Would be very good if there is a firmed date. Why is there so much to do next week? PAM dinner, Arthur's Day, Owls of Gahole, Civilization V, etc. etc. etc.

This is unofficial. I'm quoting from the air. No sources. Just creating something out of nothing.

OK...now that you all know that I'm not referring to anyone...DiGi & Maxis were playing the waiting game. See who announce the pricing first, so the other party can counter. Also, they have known since long ago because of spies (que conspiracy theory), but they need solid evidence. DiGi "announced" but didn't reveal pricing so Maxis, with the spy source that they had, were convinced their deal is much better, and for DiGi to change their pricing structure now, it would take quite some time to overhaul. Furthermore, Apple had an agreement. They have a minimum price and percentage of royalty. Thus, Maxis released their pricing.

DiGi was sneaky. They already had plan B, C & D. Now they are revising which would suit their stockholders better. BTW, DiGi's and Maxis' royalty agreement with Apple is different. So is Celcom.

Anyway, all that is conspiracy theory cooked up by me. No sources. I'm going to get iPhone 4 without contract...IF that is even possible on first day.

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Added on September 20, 2010, 9:40 pmOh, and DiGi could release based on Plan A anyway since, well, most people don't like Maxis' data plan...

This post has been edited by clayclws: Sep 20 2010, 09:40 PM

(RM88 x 12 x 2) - RM2690 = -RM578 (he earns RM578 & ability to use the data)

(RM68 x 12 x 2) = RM1632 (he loses RM1632)

Not true.



True.



Be there at the Roadshow to find out :-) I know I'll be there.

I don't understand Tinkerbell. What constitute as speculation on DiGi plans? They discussed about the plans with pricing? I didn't see them doing that in the last 50 posts. They are just waiting anxiously for DiGi to announce the plans, and are guessing whether there is any announcement today. Also, they are hoping that DiGi would have better pricing than Maxis, and possibly, selling the phone outright without contract.

In football forum - speculation is when they predict the scores. Predicting the first eleven would not constitute as speculation and is welcomed in that thread.

In real world sense, speculate is to project something that is non-existing for a certain reason - like speculating land price so that the land may appreciate in value.



If you do not work with DiGi or Maxis, who are you to say that they do not earn any profit by selling the phone outright?

People want ASTRO for the TV channels (services), the dishes and decoder (physical items) are secondary. People want iPhone for the phone (physical item), the data and line (services) are secondary because they want to be able to choose their own service provider. Your analogy is flawed.



Again, if you do not work with DiGi or Apple, who are you to know that DiGi do not earn more than a few ringgit from selling the iPhone outright?

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Added on September 21, 2010, 6:46 pmPrash, save your breath. I sympathize with you.

This post has been edited by clayclws: Sep 21 2010, 06:48 PM

Yes. I would say that from a business point of view, selling with contract would earn more. I said, "who are you to know that DiGi do not earn more than a few ringgit from selling the iPhone outright?"

But please, read my post again. I was responding to the other guys' post. If he does not work at Maxis, DiGi or Apple, he should not assume he knows better than others, and at the same time, personally attack others. No one knows how much telcos earn by selling outright or with contract, except those in DiGi, Maxis and Apple.

This post has been edited by clayclws: Sep 21 2010, 08:07 PM

Have a read. I'm sure this is significant.

http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/in-the-fina...e-4-launch.html

What?! iOS has nothing to do with DiGi.

The stock ran out but around 5.30pm, was restocked. I know because I was there from 4pm till 6pm, and I got my iPhone 4 32GB.

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Added on September 25, 2010, 7:31 pmI would like to add that DiGi DOES NOT sell the iPhone 4 OUTRIGHT. They would only sell the iPhone 4 outright with discount of RM300 to current iDiGi plan subscriber (meaning owners of iPhone 3Gs) in November 2010.

Also, supplementary lines CANNOT subscribe to iDiGi plans or buy an iPhone (whatever iPhone) from DiGi.

