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 When is Singapore released date for Iphone?, and price?

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stringfellow
post Aug 19 2008, 02:34 PM

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http://singaporecritic.blogspot.com/2008/0...-leak-from.html

Take that info with grains of salt, but if it is true, then tough luck for those looking for no-contract Singaporean iPhone 3G.
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post Aug 19 2008, 03:12 PM

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QUOTE(stringfellow @ Aug 19 2008, 02:34 PM)
http://singaporecritic.blogspot.com/2008/0...-leak-from.html

Take that info with grains of salt, but if it is true, then tough luck for those looking for no-contract Singaporean iPhone 3G.
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damn..this news is nt for da weak hearted....smile.gif
btw bro...any links in HK? or china?
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post Aug 19 2008, 03:23 PM

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You cannot get HK iPhones without contract. That fact alone negates any needs to look for the info. Any phones tied to a contract will incur prices beyond any non-contracted ones.
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post Aug 19 2008, 03:47 PM

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i read tat part on da cnet article...
dad got sm frens thr...lets see if i can get sm help frm them..
trying all available resources 2 get my hands on them..u noe rite wat im goin thru...damn...sucks 2 feel like this
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post Aug 19 2008, 05:03 PM

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wonder why singtel still keep the price secret sad.gif
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post Aug 19 2008, 05:06 PM

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They probably want to ease you into it.

At the very extreme, you may even only know the price once you are at the counter , ready to pay. That way, they put you on the spot, and very little time to consider or think.

Would probably backfire if that is the case, there will be rioting on the streets and city painted red with blood. tongue.gif
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post Aug 19 2008, 05:07 PM

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@subaru,
If U scroll back to read what we've posted, a couple of us oredi made some guesses on Y SingTel's being secretive. The real reason will remain unknown to us smile.gif
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Taken from HWZ forum:-

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2063690

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SOme good and not so good news .. depends on what ur looking for.

I called singtel (1626) and asked if the price plans are out, they wont be out on the web till tomorrow, but the agent gave me all the details.

Biggest disappointment there is no unlimited data plan as such. Anyways here are the details according to what i was given

Three new data plans (all prices with GST)

iFlexi Value - $56 - 300 MB Data - 200 Mins Outgoing Voice - 500 SMS
iFlexi Plus - $95 - 500 MB Data - 500 Mins Outgoing Voice - 500 SMS
iFlexi Premium - $205 - 1500 MB Data - 1500 Mins Outgoing Voice - 1500 SMS

Additional data usage charged at 1cent for each 2KB extra. These plans also come with 3 value added services free (Voicemail, roaming and Caller ID)

Handset price (varies depending on the price plan)

Plan 8GB 16GB
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iFlexi Value 348 508
iFlexi Plus 49 208
iFlexi Premium Free Free

if you do not want to sign up for the above plans, and want to use your existing voice only plan and add the mobile on broadband plans, then the handset price will be more expensive and you will have to sign either a 24 month or 30 month contract

8GB - $568
16GB - $728

You cannot get the handset without any contract from singtel.

I may not have all the information you are looking for, but i gathered as much as i could think of. If you have more queries please call them to find out.

While i think the handset prices seem reasonable, the data plans seem really pricey.

Cant wait to get the iPhone although not very happy about the price plans


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My advice is, don't take the new plans and buy the phones at the old plans prices (568/728). Here's my rationale:
In case you people are thinking of signing up for the new plans, my advice is - don't. Buy under the old plans and subscribe to BBoM as a VAS.

Current Singtel promotions:
If you get iTwo Value, you get an additional $120 off the phone.
iTwo Plus/Three, you get $200 off the phone.
BBoM 12 month contract, another $100 off the phone price + 30% off monthly subs for the VAS.
CallerID - $5/mo

Doing the math:

iTwo Value + BBoM 1000 (12 month contract)
$48.15 + (22.42 - 30%) ~= $61/mo.
What you get?
- Additional $120 + $100 = $220 off the phone price. $348/508.
- 300 mins outgoing, Free Incoming, 500SMS, Campus Calls (if you're eligible) 50GB of data/month

iTwo Plus + BBoM 1000 (12 mth contract):
$82.93 + (22.42 - 30%) ~= $99/mo.
- Additional $200 + $100 = $300 off the phone price. $268/428
- 700 mins outgoing, Free Incoming, 500SMS, Campus Calls (if you're eligible) 50GB of data/month

CallerID is an additional $5 a month. You can get this free either by being a Singtel-UOB Visa card holder and charging your bills to the card monthly, or just sign up for MIO.


