If you guys know anyone in NZ and want to buy Iphone 3g, I'm sure u should know the price in NZD by now.

Thing is, even on the waiting list, you'll probably be waiting 1 and a half months until vodafone gets their stock.

Iphone 3g is selling online at 850-900NZD.

I was lucky to get mine at 850NZD, BRAND NEW because when iphone was launched, he bought excessively.

The quota was then reduced to 3 per person and now to 1.

So yea, if you wanna get cheap iphone 3g, buy it off the Internet if possible.

no worries from upgrading to 2.0.1

i'm a newb. just got my phone yesterday so still playing around wiht the stuff

so you proud uh?

Uhhhh................oooooooooookaaaaayyyyy. How are you doing?

Hey..where you get it online!

LOL ahhahahahahahahah

ahahah not proud. happy got a good deal.

duno . still playing around..

duno how to get aps and stuff.

Salience..Create a new itunes account and just download some apps from AppStore. Lot's of freebies.

where'd you get such a great deal? I looked up at trademe for days and I can't even find one cheaper than the retailers

TS, 8GB or 16GB that 850NZ? Thanks for sharing....

@JasLyn,
At NZ850, I think it's the 8GB.

but I can't find any cheap 8GB's one....darn!

kewl.. the price shall be around 1.9k++ not including carrier aite?
hmm izzit unlocked unit?

@lilredridinghood,
Yeah it does seem as though ALL the 8GB ones are sold!

That too, but I can't find any cheap iphones in the internet either, 2nd hands are sold as high as if not higher than the retail price.

I bidded for an iphone 16GB white, but the price eventually went up to 1200 because there are no stocks in NZ

That's why I'm curious where did the TS found the iphone

@lilredridinghood,
No more White 16GB phones in NZ?! Er... I thought only the 8GB ones were sold out.

It was sold out faster than the 8GBs to be honest, I wanted a black anyways so that wasn't an issue for me, I got the last 16GB black from the store , it is just that 850 is too cheap for me to miss out, I would've bought the 8GB one instead if I knew about it

@lilredridinghood,
I've absolutely NO idea about the NZ850 - I do know the 16GB's NZ1129 and after the currency exchange, the difference between the 8 and 16GB is ~RM400.

If lilredridinghood bought 16GB at NZ1129, what is NZ850 for an 8GB to be regret?.... NZ279 is too little for a double memory size... especially the white one heheheeee... Is it?

This post has been edited by JasLyn: Aug 12 2008, 03:56 PM

8GB ones are NZD979, not NZD850. I dont know where he/she get his/her from at that price.

Wei TS, where did you get it ah? share lah ahahahaaa....

@stringfellow,
AhHhH...... now that seems like a more accurate figure *grins*

@JasLyn,
I think TS misread the region - if I'm not mistaken it is $850 but in AUD, not NZ.

hah... that makes sense.....

@JasLyn,
*shrugs* Ah well... too bad these figures aren't in RM!!! *grins* I bet it'll be out of stock the moment it's released!

Yo!!!

All your assumptions of my iphone tells me all of you are envious LOLLLL j/k

anyway,

confirm NZD:) got it off trademe!

there were 2 sets selling at 850. i took 1.

my friend bought one 8gb iphone 3g the next day at 890 because the other 850 was sold out.


yea it is so bloody difficult to get it from vodafone.

if i'm not mistaken, they get in 10 sets every period of time.

the biggest vodafone branch has orders for 100+ iphones.

This post has been edited by Salience: Aug 12 2008, 05:32 PM

indeed envious without a doubt, but I haven't found any listed at that price...fark!

@Salience,
Ah well........ perhaps some kind of 'promotional' price *shrugs* Certainly hope you're enjoying the iPhone 3G

And there's nothing to be jealous about lah; lilredridinghood is also an iPhone 3G user mah

hahahaha, at least I'm using 16GB...but 850 is too good to be missed out

@lilredridinghood,
Oredi missed the offer so what's the point crying over spilt milk? If U want, U could still get onto that website and bid for it - I'll buy it from U when ur done on condition U find a way to get it to me I'm in KL btw

Ok - I'll pay U NZ900 for it !

