Yes, I agree. Singapore is logistically closer. But the relative closeness does not guarantee that the return and warranty claims procedure would be easier. If it does, I'll join the bandwagon and buy my iPhones from Singapore, no doubt. But if it is not, the situation will have leveled out to square one back again.

We agree to disagree, deal? I'd like not to have to turn more into adversaries in here.

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Added on July 13, 2008, 3:23 pm

Okay, this is based on the assumptions that Apple Singapore will accept any other iPhones not from their region and impose charges for repairs and service. If you do read that link I provided regarding the one-year limited warranty, that is applicable to all regions where iPhones are launched, they reserve the right to refuse service and repairs for iPhones that had been tampered with. Pray that you can revirginize your iPhone and not detected by them, and come up with a convincing story on how you manage to use your iPhone unactivated by legal means.

adui stringfellow...
my main concern is only the knowledge and genuine parts of the singaporean apple workers. because im pretty sure that i can offer them a reasonable price to tempt them to fix my iphone outside the store.
i was merely sharing my experience working part time on how the service centres in malaysia operates.

Got lobang? Okay, that i didnt know!

As for normal plebs like me, got no lobang. So I cannot rely on this means of getting repairs.

Yeah sorry, I should be taking a break myself. Up since 11pm yesterday, and the recent disappointment. I'm sorry everyone, especially to the threadstarter and Nokia2003, for putting him up to me. Sorry again.

Guys, there's this line on the bottom of Apple Singapore's webpage (http://www.apple.com/sg/iphone/) that says "iPhone 3G may be configured to work only with the wireless services of a single wireless operator."

I'm taking it as an ill sign that SG iPhones are going to be locked to SingTel networks since that sentence didn't appear on other countries' Apple webpages, or at least the ones I managed to check. I'd think they'll be loathed to lose their customers, especially those with high spending power, to StarHub who is hot on their tails.