need to send to Apple SG the country your phone originated from

just a question

if buy SG unit and after one year, no longer under warranty

and the battery not so good already, I decide to pay and replace, can i bring it to any store in Malaysia that sell iPhone, Machines/MacStudio/Switch???

should be replaceable, otherwise how if the battery spoiled

but my concern is SG unit can send to local Apple Authorize seller like Machines/MacStudio/Switch to get them replace??
I will pay them for battery replacement.

This post has been edited by vez: Sep 27 2010, 09:34 PM

they dont need a plan or contract

i am using RM99 unlimited data plan(currently no longer available for new subscriber), none of the Maxis iphone 4 plan able to cater for my heavy data usage

unless can buy iphone 4 outright, but there is no confirm source or announcement from Maxis, some able to get, some complaint cannot, eventhough buy outright, SG set still cheaper by RM200+, if you consider local warranty, it might be worth paying extra RM200+

Singapore Apple Online Store only ship to Singapore Address
I bought ipod from Malaysia Apple Online Store before, ship by DHL (one year ago)
I thought buy from Apple Online Store all ship by DHL?


may i know your shipping date and deliver date?

i ordered on 14th Sept, 5 oct shipping date and 7 oct deliver date

This post has been edited by vez: Oct 2 2010, 09:27 PM

only can claim warranty from the origin country, SG set need to send back to SG

should be no more according to date, but you still can try you luck after you get your iPhone

i dont think able to claim GST because it is purchased online, nobody here successfully claim the GST i believe.

between, the time frame is 2 weeks now if buying from SG App Store, one week shorter when i buy on mid of Sept
maybe due to Maxis and Digi already start selling iPhone 4, less Malaysian getting from SG App Store

This post has been edited by vez: Oct 24 2010, 06:27 PM

the iphone 4 GST is SGD58.xx only, is ~SGD829 * 0.07

they will know if you have work permit / PR if you work there

but no idea about student

as the T&C for claiming GST is for traveler only

refer here info


and lastly, good luck if going to carry by flight when reaching Malaysia Airport
Malaysia custom will not impose tax on PDA type phone, but all electrical device need to be approve by SIRIM, it will be abit troublesome if one time carry 4 units come in and very unlucky that you have stop by Malaysia custom, because if carry one unit, you can open it up (unwrapping all 4 units is the most safe lol)
so far, maybe nobody here get caught when bringing back, but just for your information, if somebody unlucky...

This post has been edited by vez: Oct 26 2010, 08:31 PM

should be SIRIM approval, i dont think we need to get telecommunication approval

PDA phone is exempted from tax years ago i think, if iPhone 4 consider a PDA phone, Malaysia custom will not impose tax

this year 2010 budget also make ordinary phone exempted from tax, if it is effective from the day the budget announced, Malaysia custom will not impose tax on your iPhone 4 (dont care it is PDA phone or ordinary phone anymore )

but then it is already quite troublesome to get SIRIM approval

I do not know whether need permit from telecommunication or not
normally we do not see any cert or sticker stick on the phone if it has been permitted by our Malaysia telecommunication, only SIRIM approved sticker, because the Malaysia Custom just inform me to get SIRIM approval when we bring in handphone/PDA tax will be applied if it is not PDA phone.

if you buy from SG Apple Online store, you need to send back to QCD Technology Pte Ltd at Tagore Industrial Building #04-04, 6 Tagore Drive, Singapore

just for you guys information, i have send one i4 to QCD@Tagore for warranty claim

thing you guys should aware if you send back to claim warranty

if they exchange one to one for you, MUST check the replacement set do have yellowish screen or not (not yellow spot), the whole screen completely look more yellowish

I have search some Singapore forums, lots of replacement set from QCD do have yellowish screen, some users are ok with it, because the yellowish screen with color temp ~6200k, the blueish screen (people said this should be the normal one) with color temp 7000k

the reason why some users are ok with it is because they said ~6200k color temp from a photographer point of view, it is more natural

I am not a photographer so when I get a more yellowish screen as the replacement set, I have request for another exchange, in the end they get me a normal blueish i4


overall, the service at QCD is good, they do not ask much when you send in a defect i4

no, you cannot send it back to QCD@Tagore, they will not entertain you base on your iphone 4 serial

i want to ask, for SG set, if want to claim warranty

is it still the same place, send to QCD@Tagore?

just to double confirm. Thanks.

i send once before, home button issue, i waited 2-3 working days, some forumer here claims they do exchange on the spot if they have stock.

you may need to do it yourself

yes, 100% confirm

mac book and ipad international warranty
iphone warranty is origin country