I made my Iphone 3Gs 32GB booking at Plaza Wawasan, Kota Kinabalu, on the 2nd Aug. I went there earlier before and the guy over there told me that if I come after the day of the launching (31st Jul), I can get the Iphone straight away. But to my disapointment, the stock not arrived yet.

So I just book the phone and I was given sim card for iValue1 plan and the guy told me that I will get my Iphone on the 7th Aug, not a confirmed date. If the phone haven't arrive yet, they will call me. So I waited till the 7th and no one called. So went to the maxis center straight away on the 7th.

I was looking for the guy but he's not there. So I met with another guy there and I told him I want to pick up my iphone. He told me that no 3GS Iphone arrive yet because of the problem with the KASTAM. So I asked him when can I get it, he told me that they will call me if it already arrive.

It sounds fishy, so I send a complaint via maxis website. Two days later, a guy from the Plaza Wawasan Maxis center called me. He told me that actually the whole of Malaysia who booked for the phone haven't got their Iphone 3Gs yet because of the problem with the KASTAM. This was on Monday, 10August. But get a load of this. He told me that 14 new units will be available on the 18th Aug. If my name is on the first 14 people who register, I will get mine on the 18th. Hmmm, sounds fishy. How they know the KASTAM will release the iphone on exactly 18th of August.

So he checks my name and sadly, my name was not on the first 14 people who booked. He told me his name and ask me to go to the MAXIS center in Plaza Wawasan and look for him because he says he can adjust the bill (I haven't started using the sim card and I definitely not gonna pay for something I don't use yet) . So today 13Aug I went there again looking for the guy. He's on leave. I talked to the girl there and she called the guy. Then the guy like forgot what he told me.

He tried to explain to me that they will call me once the Iphones arrive. I told him that he asked me to come in to adjust the bill. He said it could be adjusted once the Iphone arrive. Then he talked to the girl and the girl said she'd change my iValue1 to ValuePlus30, so that I wont have to pay much while I'm not using the simcard. Only have to pay RM30 a month for something I dont use while waiting for my Iphone.

Anybody got a link with the KASTAM to confirm these guy's story?

Seems like here in Kota Kinabalu, the first batch will get theirs after 18th August (not a confirmed date as mentioned by the Maxis staff). Only 14 ppl will get their Iphone on the first batch. I booked on the 31st Jul and my name was not even on the list. Hmmm, looks like I'm gonna have to wait a lil bit longer (like there's anything else I can do )