mmm...i just noticed the WWDC Keynote Address is available in iTunes podcast. now downloading...

or direct download here,
http://movies.apple.com/movies/us/podcast/...es/wwdc2008.m4v

because the word "subsidy" is a very sensitive word nowadays

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Added on June 13, 2008, 5:34 pmlooks like we just have to point them to the FAQ page first.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Jun 13 2008, 05:35 PM

mmm...as for me i don't see it as a brain wash at all, but rather looks like that's the most probable scenario that will be.

it's all based on the infos that's available now, such as from this official site:
http://www.iphone.vodafone.it/

and plus after doing some math on the price + taxes + profit margin, of which has been shown by frozzbyte.

but if the price becomes lower than expected, then it will be great for all potential buyers. but at least, next time there won't be so much noobs that say "hey iPhone is $199 only!", "wow cheap iPhone, do u regret buying the 1st gen?", etc etc.

so which u think is better to say,
a) iPhone is $199!
b) don't expect iPhone to be $199!

for sure, it won't be $199.

lol even the early "insider" news is not that accurate bout this iPhone 3G. even the pricing infos aren't that accurate before it's officially announced.

euro euro euro, myb u wonder why izzit right? these r the aswers:
1. the ONLY official pricing on contract-free iPhone 3G we have here is from http://www.iphone.vodafone.it/
2. in most countries in europe they are required to make contract-free unit available too, while in US they don't have to. and most likely there wouldn't be one.
3. u need to perform registration before u walk out of store for contract iPhones, thus eliminating the possibility to get it at discounted price

ok if u still wanna buy iPhone in US, maybe u can terminate the iPhone account after u have registered with AT&T. just pay another $175 for Early Termination Fee + $30 for registration (not ure the right amount, u can check around this thread) + your monthly usage. check the earlier part of this thread in case i got the calculation wrong. but most likely people will buy an unsubsidised unit as it will be not that complicated as buying an iPhone with contract and proceeding ETF. and we even dunno yet if this iPhone 3G is applicable under the ETF.

and yeah, if u have read the price of RM1999 etc etc anywhere else, myb u wanna consider reading on macrumors, tuaw, 9to5mac, engadget, etc etc. still no word on the other country's pricing on the iPhone. nope, i still haven't seen the price of around RM1999 yet.

but, as some had said before, if the price becomes lower than expected then it will be great too. why not raise the bar to avoid disappointment.

hahaha...even the 1st gen iPhone can easily reach RM3xxx (near 4k) when it is first sold in malaysia. so i don't see the price of RM3xxx to be impossible for this iPhone 3G.

lol...frozzbyte already pointed that out on the post that u have quoted before,
well i'm thinking that it will even go beyond the 3k mark. plus the 3G hype in malaysia!

wow bro frozzbyte, chill man. myb they didn't read the whole post thoroughly.
haha...remember the old time (before FAQ), answering lots of dumb questions. sometimes this could be fun.
sometimes when we explain a thing (spoonfeeding), they still need some time to chew the information.
so looks like as for now this is a thing our forumers have to get used to, at least until the release of iPhone 3G.
but yeah, it is always not an easy job for u to answer lots of noobs questions.
this reminds me what Jobs said earlier,
"people don't read anymore"

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Jun 22 2008, 04:26 AM

yeah but kesian sama bro frozzbyte. he even asked to go to US and buy one to get the price. this will not happen IF the person READ THOROUGHLY what frozzbyte wrote before. and he even quoted that frozz post, but strangely he didn't read it fully.
u can go straight to the FAQ page. your answers are on the page one
search the thread first, ask question later. u'll save yourself from flame.
it's not u can't ask anything. but myb u need to try the search button first. let's see how much similar question u'll get from this thread. so u got the picture.
wow looks like u never use the search button in this forum afterall,
iPhone FAQ
that's your FAQ. and no u don't have to perform search at all. it's sticked on top of the iPhone forum. it' strange how people can miss it in the first place.
ok we got an identical question just hours before u post the question. look here,
Question for buying from oversea
and i also refer him to look at iPhone FAQ thread for further info.
and can u imagine, just after that question is answered, another almost similar question pops in this forum. so how u thing people will react?
plus, we r not customer service afterall. we just share our passion on this particular iPhone topic. but please be considerate.

lol, the situation became so strange. like i've said before, people don't read anymore. ironically, they still read to the responds / replies, yet they don't read thoroughly. hope this can change from today.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Jun 22 2008, 03:18 PM

it's after the price slash. look here,
http://stuff.tv/News/iPhone-price-cut-by-100/9865/

but it is still using the same O2 iPhone plan.

btw before the price cut, it's priced at GBP 269.

pricing aside, looks like it's still ok if we r currently subscribing with postpaid. like youngkies said, u will gain the full potential of the iPhone by subscribing to a plan. remember that the iPhone is "the internet in your pocket", so it's meaningless to have an iPhone without proper subscription. a butterfly nokia can do the trick if just wanna use for calling and SMSing.

but yeah, no matter how we speak bout subscription this or subscription that, it will not be that useful here. iPhone is not officially in malaysia.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Jun 23 2008, 07:39 PM

haha...it reminds me to this,
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/671450

a tragic end for that thread. started with ROFL, WTF, LOL, etc etc, ended just like another flame war. hohoho...hope this will not happen again.

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

mmm...?

AT&T memo reveals forthcoming iPhone 3G MMS support?

hahaha...

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Added on June 27, 2008, 6:39 ammyb u wanna watch the follow-up video too :


watch til the end. ROFL!

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Jun 27 2008, 06:39 AM

u can see it being posted before. starting here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/679508/+1243#

mmm...btw it's strange that it was announced, and then the page on O2 was taken down. myb u wanna read here:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/25/o2-pay-as-y...d-un-announced/

so we still dunno is it the price for the pay & go option. furthermore people that had registered their interest on the O2 pay & go website still haven't received any feedback,
This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Jun 28 2008, 11:10 AM

hahaha...i'm just feeling weird actually. not emotional hehehe...

btw what's weirder is why O2 put the tariff page on Pay & Go and then took down that page? something mysterious is going on here hehehe...(or myb it's not that mysterious afterall)

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Jun 28 2008, 12:58 PM

because u don't read the posts before.
btw i'm not forcing u to read them either.
but yeah better read first.
cheers!

and now it's out of stock already,
http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone

"Due to huge demand, we are currently out of stock online"

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/iphone-...ered-in-the-uk/

"16GB version of the iPhone in about three hours"

another thing that i've noticed on the Pay & Go option on O2 site is "will be available later this year". mmm...before this it just stated Coming Soon right? myb it will be another long wait, i dunno hehehe...

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Jul 8 2008, 11:20 AM

another unboxing gallery, from BGR,
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/han...ne-3g-unboxing/

myb it's the demo unit for the store.
btw it's still not activated as the pics come out, obviously.

mmm...btw this is another unboxing, HK version,
http://www.itechnews.net/2008/07/09/iphone-3g-unboxed-video/



and...


yeah a fancy needle for removing sim! now i can have an official way to remove sim! i don't want unofficial paper clip to do that! hehehe...

mmm...btw it's strange to see that iPhone 3G already activated. or myb it's a dummy phone?

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Aug 15 2008, 06:40 AM