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post Mar 11 2009, 12:30 PM, updated 17y ago

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-= The Official Thread for iPhone 3G Malaysia =-


--- This thread is dedicated to the first ever iPhone arriving at our shores and not a Maxis bashing thread. It is set up to help the rest of the forummers who are actually interested in getting an iPhone from Maxis, discussions on the plans and and also pointing out the miscellaneous terms and conditions imposed in the contract. ---

*iPhone 3G by Maxis are Officially Unlocked
*Compatible with all Malaysian telcos eg. Maxis, DiGi, Celcom and UMobile thumbup.gif

Official Site:
http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/iphone/index.asp
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Where to buy:
Available at Maxis Centres, Maxis Exclusive Partners & Apple Premium Resellers
For more information, head over to Where to buy?


Commonly Asked Questions on Maxis iPhone 3G

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Rate Plans:

- iPhone 3G for Consumers-

*RM8 Extra SMS package can included with each iValue, iData & Prepaid plan
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1. iValue Plan (12 months & 24 months)
http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/iphone/rateplan1.asp#rate
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iValue plan: Price for iPhone 3G 8GB & 16GB
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2. iData Plan (12 months & 24 months)
http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/iphone/rateplan2.asp#rate
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3. Prepaid Plan (for Hotlink users)
http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/iphone/rateplan3.asp#rate
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Rate Plans Terms & Conditions:
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- iPhone 3G for Business-

1. iValue Plan (12 months & 24 months)
http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/iphone_business/rateplan1.asp
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2. iData Plan (12 months & 24 months)
http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/iphone_business/rateplan2.asp#rate
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IMPORTANT! Penalty charges for terminating the contract before the stipulated period: credit to stringfellow
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Other Terms & Conditions + FAQ:
Attached File  Maxis_iPhone_3G_T_C.pdf ( 23.82k ) Number of downloads: 226

Attached File  Maxis_iPhone_3G_FAQ.pdf ( 41.93k ) Number of downloads: 173


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As far as I can tell, it's quite expensive but for people who really wants the phone, I guess the RM100 plan can be affordable !
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i think the best still get it from Singtel or others official unlocked country rather than pay so much to maxis and get the same thing...
hopeless maxis.....
i think they know everyone is eyeing on iphone in malaysia so they do such a "good" plan
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post Mar 11 2009, 12:35 PM

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post Mar 11 2009, 12:35 PM

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I think the 12 months one are affordable...
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post Mar 11 2009, 12:35 PM

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QUOTE(kyon22 @ Mar 11 2009, 12:31 PM)
my bill is around RM50 a month. Dont think the data plan suits me..
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haih u wait 2-3 month after maxis lunch iphone 3G..i sure another telco will do promotion too..maybe more cheaper price.~

go go digi and celcom!
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what is port-in customer, as it mention on its terms and condition
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QUOTE(d_lai_309 @ Mar 11 2009, 12:34 PM)
i think the best still get it from Singtel or others official unlocked country rather than pay so much to maxis and get the same thing...
hopeless maxis.....
i think they know everyone is eyeing on iphone in malaysia so they do such a "good" plan
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ya i think like that to, value plus50+unlimited with only cost rm150 permonth i think sbould be ok, unless someonw willing to tied with contract~. i think should be ok.
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true, warranty and convenient but if is official release here so mean we can bring our iphone to apple reseller if we have any problem...lol
of course they can track the model number.....

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yes, it is better to have a new thread, as the previous one was merely a speculation.


just a suggestion davidgary73, you might wanna pin this up (for the time being whilst the heat is still boiling hot).


so that overly enthusiastic prospective iphone users will not just jump into the bandwagon to create new threads like "i heard maxis has the iphone, is that true?" or "how much do i need to pay for the maxis iphone?" et cetera.


that way, you can simply close their threads and point them here instead.

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QUOTE(fusiontech1985 @ Mar 11 2009, 12:36 PM)
what is port-in customer, as it mention on its terms and condition
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i think its the number portability case.
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so for those who waiting so long for official, they need to think even more now..
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If your Maxis mobile service is in contract and you choose to recontract and purchase an iPhone 3G your existing Maxis contract will stand and you will have another contract running concurrently starting from the date you collect your iPhone 3G.

You will only pay the monthly subscription of your new plan, but should you have a temporary suspension of service, downgrading of price plan and termination of line pre-termination and/or liquidated damages charges for both contracts apply.


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post Mar 11 2009, 12:45 PM

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QUOTE(d_lai_309 @ Mar 11 2009, 12:40 PM)
so for those who waiting so long for official, they need to think even more now..
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agreed with this statement. need to really really evaluate all the plans.
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i dunnue why i cant stop smiling.....

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and yeah.. the plan is really expensive... have to think twice....
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QUOTE(teikwing @ Mar 11 2009, 12:45 PM)
agreed with this statement. need to really really evaluate all the plans.
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not to mention the money involve... PM said have to berjimat cermat on this recession time...
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QUOTE(g3n0c|d3 @ Mar 11 2009, 12:48 PM)
not to mention the money involve... PM said have to berjimat cermat on this recession time...
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it's the contract that matters. once you've committed to like 1 or 2 years, there's no turning back. requires thoughtful consideration before jumping into the contract.
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Haih...i rather to wait 2-3 month more to see other telco might fght with this maxis iphone 3g plan
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has anybody booked the phone yet?
i cant seem to open up the main page for booking.
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is really too expensive to pay the monthly fees and those bits n pieces, i think the GM is having meeting bout replan the plan...lol
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IMO it is over priced but the fact is it's finally here guess the best option is to wait for a few months later for other telcos to compete just like the switch telco without switching number case.
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If ur the type who changes telco because one offers a better promotion than the other then 2 year is definitely a contract U have to think v carefully about.

If U really want the iPhone then just bite it and get it. If U think it's not worth getting it then hey, get urself an iPod Touch and pretend it's an iPhone smile.gif

@d_lai_309,
You wish!

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But will Apple actually assigns another Telco?
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rather buy from garage sales le...
24months commitment, i value plan 1, i need to pay 1510 + (100 *24 months) = 3910??? lol damn expensive huh?

what if apple come out with new iphone d in the near future?? june>> july?? i hv to pay for the new phone and recontract again.. suks..

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@vincent_ng86,
Depends on what the contract is with Maxis.

@hapa,
For about the same price, Y get something that's not warrantied? Maxis will warranty all phones distributed by them. For those of us who's bought phones from neighbouring countries or overseas, Maxis does not extend its service to.

@TeK_KeN,
I'm not one of those complaining about the rate plans; nor am I about to 'invest' in an iPod Touch just to be happening! tongue.gif As it is, I oredi find too many people are carrying the iPhone. If it was up to me, I wouldn't want it to be made available so soon! hAHahAHahHAhahA .. j/k

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QUOTE(hapa @ Mar 11 2009, 12:52 PM)
rather buy from garage sales le...
24months commitment, i value plan 1, i need to pay 1510 + (100 *24 months) = 3910??? lol damn expensive huh?
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yes, that's what i was thinking....
y not just like UK, have different plan and also pay as you go for 350 sterling.....
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ya, i noe tat.. but with 3910.. i can buy alot of things d le... worth the money i spend?
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Will it have voicemail support? Cause other than that, what difference does it make from getting an SGP set and just running it on a regular Maxis plan?
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QUOTE(tinkerbel @ Mar 11 2009, 12:51 PM)
If ur the type who changes telco because one offers a better promotion than the other then 2 year is definitely a contract U have to think v carefully about.

If U really want the iPhone then just bite it and get it.  If U think it's not worth getting it then hey, get urself an iPod Touch and pretend it's an iPhone smile.gif
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You've got your point though but I don't think it's not worth it just a little too expensive and getting from other country is really not worth it for me as it'll be a hassle while you need to pay and frustrate if problem occur.

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@d_lai_309,
Perhaps.. just perhaps Maxis will give U new rate plans when the hype dies down. As it is, just on LYN alone this iPhone 3G thread's been so hot the last few days [I haven't even had time to catch up on the other almost 80+ pages thread!]

Also, the UK phones are locked phone. If I ain't mistaken, the Maxis phones will be unlocked - I doubt Maxis will be distributing the phones individually without a rate plan, just like SingTel.
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3 Data included in i-Value Plans applies to GPRS usage only and excludes SMS, mobile content downloads and other subscription based services. Data bundle is for local usage only. While roaming overseas, the prevailing data roaming charges will apply.

GPRS only? no 3G a?
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@hapa,
Yes it is but like I said, if U really want it then bite it and get it - might as well get it now than when half the population is oredi using it, right? wink.gif

@Schattenjeager,
What'd U mean by voice mail support? I get voice mail support on my existing phone, and I didn't even purchase my phone from Maxis ! tongue.gif

@bluesky87,
Yes - the trouble and inconvenience is just not so worth it. I've been using my telco for the last 10+ years so a 2 year contract is not something I'm worried about.

@fusiontech1985,
I haven't looked through the rate plans but you're right.. Y GPRS and not 3G when the phone supports 3G functions. Also, another thing to note is that the iPhone plan is a plan on its own, unlike Maxis existing family package plans or what-nots. You can't share usage.

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QUOTE(fusiontech1985 @ Mar 11 2009, 12:58 PM)
GPRS only? no 3G a?
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If your Maxis mobile service is in contract and you choose to recontract and purchase an iPhone 3G your existing Maxis contract will stand and you will have another contract running concurrently starting from the date you collect your iPhone 3G.

You will only pay the monthly subscription of your new plan, but should you have a temporary suspension of service, downgrading of price plan and termination of line pre-termination and/or liquidated damages charges for both contracts apply.


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ok, so if new iphone come out and i decide to get it.. so how?? i hv to pay two????????
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i know what you mean...
so shall we boycott this plan and see if they will change the plan afterward?hahaha
yes, UK set are locked and hopefully MY set are unlocked....
anyway, i just bought mine not long ago so IMO not regret
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QUOTE(hapa @ Mar 11 2009, 12:59 PM)
ok, so if new iphone come out and i decide to get it.. so how?? i hv to pay two????????
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Maxis might have trade-in plans for the new generation. just like what AT&T will do.
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i think its pretty solid with comitment at 100 ringgit . 300+ air time. thats more than what some people use. 500 mb data plan doesnt sound so good hence 150 sounds really really reasonable for some people.

but its a tad too slow. macrumors.com already started showing off the next installment of iPhone's. unless you really need/want one now, the other iPhone fan's out there will probably skip this one.
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@hapa,
Yes - U will still have to continue with ur existing plan - might as well wait for the new iPhone to be released and spend all the $ on it, huh? wink.gif
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wat im most worried is the upcomig june july rumour.... my hand really gatal wanna buy one unit...
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QUOTE(tinkerbel @ Mar 11 2009, 12:59 PM)

@Schattenjeager,
What'd U mean by voice mail support?  I get voice mail support on my existing phone, and I didn't even purchase my phone from Maxis ! tongue.gif

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Well, I meant the fancy-schmancy type where it lists down your voicemail on the phone's interface, and you get to play it back by selecting it on the phone - as opposed to just dialing 121 and listening for your options...

It's purely a cosmetic function, I realize, but cool to me nevertheless.
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Wow. These plans are atrociously bad. But I guess it's the same with every country... the plans they introduce with the telcos are always 'bad' in someways..

Buy from black market better imvho. no contract. potentially cheaper(if you know where to look)
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@rx330,
Get someone to scratch ur hand - save the $ smile.gif

@Schattenjeager,
I don't believe that's available; only to AT&T if I ain't mistaken! sad.gif

@tarpaucase,
But there's also a chance of ur phone getting 'tar pau-ed' !

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tinker, cos if i get another one, my spore sim card will be able to use back on the singtel set, and fully utilise it wen i go stinkapore blush.gif
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QUOTE(tinkerbel @ Mar 11 2009, 01:03 PM)

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I don't believe that's available; only to AT&T if I ain't mistaken! sad.gif
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Then what's the point, official or not official, right? If it works all the same, those that *must* have one should just get an SGP set...

Oh well.
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@hapa,
Yes - U will still have to continue with ur existing plan - might as well wait for the new iPhone to be released and spend all the $ on it, huh? wink.gif
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haha, agree... why don we wait for the new iphone to be release 1st??
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@rx330,
You're just finding/makinge excuses to get one but since ur so loaded, by all means, make Maxis even richer smile.gif

@Schattenjeager,
My opinion stands, it's just a hype that's all. People will forget all about it soon..

@hapa,
Yup Yup I'm waiting - I just hope it's not launched that soon; my phone can't have such short lifespan! kEKkekeKEKekek... I onli wished they did something to do the "Forward Messages" function on their new software updates *siGh*

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tinker, u anti maxis ar....
rm 680 for an iphone, is ok right, no?
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jz wait 1st lo... between i feel tat the 24ivalue1 is the best compare with all..
100 per month (okla, still acceptable)
1510 for the phone (cheap)
24*100= 2400 (suk1!!)
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No I don't anti-Maxis. Have been a user with them for ages; and well, not thinking about changing, at least NOT YET !! *grins*

@hapa,
I never said it was expensive wat - U people yang cakap! Also, in the RM100 commitment, some air time been given wat... heheh so oKie lor tongue.gif better than none.

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yeah, anyone know any differences between getting an oversea set and the maxis set?...

any pros n cons? dun compare the price n the package.. lol.


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Their plan is not very flexible.
The price for the phone is quite pricey too. :S :S
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#1 Warranty
#2 Convenience
#3 'Accessibility'

@crazy25kid,
SiGh.. when no telco brings it in, U people complain no telco's bringing it in. When Maxis finally decides to bring it in, U people complain it's too expensive... siGh... macam mana like that?!

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Maxis:
iPhone 3G 16GB + i-Value 1 for 24 Months
RM1890 + RM2400 = RM4290


Garage Sales:
iPhone 3G 16GB + average RM50 per month h/p bills for 24 months
RM2699 + RM1200 = RM3899

There is RM391 different. What you can get for this RM391, one year warranty? Extra talk time? Extra Data usage? Worth or not?
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QUOTE(tinkerbel @ Mar 11 2009, 01:11 PM)
@rx330,
No I don't anti-Maxis.  Have been a user with them for ages; and well, not thinking about changing, at least NOT YET !! *grins*

@hapa,
I never said it was expensive wat - U people yang cakap!  Also, in the RM100 commitment, some air time been given wat... heheh so oKie lor tongue.gif better than none.
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Still, expensive like hell..they should tweak their plans a little man..
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True.. Also, U wouldn't know if the set will work; at least with the Maxis set, U have an option of not jailbreaking ur phone ! smile.gif
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they restructure thier plan as the website for iphone down again...?
*cross finger*

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What do you expect? Malaysians will always be malaysians. When they don't have it they complaint and when they DO have it they complaint yet again.
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QUOTE(frozzbyte @ Mar 11 2009, 01:16 PM)
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What do you expect? Malaysians will always be malaysians. When they don't have it they complaint and when they DO have it they complaint yet again.
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QUOTE(tinkerbel @ Mar 11 2009, 01:13 PM)
@crazy25kid,
SiGh.. when no telco brings it in, U people complain no telco's bringing it in.  When Maxis finally decides to bring it in, U people complain it's too expensive... siGh... macam mana like that?!
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That is why we can complain on practically anything.
Why don't they include the 50Value Plan?
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rather buy from garage sales le...
24months commitment, i value plan 1, i need to pay 1510 + (100 *24 months) = 3910??? lol damn expensive huh?

what if apple come out with new iphone d in the near future?? june>> july?? i hv to pay for the  new phone and recontract again.. suks..
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Have you considered that MYR3910 has included 333 mins of air time / month?
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do u all think that its expensive too? =\
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wanna jadi pembeli bijak mar...
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If you think it's expensive then don't buy. Thats what I call pembeli bijak.
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@lancerie,
Yes, overall it's quite expensive. More so if you aren't gonna be using those plans. But if ur usage is hitting those kinda volume every month then it's oklah.

Btw has someone actually calculated how much is this 333 minutes worth?
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act now i'm cosidering 24ivalue1 plan... still can afford this, but dono whether i need to change new phone no or not..
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this is great
i'm spending almost rm300 for phone bill
i should get this
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QUOTE(tinkerbel @ Mar 11 2009, 01:21 PM)
Btw has someone actually calculated how much is this 333 minutes worth?
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RM50....RM49.95 to be exact
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Before U sign up, just be aware of what you're signing up. If you're paying 300++ just on phone calls then the RM100 rate plan is not the right plan for U.
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RM50....RM49.95 to be exact
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So the 333mins add up to Rm50. Lets say we r taking the RM100 package, the other RM50 goes to 500MB worth of data? thats 10sen per MB.if its not 3G but GPRS, kinda pointless also.
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Because the plans are divided into call plans and rate plans - if the plan gives u 333 minutes, anything more than that means U have to pay. So look carefully and do a proper calculation before U jump ship.
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nothing happen on apple store malaysia website....
any news bout this "event" yet?
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chill man... jz wanna discuss
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But it's the fact ... maybe maxis is catering the phone to a different group where money is not an object to them and getting the phone is everything if it means costing an arm and a leg.

For me it's still not worth it. They even dare to ask my wife to get another 2 years contract if she wants to get the phone. She's already on their 2 years contract, why don't just upgrade that to the package and ensure lots more customer on their iphone bandwagon. Asking people to pay for 2 phone lines and another years of contract is just simple ridiculous.
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i was thinking of like this
rm200 > my current number i'm using now
rm100 > for the maxis ivalue

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hope maxis not just bring in the iPhone....i want all the accessories too, like the bluetooth headset or something that cant get in Malaysia...
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that's the way they do business, if you want get it else that's all
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Hopefully brands like the Incase Slider and all Incase stuff can be bought @ the apple online store..
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I guess U could but what's the point of channeling different calls to different lines? If U want the phone then just get it. Any excuses or reasons are well, just reasons and excuses smile.gif
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QUOTE(frozzbyte @ Mar 11 2009, 01:29 PM)
Sorry man if that sounded harsh. icon_rolleyes.gif

But it's the fact ... maybe maxis is catering the phone to a different group where money is not an object to them and getting the phone is everything if it means costing an arm and a leg.

For me it's still not worth it. They even dare to ask my wife to get another 2 years contract if she wants to get the phone. She's already on their 2 years contract, why don't just upgrade that to the package and ensure lots more customer on their iphone bandwagon. Asking people to pay for 2 phone lines and another  years of contract is just simple ridiculous.
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you mean malaysia apple online store? dont think so

n i think SG online store dont ship to Malaysia, correct me if wrong.
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I don't believe HTC & iPhone are in the same league. I'll compare HTC with Blackberry. iPhone is really just an entertainment tool tongue.gif
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I think they should have an upgrade plan for existing customers, with the large base of customers, even if half sign up for the plan, they will be profiting.
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I guess U could but what's the point of channeling different calls to different lines?  If U want the phone then just get it.  Any excuses or reasons are well, just reasons and excuses smile.gif
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because spending 300 permonth cant get anything as well
the 333 minutes are from maxis to maxis right or to any line?
well the counting goess.. currently i'm using celcom flat rate rm0.12 to any lines

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I don't know. And Y do U spend so much on ur phone bills every month?!

