I’ve been using the new iPhone for a couple of days now and these are somethings you need to know if you’re planning on using it in Lebanon.
Siri speaks and understands both English and French but not Arabic. You can’t speak both English and French to it at the same time, you have to decide which language you prefer and select it from the Siri menu.
You also need to have internet on your phone to be able to use Siri, even for simple tasks like setting the alarm. This is where 3G plays an important role since it speeds up the response time for Siri. With a regular Edge connection Siri isn’t as responsive and you won’t enjoy using her.
A big issue I have with Siri is you can’t teach it where your home or office is. For some reason Siri uses Google Maps addresses to learn these locations and Google Maps addresses is currently only available in the US. I don’t understand why Siri won’t learn based on my GPS location. If you’ve been using iOS 5 recently you might have played around with the new Reminder App. In that App you could teach it locations using GPS for example you could set a reminder that once you get home you need to walk the dog or once you get to the office remind me to call a supplier. So why Siri can’t learn locations with GPS is confusing specially if another app already does it.
The iPhone 4S is like the previous iPhone 4 with the biggest differences being Siri, a better camera and a faster chip which you will only notice when running games. If you want to see how better the new camera is download the two images below and compare:
Wow! The future is coming faster than I thought!
Mark,
Siri is still in beta so you should expect missing functionalities/features. Also, Apple clearly mentions that siri has a limited functionality (especially regarding maps) outside the States and will get an upgrade in 2012.
‘Siri isn’t as responsive and you won’t enjoy using her.’
Siri has a man’s voice when you switch to French. Siri also supports the German language.
The 4s also has the 1080p video recording instead of the 720p.
I don’t have a problem with the limitations of google maps, if u read my post I have a problem with the fact it doesnt learn my location using gps in the same way the reminder app already does.
Basically Siri uses the reminder app to set reminders so it’s frustrating she doesn’t know my saved locations from the app or the fact she doesn’t learn locations like the app.
Yes I said she because I use the English version.
Is the 4S already available in lebanon?
It is, but with limited functionnality because its not in the USA
Got an sms from one of the cellular shops that they have it.
Curious to see how much overpriced the 4S will be here
Markavip is selling the 16GB for $1231 …
A good lesson for the little Lebs, they have to stay on one language at the same time: Hi, Kifak Ca va ? wont work
lol exactly
According to what i saw online, it will be available unlocked next month in the US starting 649$ (http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-4s-unlocked-option-november-in-us-07186043/)
And is already available in the UK starting £499.
So yeah I really don’t get why would someone buy an iPhone here.
Why? Because people live in Lebanon and not the UK or US so there only option is to buy it locally.
Prices are high now because of limited availability which is expected. High demand and low supply means inflated prices. If you want it right now you pay more or you wait till the prices drop.
I ordered mine from the UK and it cost me around $850 after shipping. I used my shopandship.com account here in Kuwait. Not sure if you guys have that in Lebanon but I know you guys pay around 20% customs on electronics if I’m not mistaken. So that brings the total to around $1,020.
Best thing is to know someone in the US or Canada and have him/her bring it to you when he comes to Lebanon for Xmas. Thats how I got my iPhone4 and it cost me 649$ without tax.
Mark, my point is simply that buying an iPhone (like most Apple products) in lebanon is a rip-off 🙂
The 4S is not good enough to be worth double the price from the rest of the world.
A galaxy S2 can be bought for half that price with about the same specifications 🙂
How Much Will the Iphone 4s Cost in Lebanon Unlocked ?
It costs you 750$ for the 16gb in lebanon
how much does it cost in virgin
any idea where we can get the iphone 4s for a good price in lebanon ? its for 450$ on ebay
Is the 4s available in Lebanon
you should probably buy it from USA (16 GB: 199$ – 32GB: 299$ – 64 GB: 399$) its cheaper and better so i recommend to buy from USA or Dubay (16 GB: 600$ – 32 GB: 700$ – 64GB: 800$) its also cheap with average functionnality unlike Lebanon where the iPhone 4S stinks on ice and is super expensive (starting from 1200$) so i’ll buy it from Dubay
i wish i can het this i phone in a good and lowen than 250,thnx
200$