can switch from Maxis to Celcom even when under contract for the iPhone? then how do u pay for the iphone? unless u go for the Hotlink one (paying full price for the iPhone) then use another simcard with an unlimited data plan

Yes, honestly if I want to buy an iPhone, that's exactly what i'll do. RM99 for only 3GB isnt worth it. Better pay Celcom's RM98 for unlimited surfing + tethering . Like this, you won't get charged obnoxious bills for ur data (as i have read from other forumers).

Even tho I dont plan to buy an iphone YET (i still want a hard keypad, and i NEED a high megapixel cameraphone for my studies), the asking price seems reasonable to me. w/o contract it's still under RM 3k. Why is everyone complaining about the iPhone's price? It's not that I'm rich...but we always had smartphones around that price (from HTC, Dopod, etc). I dun see anything wrong.

Of course it's more expensive than, say, SE C905. you should compare the iphone to the likes of the Omnia HD or N97. IMHO the iphone beats all the other phones in its price range