@rx330,
BUY then!
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@ princezs

you mean malaysia apple online store? dont think so

n i think SG online store dont ship to Malaysia, correct me if wrong.
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hahaha.. calculate well, the rate is different.
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I favour the i value 2 ... RM 155 cos my phone bill per month is stable on somewhere at RM 300.00 ( Roaming )

come to think of it ..:

i value 2 : RM 1640 for 16 g set with 667 mins and 1 GB data .... this is really good for my usage...

so to say i only pay RM 1640 for the hand set ( really a bargain )

as for the phone usgae plan ( maxis ) .. i think is quite straight forward that maxis need to "Survive"

and honestly saying paying RM 155.00 for i value 2 is .. "reasonable"

667 mins and 1Gb data.

saying all this ... b'cos...

1) my regular usage is stable at RM 300.00 per month for the last 14 months...
2) and if Maxis are the only one bringing this iphone ... I doubt any other Malaysia telco able to bring in ...
3) IT is Official ..... Approve my apple ...
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I don't know. And Y do U spend so much on ur phone bills every month?!

@rx330,
BUY then!
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i dont know. i didnt think i have use much
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my highest bill is rm588 lol
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QUOTE(suns8630 @ Mar 11 2009, 01:39 PM)
I favour the i value 2 ... RM 155    cos my phone bill per month is stable on somewhere at RM 300.00 ( Roaming )

come to think of it ..:

i value 2 : RM 1640 for 16 g set with 667 mins and 1 GB data ....  this is really good for my usage...

so to say i only pay RM 1640 for the hand set ( really a bargain )

as for the phone usgae plan  ( maxis ) .. i think is quite straight forward that maxis need to "Survive"

and honestly saying paying RM 155.00 for i value 2 is .. "reasonable"

667 mins and 1Gb data.

saying all this ... b'cos...

1) my regular usage is stable at RM 300.00 per month for the last 14 months...
2) and if Maxis are the only one bringing this iphone ... I doubt any other Malaysia telco able to bring in ...
3) IT is Official ..... Approve my apple ...
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As far as I can tell, it's quite expensive but for people who really wants the phone, I guess the RM100 plan can be affordable !
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Just back from Maxis KLCC.

For the RM100 plan, its actually RM50 is for voice calls at 15 cents per min which equals to RM50 per month. The other RM50 is for the data. BTW, SMS is not included in the package where you need to pay extra for SMS sent.

Book online now and collect the phone on 20th March launching at KLCC.
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why dont u look for world wide shipping online store which got the accessories? does apple have the bluetooth headset or any accessories in their store only?  rclxub.gif
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just dont want to pay so much shipping fees....lol

one thing, i thing those "rich" kids sure already using the iphone now cause they can afford to get it when i first release...
so now only left those who just found out iphone, then they will go for maxis...

THEY ARE RICH ANYWAY>>>>haha
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see, according to suns, tis worth it, and its cheap
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the contract damn pricey for me la..hope more telcos especially celcom (who r really beat the price + service coverage) can offer this iphone package rather than maxis alone in the market.
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i dont know. i didnt think i have use much
i just pay mah  doh.gif dont know how to read the bill
my highest bill is rm588 lol
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Whooa ... Maxis would LOOOVE to have you on their plan. Pay without knowing what you use.

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QUOTE(suns8630 @ Mar 11 2009, 01:39 PM)
I favour the i value 2 ... RM 155    cos my phone bill per month is stable on somewhere at RM 300.00 ( Roaming )

come to think of it ..:

i value 2 : RM 1640 for 16 g set with 667 mins and 1 GB data ....  this is really good for my usage...

so to say i only pay RM 1640 for the hand set ( really a bargain )

as for the phone usgae plan  ( maxis ) .. i think is quite straight forward that maxis need to "Survive"

and honestly saying paying RM 155.00 for i value 2 is .. "reasonable"

667 mins and 1Gb data.

saying all this ... b'cos...

1) my regular usage is stable at RM 300.00 per month for the last 14 months...
2) and if Maxis are the only one bringing this iphone ... I doubt any other Malaysia telco able to bring in ...
3) IT is Official ..... Approve my apple ...
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Let's say normally Maxis charge RM0.12 per minute for calls.
667 minutes = RM80.04
DATA of 1GB .... if you were to calculate it at RM0.01 for 1kB, then it this data is worth like RM10000 .. wuutt (is my calculation wrong somewhere?)

But then SMS charges are separate i believe

Still prefer my Value Plus package

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correct me if i'm wrong, but

JULY 2007 - apple announce iphone 2g
JULY 2008 - apple announce iphone 3g

4 months+ left till july, i am really worried apple come out with new iphone with video call by then...and what happen to us who just signed up contract with maxis?
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Sign another 2 years contract?
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correct me if i'm wrong, but

JULY 2007 - apple announce iphone 2g
JULY 2008 - apple announce iphone 3g

4 months+ left till july, i am really worried apple come out with new iphone with video call by then...and what happen to us who just signed up contract with maxis?
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correct me if i'm wrong, but

JULY 2007 - apple announce iphone 2g
JULY 2008 - apple announce iphone 3g

4 months+ left till july, i am really worried apple come out with new iphone with video call by then...and what happen to us who just signed up contract with maxis?
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some users till now still using iphone 2G, so i dun think there is anything wrong wtih it
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QUOTE(pillowman @ Mar 11 2009, 01:44 PM)
correct me if i'm wrong, but

JULY 2007 - apple announce iphone 2g
JULY 2008 - apple announce iphone 3g

4 months+ left till july, i am really worried apple come out with new iphone with video call by then...and what happen to us who just signed up contract with maxis?
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We'll get it here in Malaysia? Dream on
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QUOTE(pillowman @ Mar 11 2009, 01:44 PM)
correct me if i'm wrong, but

JULY 2007 - apple announce iphone 2g
JULY 2008 - apple announce iphone 3g

4 months+ left till july, i am really worried apple come out with new iphone with video call by then...and what happen to us who just signed up contract with maxis?
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So that, they can offer another package" upgrade for existing maxis iphone user " .. biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(neekun @ Mar 11 2009, 01:42 PM)
Just back from Maxis KLCC.

For the RM100 plan, its actually RM50 is for voice calls at 15 cents per min which equals to RM50 per month. The other RM50 is for the data. BTW, SMS is not included in the package where you need to pay extra for SMS sent.

Book online now and collect the phone on 20th March launching at KLCC.
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Did u ask about the DATA?..is it on GPRS..or..3G?
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Y do U make so many calls?! For biz or what?!

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Thanks for the clarification but that's exactly what's stated on their website smile.gif
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that's why i hope ppl dont jump to contract without some heavy considerations...i'm still using iphone 2g since jan 2008 until now...hoping for a new improved/upgraded version third quarter this year...
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QUOTE(d_lai_309 @ Mar 11 2009, 01:43 PM)
just dont want to pay so much shipping fees....lol

one thing, i thing those "rich" kids sure already using the iphone now cause they can afford to get it when i first release...
so now only left those who just found out iphone, then they will go for maxis...

THEY ARE RICH ANYWAY>>>>haha
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they are rich
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i think later on maybe lots of malaysian using iphone and sign contract with maxis laugh.gif

QUOTE(frozzbyte @ Mar 11 2009, 01:43 PM)
Whooa ... Maxis would LOOOVE to have you on their plan. Pay without knowing what you use.

Don't mind me .. i'm just blabbering from this med i'm taking. Blasted toothache.
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usually i go call them ask then still like that
pay only lorh
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Eh.. men are supposed to call U, not U call the males! tongue.gif U got it wrong, sista tongue.gif

Are U saying ur one of those rich kids in question here? smile.gif

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see, according to suns, tis worth it, and its cheap
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my logic in my own way of calculation :


how much is the phone set cost ..!!!???

as for the usage (telco ).. if all depend on your usage record .. the last 12 months bill would be a good guidance


then with this 2 subject in mind .... then decide ... your self ....!!!

the phone bill also say very much tell about your life style ..

what i know ... some "young" people .. would like to use this iphone ... just to "flash" tayang ... so to say ... the "value" plan is NOT in anyway be
"Value" to them in the long run ....
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Y do U make so many calls?! For biz or what?!

@neekun,
Thanks for the clarification but that's exactly what's stated on their website smile.gif
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people go sms me then i'll call them back
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Eh.. men are supposed to call U, not U call the males! tongue.gif  U got it wrong, sista tongue.gif

Are U saying ur one of those rich kids in question here? smile.gif
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You've got the dough I guess. If it's RM300++ for personal calls, that's considered quite a bit; or at least I think it is ! tongue.gif hEHehHEhehe
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/me rather wait people throw their oversea set in Garage Sale
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i think there is a couple of sets in garage sales...

and gosh... this thread is really fast moving....

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suns, happy to know that my otak still logic as well
hence tats y i say its cheap
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is this discussion for iphone launching or chit-chating about phone bill?

pls back to topic... discuss more about the package n the iphone...

anyway,

i finally know somethg, mayb i am slow.. lol .. but i am just trying to help someone to understand the plan..

example: i-Value Plus plan 24 mths contract with rm100 monthly commitment.

u r paying for 2 plan: 1 is call, another is data.

1. 333 mins x 15 sen = RM 49.95
2. 500 MB x 10 sen = RM 50.00

=====================

SMS/MMS will be charges separately on the bill.


for me, i dun need tat much of data, cuz my house n office are running WiFi all the time. so just wasted the RM 50.... sad.gif

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lol
dont u think sms-ing is boring and tiring ?
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hey guys.. since most of u getting iphone... thne i guess i'll use the emoji function after all....
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I am waiting for this... Haha... Let's organize one [WTB] Bulk for iPhone 3G...
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i wonder how many people willing to let it go cheap, i mean real cheap.. like RM1.3k for Uk/US 8 GB ......

whistling.gif anyway.. i sort of have a cheap unit on hand already.. lol...
fren is selling his, now seeing the plans of maxis.. i rather take his UK yellowsnowed unit
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have anyone did comparision with our neighbour countries packages? Thanks
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QUOTE(ed0gawa @ Mar 11 2009, 02:02 PM)
i wonder how many people willing to let it go cheap, i mean real cheap.. like RM1.3k for Uk/US 8 GB ......

whistling.gif anyway.. i sort of have a cheap unit on hand already.. lol...
fren is selling his, now seeing the plans of maxis.. i rather take his UK yellowsnowed unit
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I am actually thinking of getting from somewhere else, because I am more attracted to the 50 value + 99 unlimited plan...
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is this discussion for iphone launching or chit-chating about phone bill?

pls back to topic... discuss more about the package n the iphone...

anyway,

i finally know somethg, mayb i am slow.. lol .. but i am just trying to help someone to understand the plan..

example: i-Value Plus plan 24 mths contract with rm100 monthly commitment.

u r paying for 2 plan: 1 is call, another is data.

1. 333 mins  x  15 sen = RM 49.95
2. 500 MB  x  10 sen = RM 50.00

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SMS/MMS will be charges separately on the bill.
for me, i dun need tat much of data, cuz my house n office are running WiFi all the time. so just wasted the RM 50.... sad.gif
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i dont use much sms
then maybe should be ok for me
should consider first as it is a contract cry.gif
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lol
dont u think sms-ing is boring and tiring ?
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how to compare? Their currency beat us hand down.
No need eyes also know their package is better
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anyone notice lowyat.net and maxis site already removed the news regarding this?
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the rate plan page completely down....lol
might posting new rate...lol
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QUOTE(ed0gawa @ Mar 11 2009, 02:02 PM)
i wonder how many people willing to let it go cheap, i mean real cheap.. like RM1.3k for Uk/US 8 GB ......

whistling.gif anyway.. i sort of have a cheap unit on hand already.. lol...
fren is selling his, now seeing the plans of maxis.. i rather take his UK yellowsnowed unit
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rm 1.9k u already got NZ official unlock phone.... (means u have to add a couple of hundreds lah...)

hey good for u... got a lock set for that kind of price...!!

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the rate plan page completely down....lol
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http://home.singtel.com/singtel/index.html#iphone

nah.. go see .... their SGD $90 package = iphone for SGD 200 ..
ours?

QUOTE(g3n0c|d3 @ Mar 11 2009, 02:06 PM)
rm 1.9k u already got NZ official unlock phone.... (means u have to add a couple of hundreds lah...)

hey good for u... got a lock set for that kind of price...!!

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U might as well say, add few more hundred get 16GB SG set, official unlock?
When buying a City, add a little more to get Civic .... when wanna buy Civic, add a little more for Accord?
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Mmm ... come to think of it, if it's going to be official in malaysia then there might be a firmware upgrade in the near future as Malaysia is not 'officially' supported in the latest firmware?
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yes...firmware 2.2.2

log:
included malaysia as supported country...
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they have their own set then it will be more cheaper
just like ps3 official in malaysia then we can have the cheaper price to have the console itself and get the warranty as well
singapore also like that lorr with the iphone
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maxis might say we post that just to feel the heat.....
if popular then will release...lol
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QUOTE(ed0gawa @ Mar 11 2009, 02:09 PM)
http://home.singtel.com/singtel/index.html#iphone

nah.. go see .... their SGD $90 package = iphone for SGD 200 ..
ours?
U might as well say, add few more hundred get 16GB SG set, official unlock?
When buying a City, add a little more to get Civic .... when wanna buy Civic, add a little more for Accord?
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accord?
drool.gif drool.gif drool.gif

depends on the person itself... and yeah... i also cant view their website anymore...
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I still working on this.. for better analysis.


OPs The 2600 represent as 16G sorry.. for the mistake

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neighbour plan is way cheaper then maxis.. else u wont see ppl sell iphone around 2.4k for 8gb and 2.7k for 16gb.... their iPhone + 12 months/24 months Contract total up roughly only around RM2k.. profit to the seller around RM200 - 300+

maxis plan + iphone minimum oso around 4k.. people wont buy from malaysia and sell it in GS edi.. thats for sure...
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sooner or later i guess got AP set dy
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Go jalan pasar .. got lots of that iPhone AP set. rolleyes.gif
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And the truth is out. I lol'ed back at those who were trying to lol at me.

@nokia and frozzbyte,

What you guys said and predicted came true. Malaysians are so predictable. Whine when they cant get what they want, whine some more when they already have what they want and want even MORE! Disgusting!
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Ah well.. life is such ain't it?! wink.gif How've U been btw?

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ap set????
i dont think so....
maybe china version...
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HOT HOT HOT! Get this forum Maxis @ Pavilion KL. The stuff left it there! D

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wats the difference? same price just that this 1 hidden 2k deposit for the Free iphone..
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HOT HOT HOT! Get this forum Maxis @ Pavilion KL. The stuff left it there! D

http://u1.ipernity.com/10/06/54/4330654.87bfd33f.l.jpg
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MY IPHONE 8G 2540........oh wtf
MY IPHONE 16G 2960........oh wtf

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y they removed that pages? coz after they calculated the plan not so untung? tongue.gif tongue.gif
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Maybe because they're just updating the site? The rate plans have been fixed for now, I don't think there'll be any changes, not within the next few months or at least not from now till the launch! smile.gif
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@stringfellow,
Ah well.. life is such ain't it?! wink.gif How've U been btw?
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I have my fill of some "retribution", and it is best served cold, Tink. wink.gif Unlike some, I dont serve "bullshit".

Been doing fine here, just woke up though. Spring cleaning till early morning. laugh.gif How about you?

.....If only there is a filter function, to weed out the "valuable" and "useful" posts out of the mess of crap being posted in these 8/9+ pages or so.

The package plan posted is for the general public. I'm banking on my own brother's internal staff rates, and his contacts, should I decide to jump ship to Maxis. Not to mention getting the Maxis iPhone early too, by the 17th.

Who wants to be my naysayer and doubter when I say Maxis already have the units in, but just going through the motions? Any takers? Glee! rclxms.gif
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i'm sure there'll be plenty of people signing up despite the expensive factor stated by the forumers guru..right?
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I am actually thinking of getting from somewhere else, because I am more attracted to the 50 value + 99 unlimited plan...
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Yup you are right.. 50 Value Plan + RM99 Unlimited Data is a good combination for iPhone users. Go get it from GarageSales smile.gif
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wats the difference? same price just that this 1 hidden 2k deposit for the Free iphone..
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There hidden deposit? 2k!!

So if I want the plan let say the ivalue 12 month for rm100
I still have to deposit 2k first?
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HOT HOT HOT! Get this forum Maxis @ Pavilion KL. The stuff left it there! D

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Correction, the staff left the paper there. There is a few consultants around briefing the staff regarding the plan and I stand there and listen a bit on their discussion.

Most probably they will launch this later, as the pricing is quite different now which is including SMS and Data as well.. cool2.gif
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Not only maxis, lowyat.net also remove the news.

http://www.lowyat.net/v2/latest/maxiss-iph...onfirmed-4.html
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QUOTE(tinkerbel @ Mar 11 2009, 12:51 PM)
If ur the type who changes telco because one offers a better promotion than the other then 2 year is definitely a contract U have to think v carefully about.

If U really want the iPhone then just bite it and get it.  If U think it's not worth getting it then hey, get urself an iPod Touch and pretend it's an iPhone smile.gif

@d_lai_309,
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if u think this way maybe will more comfort for the new launching.

1. finally here, at least got local support
2. if outside selling 2.5k for 8GB, u gain 500MB data
3. if u sign rm100/mth, u get 8GB only rm1900, save rm600, offset rm50/mth for 12mth, u gain on monthly charges.
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yes...firmware 2.2.2

log:
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rclxm9.gif rclxm9.gif

Yeah then it will fix all the caller id issue loh. Me no need store double entries per contact number!
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HOT HOT HOT! Get this forum Maxis @ Pavilion KL. The stuff left it there! D

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there is customer discount on it...does it mean existing customer can get it with that price...?
if so, then the price is quite reasonable for me....
RM100 with 24 month contract get the 16gb version for RM1070...
Tempting.....feel like selling off my phone to get 1 d...
hahaha... biggrin.gif

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I guess for existing customer, YES..
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QUOTE(white_crow @ Mar 11 2009, 02:47 PM)
there is customer discount on it...dos it mean existing customer can get it with that price...?
if so, then the price is quite reasonable for me....
RM100 with 24 month contract get the 16gb version for RM1070...
Tempting.....feel like selling off my phone to get 1 d...
hahaha... biggrin.gif
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1070 is the discount
not the price...
Check the price beside it
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QUOTE(ed0gawa @ Mar 11 2009, 02:09 PM)
http://home.singtel.com/singtel/index.html#iphone

nah.. go see .... their SGD $90 package = iphone for SGD 200 ..
ours?
U might as well say, add few more hundred get 16GB SG set, official unlock?
When buying a City, add a little more to get Civic .... when wanna buy Civic, add a little more for Accord?
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Yeah you can get Iphone 3G 16GB officially unlock Singapore version from LYN sellers here for RM2700.

