iPhone 3GS finally into Russia

Russians are to finally gets their hands on the iPhone 3GS through official channels, eight months after the device began rolling out elsewhere in the world.

Distorted-Loop reports that each of the three major operators have now struck deals with Apple to offer iPhone 3GS from next month.
Prices will remain uniform across the networks, with VimpleCom advertising the 16GB model on its website for Ru29,990 ($1,000).
According to the article, VimpleCom, MTS and MegaFon have been trying to renegotiate terms of their original iPhone deals for sometime, leading to the eight-month delay in 3GS availability.

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