You brought great insights into the whole mix as well, sshark. Perhaps you'd care to join in the discussion on the iPhone thread? We need more well-informed members such as yourself in there.

2008 will lauch..
price shhould be 3888..crazy right??

takanori
where did you get that number 3888 from? some salesman somewhere?

3888 is crazy
i rather save me money and get a hacked one now....

i saw it someone post it also. Best way to get it at lowest price is, find a friend thats on holiday in states bring it over. Thats how i go mine. My friend working as a stewardess, bought it a usd 399+ tax. roughly about usd 420. Bring it home and hack it yourself. It will be madness to pay such exorbitant price.

no..dont hack and DONT buy us version la.. hacked stuff ussually will have problem..like now maxis can have incoming call. if u use maxis..sure that phone its not for u... now paying that expensive =,=!! for a hacked phone ??

now ppl selling 2500++ still over priced... wait for the asian version..it will come ..+ its original..unhacked... and cheaper..u do the math

if i had around RM2.3k with me, i would buy it..
carry a second phone, divert calls from the iphone to the other one..
easy..

You might be waiting for over half-a-year or more, if you can wait thats fine. My iPhone is shipping in from the US next week, so I'll be happily be using it with DiGi, or Maxis (when they fix it). As for 'cheaper' I don't think so -- the reason apple has been willing to drop the price is because they get a high % of the revenue from the AT&T plan -- some say as much as 40 %. You'll pay for a much more expensive unlocked version (e.g. just take a look at Palm); and if they do negotiate a deal with a telcom provider over here, expect to be in a contract for many many months/years.

If you're not comfortable with computers/hacking around, then I suggest you follow mingdynasty and wait -- but it just might be a while.

What are you waiting for ...

is raya promo now..

look below

Looking for unlock iphone...if good offer will buy COD today.. PLS PM

Muahahaha!

Orange to sell unlocked iPhones in France!

Read: http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/17/orange-...hone-in-france/

Pretty soon, somebody going to bring them in from France.

Definitely more than EUR399, and the news is vague as of fully unlocked or unlocked only to French carriers only.

In the end, you pay more than the present RM2500 to get a possibly locked (to French carriers) iPhones. Early adopters with the tons of third party apps available now continue to giggle and snicker at those who waits. It won't be EUR399 folks, with the current Euro rising, you may pay up to RM4000 when it arrives here. Unlocked to all French carriers like T-Mobile ,Orange or Vodafone, but locked to other carriers. Premature celebration ,anyone?

While most of us here already caressing our iPhones, some continue grasping straws and pipe dreams. Whatever happens to waiting for the so-called Singaporean launch?

i bumped into someone from Apple today and he informed me that the iPhone will be launched here in 2008 but like in every other country the iPhone will be locked with a telco.

we will not be able to buy it and use it freely... sucky!

the closest alternative now is the iTouch.

This post has been edited by king_kong: Oct 17 2007, 05:24 PM

Dont get me wrong, i want it to launch locally as well, but with the current Apple's business model, i dont see it happening soon. "Soon" here being, optimistically at the end of the Apple's longest telco contract, which is AT&T's 5 years agreement. Which makes it 2012. Then you will see a fully legitimate unlocked iPhone. Otherwise, if Apple launches anything that resembles an unlocked phone, it will eat into the other launched markets, since everybody wants to stay with their favorite telco, and not locked down with a binding contract with telcos they dont like.

If that happens, then expect Apple to be sued left and right for breaching their own agreement with these telcos. Remember, they also took profit from all this telco binding agreements, so it's a stupid move for them to breach their own agreement, dont you think?

In the end, unless you see some really shocking news that Apple's gonna fully open the iPhone to all, regardless of telcos, you will not see it happening.

Hi all, I'm selling the iphone for RM2199 only. 2 Units available. Fully unlocked (as your request). contact me at o_d_d@hotmail.com. Thanks.
The phones are from US.

Right back at ya.

Words may say much,but one picture says it all!



EURO999!? Enjoy your RM5000 unlocked iPhone! Muahahaha!

I knew that unlocked phones are more expensive, but damn!

That's way overboard

yeah. that sign is not even French

Iphone is pretty cheap...
not tat expensive as what u guys talk bout...

N is the best device phone ever had...

Can Iphone be use here in Malaysia?