If any problem only you haver to send to Singapore for fix.
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QUOTE(ah1 @ Mar 11 2009, 02:49 PM)
1070 is the discount
not the price...
Check the price beside it
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QUOTE(white_crow @ Mar 11 2009, 02:47 PM)
there is customer discount on it...does it mean existing customer can get it with that price...?
if so, then the price is quite reasonable for me....
RM100 with 24 month contract get the 16gb version for RM1070...
Tempting.....feel like selling off my phone to get 1 d...
hahaha... biggrin.gif
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That's the problem with plans and contracts, users new to to the concept always gets it wrong and confused.

For your calculation, you DONT get the iPhone for RM1070, you are DISCOUNTED RM1070, you pay RM1890, so the phone actual costs RM1070 + RM1890 = RM2960. With the payment of RM1890, you also sign a 24 months contract, which gets you 667 minutes of talk time and 500MB of data PER MONTH, and if you exceed the 667 minutes of talk time allocation for that month, you pay 15 sen for every minute you talk. SMS counts separately at 10 sen per messages.

Geddit?

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You need to calculate the Total Cost of Ownership. That way you get the real price of owning the iPhone smile.gif
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the web page seems like temporary unavailable now... anyone here manage to book online?
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My concerns are mainly on the paltry allocation for data. 3GB? My monthly usage alone exceeds those!

Need to dig up Maxis own rate for 3G data.
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I heard from the Maxis consultant, no need to pay anything for this moment. Not sure until when, maybe for those customer who grab it during launch time or for existing customer only..
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QUOTE(neekun @ Mar 11 2009, 02:47 PM)
rclxm9.gif  rclxm9.gif

Yeah then it will fix all the caller id issue loh. Me no need store double entries per contact number!
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Pay additional RM99 for the unlimited data plan package. But that's over and above the existing rates.
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QUOTE(white_crow @ Mar 11 2009, 02:47 PM)
there is customer discount on it...does it mean existing customer can get it with that price...?
if so, then the price is quite reasonable for me....
RM100 with 24 month contract get the 16gb version for RM1070...
Tempting.....feel like selling off my phone to get 1 d...
hahaha... biggrin.gif
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But you still have to pay the extra RM1k as a refundable deposit right?
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1070 is the discount
not the price...
Check the price beside it
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confirm is fone price not discount...
cannot be more exp plan give lesser discount... tongue.gif
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the web page seems like temporary unavailable now... anyone here manage to book online?
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u urself getting an iphone too?
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So finally its here, and...its even more expensive than before.

sigh, in US iPhone is like a household item, anyone can own one.

here, they mark up the price until like only rich people can afford an iPhone.
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how about the minutes? is it for all telcos call? means to celcom and digi too?
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confirm is fone price not discount...
cannot be more exp plan give lesser discount...  tongue.gif
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IT is caused by exp plan rate..

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@stringfellow,
Pay additional RM99 for the unlimited data plan package.  But that's over and above the existing rates.
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Danke schoen! I totally forgot about that RM99 package. Urghhh, it sickens me that if I do decide the green light on this, that I have to top up that RM99, ON TOP of whatever nonsense they gave on the 24 months contract. mad.gif
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aii swaichia long time no see wave.gif
u urself getting an iphone too?
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QUOTE(mac.tay @ Mar 11 2009, 03:00 PM)
confirm is fone price not discount...
cannot be more exp plan give lesser discount...  tongue.gif
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Sigh........the phone IS discounted, it is just that the discount is being OFFSET by the huge amount of cash you have to shell out because of the contract plan.

And a shitty plan to boot too! They should have not restricted the data allocation to any figure, or at least, offer an alternate plan for those who wanted the opposite, less talk time and more data allocation. The iPhone is , after all, dependant on being connected to carry out its more advanced functions.
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Yeah it sucks! Well, perhaps the next introduction we'll see an iPhone which accepts 2 sim cards smile.gif
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QUOTE(swaichia @ Mar 11 2009, 03:05 PM)
smile.gif wow, hi hi, how are you... you use this avatar I cannot recognise u pula... haha, no, I already have iphone, but it's not 3G version...
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i only got ipod touch sleep.gif
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QUOTE(stringfellow @ Mar 11 2009, 03:04 PM)
Danke schoen! I totally forgot about that RM99 package. Urghhh, it sickens me that if I do decide the green light on this, that I have to top up that RM99, ON TOP of whatever nonsense they gave on the 24 months contract.  mad.gif
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QUOTE(stringfellow @ Mar 11 2009, 03:07 PM)
Sigh........the phone IS discounted, it is just that the discount is being OFFSET by the huge amount of cash you have to shell out because of the contract plan.

And a shitty plan to boot too! They should have not restricted the data allocation to any figure, or at least, offer an alternate plan for those who wanted the opposite, less talk time and more data allocation. The iPhone is , after all, dependant on being connected to carry out its more advanced functions.
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If ur dissatisfied then don't use Maxis; what's the point of calling people names here? tongue.gif

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the iphone maxis site currently down... perhaps they revising the plan ??? coz it's really too expensive for just an iPhone tongue.gif
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And we know how maxis 3G coverage is like. Do you think it's worth it to get the 'Official Malaysia' iPhone when you already have one?
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ohh wooo
i only got ipod touch sleep.gif
wonder if its good to get this iphone or not
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smile.gif ipod touch is cool also... but after getting iphone, sure you won't use ipod touch anymore, because what ipod touch have iphone also have, and you won't bring both ipod touch and iphone out together smile.gif

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And we know how maxis 3G coverage is like. Do you think it's worth it to get the 'Official Malaysia' iPhone when you already have one?
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smile.gif wow, luckily you still didn't change your avatar, i still remember last time you help me bought Capsule Case for my iphone, how are you?
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QUOTE(tinkerbel @ Mar 11 2009, 03:13 PM)
@pelvin,
If ur dissatisfied then don't use Maxis; what's the point of calling people names here? tongue.gif
im satisfied with their prepaid.. but not their iPhone value offer plan.. sad.gif not even Value compare to singtel offer their client.. feel like kena cheated. lol.. just disappointed how malaysian company treat malaysians compare to other country..its not abt the price im talking its abt princip

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Can anyone tell me do I need to pay anything hidden or hidden charges when I sign up for the plan?

I want to sign up for I-Value 12 month plan of rm100?
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So they updated a lil stuff..

It no longers stated that the DATA is for GPRS.
It says mobile internet data now.. so that includes 3G
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for me, their plan seems to be too much expensive than expected. haiz..
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QUOTE(swaichia @ Mar 11 2009, 03:15 PM)
smile.gif ipod touch is cool also... but after getting iphone, sure you won't use ipod touch anymore, because what ipod touch have iphone also have, and you won't bring both ipod touch and iphone out together  smile.gif 
smile.gif wow, luckily you still didn't change your avatar, i still remember last time you help me bought Capsule Case for my iphone, how are you?
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Hahahaha ... good man good. Still at oversea or back to penang already? No wonder i recognize that white Capsule. Mine gone already. Now using it bare naked.
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aisyeh.. this is has been predicted lor... waiting for the iphone 3g and bare the cost lah..... its just normal here in malaysia....
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QUOTE(pelvin @ Mar 11 2009, 03:16 PM)
im satisfied with their prepaid.. but not their iPhone value offer plan.. sad.gif  not even Value compare to singtel offer their client.. feel like kena cheated. lol.. just disappointed how malaysian company treat malaysians compare to other country..its not abt the price im talking its abt princip
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Malaysia is about rich just rampas all the money what... Rakyat yang suffer... What is new? I ask you.

If it is any consolation a lot of people in US also not happy with AT&T and those in Canada not happy with Rogers Telco.

Singapore --- cannot fight la, Singapore much more canggih than Malaysia for sure, right? cool2.gif
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Hahahaha ... good man good. Still at oversea or back to penang already? No wonder i recognize that white Capsule. Mine gone already. Now using it bare naked.
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biggrin.gif haha, now I at Penang la... Capsule + BSE screen protector combination with my iphone since 1st day until now, haha... lazy to upgrade tongue.gif
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lucky i got mine earlier.. really feel sorry for those ppl who waited since the 2g for official launch..
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lucky i got mine earlier.. really feel sorry for those ppl who waited since the 2g for official launch..
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Malaysia. *SIGH*. shakehead.gif
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Should we actually book now 1st? Will they charge if we decided not to take on that day?
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In Canada, the telco improved their plans (albeit slightly) when the people werent happy with it and the sales weren't as they hoped.


Maybe we'll see a similar situation in Malaysia?
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lives Go on.. no more waiting for launching,, now waiting for new package
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Look like their plan change already.. same like the one I posted..
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Should we actually book now 1st? Will they charge if we decided not to take on that day?
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shouldn't be....
"Booking is only confirmed when the customer receives a Confirmation ID via
SMS and Email. Booking merely indicates an interest to purchase the iPhone 3G
and shall not be construed as a binding agreement for the sale/purchase of the
iPhone 3G."
get this from their terms and condition pages. http://www.maxis.com.my/iphone/terms.pdf

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Look like their plan change already.. same like the one I posted..
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i dont see any changes to the plan.
i had screenshot their plans earlier today.. no difference from what I saw now in their webbie
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i dont see any changes to the plan.
i had screenshot their plans earlier today.. no difference from what I saw now in their webbie
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Hmm, I think I will stick to your suggestion earlier. Get one for Singtel, then use our whatever we want plan here... Also same... Nothing different on the body right?
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well... the much anticipate now is confirm....

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Hmm, I think I will stick to your suggestion earlier. Get one for Singtel, then use our whatever we want plan here... Also same... Nothing different on the body right?
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if u not kiasi about warranty... simply get some cheapo lock unit from uk/us .. get it software unlock.. cheap, at the cost of warranty issue.
Even Singtel unit being sold by forumers in here is overpriced for me...
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Hmm, I think I will stick to your suggestion earlier. Get one for Singtel, then use our whatever we want plan here... Also same... Nothing different on the body right?
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nothing la..
u cant tell if the phone is from singapore or frm Russia... its the same phone from apple... so no worries...
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Hmm, I think I will stick to your suggestion earlier. Get one for Singtel, then use our whatever we want plan here... Also same... Nothing different on the body right?
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yeah..just different is warranty issue
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if u not kiasi about warranty... simply get some cheapo lock unit from uk/us .. get it software unlock.. cheap, at the cost of warranty issue.
Even Singtel unit being sold by forumers in here is overpriced for me...
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I am actually using a 2G U.S. set... Hmm, so far so good. Singtel and U.S. set 300 different?
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way too pricey,i wonder how well can they sell with such plan
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my singapore plan, i think my 3G is limited to 1gb or 2 nia, the rest have to fork out and pay
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Actually on reflection, the 6 month contract thing is really not that bad if you're an existing Maxis Value Plus subscriber.

Pick any of the normal Maxis Value Plus plans or if you're already on their plan, stay with them.


RM2540 for 8GB and you get 500mb data every month for 6 months.


Since grey market prices are about there, maybe 1-200 ringgit cheaper, it's really good value for money cz warranty's in Malaysia + you get 500mb every month.

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way too pricey,i wonder how well can they sell with such plan
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like pisang panas? now waiting for the official launcing plak!
this is going to be great....

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my singapore plan, i think my 3G is limited to 1gb or 2 nia, the rest have to fork out and pay
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How much do you use on average? What I mean is just surfing, and checking emails on the go...
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what link is that  unsure.gif
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salah d....already change.
this d link....see the no.6
http://www.maxis.com.my/iphone/terms.pdf

after booking doesn't mean must buy it...

Then i think i will book it.... tongue.gif
want buy or not is still under consider... biggrin.gif

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Wait for celcom/digi to bring in with cheaper rates? Lol..
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5 reasons why it is not worth it to purchase the iPhone 3G.

2 Megapixel camera: Even a common phone has 3 to 5 megapixel camera.

Hidden cost: Paying additional to Maxis for nothing

No physical keyboard built-in

No stereo Bluetooth, still no MMS, still no video recording

Lack of 7.2Mbps download support


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on the launching i guess...? the 20th march 2009?
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Actually on reflection, the 6 month contract thing is really not that bad if you're an existing Maxis Value Plus subscriber.

Pick any of the normal Maxis Value Plus plans or if you're already on their plan, stay with them.
RM2540 for 8GB and you get 500mb data every month for 6 months.
Since grey market prices are about there, maybe 1-200 ringgit cheaper, it's really good value for money cz warranty's in Malaysia + you get 500mb every month.
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yep.. that how i thought when i saw the plan.
But after i cool my head down from the iphone in malaysia hype.
I find it pretty dumb though, why the hell am i forking out so much for a phone. It was supposed to be cheaper.
If you noticed, the price isn't far from the pricing of those SG set seller. Maxis studied the pricing, jack it up a lil because they have advantage over the warranty?


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5 reasons why it is not worth it to purchase the iPhone 3G.

2 Megapixel camera: Even a common phone has 3 to 5 megapixel camera.

Hidden cost: Paying additional to Maxis for nothing

No physical keyboard built-in

No stereo Bluetooth, still no MMS, still no video recording

Lack of 7.2Mbps download support
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i though you can JB and get MMS
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Crazy plan by Maxis, you go to Lowyat plaza & get a iphone3G from SG better.. Y need to pay extra for the plan? Perhaps this is call MALAYSIA BOLEH !!

QUOTE(ed0gawa @ Mar 11 2009, 03:47 PM)
yep.. that how i thought when i saw the plan.
But after i cool my head down from the iphone in malaysia hype.
I find it pretty dumb though, why the hell am i forking out so much for a phone. It was supposed to be cheaper.
If you noticed, the price isn't far from the pricing of those SG set seller. Maxis studied the pricing, jack it up a lil because they have advantage over the warranty?
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It's better to just buy from black market (ok not that i'm advocating it or am i selling any myself) - but why get your into a contract - plus the fact that you might or might not use *that* many 'free minutes' (which you kinda sorta already paid for..so it's not really free)

It's better imo to just buy from sellers here or somewhere, and pay the mobile charges as you go, more 'freedom' if you ask me. these commitment fees are such 'scams' man...
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well guys... Cheer up... there are no OFFICIAL Announcement yet from Maxis Main Page regarding the price rite.. maybe just now they purposely put up that plan to do survey or test market see what consumer think abt their plan.. and maybe after hearing majority u all say so expensive they revise leh... any hope? hehe
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vincent, the spore one i din use, i got it for the iphone nia

current maxis sim on the iphone, im paying for the 99 unlimited, normally one moon, i used abt 200mb +, the most was 7gbs i think, but that was becos im tethering (hope the speeling is correct biggrin.gif )
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Maxis to Bring iPhone 3G to Malaysia on March 20



KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – 11 March 2009: Malaysia ’s leading mobile operator Maxis Communications Berhad (“Maxis”) today announced that it will offer iPhone 3G 8GB for free on its iValue 4 plan from March 20. Maxis will offer a range new tariff plans, starting at just RM100 per month, tailored specifically for iPhone customers.

iPhone 3G combines three products in one – a revolutionary phone, widescreen iPod and breakthrough internet device – to create an incredible mobile experience. With fast 3G networking, GPS mapping and support for enterprise features including Microsoft Exchange, iPhone 3G puts even more features at your fingertips. The groundbreaking App Store provides access to tens of thousands of applications from games to social networking to financial planning and health management, generating more than 500 million downloads to date. iPhone 3G is now available in over 70 countries around the world.

“As the nation’s leading operator, Maxis has always stood for innovation and distinctive customer experiences," said  Sandip Das , Chief Executive Officer of Maxis.  "We are very pleased to launch iPhone 3G in Malaysia as many of our mobile users have been eagerly anticipating this revolutionary phone. They will really enjoy the many embedded and downloadable applications from the first time they use iPhone 3G.” 

Maxis will offer the 8GB and 16GB iPhone 3G models with four new and specially designed postpaid plans called iValue, all of which are voice-data bundled price plans, starting from RM100 per month. For customers who sign up for a monthly commitment of RM375 over a 24-month period on the iValue 4 plan, the iPhone 3G 8GB will be free of charge.

The bundled voice and data plans are the first of their kind in Malaysia , reflecting the substantial growth in mobile data usage among Maxis’ customers. Maxis’ subscribers form the largest base of mobile data users in Malaysia , with more than 4.4 million accessing mobile internet services and sites on a regular basis.

“Malaysians, including our Maxis customers, are among the highest internet and data users in the world; and iPhone 3G will further enliven their mobile experiences with Maxis,” added Mr Das. “We are making nearly RM1.6 billion of investments into our networks this year. Over the coming months we will continue a comprehensive upgrade and expansion programme that will further enhance coverage and performance, including our high speed 3G data network.”

The new price plans on 24-month contracts are:

Price Plan :


iValue 1


iValue 2


iValue 3


iValue 4

Monthly fee


RM100


RM155


RM250


RM375

Voice credit (mins)


333 mins


666 mins


1,500 mins


2,500 mins

Data credit (MB)


500MB


1GB


2GB


3GB

iPhone 8GB


RM1,510


RM1,260


RM680


RM0 (free)

iPhone 16GB


RM1,890


RM1,640


RM1,060


RM260



NOTE: All customers are also eligible to add any existing SMS bundle to their iPhone plan at standard rates.

The Maxis iPhone 3G launch will be held at 7pm on March 20 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, where customers who have pre-registered for iPhone 3G will be invited to the event to collect their phones. Walk-in customers who have not made bookings may also register for iPhone 3G and will be notified for a collection on a subsequent date.

Maxis announced the launch of the special website www.maxis.com.my/iPhone. Customers can visit the site to find out more about iPhone 3G and iValue plans. To be one of the first people in Malaysia to own an iPhone 3G, customers can either pre-register via the website or visit one of the 29 Maxis Centres nationwide, as well as selected Maxis Exclusive Partners and authorised Apple resellers.

Further details about the launch can be found at www.maxis.com.my/iPhone. Maxis customers can also call 1800 821 123 for details on how to book their iPhone 3G devices and plans.

About Maxis Communications Berhad

The Maxis Group currently operates in three key Asian markets – Malaysia , India and Indonesia – with a 5,000 strong workforce collectively serving over 30 million customers and offering a comprehensive range of communications services, including mobile and fixed line telecommunications, value-added data and content services, wireless and fixed line broadband services and international gateway services.

