I plan to take LRT to Dang Wangi, and walk over.

Agree with you the RM800 advance payment is not a benefit. I'm on same thinking.

For me is much easier. Every month I can claim ~RM150 for phone bills. So that's pretty straightforward to me

If you don't need the extra rm55, then just stick to the 12 months iValue1 = 1699 for phone.
24 mths iValue2 = RM999 for phone.

That's rm700 difference for device alone.

Therefore, it boils down to your additional RM55 x (12 or 24) months, depending on how you want to calculate it.

Can change. You still have not sign on the dotted line contract.
The only consideration is, Maxis at Capsquare may say they are promoting iValue 1-4 only there, no others. Hence, you won't be able to get iPhone5 even if you want that difference contract.
It may or may not happen.

You want immediate phone, then telco want to tie you down further.
Don't want contract, stand aside and wait few more weeks until the dust settles down.
That's how telco behaves.

Point is, whichever brings in CONFIRMED RECURRING revenue, that's where telco will go at this moment.

BTW, I'm not working with any telco

As mention earlier, telco will sell to those that they can tie down for future (24 months better than 12 months) which will give recurring confirmed income.


It's nothing personal, it's just business - Donald duck Trump

You need to get out from the Corporate plan first.
I'm sure the Agent won't be happy to help you deal with it.
Check clearly with Maxis/agent, it may not be able to extend with the personal plan contract.

I don't think so. The corporate plan, will need to contact back your company maxis agent to change it back to individual plan first. It can take days/weeks. Mostly due to agent not co-operating and delay, since they will be losing 1x corp-customer.

Maxis won't able to help you directly.

Yes, of course. You can do it at any Maxis centres.
You can also take the opportunity to sign 12 months contract, get the phone and sell it out for profit.

I pre-book with MOC for friday morning. Go there and found out no stock (32&64) at the ground level tent. No notice was given, and then ... the no-stock SMS arrive right in front of their face. Really give them a piece of my mind, until they agree to personally called me when got stock.
I tell them I'm not going to queue again (actually I didn't queue earlier , straight goto counter only)
Wasted my time, transport, etc.

Sat noon, a senior (very long title) Maxis personnel called me, say got stock and to call him when I reach CapSquare.
I went there later, and enter directly, and go down escalator.
No queue number was given to me. I don't have to fill up or write any forms. But my details key-in iPad by a girl, immediately get my new micro-SIM in 5 minutes.
No queue number, straight divert me to counter H3*.
A staff straight prepare everything, sign contract, pay for the phone.
Straight to collect at H/I for 32GB (no queue there)
Immediate go "unblock me" counter to set it up.
Then ... leave within 30 minutes of arriving.

Fri - I was really really pissed off and give them a piece of my mind.
Sat - Well, all was mended, with extra-VIP assistance to get it done.

I'm one of the pissed off ones at CapSquare on Friday morning 9am-2pm session.
Stand on my ground until Maxis staff can offer me an acceptable solution post #28
Anyway, all was mended, when the Maxis staff called me personally and arrange me to direct pickup & contract immediately on Sat.

If you are an average user of calls & sms & data of RM100/month, then get the iValue 1.
If RM150/month, iValue2.
and so on.

The reasoning is simple. If you are already spending X amount on bills, might as well sign contract and get subsidised phone, right ? In my case, I get 32GB for 1,349 only with 24 months contract and I only change phone once every 2 years.
RRP is 2,499

But if you are spending RM50 or less on calls+sms+data ... then forget it, stick to prepaid or no plans.

Outside at the tent ?
Or after go down escalator into the small hall ?

Similiar with me. I've been a MOC for >10 years continuous, without changing telco in between.
Already pre-book and confirmed customer for 32GB, and went on allocated time to CapSquare, and they told me sold out in early morning for those contract & eligible to buy 3x extra

I made a big hoo haa, in the end, got my phone the next day as promised without queuing.

EPP will block 1599 from your CC, and reduce by 133.25 every month when you make payment.

You can also charge the 400 advance payment into your CC, but no EPP. As long as your CC credit limit is sufficient.

The rebate, depends, go read the fine prints. If let's say, it rebates you in 5x, that means RM80 will be deducted every month, for the first 5 months. i.e. RM155 - 80 + tax, etc. = ~rm80 to pay for billing.

Don't forget your phone device RM133.25 EPP also

Total will be ~RM210+ monthly if you don't exceed usage for the first 5 months (133.25 + 155 - 80 + etc.).
Subsequent months will be ~290-310 +/- if you don't exceed usage (133.25 + 155 + etc.).

Use the phone to dial/call the number *136*9#
Then wait ...
Then click Reply , type 1 and Send.
It'll show the quota used.

This is one of my points when I raise a big hoo-haa at CapSquare on Fri launch couple of weeks ago. The staff on-the-ground can't give me a satisfactory answer, and no senior staff is putting their head on the chopping board (to take up the responsibility).
I stand my ground and escalate all the way up until a senior takes up the responsibility, that's Chris C... and it's settled. I got it the following day.

You need to raise it up tactfully and escalate high enough for someone who will take action to call you back. The person must be Maxis direct staff. Not agents/franchise/etc.

I'm not satisfied with the ground staff just taking down the name and h/p and so called promise to call back when got stock. That solution is not satisfactory to me. As you nail again, it's an open ended.
I understand Maxis concern than Fri at CapSquare has no stock, but I'm persistent on a solution that is acceptable to me.

As a long time customer, I don't let Maxis to push me around. Same should apply to the rest, we're paying money as a customer and some expectation is justified.

Hope u get your phone already...

You still not yet get your phone ?

My friend who pre-reg at CapSquare, did not turn up after Maxis send the SMS of no stock for 32/64.
She complain via 123 and spoke to CS. I told her to escalate it up via the CS. Of course, not as demanding as me. Few days after that, she got a call to pickup at KL Sentral. She already got the phone for ~2 weeks already and using it happily. It's a 32GB black.

Both 32 & 64 are rare currently. Seems like there are a lot of 16GB stocks.

Just to set the expectation right, as previously posted by other forumers.
1) Apple iPhone supports LTE.
2) However, the freq band approved by our MCMC, is at a different range. Hence it is not within iPhone5 and we have to stick back with HSDPA for fastest.