If this is true, it certainly doesn't mirror their aggressive promotion and marketing of the 3Gs going around now. Not to mention giving out school kids the phones.

i booked there, wait time was 2 weeks 4 days, booked with my friend, same collection date, both of us took the prepaid plan.

so far its the fastest place to get an Iphone.

only certain MEPs have prepaid booking, all Maxis Centres, APRs, and most MEPs do not allow prepaid package.

try Orange Mobile at ampang, they accept prepaid, and get very fast too <3 weeks.

NO, absolutely no local warranty for Australian sets, why would u want to get it from there anyway? why dont you go and just book at any Maxis Centers or MEPs?

I see that u have been posting here for quite some time, if you've placed a booking the day u came in this thread u would've probably gotten the phone.

Which MEP did you go too?

Some MEP do offer prepaid plans, like Orange Mobile.

It seems ure out of luck, if so, try to surf around mobile phones garage sale sub-forum, some are selling their 16GB 3GS for around RM2.5-RM2.6k. Its better to buy from them than getting an oversea set, at least u get local warranty, ownership of the phone can be transferred at any maxis centre for RM20 i think.

Thats weird, its been many months and the wait is getting longer? i mean for those who booked from Orange Mobile. I bought mine from them around 2months+ ago and only waited around 2 weeks to get it, at a time where White 16GBs are scarce, prepaid package.

Their service was OK for me, i called them to check on the status and they then called me back to inform whether my unit was ready or not. Though they did told me that prepaid bookings might take 2 months or even more when i ordered from them, so was abit surprised they called me after just 2 weeks.

Since theyre the only MEP that provides prepaid bookings, i suggest u guys stop complaining to Maxis or they might just remove it totally, or did that already happen?

seriously, whats with the offensive tone? emo much? btw i dont mean by his post alone.

it seems to me like some of you guys have made complaints against them which makes getting the stocks for prepaid much longer.

the case here is that prepaid packages should NOT be available, if Maxis gets too many complaints regarding they're offering such a package or takes a long time etc etc., they will tell them to stop, do you want that? what Orange is doing right now is actually not right. They even said outright that if you want to get prepaid, u will have to wait longer as priority is given to contract buyers, they told me to wait possibly up to 3 months and asked if it was OK, but to my surprise, i got it in two weeks, so i was jolly pleased. Complaining is NOT going to help, its going to make it worse, just be grateful that you can even book with such a package in the first place, try going to any other MEP or maxis centers and they'll say NO to your face.

such a case is different if ure taking the contract package, even then they'll say u must wait up to 45 days, so getting a prepaid package phone in less than 2 months is already a blessing.

talking bout who's not thinking before posting.

This post has been edited by Xonius: Nov 5 2009, 10:01 PM

have you looked at Maxis website before or not? It is NOT supposed to be available, so explain then why other MEPs or even Maxis Centers and APRs are not allowed to take prepaid bookings, what makes Orange so special? do you see what i mean? what Orange is doing is of course not endorsed by Maxis, i'm not sure if its illegal by Maxis' terms but i think it is as theyre getting an unfair advantage. Let me quote for you what Maxis displayed on their "Hotlink" package for Iphone 3GS.

**Outright purchase not available until further notice

they take prepaid bookings because they want to make extra cash, isnt it obvious? they must have some internal connections or employ whatever methods in order to get phones for prepaid bookings. this is why before they offer to you, they'll tell you to wait up till 3 months with the pretext of prioritizing the contract bookers, which are legit and endorsed by Maxis.

what you're able to do now (booking prepaid) is a privilege as ure not supposed to be able to in the first place, and for this, sacrifices must be made, a.k.a wait for a longer period of time, until Maxis says that the package is officially available.

by complaining against them, ure creating unnecessary attention which are not needed. If maxis gets fed up, they will just tell Orange to stop, and thus no more prepaid for others, as simple as that.

your 'rights' are limited as ure not supposed to be able to book it in the first place, consider yourself lucky that u can.

