do they currently have stock for the ones who booked weeks ago?

i am not sure abt who booked for the 1st batch...i dint ask them...as i know, currently is no stock...and need to wait for like 2weeks at least or maybe less than tat around 1 week...i think should be able to get it by this month..

intothefantasy,
I think Maxis already take out the prepaid plan for i3gs. Before the launch date, it still can.
With prepaid plan, you no need to sign any contract with Maxis...

I got a 3GS as a walk-in customer! Am I the first?

Anyway, I got my prebooked 32GB White on Friday from Machines Lot 10 and wanted to get a 16GB for my wife but of course there's no stock for walk-in so placed a RM200 booking for one.

Yesterday, family & I went for dinner at Mines. Something we don't normally do. While waiting for food, I went up to Switch to look at some cases. I saw 2 white & 1 black 3GS in their glass cabinets. I assumed they were all booked but asked the sales girl anyway. She said the 2 white ones are available for sale! I told her I'll come back after dinner.

So after dinner, I went to buy a prepaid card and went to get the 3GS. It was already 9:30pm but I thought still enough time, Switch closes at 10pm. Unfortunately when I tried to pay, the sales girl told me that I had to pay by cash as the "credit card system" was already off and they didn't have the password to turn it on again. So wierd & stupid. I decided to come back the next morning.

So today, I went to Mines again. Planned to go early but ended up reaching there around noon. Already one of the white 16gb was gone. I had my prepaid card from last night and made the purchase.

It was a pure stroke of luck that I went to Mines for dinner on Sat. The problem now is I've paid Machines RM200 for the 2nd batch booking. I don't know if they will be willing to return my money.

@soonwai,
Machines 1U did indicate that, should U decide not to want the i3GS, the RM200 can be given back in the form of 'store credit' - they won't U give U cash but use it to purchase something from their outlet.

Perhaps U should check with them and see what the final outcome is.

I went to Maxis KLCC to purchase the latest iphone. Was told no more stock. Have to wait a few more weeks. Its only for those who order on line previously. The customer service was also not that good. They feel they are superior!

Sorry bros for being MIA. According to Machines 1U, 80percent stock is there when they hijcked from Maxis. It should have gone to all Machines branches. FYI I paid my deposit on 17 July. Good luck guys and keep pressuring Maxis, not Machines

i prebook the phone on the 22nd at gurney maxis centre ( northern point ) , and went to collect on the first of august , they told me that i will be only able to collect it after 10days start from 1st of AUG . that would be on the 11th of AUG , but don't know how true is that .

This post has been edited by yong sui loh: Aug 2 2009, 09:50 PM

Folks in Penang, your phones should be here any minute... Ive got my 32G...

Oh, one more thing.. 0% intrest free is only with HSBC and Maybank Credit Card.. bummer... as I dont have neither...

where you got yours from? pre-book or walk-in?

just today ? from which maxis centre ?

just made my my order today from 1U, black 32gb i3GS. They said second shipment is expecting to arrived in 2 to 3 weeks.......

what is the warranty policy anyway with maxis on iphone? Is it one-to-one replacement within certain days or what?

@shagalot
may i know which branch in penang you collected your iphone from?

@tinkerbell
I called up Machines and you're right. They can only return the RM200 booking fee in the form of store credit which isn't too bad for me since I'll eventually get something from them but I told them to hang on to it as my auntie wants an iPhone too. Will probably pass the booking to her.

@brojason
brojason, I really feel for you. Really bad luck. I'm sure Maxis will give you 1-1 replacement if they have stocks but given the current stock situation, I think they will most probably make you wait. It's either that or they bump someone off the prebooking list. Good luck and let us know what happens. I have 16GB & 32GB white each. So far so good for both sets. Fingers crossed.

@whizzy
Much better than the iPhone 3G when browsing on WIFI, the 3G used to suck up battery when using WIFI. Can't say much about talk time yet since it's the weekend.

Is 3Gs stock already finish all in Maxis? Most of the Maxis center I visited today told me that I need to wait for 1 week to get the 3Gs. Is it mean that they do not have ready stock? Anyone know where can I find iphone 3Gs with ready stock in Penang?

are u serious? You better change it at maxis if u found any filure.

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Added on August 3, 2009, 2:09 amCurrently they out of stock, Most of the Maxis Center will restock by next week or maybe this week. Try to call 123 and ask for ur maxis center area that u going to collect.

This post has been edited by lesliechan19: Aug 3 2009, 02:09 AM

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Added on August 3, 2009, 2:09 am
Currently they out of stock, Most of the Maxis Center will restock by next week or maybe this week. Try to call 123 and ask for ur maxis center area that u going to collect.

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Thanks, i will call Maxis tomorrow.

Dunno about PG but since Friday and because I was looking for a unit for my wife who didn't bother to book, I called up all the Klang Valley Machines stores, Switch Mines, walk into 6 different Maxis Centers (Pavilion, KLCC, Times Square, MidValley, Mines, Sunway) and a few Maxis dealers, none had ready stock for walk-in customers.

It was only by a stroke of luck that I found 2 available units at Switch on Sat night. I had called them the day before and they told me they didn't have any. By the time I bought 1 on Sunday noon, the other unit was already gone.

I did find a shop in Low Yat Plaza which still has stocks of the 3GS but they're imports and the quoted price was RM3700 for the 32gb. I guess they're targeting tourists & desperados.

Okay, everyone (especially those from Penang).

I went to collect my phone late (about 10am) on Saturday and I expected a LONG queue and some sort of 1 and 1/2 hour kind of wait. But when I got to the Maxis centre in Northam (which is supposedly the main branch of all), I had only ONE customer ahead of me. Meaning I was the second in line when I got there. No issues, no hoo-haas. Maybe that day it rained hard or something *shrugs*. No doubt, I was very happy about it and somewhat lucky after reading some of the posts here *phew*.

But touchwood, as I have not tried the phone out much yet. Didn't have the time and wasn't too excited because I haven't got any protection to envelope the body yet.