Maybe still new need you to 'break-in'

is it warranty by sis??

Just came back from HTC shop at KLCC, and they still don't have any exact date for SIS warranty Hero, and they didn't bring any non-SIS phone neither :-(

And to my amusement, they said now is the prime time for Magic, as they are pushing Magic to as many customer as possible. HTC Hero? Not quite yet :-(

Haiz. I hope I can rely from other shop with SIS warranty.

On the other note, I just played with Magic, and yes the touch screen is not as sensitive as iPhone. I actually scrubs the screen to move around the screen. Not as 'barely touch' to operate an iPhone.

Hmm..actually the acer i'm testing wasnt as sensitive as the iphone the 1st few days but theres not much diff now between the two. Granted i'm sure it will glide better with matt/non-glare surface like on my iphone(personal perference, some ppl prefer glossy surface)

Ok so far i am pretty dissapointed with SIS Malaysia. HTC Magic is a phone with a free OS, but they are charging it at 2.3K, which is ridiculous, Celcom is giving it at 1.4K with a contract of one year only. Even CIMB store is giving it at 1999. So SIS Malaysia can you stop being an ass?

Btw Levi, if you want to root, don't get the SIS, apperently i went to SIS Ipoh, and they say any hacking of the software would break the warranty. =(

Oh is it? Then I guess no point waiting for SIS warranty then. I might as well buy it from garage sales :-) RM2500. At least it's much more cheaper than the projected price, RM2800 (according to Action KLCC branch)

But wait. How about confirmed hardware problem? Touch screen or maybe trackball failure. I don't think rooting will cause that kind of hardware problem.

However, from my reading at xda, they say you can always get back to your official ROM, thus you can get your warranty back.

Yeah i was thinking about that too. I am not sure on the SPL changeability of Magic devices, since they would be using the new SPL.

Btw isn't CIMB store selling it for like RM 1999? CIMB deal

Quite a bargain actually



BTW the only think you loose with this compared to Hero is the 5MP camera only i guess? And form factor.

This post has been edited by naTTan: Sep 14 2009, 08:55 PM

I hacked my phone, HTC s170, hard spl it, then reflash back to ori rom b4 passing to them for warranty, guess what, it works, twice( 2nd time is because i complain they peel off a lot of the paint).
So, they can't detect any software changes.

U loose the camera, the interface and lotz of memory.

on whether the set i seen in mahkota parade is SIS set or not.
im not sure myself..
but the shop does sells htc brand phones and since the price is 2699.
i would assume it is SIS warranty..

Nice, but not sure if android broken SPL can be paste back on.

But the price is still a con case, they are not actually paying for OS rights ( in regards to android) so what the hell with the price man?

hero will hit the stores in sg on 19 sept, maybe it'll hit the stores in malaysia around that time too? since 19 sept is pretty much mid sept?

So...CIMB is selling at rm1999 where else they ALSO advertised the retailed value is rm2599.....so...anyone bought a unit from CIMB yet?

Chinese saying.....no such thing as a big frog jumping around - and eventhough there is...bound to be run over by a modded Z350 real bad....like 'squished'.....

SO..until we have a verified CIMB customer with THAT handset(eventhough with obligation++ til rm2599) its vaporware.

In this world - nothing is for free.

p/s actually i agree with another poster earlier about Android sets VS OS3/WM 6.5 sets..............since Android OS is free-READ FOC- the sets should 'by-right' be cheaper compared to others....but then again.'sigh' you know la..capitalist market - they have to make money what.

This post has been edited by itanium: Sep 15 2009, 01:16 AM

However you must consider that android is a relatively new OS and requires additional software development and marketing. So it is still acceptable that the handsets are in the same price range. Also you do need to note that Microsoft maybe selling windows mobile at a relative cheap price.

dude the CIMB is HTC Magic and not Hero

Darkmage12, of course it Magic. naTTan was talking about Magic from the start. We are discussing about the expensive SIS warranty, compared to CIMB's offer. naTTan took the Magic as a comparison :-)

And by the time HTC Hero hits our shore, I hope FlexiShield is here too. I read at HTC Hero Fb discussion http://bit.ly/y59jx and it receives good reviews, and there is a vid review at youtube http://bit.ly/WMO85

Actually i applaud the fact that HTC developed the Rosie UI for HTC Hero, but the Magic comes with the bare essentials. It would be no different then my G1, other then a bigger RAM?

Google themselves are leading the development of the OS, and it's based on a lot of input for the community.

That being said, i am not blaming HTC rather i am scrutinizing SIS role in all this, they could be the very one jacking up the price since they are the only one bringing it in. I mean when i ask how come celcom is able to produce theirs at 1499 they say that's because theirs come with all the google app. Which is true, but since when did google charge anyone for their app?

I mean if we take a look at Ebay prices, they are letting it go at the mark of RM 1200 to RM 1800 after conversion. It just saddens me in this regard, i mean when i had the palm, the price was way over our neighbours down south, and having the same experience with a free OS, leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

nattan, bear in mind when telco carry sets, those are deeply subsidised sets. Cant really compare like that. Every market works differently.

I have a good news guise!

I called SIS Distribution just now, and they told me that HTC Hero is ready for purchase! They shipped stocks to shops this morning and by afternoon the phone will be available to us, well probably tomorrow (to allow shops to sort their stocks).

Uh oh I should get my money ready XD

cool, let the price wars begin.

SiS's price??