Let me answer this...

U can directly use ur iPhone without any jailbreak, if u buy the "unlock" version. There's only a few shops in NZ which sell the unlock iPhone, which is no 2 years contract plan.

Maybe u can see the details at the first page...

p/s: Err, maybe we also can 'kirim' to ur uncle... 

Aiyyaaa... Don't know how to describe 'kirim' in english. Haha! I mean maybe we also can ask for help to buy the iphone there. The maxis might bring the iphone here. But still don't know when, since it will go through some procedures...

@goldieboy,
I believe both stringfellow & neekun has used mobileme

It is still trial, once you sing up, they'll give you 60 days trial period. They do ask for your credit card detail when you sign up via www.me.com. That is, once the trial expires, it will automatically ask you if you want to subscribe without the need of entering your credit card details again.

Signing up MobileMe online via Me.com will direct your registration and subscription through Apple Singapore, the price quoted are in SGD148. I still have 5 more weeks on it, so once the trial expires, then I'll have to pay.

The experience on MobileMe? There are pros and cons. MobileMe have been pretty unstable lately, since Apple is moving the whole infratructure from .Mac .There are time, it just goes into Maintainance, and other time, I cannot properly access the service. Once you signed up, run Software Update on your Mac. It will replace your .Mac with MobileMe, and you are required to sign in with your username and password you have registered via Me.com .

What services does MobileMe offers? Syncing of Mail, Photos, iCal, contacts and iDisk. The first four is synced back and forth to all your Macs, iPod Touches, and iPhones, while the last is like an online storage. I'm currently transferring all my vacation photos to MobileMe, and have set my contacts and  appointments on iCal to sync to each other, depending on which connection I have. If I'm out and about in KL, using 3G instantly updates any changes I make on Contacts and Calendar into their MobileMe counterparts. I have not set up my MobileMe @me.com Mail address as my primary mailbox, after reading up on the news that .Mac-to-MobileMe integration is not seamless yet, resulting in missed emails or totally empty mailboxes in MobileMe. Once they sort this problem out, then I'll migrate myself fully into MobileMe.

I still have not used iDisk for anything at the moment, because to me, the space is kinda limiting, not enough to store much. Porn perhaps, but I'm not gonna degrade the usefulness of MobileMe with something tacky like that.

I dont know what else I can add in terms of pics or video, if there is anything specific you need to know just ask.

Okay, here's how you undo the lock on the iPhone 3G.

If you watched that Youtube clip I uploaded, it came without any sim card, and to unlock it, you need to use iTunes. Plug it into iTunes and the register screen greets you. Agree to the T&C, and continue with the registration. As long as you do not agre to the T&C and complete the registration, your iPhone will not appear on iTunes and you cannot transfer your media onto it. In my case, I already have registered an account with iTunes US, and I use my Apple ID to continue from there. Once everything is done, your iPhone appears on the right tab on iTunes, and you can now either rename it or set as default "Phone". You can also choose to restore from previous sync you have with other iPhones you have synced with the Mac you're using, in this case, both my previous 8GB and my 16GB. I chose to not to restore and start fresh. The rest is the same how you do it now, automatically sync your media or customise it.

Other observations, 3G coverage in my area, when good, is really good, when it is not, it drops out of coverage and totally konked out. This was observed during my mad dash outside my house testing out the GPS. When coverage drops, the "3G" symbol disappears and replaced by a blue box with a dot in a middle. But once you're back on coverage, it refreshes and the symbol came back on, with settings remembered, you dont have to re-enter it.

3G settings for both Celcom and Maxis are as follows:-

Celcom = 3gcelcom, leave login and password blank
Maxis = unet, username "maxis", password 0123

Both blazingly fast, it's been a while since I used 3G, when it is good, the speed is fast, but I hate it when the crappy days comes, you know, when they say it's "under maintainance"

Everything else, is like how I posted before. GPS is heavenly, I'll do the taping of the GPS in action tomorrow when I'm in the bus to KLCC for my private TT and "The Dark Knight". Will tape it using the 2G iPhone with iPhone Video Recorder. Gonna start transferring songs, movies and apps now, now I can safely purchase Super Monkey Ball and Scrabble.

Anything else you guys want me to try out , or any other questions, dont hesitate to ask. I dont think I can sleep tonight.

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Added on July 17, 2008, 12:14 am

Ahahah, the remnants of my toy-collecting days, I still do collect and pose them, but not as crazy as I used to.
I'm gonna use the USB cable connected to another USB head that I have to charge, the USB head left over from my old Sony Ericsson phone owning days. Plus, still have the US 2-pin plug I always use for charging inflight.

I do not know, as I have not tried this.

I unlocked mine using US iTunes, Psyeo uses his NZ iTunes, but the phones are from NZ. If you look at this logically, iTunes is just an instrument for unlocking, and it does not matter which region of iTunes is used during the activating.

To be safe, I suggest using iTunes regions that already have an iPhone launch, otherwise a red flag may trigger in Apple HQ about you activating it using a non-launch country and may result in complications later.

Holly mother of god!!! i have successfully registered a valid itunes account F.O.C under 5 miniutes.... Yeeeehaaaaa!!!
Here Goes

Tho this is not the right topic to post but its the preparation 

@zijian,
Let us know what the final outcome is `k?  So far, no reports on iPhone 3Gs from Australia region; just NZ

@goldieboy,
Good on ya !

the sales guy can be misleading, even the vodafone store or maybe those store that are reluctant to sell it without contract will say that.....
afaik, by nz law, vodafone nz are not allowed to lock their phone, since few years ago

haha, the black colour 16GB is always out of stock.....
but 8gb black still in stock..

I love my white iphone

Does it mean updating the firmware? I thought the new units already come with version 2.0

@goldieboy,
If they can update it might as well get it done; just make sure it remains unlocked after the update

hmm, not sure how true is that, will check out vodafone soon...

@goldieboy, Have u received ur iPhone 3G? I believe the seller told u that as well rite? do update us

@goldieboy,
Let's not speculate and wait for psyeo or cocklea's information after they're done checking

im still pretty much in the dark at the mo' coz i latest batch of iphones are not here yet! we should've gotten it yesterday, but dunno what happen.

just in case you're interested, previous shipment of stocks came from Hong Kong (i checked the packaging myself) and prolly that is the reason why our iphones are not locked. New shipment, not sure, but I'll update as the story develops.

and when psyeo told me iPhone technical support told him he got to go into a Vodafone store to unlock his iPhone, i was like "WTF???"

i have a feeling all this locking/unlocking thing is pure bullshit, trying to scare off people from buying it outright but im going to investigate it nonetheless.

@Goldieboy

I addicted to Iphone since its 1st gen, plus seriously poisoned after being in this forum. Thks to String 

I am can't imagine what will you feel, once you get yours by sunday. And, i will very    if i never ask the favour from at all !!!!
Since i'm also a penangite, and i hope i'm not too LATE to "TUMPANG' your uncle to get 2 more iphone for me and my lovely wife. ( 1 black & 1 white , 16gb )
Would you help me on this BIG favour ?????