@beavis68,
Like I said, offer me RM3.8k and they can have my super brand new i3G[S]. I'll live with my old Nokia

the queue at com centre now
http://twitpic.com/9w2k4

*Source: hardwarezone twitter

I'm getting one by end of the month from singtel . let the crowd die down 1st. price should be ok with my corporate plan.

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Added on July 10, 2009, 10:57 pmyup. we even have them deliver it to our office for free . It have been their practice for years

This post has been edited by Mackiddo: Jul 10 2009, 10:57 PM

Well, just got home n check the reports of the launch... surprise surprise.... despite the economic downturn, ppl are getting the new i3GS!!!!
A friend of mine told me that the q started as early as this morning!!!!



more info at Asia Cnet

Any1 get laid on one yet???

This post has been edited by jonest: Jul 10 2009, 11:11 PM

judging from the photos on CNET, the launch event by Singtel looks grand. with experience zone for waiting-in-line customers and all. heck, there are even fireworks. i never recall seeing any phone launch event with a fireworks show. i wonder how Maxis 3GS launch even will be.

Channel News Asia say Hundreds queue for hours to get Apple's new iPhone 3GS
By Desmond Wong, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 10 July 2009 2143 hrs

excerpts:

SINGAPORE: Crowds lined up at telco SingTel's headquarters along Exeter Road for as long as four hours to get their hand's on Apple's latest offering - the iPhone 3GS.

SingTel estimated between 1,500 and 2,000 customers on Friday, with more expected over the next two days. The telco also said it has increased the number of counters by about 10 per cent to deal with the load.

Hardcore Apple fans came as early as nine in the morning, including Jackson Low, who was the first in line for the iPhone 3GS.

Source: Channel News Asia

i bet Maxis would even be kedekut to spend on confetti.

"white glove" treatment. they even actually care about not making the greasy with fingerprints before passing it to the customers.

They did that during the i3G launch last August... didn't Maxis had the same treatment???? dang....

i don't recall seeing Maxis staffs wearing gloves when caressing their customers phones during the launch few months back.

Unfortunately, they DID NOT .. and most their temp staff seem blur during the activation....

This post has been edited by vui_msia: Jul 11 2009, 12:07 AM

@vui_msia,
Yeah.. Maxis should consider getting us iPhone "Genius" instead

And, how many people in the queue were paid by SingTel U think?

maybe the first 10 in line? Singtel got lotsa revenues to spare anyways.

white gloves???!!! this is getting too melebih lebih la

my iPhone 3G S experience was extremely un-glamorised

went to optus store on the first day of launch. approached a personnel and conveyed my desires of wanting the white 3G S plan, 12 months on A$49 cap.

sales person photocopied my bank statement, passport et cetera and sign a few pieces of paper and passed me a brand new, unopened unit. the entire process of entering and exiting the store, took me less than 15 minutes (could be faster, if tinkerbel didn't bombard me with paranoid texts and phone calls )

number ported from virgin mobile to optus under 30 minutes and when i got home, connect to iTunes via the usb cable. activated it and restored from backup and voila!

that's my mundane and less hyped up process of obtaining the 3G S

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Added on July 11, 2009, 12:20 amextra: the process of purchasing the 4 outright and unlocked 3G S units from the chandstone apple store was the most time consuming to be honest.

with the amount of people flooding that tiny lot, and each of the iPhone has to swiped separately on the credit card, prolonging the entire process

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Jul 11 2009, 12:20 AM

NO!!!! THEY CAN'T!!!! considering how dumb are they....

"And, how many people in the queue were paid by SingTel U think? "

lol.....

Tink,

I don't mind being there as well if Maxis really "hiring" us wahahahaha!

@jonest,
I actually meant, Maxis should get us to be there to help out or activate the phones during the launch

@neekun,
U dun haf to work meh?

sOoo.. who's landed their hands on a SingTel unit oredi?

Going to be in the walk-in queue later around 12:30pm. Hope that the queue won't be too long and hope that they don't tell me that there is no more walk-in acceptance which definitely will drive me mad.. Looking forward getting 3GS later..

On weekends no need mah

@shdwkillr,
Good Luck and keep us informed yah? Btw isn't there a By Appointment basis kinda thing?