I don't know if this deserves are new topic, but given the rampant speculation over iPhone prices I figure I'd post the cheapest rate plans overseas with how much data you get and the outright prices just to give an idea of how much it would cost.

I will update this as new plans/prices are announced. I'm only including the cheapest prices because I can't be stuffed getting every price.

The prices shown are all officially announced, no rumored prices. All prices are converted to AUD as of 29/06/08. Prices do not include any tax that is not included in the advertised price.



Sources from http://forums.mactalk.com.au/47/52002-cons...ce-rundown.html

UK is the cheapest wo.....so can i buy in london then use it in m'sia?

switzerland is the cheapest...

can anybody share the exchange rate for AUD$ to MYR? Thanx

1.00 AUD = 3.15178 MYR

1 AUD = 3.15178 MYR
1 MYR = 0.317281 AUD



are you sure switzerland selling with "No-Contract 533 8GB 635 16GB" ?? its way cheaper than US ...

go install converter and update the currency... lol~

Swiss ones seems to be the cheapest... but i am looking forward to singapore release...

yup me too

Thanks a lot. five more days.

wait for singapore price only decided...maybe will more cheaper.

$19 plan in australia with 12months? sounds a good deal

Yup, thinking the same way too...

Just few questions on my mind...can we use the phone with our local network without unlocking? How much to unlock and is there already service to unlock the phone in Malaysia?

Don't forget you need to pay $612 for 8GB or $732 for 16GB

5 days left and O2 still has not send me any notification on the pay as you go price plan

buy first , unlock later. If u buy when unlock available that time sure they will increase their price.

unlock ur own and warranty void ! this point that we gotta take some concern .

Does Apple Malaysia provide any "legit" unlock service?

nope...
not a chance. all unlocking iphone is consider warranty void.

Well, there is one more way; you could actually ask the telcos to unlock it for you. But that will surely cost a lot and not all telcos provide such policy...

Any idea how much? i mean the unlocking service?

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Added on July 7, 2008, 1:17 am

Oh yeah...that is the main problem with unlocked phone

first of all, there is not official apple stores in malaysia.

I don't think telcos will unlock the phone so u can use outside of their network. Thats the reason they lock it in the first place. Unless u have an inside man to do the job. The phone now is just un-subsidized but still locked to the telcos network.

australia's optus is charging $80 as unlocking fees (or topping up at least $80 of credits to unlock), for the prepaid plans for iphones.. i might consider one of those.. still quite ex..

and i assume that once its unlocked, we can use it on other telcos.. which is really fair.. and hopefully we can still claim warranty from apple..


source: http://www.optusiphone.com.au/getdoc/fe459...id-pricing.aspx

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Added on July 7, 2008, 4:13 amalamak.. i forgot.. this has also been discussed here..

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/733429

really that iphone new will launch at key el......

new language from mars

sorry la....not very good english.....sorry......

mmm...before this i've read that for O2 Pay n Go option they'll unlock the iPhone only after 1 year with a fee.

Even with fee or charge also they won't unlock ar ?

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Added on July 8, 2008, 12:13 pm

I see those selling Apple products one...they are not authorized stores?

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Added on July 8, 2008, 12:14 pm

But this choice not available to us in Malaysia

Which means if ask friend to get from UK, must wait 1 year then only can unlock?

for iphones.

I see...

as a matter of fact, there was a subpoena distributed to all apple product sellers in malaysia ; if you are caught selling iphones, your license or rights to sell apple products will be revoked.

Austrlia unlockin fees is AUS80 as stated on telco website

Even Apple authorized reseller also cannot sell iPhone? So, who are the one that are supposed to be legal to sell? Those network company like At&T and O2 etc...to their subscribers?

in malaysia per se

Great info compiled in that chart. Too bad we dont go to Switzerland anymore, namely Zurich, otherwise I'd already be salivating for a chance to get one there.

This month only got trips to Paris and Frankfurt, so my chances of getting one would be from there. Not immediately expensive, but not as cheap as previously either.

I think I will get the iphone outright from optus.

Been checking around, there dont seem to be any contract-free iPhones available from T-Mobile or Orange from Germany and France. Unless comeone can point me to the right place, looks like I'm out of "Apples" from France's "Orange".

i may be asking my wife to sign up to iphone in the UK with the 18 moons contract, but was wondering, is the phone still comaptible with our local telco? once the line has been open?

wohooo!! lets see hu b the first with the 3g HERE

RM3900-RM5200, that's brave of you.

As for your question, that depends on how the IPD guys respond to firmware 2.0. There are saying that they are getting reasy with the unlock, but those unlocks IIANM are based on 2.0 beta/SDKs, not the ones coming this July 11th.

lol... i wonder if i could ask my friend to get an aussie set for me... but i think i am going to ask after the unlocking is confirmed.

Well, I dun think there will be enough stock for Aus coz optus reserved most of the iphone for those who had already made the deposit. And the rest are for those who want to subscribe to plan and prepaid users. I think have to wait for a few more weeks for the new stocks to come. But for Vodafone Aus, they just released the price this morning, it is so expensive just like voda NZ.

hmm... den nvm lor..
i can wait for stocks.. hahhahahahha
i dun wish to get "1st iphone 3g owner in malaysia" anyway,..

I doubt the demand will outstrip the available stock. Remember, being an owner of the new 3G iPhone now requires credit checks, and that is up to RM5000(after conversion) required for that 18-24 months contract. Unless an insane number of super-rich people i dont know suddenly decides to mob the stores, the stocks will be more or less available, especially to the stores in new iPhones market. Older markets like US and UK, would be harder to get because previous owners can opt to trade up to 3G with renewed contracts, so they would be competing with new prospective owners who will sign up with new contracts.

Or I may be wrong and eat my own words . Either way, I dont see the frenzy of getting the 3G iPhone be as substantial as the first launch.

U should know that actually 10000 customers already made the deposit to optus a few weeks ago to get their hand on the new iphone. Not to mention telstra and vodafone yet. Well, dun worry, I will let u know on friday coz I'll be in the queue on that day.

SHOW OFF!!

mean even i got a 3g iphone from us.but i knot unlock the iphone??

how to answer this when its not yet been published(update bout unlocked) on the NET..

hhahaha..biasa la..last time eveli1 tink its $199..nw eveli1 1 2 buy first but den tak fikir unlock hw...

muahahaha...

as i was saying in my previous post, at least you can still tayang your brand new locked iphone 3g.

Anyone know how much ppl sell iphone 3G in garage sales?

1800 for 8gb and 2300 for 16gb... said to be iphone 3g and need deposit rm200~