I dont have to be jealous, I just dont find it workable to hunt things down on Trademe just to find a good deal on ONE Aifontriji. Im not buying just for myself here.

Good for you then, if you get it at that price. I reckon the seller has the upper hand in this, by being able to let go of his Aifontriji at that price while still maintaining his contract with Vodafone and able to get another one for USD199 on NZD equivalent or less.

The most telling thing whether this is true or not, is that your box must be already opened. Contract Aifontrijis are required to be set in-store, hence must be already an open box unit.

oh yea by the way, i asked vodafone staff

and they told me that if you buy an iphone directly from their website, you probably can get the unit in several working days.

something u might want to consider.

oh stringfellow, the seller even provided me his receipt with serial number matching my unit serial number etc etc from vodafone nz purchased it at 979NZD.

the box was indeed opened but just out of curiousity. he already had 2 iphone3gs (16gb) when he sold the phone to me and even showed me his phones to prove it:P

he bought extra due to the hype until he realized he had no use for it. LOL

some people are just plain rich.

someone just offered me 600NZD for 1st gen IPHONE 2.0 (8GB) fully unlocked by vodafone UK. is there really an unlocked set by vodafone uk and isit even worth it?

nah, not too bad, am not too bitter over it....I won't be coming back anytime soon, but I'll definitely get a few for you guys when I come back, provided IF Singapore doesn't offer a better deal la But I'm not jinxing it, I do hope that Spore will give you guys a better option

I dont want to make it look as if you have been conned, but since you say it was opened, it must have been activated inside the Vodafone store, a.k.a with a plan.

Take a look at this image:-



The iPhone actually costs him NZD449, and he sold it to you for NZD850. You did say he has a second unit, and if this seller is clever, he would have bought it outright at NZD979. So doing the calculations here, he get to keep his plan, using it with his second bought-outright-without-a-plan iPhone 3G, and made a cool NZD401 (NZD979-NZD449) profit out of you. It is a win-win situation here, but he won the most out of you, and if he really is planning to let you buy it , he would'nt have topped up to NZD400 for profit, that almost the price of the iPhone he got on plan. (NZD449).

For the guys who were in my Tumpang, and some who are still is, the units I'm getting for them are brand-new-never-opened units. They are still in their wrappings, and never activated. The ones with the plans already have Vodafone Sim cards come with them inside the iPhones, and therefore had to be activated in-store.

This was what I meant by buyers in countries where iPhones have launched taking advantage of those who are desperate to get one. You may not mind it, but technically, it is a second hand unit, and he is making an obscene amount of profit out of you. The NZD850 may look numerically cheaper than the NZD979 for the buy-outright option, but I wouldnt want those who are in my Tumpang list to get second-hand units. They deserve to get the item brand new for the price they are paying for.

oh no. the phone wasn't even activated yet

i had to activate it myself.
it was still sealed with its plastic protector etc.
anyway, the receipt would state otherwise if purchased with a plan.


anyway, i get what you're trying to say. but whatever it is, i would not be in new zealand long enough to make use of the plan.130bux a month is crazy. what more 2 years!

even i only spend max 60 bux on prepaid a month.

whatever it is, for a phone that was just an open box unit and has never been used, i'd say i got myself a deal.

subjective actually. i'm sure if i would do a tumpang, of course i would want my buyers to get new phones too! but well, this time on my behalf, whether it would benefit the seller anot, i'm still paying 130nzd less than retail for a phone just open box.

This post has been edited by Salience: Aug 12 2008, 08:34 PM

Which is which? The box is opened, but the iPhone 3G is no activated?

Good for you if you feel that you got a good deal out of this. Me? I still dont believe in giving away a fat amount of profit to people when I know they are making too much profit out of my desperation to get one. I could have gone your route to get one for myself last time, but logic dictates that I want the unit to be pristine and new, not "molested" by someone else before. It is just me, so yes, it is subjective.

oh well

said and done
whatever it is, i'm satisfied that i've got a deal, regardless.

for a phone that i've been looking around for more than a week and not being able to get any stock at all vodafone outlets in the cbd, well... haha

@Salience,
As long as ur happy then by all means good for U And Y would U want a iPhone 2G when U oredi have an iPhone 3G? Too much $ is it?