Credits
FULL CREDITS to leinad - http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/sh...&postcount=212

Blog
I blogged about it: http://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/08/1...e-price-plans/ to make it easier to read.


Credit goes to GamerZ and leinad.

No no-contract iPhones then. sad.gif

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Aug 19 2008, 05:12 PM
baretta
post Aug 19 2008, 05:13 PM

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No no-contract iphone, more happy blood sucker ( u know la those people).
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post Aug 19 2008, 05:14 PM

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And for those wanting to terminate the contract, word on the street is SGD800. shakehead.gif
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post Aug 19 2008, 05:16 PM

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i tink i better forget singapore n HK for now n concentrate my resources in india...
way easier 2 get frm thr i assume
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post Aug 19 2008, 05:20 PM

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QUOTE(harmeet15 @ Aug 19 2008, 05:16 PM)
i tink i better forget singapore n HK for now n concentrate my resources in india...
way easier 2 get frm thr i assume
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India ? I dont think so. It is more difficult to get over there.
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aint for me...frankly speaking, if with contract, it wud be easiest for me 2 get it frm thr...
with all da corruption n financial probs, it wun be hard 2 get sm1 2 get an iphone for me....smile.gif

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QUOTE(harmeet15 @ Aug 19 2008, 05:26 PM)
aint for me...frankly speaking, if with contract, it wud be easiest for me 2 get it frm thr...
with all da corruption n financial probs, it wun be hard 2 get sm1 2 get an iphone for me....smile.gif
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Waahhh, ini dah jadi gengster nie..... brows.gif brows.gif brows.gif brows.gif
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Okay, the problem of getting one shouldnt be a problem anymore for you. What about its lock/unlocked status? I doubt Bharti Airtel and Vodafone would want their customers exchanging sims amongst each other, and taking advantage of each other's supposedly cheaper plans?

I hear 3G is almost nonexistant in India. True?
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i dun mind abt the contract, i just need it to be unlocked!!!!!!!!!!!!!! arrrghhhhhhhhhhhh
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another depressing news.
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QUOTE(baretta @ Aug 19 2008, 05:28 PM)
Waahhh, ini dah jadi gengster nie..... brows.gif  brows.gif  brows.gif  brows.gif
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mana ada bang...

QUOTE(stringfellow @ Aug 19 2008, 05:31 PM)
Okay, the problem of getting one shouldnt be a problem anymore for you. What about its lock/unlocked status? I doubt Bharti Airtel and Vodafone would want their customers exchanging sims amongst each other, and taking advantage of each other's  supposedly cheaper plans?

I hear 3G is almost nonexistant in India. True?
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3G in india nt 2 say totally nonexistant, just tat early early stage la..
major cities hv it, tat 2 limited...

locked or unlock would oni noe this weekend...
doubt tat it would be unlocked...
if its locked, nt long b4 da software unlock would be out rite...keeping fingers crossed...

im working hard 2 get iphone(s) frm anywhr arnd da world...
Aus, UK, HK, SG, India...
these places i hv asked my frens 2 keep tabs n see if they can get n bring them here...
thr is little light at da end of the tunnel...

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post Aug 19 2008, 06:27 PM

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today i did a little experiment with the NZ iphone. a customer came in to port his telecom number to voda, and his Telecom phone is the new kind, with gsm simcard. took the simcard out of his phone, put into the iphone and voila, "INVALID SIM". So had to activate the iphone with prepay sim tongue.gif

i guess it is "locked" after all, hehehe biggrin.gif i wonder if singtel will follow suit, locally locked it so other network in SG cant use it.

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post Aug 19 2008, 07:22 PM

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Maybe NZ Telecom's SIM card is like one of the Japanese SIM cards, which are not compatible with anything but their own phones? I find it hard that Vodafone NZ specifically block NZ Telecom sims only, and not the foreign sims.

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