Thanks... already e-mail them to ask.... (lazy to drive & beat the traffic jam to go to Maxis centre to ask....)

She said that not all item can claim VAT back especially electronic device.....499 pound = RM 2431.47

haha if u hv an existing maxis line. call 123? thy "might" know..

but yea.. i doubt ios4 is preinstalled in the 3gs.. thy jus released it not too long ago.

but honestly.. i still prefer the 3.1.3.. so much more stable. pros and cons..

i notice my battery life isnt as long as well..

This post has been edited by ruztynail: Jun 26 2010, 10:21 PM

its still 3.1.3 my gyf bought 3gs today , its 3.1.3

price still the same or reduced already here in m'sia?

the same price . 2999

I saw your comments so I thought of giving you further insights into the problem. Actually the chip does play a major role in signal quality and reliability during calls/connection. With IC advancement and RF design, efficiency would be better. The iPhone 4's RF chip probably receive 1 full year of innovation since 3GS so it could be more sensitive to signals kinda like how a new GPS chip is better and more accurate than previous one.

Also new IC would allow new features or better control by firmware programming. As a result, handling of 2.5G/3.5G radios would be better especially the transition from one radio to the other when you move around. Also the handling of transfer from one cell to the other. It is typical for the phone to switch from 3G to 2G when 3G signal is weak and only to switch back to 3G when signal improves (due to power consumption and signal quality). With the typical antenna placement on the bottom of the phone (due to SAR requirements), this problem is amplified. Most dropped calls happen here when the phone switches radio. However, the base station also play a role in the handling of switching. And we all know AT&T's infrastructure is dodgy hehehe, so this is nothing new. This is also a limitation in the current mobile infrastructure we're using now.

Another factor in dropped calls is when you move from one cell to another cell. The phone needs to register to the new station and service is transferred. MOst of the time this is transparent to us. Sometimes handling isn't smooth and you will get dropped calls. Anyway going back to the RF IC, there was suspicion that the IC used on 3G/3GS was flawed. So it does play a role in this issue. The antenna design serves to improve the efficiency of the whole setup and is just one part of the problem. By the way, there are reasons why antenna 'should be inside' the case. Hehehehe... There's one way to improve signal quality via antenna design. That is to adopt a 3D plane antenna. A good example is Acer's 3D WIFI plane antenna used on most of its laptop. The isotropy of radiation and its pattern is more evenly distributed. But you need more space, something iPhone doesn't have.

Before I forget, switching policies does make a difference too. For example, 3G preferred or 2G preferred or 3G only/2G only, etc. The policies are usually set in the interest of power consumption (due to near far phenomena of GSM radios) and signal quality vs signal strength. Sometimes strength doesn't mean anything when the quality is low.

These are some of my insights and 2 cents.

Yes, you can cut into the 'golden area' or otherwise known as the module tape/contact patch as long as you don't cut into the module hidden underneath it. The contact patch is just a larger area and can be trimmed. The SIM friction pins in the phone is electrically compatible and only needs a small area of contact to work. There is a lot of tolerance to play around.

it supports. already confirm few items with her and she even asked her supervisor.

Whoa..should've waited to get the iPhone 4 dude...

But i called and they confirmed with me that is doesn't support. Any many forumers also confirmed this fact too.

yeah, i second that. shud've wait a bit la. eventho september, but its worth waiting. nvm. bought already, 3gs is a good phone too anyway. congrats upon ur gf's purchase dude (:

My aunt claimed VAT for her iPad from London.

I too am hoping it will go through for iPhone4 as my cousin will be helping me get a unit from London as well.

after i repaired my faulty headphone jack. i tried to restore to iOS 4 and no more error 29. i'm so happy right now.

i dont know if this is a good news or not for u guys... but for me it is a GREAT news....

people who already have iphone 4 at www.head-fi.org mostly agree that the sound from iphone 4 is much better than iphone 3gs.....

head-fi source

zzzzzz.....i want iPhone 4!!!!!!....waaaaaa...so, any malaysian here realli got 1 set? like to meet up and see the real set...

Thanks for the detailed explanation.

On another note, Apple is releasing iOS 4.1 as fix for the antenna problems some time next Monday.

Apple Insider

i wonder... izzit can be done by just software....

and would it consume more power since it'll need more power just to suck the line? just my theory.....
but good findings.... we'll wait for this monday...

Left hander gonna face the problem of dropping signal, according to my friend's experience.
Perhaps he should get a Bumper.
Me myself don't have much problem for the signal dropping issue, I'll just try to avoid holding it that way.

i hope it fixes the speed for iphone 3g too. after few days my iphone 3g beginning to slow down, like really2 slow. i wonder what made it so laggy?

Technically its not easy to fix the antenna problems with a software unless the iPhones are using some sort of smart antenna technology which uses software to "tunes" the signal strength (which I don't think Apple is using) coz they have boasted about the new Antenna body design.

Hardware method is the easiest way and that's why they introduced the iPhone 4 case "bumper". Technically its called "RF absorber". Many designs have used this method to reduce the RF interference. However, I am not sure other "plastic case" design by other manufacturers have same quality as Apple Bumpers or not.

However, I believed the software patch (as mentioned by Apple Insider) 4.0.1 (if released) is not trying to solve the Antenna problem but instead the software patch is trying to close any security holes for Jailbreak solutions.

With 3gs iOS4, noticed that the IP add for my home wifi is not correct. It displays a wrong IP add.. tried to manually key in still no avail.. tried reset the network, also fail.. normally when we take out the simcard, we still can surf thru wifi, right.. but this 3GS with iOS4 cannot..

Hppefully with the release of iOS4.1, this issue will be solved.