monthly contract fee = rm200 (according to your conversion) x a number of months. if they only sell it for USD215 + rm200 monthly for at least 12 months contract, do you still think it is a good deal? unless you stay in japan and utilise what you have paid monthly.

my mom will go to uk next month...is it worth if i buy the new 3g iphone there and unlock it here in malaysia ?? please help to advise...

It will be released on July 11. Will your mum be there around then? If you can stomach the pay as you go price which I think is unannounced as of yet, then why not? It's a great phone..

Apple's iPhone 3G To Go On Sale At 8:00AM On July 11th?



Don't take a vacation day just yet or anything, but early word has it that Apple's iPhone 3G will actually go on sale at 8:00AM (local time, most likely) on July 11th. If you'll recall (how could you forget, right?), the original iPhone didn't go on sale until 6:00PM on launch day, but considering that the whole checkout process will likely be a fair bit more involved this go 'round, we'd say it's a smart move to get the line rolling early.

Source: engadget and boygeniusreport

Yeah, because most of us will be there in line, huh? Thanks for the heads up...

This post has been edited by blackchides: Jun 25 2008, 07:50 AM

Ermm ... yeah, actually I do stay in Japan now and the normal monthly bill comes up to around RM100++ already and this is without the unlimited data usage. So, paying about RM 100 more for unlimited usage is quite worth it, IMHO.

so hu will be here in the states(or else where) waiting in line for iphone to be launched?

DAMN!!!
i tot i b there when the launch day
then go join the que etc
but manager just confirm the flight date yesterday
it's 13th
but good also
at least i can gather more info b4 get 1

IN australia, if u pre-order it with Optus by paying AUD100, u can go to take the iphone at 7am sharp which means 5am msia time.

Just to correct smokepsp32, actually it will be sale on 00.01am 17july NZ time so tht means 8pm 10/7 msia time.

This post has been edited by mangoman: Jun 25 2008, 03:56 PM

I wonder u can cash and carry der or not leh ...
from those information, look like even pre-order also full liao~

heard my senior said
last time 1st version out
tat area not tat bad compare to those NYC
he say can get it easily at the state i going
so i really hope so

Iphone 3G has gained more popularity compared to last time thanks to the ambiguous price tag of $199 and $299 so I wish u all the best!

This post has been edited by mangoman: Jun 25 2008, 06:53 PM

last time, anyone can just pop-in, pay, and walk out with an iphone.

but this time, unless the non-contract set is released on the same time,

you will need to walk-in, understand the contract thingy, read and agree their T&C, wait for credit check/proof, sign and finally walk out maybe with an iphone, maybe not.

do not expect its the same for this time with last time. many things have changed.

An australian website already put the price tag for the upcoming iphone 3G model.

http://www.linelink.com.au/category20_1.htm

I still think that vodafone and optus will offer a better price (i mean outright, prepaid plan). Just wait and see though.

EDITED: Well, u still roughly guess the price would be in malaysia by multiplying it by a factor of 3.

This post has been edited by mangoman: Jun 25 2008, 08:51 PM

wow $699 for 16gb unlocked version.. about rm2200...
i hope its not gonna get higher than rm2500 when it come to malaysia.. hehe.. so that iphone can beat htc touch diamond. LOL

I'm actually more excited in getting firmware 2.0 on my iPhone.

That is for non 3G version. It will cost 775AUD for 3G 8GB and top up another 100 = 875AUD for 16GB. Woot.

oo ya.. baru perasan.. hehe..
wow 875aud.... nearly rm3k!! damn!!

Just pray that importing from US will be cheaper, though i doubt it.

mmm...
O2 Pay & Go iPhones start at £299, make data optional



but strange i can't find where the source is from. still the O2 site only displays "Coming Soon"

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Jun 26 2008, 06:32 AM