In Malaysia , Maxis Communications Berhad (“Maxis”) is the country’s premier mobile telecommunications operator, with the lead in postpaid and prepaid (Hotlink) subscriber base.  The Maxis Group operates in India through subsidiary Aircel Limited and in Indonesia through PT Natrindo Telepon Seluler.

Since it began operations in 1995, Maxis has won numerous awards. Recently, the company was recognised as “Malaysian Mobile Operator of the Year” by Asian Mobile News at the 2008 Asian Mobile News Awards and “Malaysia’s Service Provider of the Year” by Frost & Sullivan at the 2008 Malaysia Telecoms Awards, due to its clear demonstration of leadership in business performance, brand value, sustained service excellence, network quality and product innovation.


i will leave you guys to interpret.
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QUOTE(ed0gawa @ Mar 11 2009, 03:47 PM)
yep.. that how i thought when i saw the plan.
But after i cool my head down from the iphone in malaysia hype.
I find it pretty dumb though, why the hell am i forking out so much for a phone. It was supposed to be cheaper.
If you noticed, the price isn't far from the pricing of those SG set seller. Maxis studied the pricing, jack it up a lil because they have advantage over the warranty?
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Yeah, basically the SG/Australia/NZ grey market iPhone prices gives Maxis an idea of what consumers are willing to pay.

So they based their rate plans around these prices. They figured with local warranty, customers might be willing to pay a bit more, hence, their current prices.

And if I absolutely have to buy an iPhone now and am an existing Maxis customer, I might just take the 6 month contract. Why not? Pay extra RM1-200 and get local warranty + 500mb per month.
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Maxis is good to jack up price and earn a big buck from it deal to their good branding...
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actually all the plans do include call and data charges.... if u call a lot should be worth it.... 333 minutes and 500mb data
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Maxis is good to jack up price and earn a big buck from it deal to their good branding...
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It's not really just them though.

Seems like every vendor that tie up with Apple to sell these things always come up with these horrible plans.
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Reading through the internal email I'm receiving from my contact, here are a few important tidbits. I cannot divulge the entire email, as it contain sensitive material on how Maxis handles the iPhone internally, so I'll need to self-censor and post what CAN be posted.

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1. For any submission of the faulty device, customer can walk in to Maxis Service Centres for repair.

This may finally mean viable access to a certified Apple technician to do repair work and maintainance on the iPhone!

2. The warranty period of the iPhone is 12 months from the date the device is "unbricked".

This statement is posted VERBATIM, from the said email, so it looks like Maxis knows of the hanky-panky jailbreaking process going around. Although their term "unbricked" is a little off the mark. laugh.gif

3. If customer downloads unauthorised software inside the device and this causes the device to be faulty, the warranty is automatically VOID.

Self explanatory.

4. CSR is required to key in the details of the faulty device via online to 3PL(3rd Party Logistic). The RMA form will be available online in MIMS/Dealernet. 3PL (3rd party logistic) will then collect the faulty device and submit to Apple in Singapore for repair.

Repairs are seconded to a third party entity, done via online, and repairs sent to Singapore. This may mean that non-Maxis iPhones are not eligible to take advantage of the repair facilities available. sad.gif

5. If the faulty device is in warranty (less than 12 months) and the repair is covered, customer will get a seed unit as a replacement. The repaired unit then will be returned as a seed stock. If the faulty device is out of warranty (more than 12 month) or the repair is not covered under warranty, then customer need to wait for his repaired device. There would not be any loan unit given to customer.

Same treatment given just like AT&T customers in the States.

6. The plan rates are as per posted before in that table. However, the PENALTY for breaking contract is not posted. Here they are:-

i.  For 12 months contract, they are "what's left of the months" + another 12 months.
ii. For 24 months contract, they are "what's left of the months" + another 24 months.
iii. For 6 months contract, they are RM100 for 6 months, a.k.a RM600.

What's all this mean, you ask? For this, I need to post the "monthly commitment fee" for each and every i-Value plans available.

i-Value 1 = RM100, i-Value 2 = RM155, i-Value 3 = 250, i-Value 4 = RM375

For example, for those subscribing for a 12 months contract on i-Value 1 for an iPhone 3G 16GB, here are the breakdown:-

iPhone price after discount = RM2290. For 12 months, you'll be shelling out 12 x RM100, which entitles you 333 minutes worth of talk time, and 500 MB worth of data. Total cost of ownership = RM2290 + (12 x RM100) = RM3490.

Now, if you decide to break contract ONE month after signing in, the PENALTY is "what's left of the months" + another 12 months. So it would be 11 months (since you're breaking contract ONE month after signing for a 12 months contract) PLUS another 12 months, making it 23 months. Each month, the commitment fee is RM100 for i-Value 1 plan, so that is 23 months x RM100 per month, making the penalty need to be paid for breaking contract = RM2300. That is ON TOP of the RM2290 already paid for the discounted iPhone on this plan.

The maths, and cost of penalty, gets frighteningly heftier as you progress to i-Value 4. I counted, up to RM10,000+! shocking.gif

7. For those wanting to purchase RETAIL, and not prebooking online to get them on the 20th, you can get them at all Klang Valley MAxis and Retail Center on March 23rd, and all Maxis and Retail Center NATIONWIDE by the 27th.

8. You can pay via cash, Visa, Mastercard, AMEX or DINERS card.

9. 1 Handset Contract per MSISDN for Upfront Payment and limited to 2 Handset Contracts per customer.

10. For all Port In customers  under Mobile Number Portability, customer need to be contracted for 12 months. They are NOT allowed to be contracted for more than 12 months. They need to sign an  Addendum and an Early Termination Penalty will be imposed if they terminate the line or change the rate plan within the 12 months period.

For all existing Maxis postpaid customers, they will be contracted for 12 months or 24 months contract if they take up the offer. They need to sign an Addendum and an Early Termination Penalty will be impose if they terminate the line or change the rate plan within the 12 months or 24 months period.

11. Registration via online portal and with the Biometrics is MANDATORY. Mandatory document required is a valid NRIC  + any 2 of the additional mandatory document :- Drivers license, credit card, Pasport, Payslip, Form J, Confirmation letter from employer. For Biometric registration, documents needs to be SEEN. For non-Biometric registration, documents needs to be PHOTOCOPIED.
The rest of the email content, I cannot divulge. Any other details are either of sensitive nature, or not pertaining general public release (internal staff rates, plan packages, etc.)
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If they are selling those units with contract, it should be more cheaper to attract ppl but.... phew!

maxis .. maxis sad.gif
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QUOTE(rx330 @ Mar 11 2009, 03:53 PM)
vincent, the spore one i din use, i got it for the iphone nia

current maxis sim on the iphone, im paying for the 99 unlimited, normally one moon, i used abt 200mb +, the most was 7gbs i think, but that was becos im tethering (hope the speeling is correct biggrin.gif )
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Maybe it is very cheap only 1... U know la.. "MALAYSIA BOLEH " spirit by government.. Got so many "pocket", here masuk there masuk.. At the end consumer suffer !!

QUOTE(tarpaucase @ Mar 11 2009, 03:54 PM)
It's not really just them though.

Seems like every vendor that tie up with Apple to sell these things always come up with these horrible plans.
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5 reasons why it is not worth it to purchase the iPhone 3G.

2 Megapixel camera: Even a common phone has 3 to 5 megapixel camera.

Hidden cost: Paying additional to Maxis for nothing

No physical keyboard built-in

No stereo Bluetooth, still no MMS, still no video recording

Lack of 7.2Mbps download support
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since u r not apple user, u duno mac OSX experience at all.
u can stick with ur current fone or WM fone.
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since u r not apple user, u duno mac OSX experience at all.
u can stick with ur current fone or WM fone.
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People always talk about less features on the iPhone, it's not like they really use all the features much.

Added on March 11, 2009, 4:01 pmConclusion: Greedy.

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If they are selling those units with contract, it should be more cheaper to attract ppl but.... phew!

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The phones ARE cheaper. It is the contract plans and the monthly commitment fees that are the killer. If you have been keeping up with Apple's tieup with all other telcos, it has been the same throughout.

A lot of people dont realize this. All they see is "iPhone 3G for USD199" and immediately call it cheap. But to get the iPhone for USD199 , you need to sign up with AT&T and pay USD129.99 a month. Convert that to RM and see if you can call that cheap!
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since u r not apple user, u duno mac OSX experience at all.
u can stick with ur current fone or WM fone.
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he just dun 1 to accept the fact . biggrin.gif

iphone FTW! biggrin.gif tongue.gif


good luck for choosing the "great" plan.. icon_idea.gif
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QUOTE(stringfellow @ Mar 11 2009, 04:01 PM)
The phones ARE cheaper. It is the contract plans and the monthly commitment fees that are the killer. If you have been keeping up with Apple's tieup with all other telcos, it has been the same throughout.

A lot of people dont realize this. All they see is "iPhone 3G for USD199" and immediately call it cheap. But to get the iPhone for USD199 , you need to sign up with AT&T and pay USD129.99 a month. Convert that to RM and see if you can call that cheap!
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Paying almost RM10k+ for the two-year plan.
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Reading through the internal email I'm receiving from my contact, here are a few important tidbits. I cannot divulge the entire email, as it contain sensitive material on how Maxis handles the iPhone internally, so I'll need to self-censor and post what CAN be posted.
The rest of the email content, I cannot divulge. Any other details are either of sensitive nature, or not pertaining general public release (internal staff rates, plan packages, etc.)
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Nice info you have there.

Well, am very curious, how big a difference is between their staff rate and consumer rate?
1. Not much difference
2. Some differences, but it is only a few carls jr visit
3. Holy-mama!!!
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QUOTE(stringfellow @ Mar 11 2009, 04:01 PM)
The phones ARE cheaper. It is the contract plans and the monthly commitment fees that are the killer. If you have been keeping up with Apple's tieup with all other telcos, it has been the same throughout.

A lot of people dont realize this. All they see is "iPhone 3G for USD199" and immediately call it cheap. But to get the iPhone for USD199 , you need to sign up with AT&T and pay USD129.99 a month. Convert that to RM and see if you can call that cheap!
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if ur working there and dont convert its call cheap!!
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Others place.. the iphone is cheap & just pay for the contract..in MALAYSIA BOLEH, the iphone is expensive then somemore neeed to tie to contract.. What the.... is that..
QUOTE(pelvin @ Mar 11 2009, 04:04 PM)
if ur working there and dont convert its call cheap!!
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these plan are expensive.

it should be

24 month
phone = rm800-1200

ya, if you don't agree.. don't bother

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AGREED !!

QUOTE(Ryeeson @ Mar 11 2009, 04:07 PM)
these plan are expensive.

it should be

24 month
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ya, if you don't agree.. don't bother
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these plan are expensive.

it should be

24 month
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ya, if you don't agree.. don't bother
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You can get the phone for RM250 .. the RM375 plan
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if ur working there and dont convert its call cheap!!
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USD129.99 x 24 months = USD3119.76
USD3199.76 x 3.5 = RM10919.16


So you pay almost USD3000+/RM10000+ for the bills alone, you call that cheap?

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So what if i take:

Value Plus Plans= 6month = 2960(phone) + 80x6 = 480 = RM3440

After 6 month, decide to change to celcom .

Will i be:

1. Able to use a celcom sim card?
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these plan are expensive.

it should be

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ya, if you don't agree.. don't bother
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Yup! they should lower down the phones' price if with contract. more than agreed!
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aiyah, wanna buy, buy la, cuntplain so much for apa?
or u guys wanna go do a street demostration to maxis opis in klcc?
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think positive
if maxis din launch iphone, u all oso din complain so much...
juz think maxis provide 'alternative' way to get iphone (legally)

if u think it exp then continue buy from other sources (i bot fm Singtel oso)
the maxis plan not surprise me at all...

no cheap green stuff under the sun la ^^
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QUOTE(Mike3300 @ Mar 11 2009, 04:08 PM)
Don't you get it, it's the same.
So you pay almost USD3000+/RM10000+ for the bills alone, you call that cheap?
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its the same if u convert.. but if u work there. ur salary is better then malaysia rite.. hehe cost of living there is not that high actually..
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So what if i take:

Value Plus Plans= 6month = 2960(phone) + 80x6 = 480 = RM3440

After 6 month, decide to change to celcom .

Will i be:

1. Able to use a celcom sim card?
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Someone said it is unlocked unit, so yes.. you can use celcom
Even if it is locked, there is yellowsnow
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So what if i take:

Value Plus Plans= 6month = 2960(phone) + 80x6 = 480 = RM3440

After 6 month, decide to change to celcom .

Will i be:

1. Able to use a celcom sim card?
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shld be can if unlocked version.
bring ur celcom SIM n try...

fyi, maxis usb modem (huawei) is sim locked, cant use celcom sim
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aiyah, wanna buy, buy la, cuntplain so much for apa?
or u guys wanna go do a street demostration to maxis opis in klcc?
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LOL.... start a riot?
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Haiyaaa ... why we need to moan and groan to this. We have a CHOICE. U like u buy. U don't like ... go GS and look for better deals there.
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ffs. the plan is outragouesly killing and scamming ur arse off.

i worship the dudes that will sign the plan from maxis.

apple is ripping maxis off but maxis refuse to be ripped of then they resorted to rip the consumer off.

pwned
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QUOTE(tgeoklin @ Mar 11 2009, 03:46 PM)
5 reasons why it is not worth it to purchase the iPhone 3G.

2 Megapixel camera: Even a common phone has 3 to 5 megapixel camera.

Hidden cost: Paying additional to Maxis for nothing

No physical keyboard built-in

No stereo Bluetooth, still no MMS, still no video recording

Lack of 7.2Mbps download support
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QUOTE(ed0gawa @ Mar 11 2009, 04:04 PM)
Nice info you have there.

Well, am very curious, how big a difference is between their staff rate and consumer rate?
1. Not much difference
2. Some differences, but it is only a few carls jr visit
3. Holy-mama!!!
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Between #2 and #3, but leaning towards #3. Maxis rewards their staff rather well. Double whammy if you have family members working up in Maxis in both the management and the technical side/service side. Management + Maxis Broadband/3G side working family member = FTW!

QUOTE(pelvin @ Mar 11 2009, 04:04 PM)
if ur working there and dont convert its call cheap!!
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You'll be surprised what defines as "cheap" in the States. Have you not seen how AT&T is perceived as the minute they unveiled their iPhone rate plans? The Americans are howling!

Most if not the majority of those whining here are those who either not even planning to get an iPhone, or just come in for the fun mocking those who do plan to get one. Cant afford to get one? Move along. Dont block the traffic for those planning to get one.

I myself am on the fence, but you dont see posting crappy posts about governments, Malaysia Boleh, and whose political lackey's pockets we are lining. Stick to the topic, and stop the complaints. If you dont have anything constructive to say, dont say anything. All this whining and complaining makes this place sounds like a child nursery. This is not anything new, plan rates like these have been introduced and unveiled many times over by other telcos in other countries. If you're thinking that Malaysia's telco will be any different, YOU ARE DELUDING YOURSELF.
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QUOTE(frozzbyte @ Mar 11 2009, 04:14 PM)
Haiyaaa ... why we need to moan and groan to this. We have a CHOICE. U like u buy. U don't like ... go GS and look for better deals there.
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the long awaited iphone is not as it seems to be.... but predicted something like this going to happened....
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can we buy the phone directly without any contract ?
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can we buy the phone directly without any contract ?
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If we can buy no-contract iPhone from Maxis, then you won't see why people are bragging about the plans. wink.gif

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GOOD to see that..

QUOTE(mac.tay @ Mar 11 2009, 04:18 PM)
so fast ppl write blog to shoot maxis  tongue.gif

buying tech gadget always newer better.
muz well wait june 2020, u can buy 8 cores iphone with rm500  brows.gif
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can we buy the phone directly without any contract ?
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good question thou.... can we bro string? the iphone itself is officially unlock out of the box right?

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QUOTE(tgeoklin @ Mar 11 2009, 03:46 PM)
5 reasons why it is not worth it to purchase the iPhone 3G.

2 Megapixel camera: Even a common phone has 3 to 5 megapixel camera.

Hidden cost: Paying additional to Maxis for nothing

No physical keyboard built-in

No stereo Bluetooth, still no MMS, still no video recording

Lack of 7.2Mbps download support
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it has mms and video recording after u jailbreak it. What can i said iphone is very subjective.
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If we can buy no-contract iPhone from Maxis, then you won't see why people are bragging about the plans. wink.gif
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then i guess is still much more cheaper if we straight away buy from singtel or other countries, no need to think so much.
maxis still charge so much on their user,i think is not worth it.
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No you wont, you won't get to buy the iPhone no-contract. Geez, please read.
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QUOTE(mac.tay @ Mar 11 2009, 04:10 PM)
think positive
if maxis din launch iphone, u all oso din complain so much...
juz think maxis provide 'alternative' way to get iphone (legally)

if u think it exp then continue buy from other sources (i bot fm Singtel oso)
the maxis plan not surprise me at all...

no cheap green stuff under the sun la ^^
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Which is what I've always been saying about Malaysian mentality. Damn if you do, damned if you dont. Didnt bring in, complain......brought it in, also complain. Disgusting.

Want to buy one? Weigh in the best option, and take the plunge. Dont have the budget or cant afford to have one? Move along and get other alternatives like the Nokia 5800 or something, move along and get on with your life. I'm willing that those whining and complaining never really intend to get one in the first place, or cant afford one either. Good stuff dont come cheap. Cheap stuff more often than not is not good either. Take your pick.
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well wait for competitor to come in lo and see hows the price changed sooner or later they will go crazy on the price where u get free calls/sms la, etc etc ...
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Talking about Nokia 5800, I see lots of folks here are selling theirs in Garage Sales.
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QUOTE(stringfellow @ Mar 11 2009, 04:16 PM)
Between #2 and #3, but leaning towards #3. Maxis rewards their staff rather well. Double whammy if you have family members working up in Maxis in both the management and the technical side/service side. Management + Maxis Broadband/3G side working family member = FTW!
You'll be surprised what defines as "cheap" in the States. Have you not seen how AT&T is perceived as the minute they unveiled their iPhone rate plans? The Americans are howling!

Most if not the majority of those whining here are those who either not even planning to get an iPhone, or just come in for the fun mocking those who do plan to get one. Cant afford to get one? Move along. Dont block the traffic for those planning to get one.

