Kwekeugene,

Waiting for your update in terms of Apple outright 3GS UNLOCK status

YAHOOOOO!!!!!!

My beloved brother and sister bought 4 iphones this morning. It is unlocked and outright from Apple Store this morning. One for me of course.

They were in line since 9.30am(Austime), and only managed to get them just now.

And the best news is that my sis will be coming back tomorrow, what a timing... Now need to shop for a new casing since I am currently using iPhone2G.

update on aus pricing.

32gb is AUS$1040
16gb is AUS$879

cheers

This post has been edited by miniacs: Jun 26 2009, 08:44 AM

Miniacs,

Those phones work with Malaysia sim? Hope you can get them to test it our. Damn. you are making me soooo excited!


Just to confirm, the outright price at Apple Store is AUD1040 referring to the attached invoice as posted by some Aussie forumer.





This post has been edited by neekun: Jun 26 2009, 08:52 AM

The lady who was serving them told them they are able to use Malaysian sim card but i will ask my bro who was with me here few days ago (he left for oz on thursday) to double check and use his malaysian sim card and see whether it works. I just hope that his malaysian sim card has roaming option to access the network.

anyone who is going to aussie or already there, can you please (oh please) buy one from me? I sooo want this phone right now. Waiting for Maxis is too long, and we all know they going to rise the price unreasonably.

sounds like i could afford the 16gb iphone 3gs...

i'm curious whether we can claim back the GST? if can claim back wouldn't it be cheaper?

thanx

@beavis68,
Please refer to Post #1 of this thread for ur answer

@miniacs,
So.. check oredi or not ?! Can the iPhone 3GS purchased from Apple Store Australia be used with our Maxis sims?! We're waiting patiently for the report!

i read many good reviews from whirlpool about new iphone 3gs..especially the extreme fast loading..n all nvr regret from upgrade 3g to 3gs..
but the thing is the white colour iphone is a bit yellowish ..
quoted from 1 of iphone 3gs:
"have also noticed the white colour does have a yellowish tinge, not crisp white"

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Added on June 26, 2009, 10:48 amn personal review from another user:

# Much faster, the claims are right. Much more satisfying to use when everything comes up instantly, no keyboard stutter. Web rendering noticably improved.
# Seemed to load content onto the device faster than usual, took about 15 mins for the full 16GB that I had on my old device
# Video is extremely smooth – this is a huge step above most choppy phone camera video I've seen despite it "only" being VGA resolution. The 30fps really is great to play-back even for fast movement.
# The google maps orientation is nice, not really that useful to be honest but I'm sure 3rd parties will come up with uses for it.
# I'm enjoying using the headphones with volume control built in. Music starts up INSTANTLY when you push the button on the headphones even when the device is in standby. There really is very very little time spent waiting with this device.

This post has been edited by hihihehe: Jun 26 2009, 10:48 AM

So far when following Apple Discussions Forum, the major issue with 3GS is yellowish screen :

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?t...048495&tstart=0

However, not all are exhibiting the same level of "yellowness". For me a warmer color tone is acceptable and in fact Apple did acknowledge that the new 3GS screen has a warmer color tone. But some users are getting very yellowish screen which is not OK and most of them got a replacement.

oic..but the good reviews makes me feel like fork out $500 to upgrade to new iphone..but "financial crisis" here
bcoz of it's speed demon

@hihihehe,
Er.. we're in the same boat and I don't know what currency you're referring to but I'm looking at about RM1.2k! *gulps* Gee.. and now that I've put that down in words, it makes me feel I shouldn't spend the $

i am 2nd tat...once confirm, i will immediately call my fren at OZ, ask him purchase n bring back for me by JULY!!!

time to upgrade my 2g version to 3G[S], skip 3g version

so can anyone in Aussie confirm that the outright price for 16GB is AU$879? sounds tempting.

YES IT WORKS!!!! excellent....

confirmed by my sis and bro... they better not lie to me man..

@teikwing,
Yes it's A$879 confirmed. 32GB is A$1040.

just bought 16GB from vodafone for $929, another $75 to unlock online. cant get it from apple store cos adelaide doesnt have 1, lol.

since this is my 1st time getting an iphone, how long should i charge it for the 1st time??

i am activating the iPhone now in the apple store

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Added on June 26, 2009, 12:22 pmyea it works with maxis sim card

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Added on June 26, 2009, 12:24 pmconfirmed. i just called my oz number using the maxis sim card

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Jun 26 2009, 12:24 PM

16gb iphone 3gs is around RM2500..... wow.... really tempting......

aah..wat a relieve...