A reader just emailed me an informed me that the Nokia E71 is out in Kuwait and available in Sharq. There is a store there called Phone Center and they are selling it for around KD170 depending on your haggling skills. Their phone number is 2454022.
Thanks Jassim!
Update: After I posted this I left the house and was heading to Avenues when I got a phone call from the Nokia dealer in Fanar. I had put my name down on a waiting list for the E71 and once the Fanar branch got the phone they called me. It was around 9PM, they had just received two E71’s and they told me to come in and pick it up so I turned around and headed back to Salmiya. They were selling it for KD159 which was cheaper than what the phone was being sold for in Sharq. So far the phone is really really great and the Nokia dealer really surprised me, I was actually expecting them to forget about me and never call me once the phone came in but they actually called me right away, really great service. Thank you!
Update2: Mac users, if you want to use the E71 with iSync follow this link, someone made a plugin that will get it working. [Link]
47 replies on “Nokia E71 is out in Kuwait!”
Shit that was fast!
i swear that i just called FCC yesterday and they said that they have no idea when they will get it.
does it support arabic?
Mishary, i called them and the guy said it does support arabic and with arabic keyboard !
and i asked abt the price he said k.d180 : s
Mark u paid 159kd?
Yup.
hey guys im using my new nokia e71 and im posting a comment from it .. Its one of the best mobiles i have ever had .. Check my web for some unboxing pics http://www.blushberry.blogspot.com ur welcome mark and thanks for the post
I am trying to remember how to send all my contacts from my Mac’s address book to the phone.
OH MY GOD i can’t believe it!
Mark i swear i called the main FCC (Nokia) branch yesterday and asked the guy abt e71 and his reply to me was: “wallah ma 3indina 5abar 3an il e71, yimkin yo9al a5r ishahar aw ishahar il yay !”
so was he lying ? i’m going to call tomorrow inshallah and complain : @ i’m so so pissed off !
They just got them tonight
i know but how come did he not know that they will get them the day after ? i mean i called him 1 day before they received the phone so it is impossible that they do not know abt the shipping !
Mark i have the Msn messenger software for E71 if u want it just comment in my blog .. and il send it to you thanks pal .. guys the e71 is one of the best mobiles ever for blogging and e-mailing its really one of the best mobiles ever !!
:: on the other hand i had a problem with FCC Kuwait, Mabrook 🙂
Did you get the black one or the silver and why?
Its white steel or grey steel. I got the grey.
The white one is not released yet and it will be released later .. and what i know is that hte white one is a special edition
Mark, is it difficult to type with the new keyboard layout?
Nope, the buttons are actually feel nicer. not as cramped as i was expecting it to be. The menu system is super fast, everything is much snappier. Loads of customizable features btw, more than before. First mod for me will be replacing the bilingual keyboard with an English only version.
Mark do u know a website where i can download free softwares for my nokia e71 ? .. i just downloaded the msn messenger ..
BTW if u want the mms and wap settings from Zain u can call them and ask them the sttings for E90 because they dont have the settings for e71 yet .. and the E90 is the one i tried it ..
Mark yallah post a quick first impressions review, before I buy it =P
*drooling* i love customizing my phone ; )
thank u for the info : )
Jassim shouldn’t the e61i software work on the e71?
https://s60devices.com/nokia-e61i-software/
Mark could you plz post a picture with e61i next to the e71 ?
Mark what i know is that all nokia E90 softwares will work with the e71 but im not sure of the e61 unless its a S60 3rd edition device ..
i think it is a s60 3rd edition device.
check marzouqs blog
https://www.zdistrict.com/2008/07/07/nokia-e71-is-here/
btw, the phone came with a really slick and slim black leather case with red lining and a 2GB memory card.
Mark if so then it will work .. maan this phone is amazing ! its really better than e90 and e61i ! ill try to find more softwares and e-mail u the links .. check this website its really cool .. it has a camera detector for e71 and if u pass by a camera any camera in kuwait with ur e71 gps on then it will give u an alert before u pass by ! thats really cool .. !! http://www.arabnokia.com u have to download the software and its same as n95 software just download and save it then everything works perfectly ! no more TICKETS MARK !!!!!!
since u used the iphone, u say this one is better?
Nothing will beat the iphone as a multimedia phone. But practicality wise I always preferred the E61i and now the E71
why dont they bring blackberry bold as fast as this phone? 🙁
Jassim M, the link in ur comment is wrong : /
http://www.arabnokia.net sorry .. its .net not .com sorry again
thats ok .. thank u ; )
Me too im waitting for the Blackberry Bold .. any one knows when Zain’s will bring it?
Jassim M – you not mention how much you paid your e71 from m i2
ahhhh still waiting for Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 ….
I had the same encounter with FCC. Called them and the guy told me two to 3 weeks before it arrives. he actually had no idea. I’m calling every 10 min now to reserve a phone! I’m so fucking excited!
is the phone speaker loader than the one in the E61i ? because i always had problems in crowded places
sorry i meant louder
Shady: compared to my previous phone its louder but honestly my previous phone had an issue i think with the speaker anyway from all the drops so its not a fair comparison.
i had the same issue with the speaker, also another friend complained from the same problem that’s why i wanted to make sure it’s solved in the E71 🙂 so is the camera better ??
Just reserved my e71 from Phone Center. Will be there in an hour if I can sneak out of work. Thanks for the help Mark.
Is the camera any better?
Jassim, can you provide a direct link to the camera detection software for those of us who can’t read arabic? Thanks.
better than the iPhone 3G???
i have the E61i and i am not sure if i will get this one now/ what you think ?
found this nice thread about the iphone vs. e71
https://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1391678
and this one too for size and shape
https://celladdictblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/nokia-e71-vs-n95-8gb-vs-iphone-hands-on.html
To Mark,
Regarding the MSN Messenger for E71????
I just got a E71 and Windows Live was already in the “installations” I installed it – but still it pops up and wants me to pay for 30 days?
Do you have any comments on that?
How’s the GPS on the E71, especially in Kuwait ? I’ll be moving into Kuwait for a while and have been warned that street signs are rare and cars navigations arent that good either. what you reckon ? details appreciated..adios.