I myself am on the fence, but you dont see posting crappy posts about governments, Malaysia Boleh, and whose political lackey's pockets we are lining. Stick to the topic, and stop the complaints. If you dont have anything constructive to say, dont say anything. All this whining and complaining makes this place sounds like a child nursery. This is not anything new, plan rates like these have been introduced and unveiled many times over by other telcos in other countries. If you're thinking that Malaysia's telco will be any different, YOU ARE DELUDING YOURSELF.
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lol i dont care abt how much they charge as im not going to buy from them as i got it myself already.. im just voicing my opinion for other people thats all.. chill man dont have to be so serious..its a free world man..cheers biggrin.gif

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good question thou.... can we bro string? the iphone itself is officially unlock out of the box right?
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No buy-outright options, sorry.

The iPhones come from Singapore, so it should be officially unlocked.
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The 6 month contract they purposely put for ppl who want the set only.

Pay 80 for the line + 500mb data is like introductionary package. sambung or not your choice.

And the extra price 2960 for warannty 6 month.

But anyway they do not want to go empty handed

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Man I need to stop reading this thread, giving me headache on top of my aching tooth.

See ya later guys.
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No buy-outright options, sorry.

The iPhones come from Singapore, so it should be officially unlocked.
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ah ha.... so buy at singapore lah then.... hahahahahahahahahahaha... no other choice i see for the guys who wants to own iphone but want to pay minimal....

aiyah......
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QUOTE(pelvin @ Mar 11 2009, 04:25 PM)
lol i dont care abt how much they charge as im not going to buy from them as i got it myself already.. im just voicing my opinion for other people thats all.. chill man dont have to be so serious..its a free world man..
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Yes, but you are not helping those on the fence or waiting for informed opinions on whether to get an iPhone for themselves or not. In fact, I call you being selfish, because you already have an iPhone and can afford complaining and whining about these Maxis plans, while others are still on the fence deciding to take the plunge or not.

Instead of whining and complaining, why not you do something more constructive like helping figure out which plan is the most affordable and common-sensical to subscribe? Help these folks make their decision. Dont clutter their thoughts with more or your whinings. You already have yours, they are waiting to get theirs. And here you are, not helping them one bit in their cause.

It is easy for you to complain, since you already have one, and passed that initial phase of prepping your budget to get one. There are others who had waited two years to get their own iPhones officially locally, and your complaints are not helping them one bit.
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Definitely not worth it. Buy from Singapore if can! tongue.gif
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cheap green iphone - ciphone (Made In China)
no contract, rm600

but saw article china copycat fone is 50x radioactive more than standard.
pls dun buy for your children tongue.gif
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goods stuff but expensive .....
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Must buy at Singapore.
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QUOTE(tgeoklin @ Mar 11 2009, 03:46 PM)
5 reasons why it is not worth it to purchase the iPhone 3G.

2 Megapixel camera: Even a common phone has 3 to 5 megapixel camera.

Hidden cost: Paying additional to Maxis for nothing

No physical keyboard built-in

No stereo Bluetooth, still no MMS, still no video recording

Lack of 7.2Mbps download support
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Its back to PalmOS for me or Apple

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As for the price , I think its better to get an unlocked model from the sellers here
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guys please explain why its crap ..

i get the 24 months i-value...
buy the phone for rm1890.00

and pass the service to my wife who already using 80 value package...so i just reworked it that she is buying the iphone and upgrade her service to rm100...

why shouldn't i be doing this....is theres a catch?? 24 months is ok to me since we need a phone line service....
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brother rx... sames taste in media player .. sames taste in phones...hehehe rclxms.gif

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guys please explain why its crap ..

i get the 24 months i-value...
buy the phone for rm1890.00

and pass the service to my wife who already using 80 value package...so i just reworked it that she is buying the iphone and upgrade her service to rm100...

why shouldn't  i be doing this....is theres a catch??  24 months is ok to me since we need a phone line service....
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You didn't read properly i guess.

The RM100 commitment fee is
1) RM 50 call charges , for 333 minutes which works out to be RM0.15 per minute
2) RM50 for the 500MB DATA transfer (GPRS or 3G or EDGE)

SMS charges, you need to pay if you use SMS.
I wonder if MMS charges are inclusive of the 500MB deal or not.

So if you are upgrading from Value 80 Plans, you will end up paying more. If all this while your wife fully utilize her RM80 on calls and sms only.
I am using value 80 too, my calls average around RM80, smses around RM50. If i were to switch to ivalue, i would have to pay lots more.
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Finally able to cope up. You guys are really going extremely fast. Anyway IMO I don't want to mention about the price and plan anymore as it has already been discuss from the previous page but my doubt is the launching of next generation or if there is any better offer from other telcos only.
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tks for the info...... sometimes hard to spot maxis trickery lah .. thats why i asked

QUOTE(ed0gawa @ Mar 11 2009, 04:37 PM)
You didn't read properly i guess.

The RM100 commitment fee is
1) RM 50 call charges , for 333 minutes which works out to be RM0.15 per minute
2) RM50 for the 500MB DATA transfer (GPRS or 3G or EDGE)

SMS charges, you need to pay if you use SMS.
I wonder if MMS charges are inclusive of the 500MB deal or not.

So if you are upgrading from Value 80 Plans, you will end up paying more. If all this while your wife fully utilize her RM80 on calls and sms only.
I am using value 80 too, my calls average around RM80, smses around RM50. If i were to switch to ivalue, i would have to pay lots more.
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QUOTE(andyz @ Mar 11 2009, 04:32 PM)
guys please explain why its crap ..

i get the 24 months i-value...
buy the phone for rm1890.00

and pass the service to my wife who already using 80 value package...so i just reworked it that she is buying the iphone and upgrade her service to rm100...

why shouldn't  i be doing this....is theres a catch??  24 months is ok to me since we need a phone line service....
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with 80bucks, u get calls, sms n data all in one. but in d ivalue thingy, u haf a set amount of minutes. sms gets charged separately. u also get data 500mb which u might not use. value plus plan is better IMO. sumore 333mins is about 50bucks. their sms rate oso expensive aka flat rate. no more 5sens sms.lol. i presume.
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Yes, but you are not helping those on the fence or waiting for informed opinions on whether to get an iPhone for themselves or not. In fact, I call you being selfish, because you already have an iPhone and can afford complaining and whining about these Maxis plans, while others are still on the fence deciding to take the plunge or not.

Instead of whining and complaining, why not you do something more constructive like helping figure out which plan is the most affordable and common-sensical to subscribe? Help these folks make their decision. Dont clutter their thoughts with more or your whinings. You already have yours, they are waiting to get theirs. And here you are, not helping them one bit in their cause.

It is easy for you to complain, since you already have one, and passed that initial phase of prepping your budget to get one. There are others who had waited two years to get their own iPhones officially locally, and your complaints are not helping them one bit.
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well u can ask everyone here..or u can check earlier post since 11AM i did help those people by explaining how the plan works and how much they need to pay and all.. some even msg me asking me personally for help... and i did explain that this maxis plan is good for those who are heavy users which use RM200 and above and not advisable for light users or prepaid users..haha but anyway chill man im just adding some opinion and comparing maxis vs sgTel and other telco..not trying to discourage people here lolz
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3. iPhone 3G – Value Plus Plans (6 months contract)
Only RM100 penalty will be imposed for this plan in the event a customer
decides to terminate the 6 months commitment before its expiry.

Sounds like the same TnC getting unlocked phones from Spore?

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cheap green iphone - ciphone (Made In China)
no contract, rm600

but saw article china copycat fone is 50x radioactive more than standard.
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QUOTE(pelvin @ Mar 11 2009, 04:39 PM)
well u can ask everyone here..or u can check earlier post since 11AM i did help those people by explaining how the plan works and how much they need to pay and all.. some even msg me asking me personally for help... and i did explain that this maxis plan is good for those who are heavy users which use RM200 and above and not advisable for light users or prepaid users..haha but anyway chill man im just adding some opinion and comparing maxis vs sgTel and other telco..not trying to discourage people here lolz
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If that is what you did then, awesome, good job and more power to you.

But as for the comparison, not until the iPhone is made available to all the other local telcos that then you can make a proper comparison. Comparing Maxis with Singtel is ilogical since they operate on different channels, customer base and country/economic scale.
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3. iPhone 3G – Value Plus Plans (6 months contract)
Only RM100 penalty will be imposed for this plan in the event a customer
decides to terminate the 6 months commitment before its expiry.

Sounds like the same TnC getting unlocked phones from Spore?
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Ermmm, no. It's 6 months PENALTY, IIANM. That's 6 x monthly commitment fee.
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I was abit cheesed off with the pricing at first glance, but after some analysis, I think the pricing is fair, IF you are willing to pay more for the iPhone upfront.

Basically, the less you are willing to pay upfront, the more you have to pay in the long run. The simple fact is...Maxis is not going to give you the phone for free.

AT&T are a slightly more flexible, and their plans are a little better than Maxis. Their voice packages have rollover, and they have SMS plans too.
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Only RM100 penalty will be imposed for this plan in the event a customer
decides to terminate the 6 months commitment before its expiry.

QUOTE(stringfellow @ Mar 11 2009, 04:44 PM)
Ermmm, no. It's 6 months PENALTY, IIANM. That's 6 x monthly commitment fee.
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Maybe not 6 x monthly commitment fee. Just RM100. This could be their last option to get the market from those who dont want to be tied to Maxis,
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If it's really 100..just buy and terminate contract somewhere down the line lar...

You think maxis really will let you go so easy ah? free lunch ah? tongue.gif

I highly doubt it. hmm.gif

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QUOTE(tarpaucase @ Mar 11 2009, 04:54 PM)
If it's really 100..just buy and terminate contract lar...

You think maxis really will let you go so easy ah? free lunch ah? tongue.gif

I highly doubt it.
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Only RM100 penalty will be imposed for this plan in the event a customer
decides to terminate the 6 months commitment before its expiry.
Maybe not 6 x monthly commitment fee. Just RM100. This could be their last option to get the market from those who dont want to be tied to Maxis,
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I'm afraid not, bro. I've confirmed with my contact, it's 6 x monthly commitment fee. And the commitment fee for the 6 months plan is RM100. You may have gotten it mixed up that way.
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Look at the price of their 6 months contract thingy. You're actually paying the same price as someone who is selling here. Maxis isn't subsiding , pretty much you're paying for the phone alone and maxis gets an additional RM 100. Either way , they make money - you lose
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QUOTE(tarpaucase @ Mar 11 2009, 04:54 PM)
If it's really 100..just buy and terminate contract somewhere down the line lar...

You think maxis really will let you go so easy ah? free lunch ah? tongue.gif

I highly doubt it.  hmm.gif
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then price would b 2640, 8g and 3060 16G
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it's called bizness...lol..

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then price would b 2640, 8g and 3060 16G
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Wasn't someone selling an 8gb about ..RM2300 like..2-3 months back?..

damn.. prices went up >.<

i'm still stuck on my 2g.. noooOOOoooo.... cry.gif

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I'm afraid not, bro. I've confirmed with my contact, it's 6 x monthly commitment fee. And the commitment fee for the 6 months plan is RM100. You may have gotten it mixed up that way.
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RM100 for 6 month plan? The table stated RM 80 lol
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The phones ARE cheaper. It is the contract plans and the monthly commitment fees that are the killer. If you have been keeping up with Apple's tieup with all other telcos, it has been the same throughout.

A lot of people dont realize this. All they see is "iPhone 3G for USD199" and immediately call it cheap. But to get the iPhone for USD199 , you need to sign up with AT&T and pay USD129.99 a month. Convert that to RM and see if you can call that cheap!
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You cannot convert coz people who buys the 199 phone plus the plan earns in USD. So if they earn 2K a month.. its cheap for them to buy the phone for USD 199 compared to us who have to pay almost RM2K when we earn Rm2K a month!

besides.. their cheapest plan is 40 - 70 bucks.. not 129.99.. Comparing Maxis to theirs.. Maxis pricing is just ridiculous!!
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btw, Maxis brought back up the iPhone page.

I can't believe Maxis is charging one hell of a price with its package, in addition to its advance payment.. So we have to go through the whole hassle of claiming back the advance payment every month??

what a bummer!
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Personally I think the 6 months plan is good in a sense that its a "short kahwin" dgn Maxis for 6 months and later just divorce.

But I remember when I was at Maxis KLCC just now asking about this, I was informed that after 6 months contract habis and you wanna terminate the plan, u still need to pay RM100 admin fee. Can someone confirm this?
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You cannot convert coz people who buys the 199 phone plus the plan earns in USD.  So if they earn 2K a month.. its cheap for them to buy the phone for USD 199 compared to us who have to pay almost RM2K when we earn Rm2K a month!

besides.. their cheapest plan is 40 - 70 bucks.. not 129.99.. Comparing Maxis to theirs..  Maxis pricing is just ridiculous!!
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You can compare wat.. because YOU are buying mar ultimately.. so whatever you earn..rupees.. yen.. ringgit.. in the end you see which country is cheaper to get from lor (based on exchange rates hahah.. maybe japan will be cheaper soon at the rate their money is dropping hehe)

don't compare plans.. plans are only relevant here.

ultimately if you're a heavy user.. their plan isn't really gonna cut it - 500mb..? come on!

btw anyone knows if their 'free' minutes and stuff rollover to next month?
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QUOTE(neekun @ Mar 11 2009, 05:04 PM)
Personally I think the 6 months plan is good in a sense that its a "short kahwin" dgn Maxis for 6 months and later just divorce.

But I remember when I was at Maxis KLCC just now asking about this, I was informed that after 6 months contract habis and you wanna terminate the plan, u still need to pay RM100 admin fee. Can someone confirm this?
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aiyoh. you never ask the maxis KLCC fella just now that meh? tongue.gif

is the 'short kahwin' still good if you already got a line? .. no point getting a 2nd line right? :/
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But seriously how often do you guys change plans anyway? Its good in theory like MNP but I think the take up is still pretty low
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taken the consideration... where is the iphone going to be launched? i mean officially? wanna see the action myself.... maybe i can get some goodies?

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though many forumers may nt b supportive of the maxis plan, we will soon see the iphone 3g flooding M'sia tongue.gif
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comments from fren who used Maxis data package -- it is very lousy comparing to Celcom.

My area dun have Maxis HSDPA coverage too. *headache*
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And the truth is out. I lol'ed back at those who were trying to lol at me.

@nokia and frozzbyte,

What you guys said and predicted came true. Malaysians are so predictable. Whine when they cant get what they want, whine some more when they already have what they want and want even MORE! Disgusting!
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precisely. so this is what it feels like to be proven correct! tongue.gif
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Just wait and see. ?
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even with the "short kahwin" u're probably still paying a hefty price to get it. might as well get it from sg or thailand. plus u dunno if this is unlocked version. So unlocking will probably another trouble for those that are new tongue.gif
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QUOTE(tarpaucase @ Mar 11 2009, 05:04 PM)
You can compare wat.. because YOU are buying mar ultimately.. so whatever you earn..rupees.. yen.. ringgit.. in the end you see which country is cheaper to get from lor (based on exchange rates hahah.. maybe japan will be cheaper soon at the rate their money is dropping hehe)

don't compare plans.. plans are only relevant here.

ultimately if you're a heavy user.. their plan isn't really gonna cut it - 500mb..? come on!

btw anyone knows if their 'free' minutes and stuff rollover to next month?
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can i shout dream on right at your face? lol ...
i dun think the ivalue minutes will roll on.

Was using Value plan all the while. They dun roll the unused credit. Dun use, charge u the same, use more, charge u more...
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I'm using Maxis data package right now. it's.. NOT bad lar.. but there's really some area that are.. no coverage. or it gets cut off. if you're a frequent commuter on the LRT or something you'll notice it tongue.gif

and .. talking about coverage there's some really blank spot along the highways too... its crazy. they've been getting worse and worse lately in their coverage..

celcom i tried before data package not bad. but maxis at my place is damn fast at times (but no torrents! they filtered and stuff - btw their network is.. a bit screwed up. don't think you can host anything on your 3g.. it's like it's on an unreachable network.. all filtered incoming)
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QUOTE(tarpaucase @ Mar 11 2009, 05:05 PM)
aiyoh. you never ask the maxis KLCC fella just now that meh? tongue.gif

is the 'short kahwin' still good if you already got a line? .. no point getting a 2nd line right? :/
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Hi guys/gals my 2 cents. I really do not think the Iphone package from Maxis is worth it. With that amount of money you can easily buy a phone with better functionality then the Iphone.

If you are a hardcore Iphone fanatic and you absolutely want a phone with distributor support then well... it's your call.
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can i shout dream on right at your face? lol ...
i dun think the ivalue minutes will roll on.

Was using Value plan all the while. They dun roll the unused credit. Dun use, charge u the same, use more, charge u more...
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haha..yeah.. i kinda thought so. too good to be true.

stupid plans...! doh.gif
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fact is, if u dun use value plan to that amount, dun bother getting it, it's not worth it. Just get an unlock unit from the garage sale
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so what are the warranty coverage for this short kahwin since we already know the price.

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It didnt state warranty void if you decided to not continue contract. But still u already bought the phone
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For those wanting to preregister, the Maxis website is up. Head there now.

http://www.maxis.com.my/iPhone/index.asp

Malaysia is still not listed as "coming soon" country at Apple's website http://www.apple.com/iphone/countries/

The iPhone 3G Maxis launch will be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center on March 20th at 7pm. Customers who booked their iPhones via the link posted above are invited to pick up their iPhones at the launch ceremony on that day,time and venue. Walk-in customers are also invited to come, to register, and will be informed when they can collect their iPhones later.

Also got a peek at their internal email regarding launch dates on 20th-22nd. They are recruiting people to come and showcase the iPhone on these dates, and calling them "iPhone3G Buffs". Limited Edition iPhone 3G T-Shirts, and meals are provided.

Latest breaking news! CONFIRMED the Maxis iPhone3G is officially unlocked. Rejoice!
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QUOTE(tarpaucase @ Mar 11 2009, 05:04 PM)
You can compare wat.. because YOU are buying mar ultimately.. so whatever you earn..rupees.. yen.. ringgit.. in the end you see which country is cheaper to get from lor (based on exchange rates hahah.. maybe japan will be cheaper soon at the rate their money is dropping hehe)
199 USD comes with plan mah.. if YOU buy means you have to buy and pay for their 2 yrs plan also.. if you do that then I salute you lor ;-) So if compare you have to compare both. (plan + phone)

I'm so thankful that I got the 2G iphone from US when it was 399 without contract. After waiting for 1.5 yrs.. its very sad to see the plans offered by Maxis. Cut Throat.

Like that better go to lowyat or get friends to buy the unlocked one from Aus or Singapore without any plan. Cheaper than giving money to Maxis.
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Hi guys/gals my 2 cents. I really do not think the Iphone package from Maxis is worth it. With that amount of money you can easily buy a phone with better functionality then the Iphone.