This post has been edited by Xonius: Nov 5 2009, 10:22 PM

yes, they know, but if u keep on complaining, when it is NOT officially available in the first place, they might just tell Orange to STOP taking prepaid bookings altogether, do you get what i mean or not? that it is NOT supposed to be available.

also when they told u that u might have to wait up till x month to get and u AGREE by it, u should not make any complaints, as u AGREED that u might have to wait that long, and that if u get it before its due date ure lucky.

properly read my posts and understand them before replying please.

such a great way to end an argument, cant counter my statement or logic?

i was trying to help u guys and other future prepaid buyers, but u just dont get it.

BTW, just for the record, i never made a complaint against them or to Maxis, i just call them every week to ask on the status, no point complaining when u have agreed to wait for X month before purchasing

i would understand if u were to complain when u still dont get it after the due date.

give u the impression? of course la, they want to sell, but didnt they "warn" u before booking that u might have to wait X month to get it? they told me that i might have to wait up till 3 months, they told me 3 times, and i said "its ok" 3 times, means i understood and i accept it.

remember that its not officially available yet. if you are so pissed u cant get it within the waiting period, just ask for a refund, they would gladly oblige as they couldnt care less, alot of others are waiting for their phones, and most probably theyre contract bookers. which part of the "unofficial" do u not understand?

its like buying something which hasnt been officially released and then complaining on why u cant get it fast.

If they told u to wait for 1 month in the beginning and then suddenly change to 2 months, then i stand corrected and u have the absolute right to complain, but if ure like my case where they WARNED me that it could take up to 3 months to get, i complain oso no use because they have told me beforehand and that i ACCEPTED it.

So, to others who have booked and if they told u that u have to wait X month before getting it and that you complained even before the due date, it means ure an idiot and that u did not understand what they said in the first place.

This post has been edited by Xonius: Nov 5 2009, 10:43 PM

Yes, thats what i'm trying to explain, but these peepz here who are so desperate to get a PHONE just couldnt get it through their heads.

@farid

I've already got mine la, 2 months ago, waited only 2 weeks when they told me that it could take 3 months (which i said was OK and that i'm willing to wait as there's no where else to get such a package anyway).

@selinix

Maybe ure just unlucky, as i know some people in this thread got their prepaid package phones in under 1 month before. Anyway, as i said, if they say u have to wait 1 month, and its more than 1 month, then u have the right to complain, but if they say u have to wait for 3 month, and then only 1 month u complain, means u dont understand what they told u.

This post has been edited by Xonius: Nov 5 2009, 10:47 PM

u say i dont read other posts before posting, but it seems ure doing the same, we call people like u a hypocrite, here let me quote a few sentences from my previous posts.


"If they told u to wait for 1 month in the beginning and then suddenly change to 2 months, then i stand corrected and u have the absolute right to complain, but if ure like my case where they WARNED me that it could take up to 3 months to get, i complain oso no use because they have told me beforehand and that i ACCEPTED it.

So, to others who have booked and if they told u that u have to wait X month before getting it and that you complained even before the due date, it means ure an idiot and that u did not understand what they said in the first place."

This post has been edited by Xonius: Nov 5 2009, 10:52 PM

this is why i said, if they promised u something else, and then change their story, i stand corrected, u have the right to complain.

i admit, it is partially my mistake for not realizing that they told u to wait 1 month, as my case was 3 months, that was the time where contract bookers had only to wait a maximum of 30 days yet, so i assumed that if contract bookers now need to wait 45 days, prepaid bookers even longer.

i'm also a peaceful person, so i'm sorry if what i said offended you as i took your first reply against me as hostile and it provoked me.

anyway just a piece of advice, complain only to Orange, if you lodge too many on Maxis, they might just pull the plug off Orange and then no one else will be able to get prepaid for dunno how long.

cheers!