maybe after the official launch then they only release the ads? lol....but judging how big commotion apple products usually cause, they shud have release it by now, maybe dun understand the influential power of apple products, kesians

now i have doubts whether to buy the phone from maxis or not .... sigh sigh sigh !

i got latest information from someone working in Maxis saying the phone is locked to the number you register. So, you can't use it with other number.

the last time i heard is they are taking the stocks from singapore... logically its unlock iphone since its frm singapore....
still i dont want to speculate....
let us see on the 20th March...


This post has been edited by g3n0c|d3: Mar 17 2009, 11:22 AM

locked to number i nvr heard b4, only locked to network i knew

no country has ever done this b4 lar..so its highly unlikely. most probably its gonna be fully unlocked set.

yup, at first it didn't make sense to me as well. But since it's someone working in Maxis then I just have to take their word for it. We'll just have to see when it launch.

Dont think you can limit a phone number on a phone..

wow internal source... another hot news today

mayb ur source meant locked to network lar.. locked to number is extremely stupid with the high contract plans.. but seriously, can d iphone be locked to a number?

maxis vr teruk 1 la...
only treat new users good
old n faithful user like me dun even get any offer...
been using for 7 years and pay bills on time...yet get ntg
haih...sienz!

15,000 unit allocated for pre-launch booking?! Er.. I think the person U spoke with at Maxis doesn't know what she's saying I know for a fact Maxis will only deliver and activate 750 phones this Friday at the launch

if its locked to ur phone number that's f*cking sick wei! honestly i don't give a sh*t that maxis (or any telco for that matter's) bringing da iphone in. it truly isn't difficult 2 buy an iphone here in m'sia (whether u buy locked/unlocked) there's so many 2nd hand units for sale everywhere, u can buy it new or 2nd hand in almost every h/p shop, or u can even just buy it from our forummers. the only thing that appeals to me by a local telco officially lanuching the iphone's that i'm sure our local stores are really gonna beef up on the iphone accessories =) now THAT'S a good thing for sure! hopefully we'll start seeing new accessories very soon. most stores i go into sell the same old sh*t as their neighbors. not much choice really. fingers x'd

couldnt agree more on that buddy! let the accessories flow into Malaysia... (so i got lots of choice.. since im stuck with my soggy rebel artic) and plzzz... bring in the earphones too... hahahahahahahahaha

Before you guys going on with blatant cursing or other misconception remarks, let me brief you with Apple's regulations. Apple is quite picky regarding their products. Same like iPods and also their Macbooks, a single product can only be used for that single person account. Tho, a person can have Apple products as many as they want. Regarding iPhone, do you guys ever think why it took so long to get here in Malaysia? Because of Apple. While some of you might saying other countries didn't do that, you are wrong. For Apple iPhone, the rules are the same. A single iPhone may only be used by a single number. If you tried to change the sim card, it cannot be used. This is MoU between Apple and Maxis. I believe the other operators/telcos might faced the same rules if they want to release iPhone.

Of course that you can unlock your iPhone but you won't be getting special treatment from Maxis or Apple Malaysia. If you find their promotion as ridiculous since expensive, so be it. Apple Macbooks are expensive too despite inferiority of hardware compared to Dell and other Windows-based notebooks. But be glad that Apple has one of the best supports out there thus their pricing.

i just want the phone....the monthly commitment is just a bit too expensive for me.....

This just in. Maxis staff will be able to purchase the Apple iPhone 3G without contract (effectively "buy outright" like the NZ iPhones) for the price of RM2,400 for the 8GB, and RM2,700 for the 16GB. Option to buy them will be only after the launch and immediate customer allocations have been dealt with.

that's almost the same as Singtel sets sold by sellers in GS, with the advantage of local warranty. will soon see flooding of Maxis iPhone in the GS soon i guess.

i dont think u will see much of maxis iphone selling in GS..cannot get profit..unless they sell it at a higher price just for the local warranty..

@ string - any maxis employee or only top management execs?