If you are a hardcore Iphone fanatic and you absolutely want a phone with distributor support then well... it's your call.
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hehe.. I think.. you need to really try out the phone before even comparing the functionality.

other phones might have a gazillion of functionalities.. but most are not really *that* accessible.
this phone has functionalities(even though they are limited) that are so easy to use it's in a class of its own.

It's the amazing *usability* of this phone that really attracts me. not that i'm a mac fanboy or anything.. but i've been using nokias.. motorolas.. window mobile crap for years.. they all have superior hardware but they are all really not approachable at all.
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mann... if only i'm still in malaysia, i can easily qualify to be an Apple iPhone genius and be hired to work in maxis tongue.gif


p/s not to mention, how easy it is to pick up gals with that job
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QUOTE(Doppelgriff @ Mar 11 2009, 05:12 PM)
199 USD comes with plan mah.. if YOU buy means you have to buy and pay for their 2 yrs plan also..  if you do that then I salute you lor ;-)  So if compare you have to compare both. (plan + phone)

I'm so thankful that I got the 2G iphone from US when it was 399 without contract.  After waiting for 1.5 yrs.. its very sad to see the plans offered by Maxis. Cut Throat.

Like that better go to lowyat or get friends to buy the unlocked one from Aus or Singapore without any plan. Cheaper than giving money to Maxis.
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heheh true true. cannot get the USD199 one from abroad lar.. 2 year plan will kill you tongue.gif
unless you get unlocked from singapore / australia like you said without plan.

no contract better = can sleep easier at night.

if not.. omg. it's the last day of the month.. must.. use.. up.. free.. minutes.. but it's ..11.59pm.. NooOOoOOooOOooOoooOooOOoOOo $_$ gone...
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so what are the warranty coverage for this short kahwin since we already know the price.
It didnt state warranty void if you decided to not continue contract. But still u already bought the phone
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One year. Contract plans does not dictate warranty periods. Contract plans only allows the initial investment in terms of iPhone price to be reduced cheaper to be subsidised by the carrier. It is still unknown if we can use any sort of Apple Care Protection Plan to extend the warranty up to three years.
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mann... if only i'm still in malaysia, i can easily qualify to be an Apple iPhone genius and be hired to work in maxis tongue.gif
p/s   not to mention, how easy it is to pick up gals with that job
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Apple iPhone Geniuses picks up gals?

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should the new firmware coming also with the Maxis iphone launch also? waiting together with Indo and release a new firmware with Malay support?
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For those wanting to preregister, the Maxis website is up. Head there now.

http://www.maxis.com.my/iPhone/index.asp

Malaysia is still not listed as "coming soon" country at Apple's website http://www.apple.com/iphone/countries/

The iPhone 3G Maxis launch will be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center on March 20th at 7pm. Customers who booked their iPhones via the link posted above are invited to pick up their iPhones at the launch ceremony on that day,time and venue. Walk-in customers are also invited to come, to register, and will be informed when they can collect their iPhones later.

Also got a peek at their internal email regarding launch dates on 20th-22nd. They are recruiting people to come and showcase the iPhone on these dates, and calling them "iPhone3G Buffs". Limited Edition iPhone 3G T-Shirts, and meals are provided.

Latest breaking news! CONFIRMED the Maxis iPhone3G is officially unlocked. Rejoice!
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Hmmm iPhone3G Buffs smile.gif How to apply? And how much being paid? Kind interested hahahaaaa!
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huh?
U mean get an iphone and be able to pickup chiqs?
Aw.. come on, that's lame. doh.gif

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hehe.. I think.. you need to really try out the phone before even comparing the functionality.

other phones might have a gazillion of functionalities.. but most are not really *that* accessible.
this phone has functionalities(even though they are limited) that are so easy to use it's in a class of its own.

It's the amazing *usability* of this phone that really attracts me. not that i'm a mac fanboy or anything.. but i've been using nokias.. motorolas.. window mobile crap for years.. they all have superior hardware but they are all really not approachable at all.
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Agreed. In terms of design the Iphone is really "different" from the rest of the phones. There are tons and tons of material written on the pros and cons. But is it wise to spend such an amount of money on the Iphone?

If you are a heavy mobile phone user maybe the packages make sense I believe. But if you are just a normal mobile phone user well it's really a waste of cash. If you do not mind the warranty. Might as well get a unlocked phone somewhere. At least the payment is one off. What do you think?
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And oh......"One More Thing",

Internal Maxis staff are able to buy the iPhone3G as-is. As in buy outright, without contract whatsoever. Price for this to come by next Monday.
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One year. Contract plans does not dictate warranty periods. Contract plans only allows the initial investment in terms of iPhone price to be reduced cheaper to be subsidised by the carrier. It is still unknown if we can use any sort of Apple Care Protection Plan to extend the warranty up to three years.
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Then price extra 300-400 includes 1 year warranty. How many months warranty from garage sales with the current price?
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And oh......"One More Thing",

Internal Maxis staff are able to buy the iPhone3G as-is. As in buy outright, without contract whatsoever. Price for this to come by next Monday.
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huh?
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Aw.. come on, that's lame. doh.gif
hahah I agree.. in my office.. 2 guys has iphone.. don't see them picking up any chicks .. besides.. more girls has iphones in my office =P And I had to intro features/apps to them somemore!! tongue.gif
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Then, if i'm already a current suscriber to Maxis VP50, I still must sign-up for at least VP80? cos VP50 not listed liaoz.
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Apple iPhone Geniuses picks up gals?

are.. you .. serious?  hmm.gif
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ha ha. at least it works that way in australia (and also the UK).


by the way (sorry to enlarge the fonts for this, but i do need some attention), has anyone been curious how will the maxis name appear as the telco provider name, at the top left corner? so far it has always been MY MAXIS whilst most of official providers globally, have their name set to fit the "box" nicely for example SingTel, AT & T. even for virgin australia (yes, they sell iPhones as well), they opt for the Optus name instead.


long story about the virgin mobile network here as they basically use the Optus infrastructure by purchasing minutes/data et cetera at a lower price and then revamping them to the consumers.

hence you insert their sim card on a conventional phone, it will appear as virgin. however if you slip that into an iPhone, Optus will emerge instead.

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Not in the sleazy sense, but out of necessity. I see the female customers having to approach Apple Store Geniuses out of their need to query certain things. You do have certain unspoken code of conduct while under employment and in uniform, but your acquaintance with customers can go beyond that after work hours. wink.gif

QUOTE(neekun @ Mar 11 2009, 05:18 PM)
Hmmm iPhone3G Buffs smile.gif How to apply? And how much being paid? Kind interested hahahaaaa!
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No payment, only meals and a T-shirt. tongue.gif If you are still interested, I can query further.
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Agreed. In terms of design the Iphone is really "different" from the rest of the phones. There are tons and tons of material written on the pros and cons. But is it wise to spend such an amount of money on the Iphone?

If you are a heavy mobile phone user maybe the packages make sense I believe. But if you are just a normal mobile phone user well it's really a waste of cash. If you do not mind the warranty. Might as well get a unlocked phone somewhere. At least the payment is one off. What do you think?
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spend the amount of money dictacted by maxis ? no. not worth it. cheaper to buy outside black market somewhere. that one i agree with you 101% to go buy elsewhere unlocked and just go with it. While I have had no problems whatsoever with my black-market-edition 2g since launch until now, i've had friends with horror stories to tell about theirs tongue.gif

is it worth it to blow your savings on such a phone?

well you're right in the sense - if you're just using phone to call/sms.. and that's it, any phone will do really. as long as it don't die on you hehe.

if you're like the type that likes to get connected..? this phone is just amazing. web browsing is the best deal ever. reading rss feeds with newsgator. facebook app is a must for any addicts. games? tons and plenty to keep you amused.. tap tap is really DAMN good and it's free! taking pictures and uploading to your blog? easy as pie. IMing with beejive/palringo and what have you, incredible. Email support? best i've ever seen in any phone yet. the things it takes you to do these things.. to get it done, it amazing, it's fast. it's just like those devices back in the days of Palm 3 and Palm V.. click and it happens. It's not like WM .. click and you see the 4-colour-wheel-o-wait... oh wait i need to close more apps in the task manager.

So yeah.. it really does depend on what you do with your phone.

(but then again with previous generations of phone, doing these things is a PITA... seriously. with this phone it's a joy!)
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unfortunately i'm hideous. no amount of iphone 3G will save me.  laugh.gif
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Not in the sleazy sense, but out of necessity. I see the female customers having to approach Apple Store Geniuses out of their need to query certain things. You do have certain unspoken code of conduct while under employment and in uniform, but your acquaintance with customers can go beyond that after work hours. wink.gif
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But it can also work the other way around right?

I mean.. I own a 'hackintosh'.. and I'm sorta learning about Mac.. can I go to an apple store and meet a female Genius and .. ask around.. you know.. brows.gif

edit : haha i'm cheap.. i know tongue.gif

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QUOTE(stringfellow @ Mar 11 2009, 05:24 PM)
Not in the sleazy sense, but out of necessity. I see the female customers having to approach Apple Store Geniuses out of their need to query certain things. You do have certain unspoken code of conduct while under employment and in uniform, but your acquaintance with customers can go beyond that after work hours. wink.gif
No payment, only meals and a T-shirt. tongue.gif If you are still interested, I can query further.
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damn right, stringfellow!

i have patronise those apple stores sufficiently to see such incidents happening.

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But it can also work the other way around right?

I mean.. I own a 'hackintosh'.. and I'm sorta learning about Mac.. can I go to an apple store and meet a female Genius and .. ask around.. you know..  brows.gif

edit : haha i'm cheap.. i know tongue.gif
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nahh... it doesn't happen the vice versa way biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

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And oh......"One More Thing",

Internal Maxis staff are able to buy the iPhone3G as-is. As in buy outright, without contract whatsoever. Price for this to come by next Monday.
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So u are meaning that one staff can buy one only???? Wah lau..damn nice ah...but vmad.gif friend told they don't have this kind arrangement..bullshit....
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QUOTE(tarpaucase @ Mar 11 2009, 05:26 PM)
spend the amount of money dictacted by maxis ? no. not worth it. cheaper to buy outside black market somewhere. that one i agree with you 101% to go buy elsewhere unlocked and just go with it. While I have had no problems whatsoever with my black-market-edition 2g since launch until now, i've had friends with horror stories to tell about theirs tongue.gif

is it worth it to blow your savings on such a phone?

well you're right in the sense - if you're just using phone to call/sms.. and that's it, any phone will do really. as long as it don't die on you hehe.

if you're like the type that likes to get connected..? this phone is just amazing. web browsing is the best deal ever. reading rss feeds with newsgator. facebook app is a must for any addicts. games? tons and plenty to keep you amused.. tap tap is really DAMN good and it's free! taking pictures and uploading to your blog? easy as pie.  IMing with beejive/palringo and what have you, incredible. Email support? best i've ever seen in any phone yet. the things it takes you to do these things.. to get it done, it amazing, it's fast. it's just like those devices back in the days of Palm 3 and Palm V.. click and it happens. It's not like WM .. click and you see the 4-colour-wheel-o-wait... oh wait i need to close more apps in the task manager.

So yeah.. it really does depend on what you do with your phone.

(but then again with previous generations of phone, doing these things is a PITA... seriously. with this phone it's a joy!)
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This is why I still love PalmOS. Apple carries on that legacy. It just works. With Windows Mobile you can just forget it , trust me. Its nothing fancy. All it does it crashes every now and then. As for the web browser, you don't even have a decent web browser for it - Mobile Internet Explorer just sucks and there aren't any good ones

Oh not to mention iPhone runs on *nix , there is always something fresh that people can port from the *nix world to the iPhone world. These are the advantages. If you're just going to call and SMS , I would say a Nokia 3310 is sufficient enough. I carry my bulky HTC P3600 and my iPod Touch. I prefer to use the iPod touch to surf the internet and to chat rather then using my P3600 - even smsing with it is pretty hard !
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But it can also work the other way around right?

I mean.. I own a 'hackintosh'.. and I'm sorta learning about Mac.. can I go to an apple store and meet a female Genius and .. ask around.. you know..  brows.gif

edit : haha i'm cheap.. i know tongue.gif
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Yes, but it's you fawning over her, and you needing her than she needing you. Cruel as it is, but I see her having the upperhand in either pursuing this further or letting it stop at the professional level.

Plus, once she knows that you work around hackintoshes, there goes the chance to get her phone number. laugh.gif
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QUOTE(duder @ Mar 11 2009, 05:19 PM)
Agreed. In terms of design the Iphone is really "different" from the rest of the phones. There are tons and tons of material written on the pros and cons. But is it wise to spend such an amount of money on the Iphone?

If you are a heavy mobile phone user maybe the packages make sense I believe. But if you are just a normal mobile phone user well it's really a waste of cash. If you do not mind the warranty. Might as well get a unlocked phone somewhere. At least the payment is one off. What do you think?
I dont think its worth spending so much just for the sake of warranty. Tonnes of people bought the 2G and 3G before this package came out and i hear more success stories than negative one.

I've had one since Oct 07 and its been serving me well smile.gif Just make sure you dont drop it into the bathtub (a friend of mine did that) or drop it flat on its screen. Handle it with care and it will be fine.

Iphone is unique.. I dont think I can go back to a SE or Nokia anymore. It can do loads so if you are the kind that likes tinkering with your phone its worth it.. If u just wanna answer phone call and sms.. then get a cheaper SE or Nokia
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in penang..iphone 3g refurb. only 1.5k..1 year warranty..LOL
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let me guess, that one year of warranty, comes from ah-seng-talipon-bimbit-kedai-sendiri?

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So u are meaning that one staff can buy one only???? Wah lau..damn nice ah...but  vmad.gif  friend told they don't have this kind arrangement..bullshit....
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Of course they dont spill it out right, these are privileges , not to be abused. My bro and his wife, have yet to use this privilege, and they both still using the iPhones I bought for them from New Zealand. So technically, "two" units here from Maxis. brows.gif

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I dont think its worth spending so much just for the sake of warranty. Tonnes of people bought the 2G and 3G before this package came out and i hear more success stories than negative one.

I've had one since Oct 07 and its been serving me well smile.gif  Just make sure you dont drop it into the bathtub (a friend of mine did that)  or drop it flat on its screen.  Handle it with care and it will be fine.

Iphone is unique..  I dont think I can go back to a SE or Nokia anymore.  It can do loads so if you are the kind that likes tinkering with your phone its worth it.. If u just wanna answer phone call and sms..  then get a cheaper SE or Nokia
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it is a necessity for malaysians!
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let me guess, that one year of warranty, comes from ah-seng-talipon-bimbit-kedai-sendiri?
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I'd be SERIOUSLY be SUPER DUPER CAUTIOUS about buying these so-called "iPhone 3G" from Ah Kau Phone Shop or Ah Beng Phone Shop tongue.gif

Seriously man..
I mean..after watching that youtube of that fake iphone 3g in here somewhere?.. man! it looks so real (until you turn it on)..

and then there was this iphone 3g seller?.. no gps and no wifi.. it's like.."whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat????"

if it's super cheap.. I'd be careful hahahah
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let me guess, that one year of warranty, comes from ah-seng-talipon-bimbit-kedai-sendiri?
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yes..but i dunno wat u trying to say..what i know..its a known shop in Gurney Plaza..lol..but rather that I phone..i will better go for Omnia..hehe
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I'd be SERIOUSLY be SUPER DUPER CAUTIOUS about buying these so-called "iPhone 3G" from Ah Kau Phone Shop or Ah Beng Phone Shop tongue.gif

Seriously man..
I mean..after watching that youtube of that fake iphone 3g in here somewhere?.. man! it looks so real (until you turn it on)..

and then there was this iphone 3g seller?.. no gps and no wifi.. it's like.."whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat????"

if it's super cheap.. I'd be careful hahahah
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Not the safest way to deal but at least I have a copy of the Singtel receipt.

Touch wood no issues with the phone so far. sweat.gif
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The iPhone 3G Maxis launch will be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center on March 20th at 7pm. Customers who booked their iPhones via the link posted above are invited to pick up their iPhones at the launch ceremony on that day,time and venue. Walk-in customers are also invited to come, to register, and will be informed when they can collect their iPhones later.

Also got a peek at their internal email regarding launch dates on 20th-22nd. They are recruiting people to come and showcase the iPhone on these dates, and calling them "iPhone3G Buffs". Limited Edition iPhone 3G T-Shirts, and meals are provided.
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Hi, how would we become an iPhone3G Buff? Please provide any details you can if possible. As I understand a lot of this handled by event companies contracted by Maxis?

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Hi, how would we become an iPhone3G Buff? Please provide any details you can if possible. As I understand a lot of this handled by event companies contracted by Maxis?
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It's meant for internal maxis staff only.
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Unless you use the the amount that they want to charge you for the Iphone monthly, I think its not really worth it. It basically cost you slightly more than the black mkts if u buy it outright. So might as well buy outright and not let maxis bind you for 2 years...

Also with the new iphone rumoured to be out soon, I think maxis only intends to cash out on the hype (if there is still any) of what that's left or unknowing users.

This would have been attractive if it can really catch the hype. But then now it is not so hot already, ppl will think twice and look for alternatives like they always have before the iphone was launched.

Seriously, this isn't all that significant as it doesn't change much of the position in Malaysia. If u really wanted an Iphone, you would have paid top dollars to get it by hook or by crook. As for me, i looked at cheaper alternatives that listens to what the customers want but compromise on the "apple" factor.....
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If Apple got international warranty for all the iphone then all the telco will mati kudasai....hehehehe
I'm actually surprised they dont.. they are so greedy.. 30% from Telcos.. 30% from app developers.. might as well tapao the warranty also.

It sort of makes our lives (those who has it now) easier somemore!
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Can get the package then resell the iPhone to others? The simcard is not tied to the phone right?
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QUOTE(Doppelgriff @ Mar 11 2009, 05:58 PM)
I'm actually surprised they dont.. they are so greedy.. 30% from Telcos.. 30% from app developers..  might as well tapao the warranty also.

It sort of makes our lives (those who has it now) easier somemore!
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Unless you use the the amount that they want to charge you for the Iphone monthly, I think its not really worth it. It basically cost you slightly more than the black mkts if u buy it outright. So might as well buy outright and not let maxis bind you for 2 years...

Also with the new iphone rumoured to be out soon, I think maxis only intends to cash out on the hype (if there is still any) of what that's left or unknowing users.

This would have been attractive if it can really catch the hype. But then now it is not so hot already, ppl will think twice and look for alternatives like they always have before the iphone was launched.

