You crony!!

New offer from Citibank. Mortgage you house, get free iPhone.

My gf has a 5s and is on a two year contract which ends in October. Yesterday she got a call from Starhub (local SG telco) and they asked her if she wanted to renew with a new 6s. Okay, they didn't specifically say 6s. Instead, they said "Apple's upcoming model".

This post has been edited by G-17: Sep 9 2015, 09:41 PM

Colour > Specs? LOL!!

Will wait and see if any full-featured design and photo editing apps are released for the iPad Pro by the time it's released.

If Adobe release a Photoshop and Illustrator version (or another company releases an equivalent) where I can do everything from the drafting to editing to the final print/publish stage (it's my job) on the tablet without needing to finish up on desktop, I'll go for the iPad Pro 128GB plus keyboard and stylus, whatever the price, and retire my rMBP - we still have Macs in the office in case I need to collab with collegues. I've been waiting for years for Apple to release a proper desktop replacement iOS device. Now they've done it, so it's left to the software developers to do their part. Still a big if though, since I'll need a color calibrated display, and there's no sign of being able to do that on the iPad Pro, yet.

If that doesn't happen, I might consider the 6s. I'm already quite happy with my current 6, so maybe I'll just skip. Depends on money at the end of the day. It's easy to justify the iPad Pro if my job will benefit from it. New iPhone, harder to justify.

Maybe I can ask some rich arab for a "donation". Hmmm.....

This post has been edited by G-17: Sep 11 2015, 11:25 AM

So basically, even with the most basic data plan, you're still looking at something in the MYR$250/month zone for an iPhone 6s? But you can exchange for a new iPhone in 12 months time while continuing the same payment structure after that, or will they add some extra bullshit costs?

This post has been edited by G-17: Sep 11 2015, 10:25 PM

Firstly, how many days do you plan to stay in Singapore? Buying online during launch week will entail a long wait time, usually 2 week bare minimum.

1. Your best bet to get it on launch day is to go line up at a physical Apple store or premium re-seller.
2. AFAIK, if you're leaving SG via the causeway (ie, you're traveling by car or bus) - Cannot - https://www.iras.gov.sg/IRASHome/uploadedFi...20on%20eTRS.pdf (Q7). Some stores will sometimes waive the GST if you buy with a foreign credit card, but those are usually small private businesses and not chain stores). If buying from online store, confirm cannot.
3. You need to check with your hotel. Different hotels have different policies. A hotel with such high traffic like MBS, I'm doubtful unless you're a VIP guest.

Maybe they got lobang to buy straight from US. iPhone 6s 64GB is USD749. In MYR, based on today's exchange rate, is $3178.76

FTFY

USD to MYR now 4.4. All you 6s buyers prepare to mortgage your liver.

"A crowd of more than 80 people formed a 100 metre-long queue outside Causeway Point Shopping Centre in Woodlands as of 9pm on Thursday (Sep 24), in anticipation of the launch of the latest iPhone on Friday - despite the worsening haze."

For those of you unfamiliar with Singapore, Woodlands is the district that's closest to the exit of the MY-SG causeway. I wonder how many of those lining up are from Johor.

FTFY

You people and your Hollywood colours. All I want is the old dark blue-black from the iPhone 5 again Or maybe the space-black from the Apple Watch. You know, a proper dude's sci-fi shade.

Are they really that luxurious looking? The gold always looked more Kelly Chen (ie; karaoke-hostess) than Karl Lagerfeld to me.

Yeah, they should have had Wifi assist disabled by default. It's all well and good if you're at home or in the office with a stable connection, but if you're out at some cafe or building where the connection drops out every now and then, I suspect you'll get data caps maxed out faster than normal.

One reason would be price. Let's take the most common model - 64GB iPhone 6
Currently, USD749 = MYR3260. If it's as everyone expected to be around MYR3500 when released in Malaysia, then you stand to save 200+ MYR, or more. Probably not worth it if you go through a mail order company and have to pay delivery (plus risk of GST when entering Malaysia), but if you know someone coming back from the US then go ahead. The downside is that you lose local warranty.

Ah yeah, forgot about the sales tax. My cousin usually gets her in-laws in Dover, Delaware (tax free and money laundering capital of the US - Jib probably got bank account there also) to buy stuff for bringing back, that's why I forgot about the tax.