No prob. At first I was scared that the previous owner wont be around. Thankfully she was willing enough to help me out. Some sellers dun even bother bout you after you bought their sets. Yes get a new one at all cause,unless you have responsible dealers like xfree or chinamobile (sg sets of course) to help you claim warranty. Buying it off from non-dealers is a risk but hey it ends up to be our decision.

This post has been edited by patience18: May 28 2009, 03:19 PM

yupp, check it out here: http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/iphone/rateplan3.asp#rate

but personally i'd wait another month till the keynote for an updated iPhone

any1 here got their rebate from the advance payment made? I've yet to get my rebate from my ivalue 1 plan. A quick call to MAXIS i was informed that there is a condition for the refund over 5 mths. That i willl need to ensure i pay my bills b4 due date?

Rate Plan Terms & Conditions 1 Port-in customers are not eligible to sign up for the iValue Plans with a 24 month contract.
2 The minutes of usage included in iValue Plans applies to on-net and off-net domestic voice calls only.
3 Data included in iValue Plans applies to mobile Internet usage only and excludes SMS, and other subscription based services. Data bundle is for local usage only. The maximum charge for local usage is up to RM250. While roaming overseas, the prevailing data roaming charges will apply.
4 Advance payment is waived for existing Maxis Postpaid customers with tenure of more than 6 months AND current monthly commitment of RM250 and above. Advance payment will be refunded from the 1st month onwards over the next 5 months. The account must be active at the time of refund.
• Non-Malaysians without an existing Maxis service will have to pay an additional RM1000 refundable deposit. Existing non-Malaysian customer will have to top up to a RM1000 refundable deposit.
• Purchase of iPhone 3G must be accompanied with any of the above contracted rate plans. Maxis reserves the right to rescind some of the privileges of the rate plans should the registered line not be used with the purchased iPhone 3G.
• Downgrade of rate plans will be subjected to penalty.
• Customer needs to ensure that their line is active at all times in order to receive the free data in the Value Plus plans (6 month contract).
• Use of the iPhone constitutes acceptance of the iPhone terms and conditions and other third party terms and conditions found in the iPhone box.
• If your Maxis mobile service is under a myMaxis Phone Deal contract and you have more than 2 months to fulfill a 12 month contract or more than 4 months to fulfill a 24 month contract, you are not eligible to re-contract to a new iPhone rate plan.
• For Value Added Services, respective Terms and Conditions applies.
• Other Terms and Conditions apply.

I was not inform of such condition neither do i remember coming across any when i pick up my phone in KLCC. Hope members share experience.

Todays news: You can trade in your 2G iPhone for a new 3G iPhone.



Link: http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/iphone/index.asp

@teikwing, do update your first post with this when you're free.

Cheers

wowow!! this is seriously some good news for the people hanging on the 2G, its time for you guys to change!

but from another POV, maxis is desperate to dump stocks to fulfill their commitment to Apple, and there might be some even further extreme measures taken by maxis (this is speculative)

so guys, anyone of you wants the 3G or the upcoming iPon??

As for the trade in, there's a small catch.

Trade in only valid from 28thMay till 18th June

1) It depends on the condition of your iPhone and how old is the phone.
2) They require all items as per the Original box set (USB, Dock etc)

APR, MEP and Maxis Centre will validate the condition of your iPhone and they will proceed to trade in with a certain amount.

To trade in and get a 8GB 3G iPhone, you need to pay either

RM770 - device and headset only
RM 820 - no box but allUSB cable, dock etc available
RM 870 - Complete Set

To trade in and get a 16GB 3G iPhone, you need to pay either

RM950 - device and headset only
RM1000 - no box but all USB cable, dock etc available
Rm1050 - Complete Set

You don't have to singup a contract. Is optional.

This post has been edited by davidgary73: May 29 2009, 07:36 PM

Oh my goodness, this is seriously a very catchy and good deal. I'm considering!

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Added on May 29, 2009, 7:35 pmI have a full set unit of my iPhone classic, so I have to pay just RM870 for an 8GB iPhone 3G?

This post has been edited by Mike3300: May 29 2009, 07:36 PM

Hahahaha ... a very desperate attempt by maxis to unload its stock. Next time maxis ... get on the bandwagon early when its still hot, not when the product already reaching the End Of Life cycle.

IMO, this offer is quite attractive for those who want to let go their 2G version and get 3G version. I'm still confuse with the payments though.

Guess what..they gave me wrong info. Darn..

The latest updated they gave is ... You need to sign up a contract.

So the break down is this:

Your trade in price of your 2G iPhone regardless if you plan to get a 3G 8G or 16GB will be :-

1) RM 390 if you have everything (Full Box)
2) RM 340 if you don't have the box but you have all the USB, Dock etc
3) RM 290 if you only have the device and headset.

So if you sign up a 1 year plan which is RM 1910, with the trade in price of your phone for only RM 390, your full payment will be RM1580.

Can someone call Maxis centre to confirm this as i have made 3 calls to them.

This post has been edited by davidgary73: May 29 2009, 08:14 PM

RM400 for trade in plus I've to sign up for plan? This is crazy!

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Added on May 29, 2009, 8:18 pmThe RM700-800 range trade in price was too good to be true though, wow.

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Added on May 29, 2009, 8:19 pmThen what's with the rebate for up to RM1050 as advertised? Just to lure in people to see? Maxis oh Maxis, if you really wants to clear your remaining stocks then please make it more affordable and attractive. Trust me there's more will buy it than with plans.

This post has been edited by Mike3300: May 29 2009, 08:19 PM

Another "get the customer confuse" plan by maxis. Good one.

I was like one moment hoping in joy then out of sudden crying in the corner, can't they make things simple enough. WWDC '09 is getting near and they got thousands of units more to be sold, they think they got all year?

Maybe they think Christmas comes early this year.

did they state its for ivalue contract or can it be idata too?
edit: nevermind RM390 for iphone 2g trade in is terribad =( reminded me about AT&T did that too with US$100 rebate

This post has been edited by serioustee: May 29 2009, 09:25 PM

if i have a faulty unit i will try my luck, else noway 400 for iphone 2G maxis realli money sucker...

I'm sure they want at least a working unit regardless of the wear & tear on it. RM400+ for trade in is really a rip off.

ya i mean if i have a working unit i wont trade in rm400..

Actually this strategy is near close to clearing off remaining stocks, but Maxis always wouldn't want to make things simple for customers.

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Added on May 29, 2009, 10:14 pmIf Maxis couldn't sell off the remaining 150,000 in time, I guess Apple will be considering to push their new models late to Maxis because Maxis does not lift up to it's reputation to sell the iPhones.

This post has been edited by Mike3300: May 29 2009, 10:14 PM

serves Maxis right then, they want to find new suckers when every other telco (overseas) are lowering the iphone 3G price and some even giving it away for free, they are not doing themselves a huge favor and shooting it's own foot. *ouch*