Hi

I want to buy the iphone 3gs 16gb. At first i was planning on getting it from maxis but then i heard that i will have to wait 1-2 months (or even longer!). Plus a friend told me that once you jailbreak the phone, you cant claim the warranty anymore. Besides that i've been hearing a lot of bad things about the maxis post-paid plans (poor 3g coverage, bill runs up on its own etc)

So now im planning on buying it from lowyat plaza..

I thought the price was 2500 but today my friend went there and asked...they said its 2500 for US phone (unlocked) but you need to go back to them for software updates....2700 for malaysian phone (can update yourself)

so...

1) How do i find out the real price at lowyat?
2) whats the real deal with US vs Malaysian unlocked?
3) what do i do?! HELP!!!

Id really appreciate some advise guy
thanks

I did and the only relevant thing i found was with the officially unlocked phone (maxis i assume) you can use GSM simcard based carriers around the world......i dont travel much so i dont think this would apply to me

The only thread which is really geared towards people who haven't bought the iphone yet is this thread... reading through all 42 pages would take quite a while (esp if i have to read all the pages on all the pinned threads) ....id assume all the vital info is updated on the first page by whoever started the thread (and ive read the first page of all the pinned threads) ....however if your saying that the info is spread over all those pages id also assume that there would be some people who would be willing to give me the info right off the bat. Im not a tech specialist but im good at fitness and on bb.com (bodybuilding.com) id help anyone who asked for advice in a thread that i checked (back when i checked those forums on a regular basis). when i was buying a pc ppl on this forum gave me all the info i needed and more and i eventually bought my pc based on LYN members recommendations....id assume, ppl will be just as helpful in this section too.

if ive missed an essential thread id appreciate if you could point out which one and id be willing to read each and every post.

Its just that i feel like my concern of maxis vs. lowyat plaza hasn't been properly addressed yet....

ps. im just kinda lost...i hope you aren't offended by anything ive said since that wasnt my intention

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Added on December 24, 2009, 3:06 amthats what i was planning to do initially.....

but...

1) wait 2 months
2) tied to maxis plan for one year and many problems with maxis post paid plan ( i heard maxis sucks cuz lack of wide 3g coverage, internet bill goes up by itself, etc) (my friend uses u-mobile, says its much better)
3) i heard warranty is not valid once you jailbreak

if 2 and 3 not true im willing to buy through maxis and wait


























This post has been edited by alpham84: Dec 24 2009, 03:06 AM

my friend bought his 32gb phone for 2700 and another friend who visited LYP was told that the 16gb us model is 2500 and the 2700 for the singapore model..... im still kinda confused though!

recently heard that if you already have a post paid maxis plan you can buy under that and no need to be tied to plan (only pay 2000!!!)...planning on getting my friend who has a maxis plan to buy under his name for me

any idea is its true that you can buy through someone else who already subscribed to some maxis plan?

thanks for the advice!!