I did not say it was prebooking. Think of it as your show of interest on the Unifi package by registering yourself at TM.

My plans are still not changing though, I'm still getting mine from Australia. Unless my Maxis contact can do better. We're practically racing with each other to see which of our plans (local vs Australia) will happen first.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jun 15 2010, 11:36 AM

Happen first yes, but Apple's killing me with the silence with regards to the release date. Just blurt if out already so that some of us can plan our days ahead for the launch.

Apple Store US is down at the moment, in prep for the iPhone 4 preorder.

He's using iOS4 with Facebook on it. The new iOS4 is said to have Facebook integration on it, including video upload.

I have FOUR of these confirmed and reserved on June 24th, now waiting for the arrangement from colleagues to bring it back home.

Japanese units are locked. Unless Apple opens it up to NTT DoCoMo, it's never gonna be unlocked. And that's not gonna happen because NTT DoCoMo is running their network on a different frequency than Softbank.

Good luck playing cat-and-mouse with Apple if you wanna go the "unlocker" route. Every single time there's a new firmware, you gotta wait before updating. I'm not gonna go through that nonsense.

Damn! Only 16Gb left, and Black. 32GB SOLD OUT!

The problems with local warranty is that Maxis or DiGi doesn't have the expertise on repairing the unit themselves, all faulty units are sent to Singapore for inspection and if deemed not to be at the end-user's fault, the end user will be dealt with a refurbished set. Users "a couple months" in, will not be issued a brand new iPhone. Unless your iPhone breaks down near purchase date, you will not be issued a brand new iPhone.

Now with that in mind, you will either end up with a refurbished unit, with equal chances of it breaking again (since it is a repaired model), and having to wait for the unit to be inspected in Singapore and shipped back here. There are reports of users having to part ways with their iPhone between 3 weeks to a month before hearing anything back from Maxis. even after waiting for that long, yes, you get a refurbished unit. With that clause "equal chance of it breaking again". And then what? Wait another 3-4 weeks for a second repair job?

Most of the folks who went the Apple-unlocked overseas unit, have people like Crxr to fall back to when and IF our units fails. He may have some scuffle with dissatified parties in the forum, but since my acquaintance with him, he has yet to fail me on his expertise on repairing the iPhones sent his way. I had colleagues with half-dead screens repaired within 30 minutes, and can be used immediately back again after that, WITHOUT the need of sending it over to Maxis, having them mull things over, send to Singapore and hope you get back your iPhone as a reliable unit before it fails again somewhere along the road.

The phrase "warranty" here is only taken as a peace of mind, because the way I see it, Maxis only offers that as a fall-back plan should your iPhones drop dead. Maxis as a telecommunications company has zero expertise on technical repairs and had to outsource them to Singapore for that. So the question here is: Take the Maxis/DiGi iPhones and pray you dont get a faulty unit, otherwise you'll have to go through those steps I've mentioned, or Take the foreign overseas unit and rely on forum member expertise when things go south? Now if you decide to still want to get a Maxis unit and choose to say "hey, I can still have the option of getting the expertise of Crxr for immediate repairs if I want to", consider this. As pointed out previously, after VAT claims, the oversea stocks are up to RM500 cheaper than what's being locally offered. Isn't RM500 more than enough to cover any future cost of repairing your iPhones if the need arises?

I know everyone LOVES the word "warranty" to fall back to, but you will have to consider what KINDS of warranty Maxis or DiGi offers. Unlike other countries, Malaysia does not have a predesignated service center for iPhones, and will be treated as second-tier for repairs in Singapore if the need arises. Now with that in mind, is your mind still at ease with that word "warranty" when it comes what it covers for your Malaysian iPhones?

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jun 18 2010, 12:58 AM