 3G to enter the Russian market only in 2009. Besides MTS, Vimpelcom and MegaFon are [...]

A couple of weeks ago we were telling you how Russia is more likely to get the official iPhone 3G sometime in 2009. Nothing spectacular about that. Russians are busy with the Georgian conflict anyhow right now.t If we are to believe recent rumors, two carriers are already in deep negotiation with Apple in order [...]