I won't line up but I will definitely get one. I'm on Hotlink and I won't mind signing up for Postpaid if necessary.

I'm hoping that they do what NZ does. As far as I know, I think Maxis will offer the iPhone as a purchase option when you sign up with their plan for a set amount of years, say maybe 3 instead of the usual 1 year. They may mark up the rate but contracts costing an arm and a leg is not going to happen.

I'm HOPING that they do like NZ, selling the iPhone as is. Probably going to cost RM2500-3000 for the 16GB. HOWEVER, Maxis may also offer RM1500-2000 IF you sign up with their plan that is probably at a higher rate or longer bindable period of 3 years or so, without termination clause (allowed in Malaysia, not in the USA).

The contract thing has nothing to do with NZ. Just my sentences seemed to relate to each other without the HOWEVER word. Apologies.

For an average fresh grad, that's a month's salary. Gonna hurt a lot to lots of people.