It doesn't matter where you buy it as long as you have a valid iTunes account. For iBooks is more advantageous to create another US iTunes account to purchase ebooks

Head over to Sim Lim Square - there are plenty of IPads - was there last Thursday. You see signages special offers every where. It is not suprising as now online order takes only less than 2 days. The retailers are disposing it off at very much cheaper prices than before. Average t is about above S$100 more than online prices

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Added on August 31, 2010, 2:05 pmWhat ver of Snow Leopard did you install ? Check your iTunes version - you need at ver 9.2.1 to detect ipad

This post has been edited by benny888: Aug 31 2010, 06:13 PM

The line is active for 90 days, means it will still be active if you do not use it for 89 days. On the 90th day you must topup to keep it active

This is only for data - no calls

Maxis offer multisim - ie 2 cards same number; don't really know the details - check it up at their centre of their website

RM 15 per month - this is daylight robbery !!! Not a RM 15 one time charge ?

I always ask the telco shop to topup for me, easier , and after all is FOC. All shops selling phones and prepaid cards will do it FOC
Infact some shops will give you back RM1 if you topup yourself

You just got to keep note of the date you topup ; what I always do is key in the calendar the expiry date and set a reminder.

Now IPAD delivery time is 24 hours ONLY order online from Spore. Just because of this , most of the Spore 3rd party resellers at Sim Lim has drop prices. If you check up macusersg.com and hardwarezone.com.sg many users reporting receipt of their units within 2 days after order place

More interested in what type of printers it will support which I believe will be limited

YES with JB. just install backgrounder a free app

So now confirm maxis don't train their staff well. I posted here in may that the maxis staff at batupahat do not even know what is a micro sim. Only one staff was aware and she took initiative go online to check the enhanced data package

You mean you want to use iPhone 4. As a modem ? You need to jailbreak iPad n install mywi
If you have android phone ver 2.2 you can connect direct with ipad

No need JB.
On phone setting/wireless network, select tick portable wifi hotspot
You can assign a password if you want , select option from menu

On iPad, select wireless on. iPad will detect phone
The iPad will use the phone 3G as Internet link

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Added on September 2, 2010, 10:30 pmYou didn't read instructions..? Just reset press off button and start button simultaneously

This post has been edited by benny888: Sep 2 2010, 10:30 PM

CELCOM - NO . I have ask before as my main line is Celcom too. Only Maxis offer dual sim package

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Added on September 3, 2010, 11:04 amFollow guide here at post # 2380 : http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1466267/+2360

The forumer had taken great efforts to show steps with photo. It is freaking easy to cut; just make sure you have a sharp pair of scissors - one minute kau tim !!

This post has been edited by benny888: Sep 3 2010, 11:04 AM

It run magnificently on my JB 3.2.1 iPad. Amazing 3D graphics

First time iPad user ??I understand your problem.
Anyway I paste a post which I make in the Android forum about ipad comparison with Galaxy Tab; hope help you to understand some of ipad's limitaions. Any other ipad SIFU /GURU comments is welcome too as I could be possibly wrong or there could be even better solutions


I have a IPAD 3G 64GB and has been using for 3 months. From a functionality point of view, the Samsung Tab beats the iPad flat. I am using a Android phone Nexus ( Froyo) so I can more or less understand the software the Samsung Tab has. As was said before the ipad was considered a oversized ipod touch , similarly we can view the Samsung Tab as a oversized Galaxy S

The iPad is good as a gadget for CASUAL browsing ( it does not support Adobe Flash 10.1 , meaning as of now 75% of web videos you cannot watch ) , emails, a great ebook, magazine reader, rss and tweeter, games, watching Apple format videos etc. I have Jailbreak it to enhance its usage with other non-Approved JB apps

I'd like to highlight here here some points that one should know about the iPad's deficiency. One should know these limitations , then you can make a fairer comparison with the Android Tablet. I only list down here the main ones which most users will face

Hardware - it has no USB port and not even a front video camera. The absence of the USB port has hampered its functionality, which I will elaborate later

