oh yes,, tht is if u restore back before going back to Maxis. Wht I meant was yr set is JB (not restored) and sent for claims, then it's void.

Thanks for the advice but you have only addressed the warranty issue. The main concern right now is will Maxis bar the iPhone itself from being used if the account is not active?

Answer is NOPE. I think this has been replied a few postings away, do read again. Maxis will only bar the SIM CARD and not fone.

In fact, I am using DiGi with my Maxis iPhone now, if my Maxis line is barred, let's say if they bar my iPhone IMEI number too, the barring will be valid in Maxis network only. So if I use the DiGi line under DiGi network, the barring can't take effect, logical?

I am not a technical person but if the telco bars the IMEI which is an integral mechanism, for want of a better word, of the phone, no matter what card you insert, same would be disabled, no?

Say, just say you are right, what about those new owners who are using Maxis as well? As per your analogy, the iPhone will be useless to them then, right?

But there is still hope (I hope) since the customer relations officer I spoke with said that Maxis will only suspend the SIM. However, with this unchartered territory lingering in one's mind is not good.

@PeeEl,
The Maxis units are fully unlocked units hence Maxis shouldn't be able to barr the use of the iPhones

well i'm not sure how things typically work for maxis at the moment.

but it is common for telcos here (australian and uk) to lock and bar stolen phones immediately if they have been reported.

since it is feasible over here, i don't see why maxis will not be able to implement it (GSM networks do share a similar trait afterall).

the only difference here is (using the "counter boys" theory; pardon my derogatory slur), maxis could justify their actions by saying that these maxis units were "stolen" from them since they were only meant to be sold with contracts.

edited: darn it! i forgot to add a disclaimer to my statement. but yeah, the above statement is merely an opinion by myself and could be of a speculative nature and must be taken with a pinch of salt

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Added on April 23, 2009, 2:22 pmwell not sure if this link will actually work on other phones other than australia bound ones, but no harm sharing i guess.

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Apr 23 2009, 02:23 PM

This whole episode started with chinamobile highlighting certain irregularities. If you read from there, you would comprehend the concern.

Btw, I know Maxis' sets are unlocked but we are talking about them being 'blocked' by 'invoking' the IMEI and thus disabling the iPhone itself which can be done for all phones.

mate, i reckon that we should continue here, since it is a dedicated thread to this isssue.

Stop giving claims. The phone itself is from Singapore (notice the same model number and such , so its from singapore)

I believe in Malaysia , there is no enforcement of blocked IMEI numbers *yet*. So Maxis can't just simply bar the iPhone

Do read up our local telecommunication law. We don't do phone locking , there is no way on earth maxis could just simply lock it. So stop with your false claims and such. Maxis has no control of the iPhone , they just control the SIM services




This post has been edited by prasys: Apr 23 2009, 02:52 PM

For all our sake, I hope you are right.

But your last statement may not be entirely correct. What if I lost my phone, be it a NK, SE or an iPhone and I report to Maxis and request them to block the unit, they would do it, won't they? Anyway, we digress!

Let's hope that nothing unpleasant will befall on Maxis iPhone owners.

They'll just block the SIM. AFAIK , you could even use stolen phones here. I've a friend who lost his phone , called up Celcom care and reported. They just did block the SIM card only and not the phone. He even gave them the IMEI number , but the customer care service said that it wasn't possible. The most that our local carriers/mobile service providers can do is just block your SIM - that's about it

http://www.skmm.gov.my/the_law/legislation.asp

I do hope that MCMC or someone comes up with the whole IMEI blocking thingy , whereby there is a central authority. Suppose if a phone is stolen , we can report and its blocked. It prevents people from selling the phone as it would render it useless

prasys, i main with a maxis set at the maxis counter b4, the model number, differnt from my singtel set

If that's the case, the sky is now clear.....I mean for the subject we have been broaching. None of the Maxis iPhone 'after-market' owners need to be concerned. Cheers.

oh yeah, the units provided by maxis for training/exhibition purposes, do not carry the same model/product number.

i have highlighted that fact before on the maxis launching thread.

nokia, but the rests of the end users sets are?

they ought to be, to conform with the list on the apple website.

anyway these so-called training/exhibition units, typically have pre-loaded games. songs, contacts, videos et cetera for very obvious reasons.

If that is true.. Then the TS is facing what kind of problem? I believe we ppl here are very interest to know the root cause of the problem... As far as we know, worst come to worst. We just do the DFU restore.. Everything will solve... TS are u still there?

This post has been edited by sugen: Apr 23 2009, 03:36 PM

Maxis officially launched iPhone on the 21st of March. My bill came on the 17th of this month. How can Maxis barred a phone for non payment if it is only 1 month. So it has to be something else.

This post has been edited by yewjin: Apr 23 2009, 04:27 PM

hi yewjin do you send bck to maxis to check it out>???

or maybe the 3 owners were conned into buying iphones which are not maxis sets?