let me answer this, i assume you are on ivalue 100, theres clearly a separation between data and voice at 50:50, so if you dont utilize your date up to RM50 you lose money i think, but if you use more than RM50 on calls, it wont eat up the data allocation of the credit hence you have to pay more for voice. If i were you i'd take value plan 50, plus idata 30 albeit paying for the phone more,at RRP.

P/s: what does the 500mb data cap on idata 50 translate into,in terms of hours of actual real world usage? im contemplating between the RM30 and RM50 idata, im not that big on the savings from the idata50, my usage is merely for emergency use of 3G only plus receiving mails and occasional tweets, reason why im asking is im always at wifi enabled places,college,home and shops etc etc.

This post has been edited by nimrod323: Sep 1 2009, 12:53 AM

hi thanks for the prompt answer! lol tahts something to think about,its better to have more bandwith than a bare minumum. yep i agree the coverage is better im using the maxis huawei modem, quite good i must say can get reception on the PLUS highway even!

opps my bad. thanks for the correction, ok more allocation of data is good!

what phone price will drop? you are not being specific here? and since when are our telcos moving to the 4G cellular network? SARCASM KAW KAW

contrary to popular beliefs the iphone price would not drop 3GS that is, it'll cease to exist, unless they plan to have a rerun of one of the 16GB versions around like the 8GB 3G iphones that were sold together with the 3GS. the new Iphone(insert an apple devised name here) will maintain the same price point.

hmm its true then teh Iphone 3g has come to a full circle, no more production, soon it'll be the 3GS turn

source please, i dont think it'll be taht soon, your safe bet is august at least

depends if you buy it outright or with a plan, the latter is cheaper depending on the plan taken.

first year free only. so yeah im guessing you are not affected with that price tag, why did you say its expensieve in teh first place

my retort shud have been put like this "if you have already made up your mind to get it outright from maxis at retail price, no point complaining its expensive(we here kinda figured that part out since '07), the need justifies the means".

This post has been edited by nimrod323: Jun 10 2010, 01:02 AM

Dang, if its really in july i dont mind camping either mate. But i hopelah maxis has extra units just in case we get defective ones, from my experience last year customers have to wait almost one month of iphone replacement, its best you guys bring your laptop with a 3g modem to test it out on the spot, make sure any scratches around the 30pin, the headphone jack, the top mic and around the bezel because if you tka puas hati satriaght away RMA claim.

wah sad case lah, never ever leave the phone in the car, your windscreen might get broken and not only that your iphone ambient sensors and your proximity sensors might spoil because of the searing heat. Ok heres a list of things to look out for:

1. yellow screen
2. dead pixels
3. loose buttons
4. speaker issues
5. dust in screen
6. scratches or hairline crack around the 30pin connector, the mute button, volume button, the three seams, top headphone jack, top mic.

This post has been edited by nimrod323: Jun 11 2010, 04:32 PM

depends if maxis has any replacement units available or not lah, most of the times like any mac computer or products part come from SG and also depends on the SG side if they have the part or not.

thanks string, maybe the the amount of early interest would compel them to procure it faster, but this is just wishful thinking. good news indeed.

hmm, this is weird are you part of their corporate customers or something?

ah thanks for the heads up, at this point up time i feel compelled to call them up but i think not everyone in the CS department are aware of this.

thanks i called them up already, postpaid users can call and let them know what capacity and colour you are interested in and they'll send you an email, i have yet to receive it, vexus how about you?

i dont think there is a pre order list per se, its possible an interest list, they noted my interest under my account details, their CS seem to give me conflicting details(as always). Lets see ow this plays out, they should come up with an interest page soon judging from string's attachment

they announce this in their twitter page already, heres hoping that it'll be the fastest number of months, august would be good

This post has been edited by nimrod323: Jun 17 2010, 03:15 PM

no i doubt so, essentially it doesnt make any difference between a refurbish or a new set as they follow the faulty phone's warranty, plus this how phone companies work anyways, more of a recycling program. Rest assured that MB could also mean its an older batch, so even with an extensive guide you cannot ascertain that its a refurbish or not since they are not apple technicians. You could always press your luck though, and get back to us here

if that is so, then there is nothing you can do, should have read the contract and understand the T&C, its not up to them to inform you, plus i doubt lower level staff to know if its news or a refurb and again at this moment of time unless you are a certified apple engineer/technician you wouldnt know if its a refurb also. I have said it already, the replacement will follow the your original phone's warranty, if its like you said, i keep on having replacement iphone for the rest of my life.