Seriously, this isn't all that significant as it doesn't change much of the position in Malaysia. If u really wanted an Iphone, you would have paid top dollars to get it by hook or by crook. As for me, i looked at cheaper alternatives that listens to what the customers want but compromise on the "apple" factor.....
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ah, no wonder lah just now during lunch time i saw a group of what i assumed maxis staffs in klcc carrying a few iphone 3G boxes.

rupa-rupanya sudah officially release here.

woa, and the thread already gone 22 pages in 1 day! lots of familiar faces gathering here again eh.
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Hmm. Wanna ask something. What does the contract means? Can I use the same number phone?
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Can get the package then resell the iPhone to others? The simcard is not tied to the phone right?
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anyway, how much are you willing to let go of the phone?do tell us if you have decided upon the price tag
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noob question here.since the ifontreeG from maxis is supplied by SG (imported to be exact), would it be possible to still get the warranty from maxis even if you didnt buy from them in the first place?

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Huh , you mean that the iPhone 3G is imported from Singapore by Maxis and its not official as per from Apple ?

I don't think its possible. I don't think so apple would allow it. If its possible , then Celcom would have brought it first then (because of their close relationship with vodaphone)
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Booking is only confirmed when the customer receives a Confirmation ID via
SMS and Email. Booking merely indicates an interest to purchase the iPhone 3Gand shall not be construed as a binding agreement for the sale/purchase of theiPhone 3G.


This means that we can FFK after we booked the phone without any penalty or etc?
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Hmm. Wanna ask something. What does the contract means? Can I use the same number phone?
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If you have maxis number..yes u can use the same number..if you are from prepaid..u hv to change ur plan to postpaid..if the contract is for 2 years..u need to stay with maxis for two years..cannot change telco within the two years..
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Huh , you mean that the iPhone 3G is imported from Singapore by Maxis and its not official as per from Apple ?

I don't think its possible. I don't think so apple would allow it. If its possible , then Celcom would have brought it first then (because of their close relationship with vodaphone)
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i think maxis is just imported the iphone
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If you go to the Malaysian Apple Store site now, its closed with the "we'll be back soon" sign. Just wondering..

http://store.apple.com/my/
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Booking is only confirmed when the customer receives a Confirmation ID via
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This means that we can FFK after we booked the phone without any penalty or etc?
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it isn't stated in their website. however, you do need to select the plan before proceed with the booking.

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just wanna ask ask. if i were to sell my mid-december iphone 3g 16gb how much would i get biggrin.gif
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If you go to the Malaysian Apple Store site now, its closed with the "we'll be back soon" sign. Just wondering..

http://store.apple.com/my/
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So... How is the crap plan that Maxis is offering? Is it tempting to anyone? If you ask me, it just sucks.

Here in Melbourne, not only did the iPhone launch earlier, but the plan is better too. AUS$70 a month, with AUS$520 worth of calls and 1GB data.
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Wow...most sellers on lyn's prices are better than Maxis 6 month plan tongue.gif

But yeah, for those who don't want the headache of going to Singapore for warranty, the 6 month plan is ok IF you fully utilise the stuff they offer.

Saudi Arabia is much cheaper than this, yet they offer it without contract also!

They sell around
2400 for 8GB
2700 for 16GB.

One would think that in Arab countries it will be more expensive since they have oil money...
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For those wanting to preregister, the Maxis website is up. Head there now.

http://www.maxis.com.my/iPhone/index.asp

Malaysia is still not listed as "coming soon" country at Apple's website http://www.apple.com/iphone/countries/

The iPhone 3G Maxis launch will be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center on March 20th at 7pm. Customers who booked their iPhones via the link posted above are invited to pick up their iPhones at the launch ceremony on that day,time and venue. Walk-in customers are also invited to come, to register, and will be informed when they can collect their iPhones later.

Also got a peek at their internal email regarding launch dates on 20th-22nd. They are recruiting people to come and showcase the iPhone on these dates, and calling them "iPhone3G Buffs". Limited Edition iPhone 3G T-Shirts, and meals are provided.

Latest breaking news! CONFIRMED the Maxis iPhone3G is officially unlocked. Rejoice!
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since its unlocked ,wonder celcom gonna jump on the bandwagon? My dad maybe buying 2 iphones if celcom starts selling them..

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http://home.singtel.com/singtel/index.html#iphone

u go chk others ppl's plan... so interesting

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Something just crossed my mind..

It is stated iPhone is under Maxis warranty for ONE year. Let say I sign up for Value Plus Plan for 6 months contract. End of sixth month, terminated the contract and MNP to other Telco while still keeping the phone. Is the still under Maxis warranty?

Hope someone can clarify on this since many are considering the official warranty by Maxis is one of the advantages in terms of getting the phone from Maxis instead of from other third party sources.
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Unlike WTS or the ones you buy from Low Yat or from your buddies who 'crack' the phone, the one sold by Maxis is the same deal with Singtel or Vodafone or AT&T.

It a legit model, which also means, it is also able to do security updates.
You can update your phone directly without worrying your phone turning into a brick.

There's warranty from Apple, not some 'shop' or 'friend' warranty.

Maybe I missed out, but where is it written that the Iphone by Maxis is unlocked?
I just completed the booking, fee waived for Maxis post-paid.

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I ll rather wait for another upgraded I phone smile.gif
The spec is far below from its price..
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QUOTE(trifecta @ Mar 11 2009, 08:11 PM)

Maybe I missed out, but where is it written that the Iphone by Maxis is unlocked?

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QUOTE(neekun @ Mar 11 2009, 07:59 PM)
Something just crossed my mind..

It is stated iPhone is under Maxis warranty for ONE year. Let say I sign up for Value Plus Plan for 6 months contract. End of sixth month, terminated the contract and MNP to other Telco while still keeping the phone. Is the still under Maxis warranty?

Hope someone can clarify on this since many are considering the official warranty by Maxis is one of the advantages in terms of getting the phone from Maxis instead of from other third party sources.
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try to call Maxis Customer Service @ 123 from your postpaid line. they now have dedicated option selection for enquiries on iPhone 3G. u need to wait awhile though. but not as long as when you're calling Streamyx CS hotline. smile.gif
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I think I'll call Maxis to ask about it smile.gif I get free calls of 333 mins and 500 MB data every month for 24-months contract RM100 monthly commitment? That's pretty good it seems. I've been a customer with Maxis for 10 years so I think it doesn't matter to sign up the contract, lol.
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I think I'll call Maxis to ask about it smile.gif I get free calls of 333 mins and 500 MB data every month for 24-months contract RM100 monthly commitment? That's pretty good it seems. I've been a customer with Maxis for 10 years so I think it doesn't matter to sign up the contract, lol.
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i dont like contract. it's like mati tanpa kubur. i will go for 6 month contract then change it to more cheaper plan.
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I'm currently using value 150. After that just book eh?
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I was wondering how would it affect existing Value50 plan? Let say I have a subline, and calling b/w principal & sub got 40hours freecall. If I switched to this i-Value plan, I will left only 20hours? unsure.gif

I don't really like to go maxis vendor to clarify on things, those staff will always tell you "Go to center(klcc) and check..." Goddamnit!! shakehead.gif
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i dont like contract. it's like mati tanpa kubur. i will go for 6 month contract then change it to more cheaper plan.
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8 GB RM 2540
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If that's the case, might as well you don't sign up for contract and get a Singapore set? biggrin.gif It's still cheaper than getting from Maxis.
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QUOTE(clawhammer @ Mar 11 2009, 08:31 PM)
I think I'll call Maxis to ask about it smile.gif I get free calls of 333 mins and 500 MB data every month for 24-months contract RM100 monthly commitment? That's pretty good it seems. I've been a customer with Maxis for 10 years so I think it doesn't matter to sign up the contract, lol.
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i'm planning to opt for that plan too but too bad it can't be combined with Family Plus supp line.

eg. I'm on VP50 + Family Plus 50 (supp line) = RM100 per month

if i subscribed for that plan, total commitment per month will be RM150, including Family Plus 50. the catch is i will not be able to call/SMS my girl for free anymore. there will only be 20% discount on calls made and SMS sent to her will cost 5cents. she can still call me for free for 20 hours and send me 2000 free SMS though.

let's say you have if 2 or any number of Family Plus supp line, calls made to anyone of them will be on 20% discount & 5cents per SMS. but calls/SMS made/sent between them will still be free.
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I wanted to call and ask about that because my gf and I are on Family Plus plan too. If that's the case then it's not worth it. What's the point paying RM100, having a 12-month contract while the phone itself isn't very cheap.

The only plus point is the 500MB free data transfer included in the package. You mean if I'm using the iValue plan, my sms to my family plus line is still 2000 sms free?
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I believe warranty is the main issue, main reason why there are people willing to pay that large sum of $.. If u were to buy SG sets, ull needa pay like RM150 for transportation fees to send it back there if u were to claim warranty....
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QUOTE(raptar_eric @ Mar 11 2009, 08:50 PM)
I believe warranty is the main issue, main reason why there are people willing to pay that large sum of $.. If u were to buy SG sets, ull needa pay like RM150 for transportation fees to send it back there if u were to claim warranty....
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Even if you factor in RM150 for transportation and warranty claim, it's still cheaper getting the SG set. Remember the commitment fee of RM100 per month for 12-months and the phone itself is sold for RM1,900 (8GB version). The only plus point I can see is the free data transfer of 500MB but is it for 12 months or only first 6 months?
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But it's 150 EACH time you were to claim warranty or even send for repair if there's anything leh....i feel long term, somehow it's quite reasonable...thus far, eyeing on the 60 bucks plan, 6 months commitment...
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For 12 month contract

RM100 monthly commitment after minus minutes for calls, you should pay around RM50 for 'sewa'

RM50 x 12 = RM600

RM600 + RM1900 = RM2500

You pay RM2500 for iPhone.

RM50 = 333 mins domestic voice call + 500mb data, excluded sms, video call, roaming, IDD.
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How often does your phone gets faulty? If you claim once in a year then it's considered terrible so if it's a few times in a year, might as well just sell it off or keep it somewhere. I'm just speaking based on my experiences with phones for the past 12 years using all sorts of Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, etc.

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For 12 month contract

RM100 monthly commitment after minus minutes for calls, you should pay around RM50 for 'sewa'

RM50 x 12 = RM600

RM600 + RM1900 = RM2500

You pay RM2500 for iPhone.

RM50 = 333 mins domestic voice call + 500mb data, excluded sms, video call, roaming, IDD.
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... but sms is 10 cents each and I lose free calls privilege to my Family Plus lines sad.gif

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SG iPhone set + local telco plan FTW!

Can switch anytime due to MNP and also not tied down by the RM100 fixed plan...
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QUOTE(clawhammer @ Mar 11 2009, 08:59 PM)
How often does your phone gets faulty? If you claim once in a year then it's considered terrible so if it's a few times in a year, might as well just sell it off or keep it somewhere. I'm just speaking based on my experiences with phones for the past 12 years using all sorts of Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, etc.

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... but sms is 10 cents each and I lose free calls privilege to my Family Plus lines sad.gif
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ya. anybody who got the Family Plus line sure lose. and SMS is excluded. 10 cent. mampuih. Im a SMS whore laugh.gif

QUOTE(xxerton @ Mar 11 2009, 09:04 PM)
SG iPhone set + local telco plan FTW!

Can switch anytime due to MNP and also not tied down by the RM100 fixed plan...
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actually about roughly the same. but with maxis got data included and local warranty. the choice is yours.
just check garage sales, now around RM23xx for singtel official unlock? wow!

p/s - just check with macrumors.com, got new iPod Shuffle. 4gb plus voice over capabilities

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What's up Maxis?
Am really dissapointed with these overpriced plans. The sms and call rates much higher than th current value plan. The price of the phone ain't exactly cheap either.
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QUOTE(siber_ratz @ Mar 11 2009, 09:14 PM)
What's up Maxis?
Am really dissapointed with these overpriced plans. The sms and call rates much higher than th current value plan. The price of the phone ain't exactly cheap either.
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i think should call customer service or go centre there ask for very details.
if for contact, need ask them list down total price that need to paid.
coz might have hidden charges.. i sure.. smile.gif
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QUOTE(JLuvA @ Mar 11 2009, 09:27 PM)
i think should call customer service or go centre there ask for very details.
if for contact, need ask them list down total price that need to paid.
coz might have hidden charges.. i sure.. smile.gif
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To be honest I didn't expect the plans to be discussed in so great detail. Anyone actually getting it? I mean, we waited so long to just talk about it? The plans are already predetermined and unlikely to be changed. Anyone booked and going to collect at the convention center?
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500mb for rm50 per month...how do we check how many mb used edi?
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That is interesting... Looks like i do not need to wait until my Australia trip next month to check out the unlocked iPhones... biggrin.gif
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i think should call customer service or go centre there ask for very details.
if for contact, need ask them list down total price that need to paid.
coz might have hidden charges.. i sure.. smile.gif
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so the matter is the warranty and convenience.
what is this shat.... ?
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here...http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/the-palm-pre/
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QUOTE(clawhammer @ Mar 11 2009, 08:49 PM)
I wanted to call and ask about that because my gf and I are on Family Plus plan too. If that's the case then it's not worth it. What's the point paying RM100, having a 12-month contract while the phone itself isn't very cheap.

The only plus point is the 500MB free data transfer included in the package. You mean if I'm using the iValue plan, my sms to my family plus line is still 2000 sms free?
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it isn't worth it in my point of view.

for the bolded sentence, once you're on iValue plan, you won't enjoy any more free SMS or calls to anyone under Family Plus supp line(s). but they will enjoy it among themselves.


eg. You - iValue 100 (main line) + A - Family Plus (supp line) + B A - Family Plus (supp line) + C - Family Plus (supp line)

* A, B & C will still enjoy free 20 hours of calls and 2000 SMS among themselves.
* A,B & C still can call you for free for 20 hours and 2000 SMS.
* You CAN'T make/send any free calls or SMS to them.
* You CAN ONLY enjoy 20% discount on call rate made to A, B & C. SMS to A,B & C will be 5cents per SMS.


hope you get what i mean. smile.gif

like what stated in the Maxis website, iValue 100 is RM50 for voice calls and RM50 for data usage. does not include usage of SMS.
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Value plan .. versus .. i value.....


sure the blood sucker in Maxis very very smart when it come to their "PROFIT"

I signed on the "value plan" and bought a sony phone .. in 2007 .. ( for 2 yrs Plan RM 150.00 )

and with my usage since then ... till now ... is always good for my deduction of RM 150.00 commited $$$ plan ....

which the commited $$$ is good for all the charges including "roaming call "

now with this "i value" on iphone ..is only good for the 6 months deal and use the 8G set ....

soon after 6 month .. then use the 8 G set for other plan ...

In this way .. i would think .. is a better ideal ... to "SAVE"

by then hopefully .. MAXIS will OVER stock their 16 G .. and sell at LELONG ... ( or begging people to use the 16G set )

I am should very very soon maxis will run out of the 8G stock as compare to 16 G

so ... kawan kawan outhere BOYcott the 16 G set ... see .. what maxis will do next .....
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i lol-ed when i saw maxis home page "Be among the 1st to own an iphone 3g".. almost every1 redi buy iphone from other sources..
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i lol-ed when i saw maxis home page "Be among the 1st to own an iphone 3g".. almost every1 redi buy iphone from other sources..
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it should be " Be among the 1st to own an malaysia official iphone 3g" tongue.gif
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i lol-ed when i saw maxis home page "Be among the 1st to own an iphone 3g".. almost every1 redi buy iphone from other sources..
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yaaahh .. what a fool ( maxis )

it should read as " BE THE AMONG THE FIRST TO OWN AN I PHONE 3G OFFICIALLY ."
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isn't that iPhone, along with Macs/Macbooks are entitled for worldwide warranty? if so, then what's stopping you to buy from your friendly LYN/Sg Wang Ah Beng handphone stalls? tongue.gif since then you still can claim warranty from Machines or wheresoever in Malaysia. unsure.gif
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I doubt that Maxis will regret to bring in iPhone and a lot of people will buy it bcos it is like that situation here Telco decide for us and not another way. Hehehe
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Holy crapamoly. I just bought an iPhone 2G 16GB today. And Maxis does this. Ah well, at least I still think 2G is more worth it than 3G. Capacity, media player, and call/sms functions. That along with apps is all I need.
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But it's 150 EACH time you were to claim warranty or even send for repair if there's anything leh....i feel long term, somehow it's quite reasonable...thus far, eyeing on the 60 bucks plan, 6 months commitment...
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Return ticket : Rm 100
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Total : Less than RM 150 biggrin.gif
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To those interested on the whole iPhone Buff concept, I was told it is an internal exercise. Unfortunately, those openings are for Maxis staff only, I'm afraid. Sorry to disappoint.

I do have an interesting thought though. What if the present iPhone-owning community, descend down onto the launch and see how they handle the launch this 20th? We can make that as another iPhone TT, but this time, also celebrating the locally launched iPhone as well.

As for me, I've made up my mind. No new iPhone until July 2009. That's when Apple's scheduled to hold another of their own event, and Steve is scheduled to return from his medical leave to make his appearance there as well. Historically, this is the month of iPhone launches, so the new iPhone should show its face there.


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Girlfriend got a forwarded text advertising a vacancy for a "mobile phone launch at 20-22 March at KLCC"

100 girls needed..


Hmm, I wonder what phone launch that is happening on such a large scale that would require so many promoter girls?
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Girlfriend got a forwarded text advertising a vacancy for a "mobile phone launch at 20-22 March at KLCC" 

100 girls needed..
Hmm, I wonder what phone launch that is happening on such a large scale that would require so many promoter girls?
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For those wanting to preregister, the Maxis website is up. Head there now.

http://www.maxis.com.my/iPhone/index.asp

Malaysia is still not listed as "coming soon" country at Apple's website http://www.apple.com/iphone/countries/

The iPhone 3G Maxis launch will be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center on March 20th at 7pm. Customers who booked their iPhones via the link posted above are invited to pick up their iPhones at the launch ceremony on that day,time and venue. Walk-in customers are also invited to come, to register, and will be informed when they can collect their iPhones later.

Also got a peek at their internal email regarding launch dates on 20th-22nd. They are recruiting people to come and showcase the iPhone on these dates, and calling them "iPhone3G Buffs". Limited Edition iPhone 3G T-Shirts, and meals are provided.

Latest breaking news! CONFIRMED the Maxis iPhone3G is officially unlocked. Rejoice!
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Haha of all people, stringfellow, that was a tongue in cheek comment. I thought people would get it without me having to resort to adding a " =p " at the end of my post..
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QUOTE(stringfellow @ Mar 11 2009, 10:36 PM)
To those interested on the whole iPhone Buff concept, I was told it is an internal exercise. Unfortunately, those openings are for Maxis staff only, I'm afraid. Sorry to disappoint.

