i duno y u say maxis is expensive..u pay 1900 for d iphone and monthly 100 bucks. but in d 100 bucks u get 333mins which is about 5.5hrs talktime plus 500mb data. i feel it is ok.. ur payin for sumthin dat ur gonna use. u dun need to off ur 3g or such usin bosspref coz u haf d data plan. so its a win win situation.

its expensive because

1. rm100 comitment fee, doesn't include sms usage
2. 500mb data only? u can only use internet 16mb per day lol
3. 333 minutes only? u can only call 11 minutes per day lol
4. 12 month contract?
5. rm1900 for 8GB iphone only, not 16GB iphone

16mb per day? with high capabilities browser, and thousands of online content, u will hit that 16mb usage only within half an hour. 11 minutes call per day? owh okay, u dont call to much.. maybe u only sms.. but wait, no sms usage include? my god..

so do u expect your bill wont jump high sky at the end of every month? seriously u must be using your iphone to listen music only haha.. useless iphone then.

in market, iphone 8GB only cost around rm2200 to rm2300 only, but with that ridiculus plan still maxis selling it at almost rm2k.. so only savings few hundred bucks

i just comparing with celcom blackberry storm for example, storm cost you around rm2500 (or much more exact rm2488 from celcom). celcom offer the lowest package rm148 comitment fee.

1. storm retail price is expensive than iphone 8gb, so you cannot say iphone is expensive so the plan must be expensive too..
2. that rm148 comitment include all type of usage (call, sms, mms, video call, etc)
3. internet free unlimited, use as much as u can.. compare to maxis only offer 500mb usage per month
4. call rates apply is 15sen (according to CEP50 plan), compare to 333 minutes by maxis it cost you around 30sen/min call (rm100 for 333 minutes)..
5. both contract 12 months..

wait, the last point..

celcom selling it with rm1699 only.. while maxis only cut the price rm1900?

This post has been edited by epool86: Apr 24 2009, 09:43 AM

well said .. i would choose the blackberries over iphone anytime.. better price and better funtion.. wat the hype bout iphone anyway.. lack functionality. blackberries storm offer more.. camera of the storm is more pixel .. at 3.15 with geo tagging.. although no wifi.. but who need wifi when u got celcom unlimited 3g which u can surf on as fast as on wifi..

1 thing lack for iphone is can't connect to laptop n surf frm there..

u must be a celcom fanboy..but i haf to admit sum of yr points are true. i find d "No sms" very ridiculos. in terms of usability, iphone wins lar.. so in d end, its yr own personal choice. (what if celcom release iphone, how much wud their pricin be?..lolz)

Here we go again iPhone bashing thread + Maxis

Maxis plans seems to be expensive. I agree , however for me 500MB is a huge on the go. I check e-mails , facebook , download few MBs of data. As for calls , nothing biggie. Sure I can't talk long and for SMS - RM 8 for 500 maxis numbers. That seems to be okay , however it would suck if I SMS to non-maxis numbers. This is where my DiGi line kicks in

anyhow , the iPhone 3G is a great device. Some of you may dislike it (I am moving from Windows Mobile platform). Its hell better then Windows Mobile (oh yeah you'll say no MMS , no SMS forwarding , no funny emoticons and junk). But thank god it has tons of 3rd party hacks and applications out there. I am enojying it , the plan seems to be a rip off but at least I am getting quite good speeds with Maxis iPhone 3G data (its way better hten lousy broadband)

Let me sum it up for you guys. iPhone isn't for :-

1) Those who think that for every ringgit you pay you need to get bang for buck (I bought the Dopod D810 last time with this in mind , found out that in order to have GPS , Wifi , Bluetooth , etc you'll have to sacrifice something)

2) "hardcore" mobile users - Some of you may prefer your Symbian or Windows Mobile OS

I bet most of you here would say its a piece of junk. You may be right. Again your useage pattern determines which phone. I don't mind giving up MMS , 3G video conference and others for a good solid phone as I hardly use MMS , 3G calls


As for me , the iPhone itself is worth it. Its easy to use , and its non-sense. That's my opinion only ! You gotta love the integration with PC



Anyway wait for iPhone Firmware 3.0 , it unlocks more stuff. Oh by the way , the camera in iPhone supports Geo-tagging (or at least it records the location where you took that photo). But one thing I've to admit Blackberry beats the crap out of Windows Mobile , iPhone when it comes to push messages and e-mailing on the go. It just kicks these devices butt !