This post has been edited by clayclws: Sep 25 2010, 07:31 PM

Depend on your arrival time. I got there 4pm, and managed to get my iPhone 4 32GB (the stock was gone from afternoon till 5.30pm) by 6pm.



You can try SS2, Digital Mall, MidValley (surprisingly very little people there), 1U, etc. I suggest go SohoKL lah.

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Added on September 25, 2010, 10:08 pmNo. You need the credit card for installment.

This post has been edited by clayclws: Sep 25 2010, 10:08 PM

Yes...if your supplementary credit is high enough. You better check or else it would bounce.



Not really. You can say no. But if you obtained a bad iPhone and already signed the iPhone as in good condition, bye bye...



40% sale, yes. Things you see here in the garage sale that goes for rm150+ would be rm70+ there. But they are all lame products. Get a clear / matt protector if you want, and go look for better casing elsewhere.

I don't think so. Correct me if I'm wrong. I was only there for a while...

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Added on September 25, 2010, 11:05 pmSeriously. They are cheap in terms of price and looks. Go machines or online. Even garage sale has better ones.

This post has been edited by clayclws: Sep 25 2010, 11:05 PM

The problem is not really that bad even though DiGi has the lousiest coverage and network amongst the Big 3. I've tried to emulate that death grip and thus far, my calls hadn't drop. Furthermore, you are going to protect your investment with a casing...so I think, it would be alright.

I bet you didn't even bother to read any of the posts. There are still stocks available.

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Added on September 25, 2010, 11:55 pmThe issue is still there, just not very pronounced. When I bought iPhone 4, I was afraid that there will be issue seeing that DiGi has lousy coverage and network. I stand corrected. The drop is minimal. I hadn't had drop calls, so...so far so good. I bet it will happen if I continue to test.

This proves one thing though. AT&T must have sucked really bad...

This post has been edited by clayclws: Sep 25 2010, 11:55 PM

DiGi is really bad. There was a forummer that got warned saying that you can't get reception in the toilet of a double storey building although that area has 3G and 5 line coverage. I would stand by that guy. I have similar issues.

I used to use Maxis which has very good coverage in Peninsular (and quite sucky back in my hometown in Sarawak), and I can guarantee that you will complain about DiGi line. But I kept on with DiGi because unlike Maxis, there is no hidden charges for data. All the people who think they can control data usage is in for a shock. Maxis will charge you if you use data when you are not in 3G coverage mode or sudden lost of 3G signal (which is very common) because their data plan is only for 3G. If it happens that it switched to GPRS or EDGE, then those would be additional charges. But you won't know when it would change. That is my personal experience and thus, I switched to DiGi.



No return policy in Malaysia. Thank the government for that.

Quill...if you lined up and got a number, you will be served.



The 2 guys at the entrance are bluffing people. They removed the note saying "No 32GB available, etc." around 5.30pm and yet, the guys still spread false information. Good thing the guy that actually made the transactions confirmed with me that the stock has been replenished.

I bought iPhone 3G Australia version and was on Maxis back in 2008. That was my personal experience. I hated the bill shock. So I switched. I don't know what has happened now that Maxis officially distribute iPhone. I will not switch back because of that. Also, Maxis is a crony of UMNO, so...

You better do something about that supplementary line. Search this thread. I think someone mentioned something about it a while ago.

That is ASSUMING the supplementary line wants to convert to DiGi too. BTW, supplementary line cannot sign up for any iDiGi plans. Meaning your supplementary line CANNOT buy iPhone 4 from DiGi.

Wait, are you saying your supp can sign up for iDigi plans too? Not clear there.

Basically, it is just telling you that your plan is supposed to be RM88 for the iDiGi88. But now you only pay RM63...or RM58 (with auto billing). So you saved RM88 - RM63 = RM25 per month. For 24 months, that equates to RM600. The give you another RM200 discount for the phone, so now, you get RM800 savings. If you sign up for auto billing, you get another RM63 - RM58 = RM5 savings per month. That's another RM120 savings. So you get RM920 savings in total.