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Man! These past two days have been nothing but a iPhone bashing frenzy. Every popular blog has been bitching and ranting about Apple’s new update to the iPhone, some going as far as sending Apple hate-mail and re-reviewing it with horrible remarks (don’t buy it ever!). Up until the day of the new v1.1.1 update, everyone was loving it to the point where every other article in your readers were about the iPhone and how amazing it is (what was it called, the JesusPhone?)

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In the past few weeks, Dubai-ers have been flocking the Internet in search of an unlocked iPhone (and one that they can get easily). To make your lives a little easier, we’ve put together a small list of the different ways you can get your greedy little hands on the 8th wonder of the world.

By far the easiest way is to buy one is through an online reseller of unlocked iPhones. There are quite a few out there that will ship to Dubai, with prices ranging from USD 499 to 799. Try:

• puremobile.com
• iphonesanywhere.com
• hamgo.com.

Another way to get one is to buy it on an auction site like souq.com or ebay.com. This method is rather sketchy though, and prices have been going for AED 3500+. But if you want one right NOW instead of waiting a day or two for shipping, this is your best bet.

That’s right, of the 192 Member States of the Unites Nations, 136 of them don’t appear in the addressbook’s list of countries on the iPhone. Strange, you might think, that addresses from over 70% of the world’s countries cannot be added as contacts on the iPhone. The only was to enter these countries is to input them on your Mac or PC, then sync with the iPhone. Wierd on Apple’s part? Indeed.

Below is a list of all the countries, as per the UN records. Countries in bold do NOT appear on the iPhone.

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So it’s official. Just as it should, the iPhone can place calls on Etisalat’s GSM network in Dubai. So if you had any concerns before buying the God of Phones, worry no more. So far, the iPhone is selling on two websites (here and here) that look legit and ship to Dubai, or anywhere else for that matter.

Enjoy!

Alas… a working iPhone in Dubai! Confirmed—all the iPhone functions play nicely with Etisalat’s GSM network (with the exception of visual voicemail, of course). This means if you actually get your hands on an unlocked iPhone in Dubai, you can rest assured the “phone” part will work like a charm.

More photos after the jump…

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