Officework Suite : iPad comes without any. Cheapest is to purchase Quickoffice US$15 or you buy Apple default iWork package of Pages, Keynote, Numbers - each will cost you US9.99, meaning all 3 will cost you close to US$30. It comes with just a simple note app. I bought Quickoffice and Keynote

Safari : Poor browser , main issue only one window one time and basically just a expanded phone browser. You can switch to another window but lose last window. I replace it with Atomic Browser and Life browser : cost me another US$3

Videos : Apple approved formats only , ie H.264 and MPEG-4 video in mp4, m4v and mov. In its approve formats, video is great. Others you need to convert using , say Handbrake or Air Video ( both free software ) or use third part free and paid ( I bought YX Player ) plays other non-Apple approved format but generally quality playback is poor. Is still a better option to convert. Some 3rd party video player works only on Jailbreak ipads

File Transfers to iPad : Easiest email yourself to retrieve file but not workable for big files, say above 10 MB - email over and download slow. You can use iTunes to transfer but this only for apps that are approved by Apple to read the files.
You can set up cloud services accounts eg GoAruna or Dropbox and upload files to them and access download files from ipad.
Only on Jailbreak iPad, you can use Wireless transfer using WinSCP ( Windows) or Cyberduck ( MAC). If you have a MAC, you can use Netatlk to transfer and also access files on the ipad

If you often need to transfer photos JPEG format, you can buy the Camera Connection Kit ( US$29) and plug into the iPad connector. The CCK also allows you to plugin SD card and thumb drives

You need to Jailbreak to install a File EXplorer ( quite few types available costing average US$1 to US3 ) . By default you cannot access the ipad files

EBooks : iPad reads only ePub format and PDF. If you have a collection of pdb, prc formats you have to use Calibre to convert it to epub format

Saving files from email : Attachments on email cannot be saved to the ipad for , say future reference. Only way you save the email or use 3rd party apps eg ReaddleDocs ( US$4.99) , open and save thro Goodreader ( US$0.99 ) or upload these to your Dropbox account

iPad does not support Multitasking. You close an app, you lose it. You need to Jailbreak and install Backgrounder ( free app ) to have multitasking. Disadvantage it takes up memory and I often have to close down apps manually else ipad will freeze with too many apps open

Air Video for videos not photos.

Just Use iTunes to transfer under Photos. Check the Photos tab in your iTunes ipad window - there are many options for you to choose

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Added on September 4, 2010, 6:10 pmIt should be when the ipad is officially available. As far as I know you need to pay service fee RM60 ( that was for ipod touch and iphone ) once they take in your unit.

This post has been edited by benny888: Sep 4 2010, 06:10 PM

I'd suppose so. Your simcard then need to cut using a puncher so that you can use it with a adapter and dial it using your iphone.

I bought an imitation case of Apple at lowyat cost me RM 120 , a week later I found out I can get exact one at lowyat forum online RM 40 !!#$$%% Thought I got a good deal then as it was 50 % cheaper than Apple's unit . Anyway no regrets as it serves its purpose, drop my ipad twice and it really protects it well

Bought switch easy nude case, comes with a clear screen protector - I feel is good enough. No issues with contact , actually dont see any difference having it , only assurance helps protect screen. I will never spend more than RM 100 on a SP - even for my phones, I go for mid range around RM 30-40 max.

It'd be much better if we can read the downloaded items off line

Another great video viewing option for the iPad , coming soon : VLC

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/09/vlc-vi...coming-to-ipad/

After several month of porting, we are proud to announce the release of VLC for the iPad! This application stands out for two reasons. First, it will be available for free on the AppStore. But that's not all. VLC is an OpenSource project. We are currently preparing our patches for submission to the main VLC tree. And obviously, we will release our current working tree when the app will hit the AppStore. If everything goes well, VLC for the iPad should be available next week.

VLC (Video Lan Client) is a very popular open source media player for the Mac and other platforms. One of its strengths is the ability to play a wide variety of video formats (chart) and streaming support. We should expect the iPad release as early as next week.

Now order online in Spore apple store, delivery time is 24 hours only ! So the most on day 2 you will get it