No need deposit. You just have to pay for the phone price.
What to check for:-
- button panel under the touchscreen, make sure its not loose or flimsy. It should fit nicely, and you cannot see the backlight from between the gaps of the touchscreen and the button panel. Test the buttons also. In my case, after pressing the BB menu button a few times, the panel is loose.
- check your phone whether can tether with Desktop Manager 6 (test out both 3g and 2g setting). In my case, 3G cannot connect at all. 2G connected but cannot surf.
- slider mechanism. Make sure it doesn't feel loose
Remember that Maxis policy is that if your phone is defective, they will only change for you within 24 hours from the time of purchase. After that they will insist you send the phone for warranty service with Brightstar. Just FYI, Maxis and Brightstar warranty service period is 2-4 weeks. Don't let them tell you "please call our online technician to solve your problem" because they will take 2-3 working days to get back to you and by that time, 24 hours pass liao and they won't replace the phone for you.
I am currently in a dispute with Maxis on this now and opted to drop them in favour of Digi.
but one thing is i'll be buying on Saturday and maxis center will be closed on Sunday, it will be over 24 hours if my Torch is defective and need to change a new one...