i will sure getting it on D-day. Just hope that it is after Nov 10, so that i won't need to folk out extra to break the DiGi contract. They called me up last week offer to give me a meager RM10 rebate for 12 months and i need to bind for 1 year contract.

Hopefully this time Maxis will come out the same competitive package as DiGi like the S3.

mine is booked by my sis-in-law. so no reason not to upgrade to Note II.

once you have addicted to Note, there is no turning back to smaller screen. My wife's S3 doesn't look attractive to me at all, still prefer my Note.

frankly speaking, i am a bit disappointed that they trim the width of the Note II, prefer a wider screen like Note to view more content. But i think it will help a lot in putting that monster in our pocket even more.

---

Added on September 1, 2012, 12:34 amlol..... only if you are the moderator.

This post has been edited by Cynox: Sep 1 2012, 12:34 AM

fruitie, you never consider sign up a contract with Telco and get the phone at much lower price? Eg, S3 can be bought at as low as RM999 during launch with 2 years data contract, since you are going to use the data anyway. Of course, for those who change their phones every few months, this is not their way.

i think for normal use, 3GB data a month is quite sufficient. With light usage, I normally use around 1GB. Without a data plan, a smartphone usage is quite restricted.

good news to me, arriving after my contract expired. Actually they must take that into consideration, especially for DiGi user - DiGi does not allow their existing customer to extend their contract (even if the contract has only 2 weeks left ). But i think Maxis allow that. So those users like me who sign up the contract with DiGi last year during the Note launch (on day 1) will have problem signing up for new contract if the Note II is launched before 11.11.12.

yes, agree, why not just buy Note II this year and upgrade to newest and latest next year? In tech world, you will not get to buy anything if you just wait and wait and wait for the newest and latest, coz there will not be any newest and latest. As soon as the products are out in market, their newer replacements are always just around the corner.

everyone is so excited and so anticipated to get our hands on Note 2.

I have prepare to pay some penalty to cut the contract with DiGi expiring on Nov 10 if it reach here before that. Coz have pass my Note to sis-in-law, currently using Tab 7.7 which is really not ideal as a phone. Have been using it as phone for 3 days now and just find it not practical at all to use as a phone.

Like un_id said, Note II FTW!!!

For Note, it was announced in Early September and only available thru celcos on November 11. Note II was announced on 29 Aug, just a few day earlier than last year, so maybe the timing of launching in Malaysia will be just earlier by few days.

But i think we all cross our fingers that it will arrive much sooner.

they thought they are clever but they are actually not. Putting the uncertainty in product availability date might just drive your potential sales away.

I am siding with Apple too for the handling of product launch - they do it at very pro level - kudos to their marketing department. Just look at how the IP 4S was launched by Maxis. Compared to Samsung SIII initial launch - no stock for blue colour last minute, crazy limited stock for all outlets, no info on the stock replenish, etc. HTC Desire HD launched by DiGi 2 years back also the same stock availability and lack of stock replenish info issue.

Apple is selling their products at premium pricing because they take into consideration the "consumer experience" that they provide.

Btw, before anyone flame me for being an "iFag" , nope, i never use/have any Apple products, have been on Android since HTC Desire till now. The above comments is purely on neutral ground.

i think current price is about RM1,300 to RM1,400 for the first batch Note (Nov 2011). By the time Note II is out, sure drop like crazy to around RM1,200 or even RM1,100 from those who desperate to sell theirs among the many sales of Note. So I quickly sell it to my sis-in-law now and using temporarily the gigantic Tab 7.7.

can roughly estimate from S3 package - both Maxis and Digi has RM999 promo with 2 years contract. I expect Note II will be about the same or RM100 more.

that's why i still keep my first android phone - the classic HTC Desire as my spare phone. It is my 3 year-old's toy at the moment.

This post has been edited by Cynox: Sep 14 2012, 05:40 PM

good idea but need to see how much "profit" can get compared to buying subsidized Note II with plan.

Samsung is going the Nokia way in flooding the market. Good news on the timing, just hope that it won't arrive so soon as before Oct 10 lah - at least i only need to pay for 1 month penalty on DiGi contract. 2 months a bit too much.

when i first get my Android phone - the HTC Desire, i was also doing the same - wifi at home & office and hotspot while outside at eateries. Only after signing up a DiGi 3G contract for Desire HD then only i found out the freedom of having internet everywhere. and only after i sign up 3G line for my wife's S3 with Maxis then I found out how much faster is Maxis 3G compared to DiGi. But 1 thing very strange in Johor Bahru, DiGi 3G coverage is somehow better than Maxis in certain places especially new housing area although their speed is only 1mbps plus.

you sure 24months SME warranty? I thought only 12 months? I think my HTC Desire HD come with 1+1 year warranty if register the warranty within 14 days of purchase iirc. Dun remember there is 24 months warranty when i bought Note on Day1 (11.11.11) last year.

EDIT: hmm... i remember now... the DiGi and other Telcos units only 12 months warranty, the earlier batch of Note from SME is 24 months iirc.

This post has been edited by Cynox: Sep 24 2012, 11:46 AM

I am looking for a flip to the right flipcase. Almost all of the Note flipcase flip to the left, dun know why. It should be more logical to flip to the right for right-handed users, unless they reckon most Note users are left-handed. Hopefully SGP will release some nice ones soon before Note II arrival in Malaysia. Getting a case and screen protector ready upon receiving a new phone will make me feel more secured.

the problem with the internal memory is not the problem if add RM200 can get a 32GB version and add RM400 for a 64GB version from 16GB. The real problem is Samsung dun even interested to bring in larger than 16GB version into Malaysia.

did Samsung bring in any larger internal memory version for Galaxy S, SII, SII, Note, etc? I think never before, correct me if I am wrong.

Of course i also hope that they will bring in Note II with larger memory, even if only 32GB only good enough but price cannot be unreasonable higher than the base 16GB model lah.

---

Added on September 25, 2012, 4:49 pmS3 got 32GB now locally? I think it has been 3 months since its local launch already. Or do you mean 3 months from now?

This post has been edited by Cynox: Sep 25 2012, 04:49 PM

oic. Then finger crossed that Note II will launched with 16GB and 32GB.

just check the price at garage - nearly RM400 difference for 32GB version.

This post has been edited by Cynox: Sep 25 2012, 05:04 PM