This post has been edited by prasys: Apr 25 2009, 02:42 PM

I personally feel that the Maxis iPhone plan is rather ridiculous on its own. Yes, they brought in the iPhone, but they didn't include the technical support / service / repair / upgrade for the phone that should come along with it. Not to mention, they are putting the cost of bringing in the iPhone and then ripping you off by a huge amount on the customers. The plans you saw have yet to include the advance deposit that you need to pay to Maxis for your "loyalty". A mere calculation seen on many blog sites, to own an iPhone from Maxis, the cost is way above the listed price and the figure could go up to RM6,000 (including advance deposits, data usage, phone calls and etc.). Worth it? I could buy two iPhones without any contract. The plan is just another rip off.

Celcom, it's BlackBerry packages, as interesting as it sounds, it's not.

Digi's recently launched phone bundling is more reasonable, at least, on paper. A simple check revealed that the phone price is very close (RM10 difference) to the street price even at its DG50 plan. Now, that's what I call a deal and a promotion. For example, the LG KF750 Secret's street price is about RM1680 and with DG50 plan and 1 year contract, you can get the phone for RM1500. If you are a heavy user, DG250 plan and 2 years contract, you can buy the phone for RM729. That sounds more like a deal / promotion? No? Although the phone choices offered by Digi is not very impressive, plan to plan comparison showed that Digi is more reasonable compared to Maxis's ripping you off packages. If Digi is offering the iPhone packages, am pretty sure it won't be as unsound as Maxis.

Malaysia is still far away from giving out free phones like the Western countries. They want us to pay for our loyalty and also the phone they are "offering", what the crap.

I prefer HTC over Apple. I have a touch 2g and it looks cooler than iPhone HTC Touch Pro 2 looks promising and hopefully it's released soon

ya i feel maxis iphone package is a rip off...does not feel the benefit of going in to a contract while is cheaper to get outside...

USD only selling at $199,

Cause Malaysia not officially release.
Thats why only maxis selling it with plans and such high price.

Better buy from another country like Singapore.
It is cheap and just need to pay some to unlock the iPhone.

Btw, iPhone 3Gs going to release in malaysia also.
I think this time Maxis will take the advantage to have some new plans too.

Maxis sucks alot.
Better buy from iPhone shop.
No more extra charge and just can get the phone on the spot.

win-win? No offence though, but...
FYI, EDGE/GPRS cannot be turned off thru your phone settings with Maxis plan. Hence, your phone though idle will still continue to drain Kbs gradually (loading new mail etc...)! You won't even realise it & think you're not hitting the data limit by being thrifty with mobile internet usage... but when your bill comes at the end of the month... U will realise it, but by then... "rice already become porridge"
Well, you can still hack/jailbreak ur iPhone & install 3rd party apps to disable GPRS/EDGE/3G. but once you jailbreak, then your warranty will be void! Of course you can still restore it before sending back to MAxis incase anything screws up. But it's not convenient to do so, better things to do than hack-restore-hack in a never ending process.

zzzzzz........ u see all keep complain about this maxis iPhone price expensive... i think if all want that iPhone for standard price or more cheaper.. better just go and buy i "cash" at any phone shop... zzzzz.... i think of course they will add some interest cos who take the plan just buy it every month... same like "seng heng" "courts" or any place that selling item that u need to pay it every month.. the price will be higher than the original price.. lol

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Added on June 16, 2010, 12:51 pmzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz............................
of course u need to buy it every month even u not use it or what.. like ur internet service... even u go traveling to other country.. u still need to pay ur internet bill every month... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.................

ur RM375??? of course they take some of ur money cause u pay them every month not pay it full.. zzzzzzzz...


This post has been edited by DonART: Jun 16 2010, 12:51 PM