String, you should not even need to jump on this...as you've done a great job sourcing for fellow iphone 3g lovers. Doesn't matter which deal is better, as long as nobody got ripped off.

As for Iphone lovers....we just wanna an affordable iphone.

This post has been edited by leonloke: Aug 12 2008, 10:03 PM

Not jumping, just want confirmation. Everyone has their own way to get theirs, I just like to make sure others get their fair share as well. I could just sit tight and gloat around with my own unit, rather than helping others get theirs.

Trust me, that previous post was not hostile in nature.

Heheheee... i remember sumone ever says, there will be killing everywhere, GTA style right string!!

Yup, blood on my hands and killings on the street!

Anyway Vondafone....has sold out all their phones online. I think they are very carefull when selling the iphone now

What are you talking about? They've just received fresh stock today!

For TS, does the NDZ 850 includes shipping fee?
Mind to post some pictures up?

lol pics are just as brand new.

doesn't include postage.

vodafone's availibilty for iphone on the website is outdated...

No, The availability for online stock is accurate. The availability for retail stocks are not reflected accurately. There are two sections, online and retail/offline/store availability.

iphone3g .....when can i get one?too expensive for me now....so jealous of you all iphone owner.

It is not expensive. The whole false image of it being projected as an expensive item is because of these idiots selling them at bloated price compared to retail because they want to feed their bellies with blood money.

@jordan8585,
If it's too expensive now, start saving $ - when U haf enough it'll no longer be 'expensive'

This is what I get from the online store just minutes ago.

is it apple stuff price expand?

i think its price so hard to turun.

@leonloke

You're right on the Black, but White is still available. The link I provided previous still list them as available. Weird.

I never relied on those anyway, since I had to get them personally by visiting a Vodafone store. Now THAT stock level is way crazier than online stock level!

By the way TS, how much u pay for the postage fees?

i believe that TS is currently in NZ

Darn. If postages fees around 200NDZ also 1 problem.

Saw a good deal there but how reliable its hard to even know.

even the most expensive fedex/dhl/tnt service from NZ to malaysia will not cost you more than rm300 (including fuel surcharges). even rm300 is an overly gross estimation.

only the 16GB still available. do the vodafone NZ ship to malaysia meh? or maybe TS can bulk?

@snakevenom,
I'm quite sure Vodafone doesn't ship to MY - U probably need to get a friend or someone in NZ to re-ship the goods to U

Wait for singapore lah.

Waiting.... 8 more days.. (maybe).

Need to see how much do the singapore iphone cost first.

Shipping will be a problem as well...afaik, nzpost don't allowed sending phones with battery on them...the battery need to be seperate from the phone for shipping...

and to remove iPhone 3G battery will be hard..

most the same around the world. -+ depend plan they will offer. But I bet , it will not cost you like some seller here. If singtel follow their own telco optus, iPhone price will be definitely drop.

i think u meant virtually impossible

U can:p but there will be some visible damage/scratches on the iPhone case

@psyeo,
Er... and that I assume is applicable to FedEx/DHL too right?!

a shop here is selling RM4300. it has both 16G white and black. RM4300!!! worth buying?

Don't buy when its over RM 3k unless you're so fanatic about it..

Below 3k for 16GB is consider quite ok for me.

Now awaiting Singapore release on 22nd Aug (maybe)

lol impossible to get it below 3K in Malaysia for 16GB now bro....even philippine official launch on 22nd is >RM3500 for 16 GB afaik. I believe Singapore will be around that as well.

Good luck in hunting for RM3K and below for 3G iPhone in Malaysia/ Singapore

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Added on August 17, 2008, 6:15 pmRead my the other reply to ur post on another thread.


This post has been edited by psyeo: Aug 17 2008, 06:15 PM

will iphone be launched in Malaysia O_O izzit possible ? lol... darn you steve job .. and curse you malaysia == !