I do have an interesting thought though. What if the present iPhone-owning community, descend down onto the launch and see how they handle the launch this 20th? We can make that as another iPhone TT, but this time, also celebrating the locally launched iPhone as well.

As for me, I've made up my mind. No new iPhone until July 2009. That's when Apple's scheduled to hold another of their own event, and Steve is scheduled to return from his medical leave to make his appearance there as well. Historically, this is the month of iPhone launches, so the new iPhone should show its face there.
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BRING ON THE THIRD GENERATION IPHONE! i'll be apple's humble servant where i will camp outside the optus/telstra/vodafone/virgin/apple stores in the bleak midwinter, freezing my nuts off! tongue.gif tongue.gif tongue.gif
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oh yeah, baby! that is the only reason i'm currently on the bring your own (BYO) phone plan now; refraining myself from the temptation of getting a spanking new phone.
BRING ON THE THIRD GENERATION IPHONE! i'll be apple's humble servant where i will camp outside the optus/telstra/vodafone/virgin/apple stores in the bleak midwinter, freezing my nuts off!  tongue.gif  tongue.gif  tongue.gif
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and maybe get few sets for us here? biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(stringfellow @ Mar 11 2009, 10:36 PM)
To those interested on the whole iPhone Buff concept, I was told it is an internal exercise. Unfortunately, those openings are for Maxis staff only, I'm afraid. Sorry to disappoint.

I do have an interesting thought though. What if the present iPhone-owning community, descend down onto the launch and see how they handle the launch this 20th? We can make that as another iPhone TT, but this time, also celebrating the locally launched iPhone as well.

As for me, I've made up my mind. No new iPhone until July 2009. That's when Apple's scheduled to hold another of their own event, and Steve is scheduled to return from his medical leave to make his appearance there as well. Historically, this is the month of iPhone launches, so the new iPhone should show its face there.
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Very convincing paragraph. Set for me. No new iPhone until July 2009 nod.gif
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Haha of all people, stringfellow, that was a tongue in cheek comment. I thought people would get it without me having to resort to adding a " =p " at the end of my post..
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I was being matter-of-factly myself. No ill thoughts to you though. wink.gif

QUOTE(nokia2003 @ Mar 11 2009, 11:06 PM)
oh yeah, baby! that is the only reason i'm currently on the bring your own (BYO) phone plan now; refraining myself from the temptation of getting a spanking new phone.
BRING ON THE THIRD GENERATION IPHONE! i'll be apple's humble servant where i will camp outside the optus/telstra/vodafone/virgin/apple stores in the bleak midwinter, freezing my nuts off!  tongue.gif  tongue.gif  tongue.gif
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4 different avenues on getting iPhones now. New Zealand/Auckland from our dear Cocklea, Australia/Melbourne from you, Singapore by my self, and now......Malaysia! .......as long as these are fully unlocked, of course. I dont want to play the cat-and-mouse game anymore.

QUOTE(bluesky87 @ Mar 11 2009, 11:31 PM)
Very convincing paragraph. Set for me. No new iPhone until July 2009  nod.gif
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3 more months only to go. I feel much better adding more features into my current Aifontriji with new apps from AppStore, than splurging for Maxis's iPhone. Now, if Maxis is offering the next-generation iPhone come this July 2009, expect me to pursue this aggresively. biggrin.gif

Added on March 11, 2009, 11:42 pmI've never expected to see, this news of the Malaysian launch has finally hit the mainstream worldwide news site, first to report is from Macworld.

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comm...ia-on-march-20/

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By Charles Starrett
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Published: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
News Category: iPhone

Malaysian carrier Maxis has begun accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 3G, which will launch in the country on March 20. Maxis will offer the handset on a tiered pricing scale, dependent on which plan the customer chooses and the duration of the contract. For users choosing a 12-month contract, the 8GB iPhone will range in price from RM 1900 (roughly $514) to RM 1080 (~$292), while the 16GB model will range from RM 2290 (~$619) to RM 1470 (~$397), based on which plan the user selects. The base i-Value 1 plan, which runs RM 100 (~$27) monthly, offers 333 minutes and 500MB of data, while the top i-Value 4 plan runs RM 375 (~$101) monthly and includes 2500 minutes and 3GB of data. With a 24-month contract, the price range on the 8GB model drops to free—with the i-Value 4 plan—to RM 1510 (~$408) with the i-Value 1 plan. 16GB pricing on a 24-month contract ranges from RM 1890 (~$511) to RM 260 (~$70). Finally, users selecting a Value Plus plan and a six-month contract will pay RM 2540 (~$687) for the 8GB iPhone 3G and RM 2960 (~$801) for the 16GB model, with plans ranging from RM 80 (~$22) to RM 500 (~$135) a month, none of which include free minutes. Maxis will be accepting pre-orders through March 17, and will be holding official launch events on March 20, 21, and 22 at the KL Convention Centre.


I said it before, I'd never expected to see the day a Malaysian launch of the iPhone to happen, and now it is less than 2 weeks away. I dont know about you guys, late as it may be, but I'm still proud Malaysia will finally make it into this list. rclxms.gif

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Will probably get into the list, but not yet tongue.gif I will too, pursue to the new generation aggressively if any telco is offering it here in Malaysia. Have been waiting for a period of time and it's time to get it!!
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So iPhone TT during the launch? Is that still on?
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So iPhone TT during the launch? Is that still on?
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Guys... can'really say the Iphone is expensive.
For Maxis, why they wanna sell the phone which everyon talk about to those not loyal and heavy user?
If u were to spend like RM50 a month.... why would they wnt to benefit u?

At the end... it is a business world. It goes almost the same for everyone.


For me, I got 2 phone lines. And my Maxis bill only RM50 ... hahaha.... So, cannot think of getting it ...
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The plan really really expensive...not worth at all...
i better continue using my iphone 2g...coz 2g and 3g juz a little bit differences only.
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i click into maxis iphone website just now
one of the option is 'existing maxis customer'
i wonder can we find a relative or friend who is using maxis postpaid now
lets say i got an uncle using maxis value 75 plan now
n ask him book a iphone for me using his account,
maybe switch to ivalue 100 (not much different also)
n then get a iphone with the price under the contract
does it work ?? just wondering cause i am confuse ~~
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QUOTE(LemonG @ Mar 12 2009, 12:26 AM)
i click into maxis iphone website just now
one of the option is 'existing maxis customer'
i wonder can we find a relative or friend who is using maxis postpaid now
lets say i got an uncle using maxis value 75 plan now
n ask him book a iphone for me using his account,
maybe switch to ivalue 100 (not much different also)
n then get a iphone with the price under the contract
does it work ?? just wondering cause i am confuse ~~
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hey .. no way Maxis is going to let change or continue this iphone plan contract .......

once again ....value plan is NOt the same as iphone i value plan ... !!!!
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until now there is no any new news about new iphone on 2009, perhaps like string said, it will only announce after july 2009 or i guess it might after 2010 macworld event.
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until now there is no any new news about new iphone on 2009, perhaps like string said, it will only announce after july 2009 or i guess it might after 2010 macworld event.
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So iPhone TT during the launch? Is that still on?
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QUOTE(Shock @ Mar 12 2009, 12:39 AM)
until now there is no any new news about new iphone on 2009, perhaps like string said, it will only announce after july 2009 or i guess it might after 2010 macworld event.
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Trust me. July 2009. New iPhone. Apple have been following that pattern to the letter T since its introduction, there is no reason it will deviate from that.

Added on March 12, 2009, 12:46 amMore international Mac-related website starts to pick up the Malaysian iPhone launch announcement, this time it's from iLounge:-

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comm...ia-on-march-20/

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just call to maxis csc, upgrade from value plus to ivalue plan also need buy a new iphone, i got iphone 3g, get another 1 for wat ??
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just call to maxis csc, upgrade from value plus to ivalue plan also need buy a new iphone, i got iphone 3g, get another 1 for wat ??
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Because you are asking for an iPhone specific plan? rolleyes.gif

What is stopping you from using the current plan you are using, on top of any Maxis 3G packages available now, on your already-bought iPhone?

Use common sense.
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just change plan cannot?
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we cant forever wait for the new release then only buy..if apple released a new one, then will take another few months or year to be here...that time most probably Apple will launch another new model liao rofl...
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QUOTE(ah1 @ Mar 12 2009, 01:13 AM)
a new model Iphone?... well if really tat happen, i guess i wont be release tat soon... after announced....

Release of Iphone 3G not even 1 year yet... 
Apple is diffrent from sony ericson or nokie.. tongue.gif
not always release new model in few month
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You must be new.

Go to www.macrumors.com and look at the buyer's guide section, and see what it says about the current product cycle of the iPhone 3G.

The iPhone 3G will be exactly ONE year old this July. When the old iPhone EDGE was exactly ONE year old, a few weeks before that, newsites went rampant with rumors of the iPhone3G. Apple confirms it with the release of the official advertisement. Launch day? One year after the iPhone EDGE is in the market.

Furthermore, Steve is projected to return from his medical leave of absence this July. The new ARM Cortex mobile platform has already been introduced by P.A Semiconductors, the perfect candidate for the new iPhone. Several other news tidbits points towards this, you can head to Macrumors for information.

Apple also does not wait for Malaysia to have its iPhone 3G for a year before launching a new version of the iPhone. Blame it on Maxis for taking its time to bring it here. Time does not wait for the lazy or the ignorant.

So please, don't slap that typical "sony ericson or nokie" product cycle here, they do not apply here.

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QUOTE(hfmea @ Mar 12 2009, 01:22 AM)
we cant forever wait for the new release then only buy..if apple released a new one, then will take another few months or year to be here...that time most probably Apple will launch another new model liao rofl...
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If you mean that jokingly, then I laugh with you. If you are serious, then you're way off track. With Maxis already onboard the list of official telcos for the Apple iPhone, the new iPhone will be made almost as fast as the rest of the world. IF history is to observed, the iPhone 3G was only available slightly later, 2 weeks in fact, after the American launch, for the second wave of countries on the list. If you use this as a gauge, best case scenario, Malaysia will get it as soon as the American does, otherwise, 2 weeks delay.

Your joke about delays of availability no longer applies here. That joke only works when the iPhone is not available official, then the time schedule is up in the air.
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But weird is Malaysia is still not under the country list...not even at coming soon.
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very interesting thread. 26 pages with over 20k views within 12 hours. iphone is worth getting if u are tech savvy. HTC Pro is also good. but the diff u're looking at is games and applications u get from Iphone... and whether u wanna feed those developers with 99cents or what so ever.

all i can say is, if u have money, just get it. all in all Maxis is trying to earn RM3000 minimum from the phone + package . any additional is a plus to them. if u look around the world, the pricing is all the same it will come up to RM3000 (16 GB) irregardless of contract with 12 months or 24months.

1 more thing before i sleep... if u have the cash, u'll get it eventually, if u don't have the cash, u'll still find a way to get it eventually.
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But weird is Malaysia is still not under the country list...not even at coming soon.
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It will go straight to "Available Now", skipping "Coming Soon".
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It will go straight to "Available Now", skipping "Coming Soon".
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Nice.You getting yourself a new unit?
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QUOTE(stringfellow @ Mar 12 2009, 01:29 AM)
If you mean that jokingly, then I laugh with you. If you are serious, then you're way off track. With Maxis already onboard the list of official telcos for the Apple iPhone, the new iPhone will be made almost as fast as the rest of the world. IF history is to observed, the iPhone 3G was only available slightly later, 2 weeks in fact, after the American launch, for the second wave of countries on the list. If you use this as a gauge, best case scenario, Malaysia will get it as soon as the American does, otherwise, 2 weeks delay.

Your joke about delays of availability no longer applies here. That joke only works when the iPhone is not available official, then the time schedule is up in the air.
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SO Wait for the "sign" then
Whether JUNE all telco in the world will clear the "OLD stock" iphone 3g with cheap price smile.gif
Exactly just like UK scenario around rm1000 with locked 2G Last Year...


ff8ong: He got one already..
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SO Wait for the "sign" then
Whether JUNE all telco in the world will clear the "OLD stock" iphone 3g with cheap price smile.gif
Exactly just like UK scenario around rm1000 with locked 2G Last Year...
ff8ong: He got one already..
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Ya know that,just see wheather he will bought another set for this maxis plan.
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Personally, I think it's not worth it to get one cause June/July is around the corner. Then again, if Maxis are keeping up with the latest model then maybe it's worth it. If not, then we'll have the 3rd-gen iPhone in March/April 2010.

Btw, new iPod Shuffle is out. It deserve as much hype as the iPhone too.
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Nice.You getting yourself a new unit?
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Nope. 3 more months. New iPhone.

QUOTE(ah1 @ Mar 12 2009, 01:48 AM)
SO Wait for the "sign" then
Whether JUNE all telco in the world will clear the "OLD stock" iphone 3g with cheap price smile.gif
Exactly just like UK scenario around rm1000 with locked 2G Last Year...
ff8ong: He got one already..
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http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

Never buy an Apple-related stuff without referring to that link. Apple follow these product cycles religiously, with the exception to niche- or less mainstream products like the Mac Pro or Mac Mini.

Look what it says on the iPhone 3G product cycle. Uninformed buyers only have themselves to blame for not researching the product they are buying and hold far into its product cycle it is. Signs are already pointing towards thi July's new iPhone refresh.

QUOTE(Mike3300 @ Mar 12 2009, 01:55 AM)
Personally, I think it's not worth it to get one cause June/July is around the corner. Then again, if Maxis are keeping up with the latest model then maybe it's worth it. If not, then we'll have the 3rd-gen iPhone in March/April 2010.

Btw, new iPod Shuffle is out. It deserve as much hype as the iPhone too.
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Maxis would not do that. The cost of getting onboard as one of the chosen telcos of the Apple iPhone is too much to watch their potential market audience dwindle away and get their new iPhones from other sources. Once the new iPhone is introduced this July, Maxis will have it shortly after. If not, they are shooting themselves in the foot.
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Then again, consumers better think wise before purchasing.
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away for a day from comp and i miss the most happening news til date, well for some of u guys...tongue.gif
was laughing when read...be the among the first to own an iphone....
buts its, better late than never....smile.gif
its a good news for many malaysians, but some of here can just wait till july n hope maxis 2 launch da next, mucg awaited phone on time n not a yr late...tongue.gif

and off topic,
@ff8ong,
gd luck for results 2molo
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er wait.. another question is u miscount there are so many telco... in the world
hope malaysia wont be the last batch
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I personally think the price is ridiculously high..
A 16GB is Moscow cost ~Rm2500 only..
How can an iPhone without contract cheaper than an iPhone with contract...lol..
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I check that the contract is very expensive...is not worth though for such price....
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QUOTE(zenith @ Mar 12 2009, 01:35 AM)
very interesting thread. 26 pages with over 20k views within 12 hours. iphone is worth getting if u are tech savvy. HTC Pro is also good. but the diff u're looking at is games and applications u get from Iphone... and whether u wanna feed those developers with 99cents or what so ever.

all i can say is, if u have money, just get it. all in all Maxis is trying to earn RM3000 minimum from the phone + package . any additional is a plus to them. if u look around the world, the pricing is all the same it will come up to RM3000 (16 GB) irregardless of contract with 12 months or 24months.

1 more thing before i sleep... if u have the cash, u'll get it eventually, if u don't have the cash, u'll still find a way to get it eventually.
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conclusion, iPhone is expensive stuff. Don't think to get it in cheap price tongue.gif
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What a JOKE! To be launched only when it is due for an update. Clearing old stock to Malaysians??
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i think the best still get it from Singtel or others official unlocked country rather than pay so much to maxis and get the same thing...
hopeless maxis.....
i think they know everyone is eyeing on iphone in malaysia so they do such a "good" plan
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Yup... Cheaper here in NZ. http://www.vodafone.co.nz/iphone/index.jsp look at the price without any plan. Damn rip off by Maxis.

Or get it from Sing or HK..
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hv checked the plan and compared with my existing value plan, the sms rate up to rm0.10 compared to RM0.05 and call rate at RM0.12. Of course our iphone deal is much higher compared with Aus/NZ, my cousin got his iphone FREE after sign up 24 months contract of AUD75/month, as for our maxis, RM375/monthx24 months contract then u can get free iphone, If u r new to Maxis, PLEASE PAY RM2k AdVANCE pAYment first rolleyes.gif

however, I believe many ppl will go for maxis iphone deal as compared with the market unlocked oversea price for more then RM2500/unit and some even RM3k+ in digital mall/LYP sweat.gif

How will those iphone seller compete with Maxis Iphone deal? any promo to clear their stock? and very curious to know...

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guys , going thru all the post and precious review from u guys in this thread , i must say this is pretty awesome and learned lots of new stuff

i was so excited and plan to sign up the plan , then again , knowing rumours( which probably true) 3rd gen of i phone will be out soon
this will be main reason hestitate me.

the reason i m facing this dilemma and i need you guys opinion is because , currently i m a x1 user and i would really want to sell of the phone and get myself an iphone (officaly unlock)

should i wait for the announce in july of the new iphone then only get the new iphone from maxis ( well , if the 3 rg gen iphone launch at july in us , probably a month later or even earlier it will be malaysia , by knowing apple , once the long waited model is launched , the coming generation version always will launch pretty soon )

i still can sell off my x1 in a very good price for now , but if i waited 4 or 5 months later , i afraid that i wont be able to sell my x1 in the current price:)

as for usage , i pretty much used around 250 ~ 300/ per month, and been with maxis for quite sometime , so ,free waive deposit for me and the usage of plan doesnt really affect me much .

but by checking forum ( iphone thread) and their everyday new application from apple site is really tempting and tolerate sad.gif the desire of swapping my credit card just got stronger and stronger ~




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so finally the iPhone is here.
still waiting for this june/july for the next version of iPhone, coz currently dont have any budget to get it now anyway (can't afford now). planning to replace my 1st gen iPhone in months.

btw the plan is ok for me, but hope months later when the next iPhone released, there will be a plan that's tied with unlimited data but without minutes included. and normal Value Plus is an add on to the unlimited plan. i'm quite a heavy data user (3GB isn't enough for me, plus it will be great if we can tether using iPhone rite?), while i'm also more into the Value80 plan (in fact i'm previously on V80 + Data before ported out to other telco). and 1 year contract is ok for me.

i'd rather like if the plan is unlimited data with addon of Value Plus instead of current maxis plan that needs u to add data to the existing i-Value plan (if u r a heavy data user). but i can only wish rite. but yeah, looks like i'll still get an iPhone with maxis this june/july either way.

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can it gets online anywhere?
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can it gets online anywhere?
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........... doh.gif

The i-Value plan is ridiculous. Measly monthly talktime & data usage
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........... doh.gif

The i-Value plan is ridiculous. Measly monthly talktime & data usage
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ok so the iphone from maxis got warranty under apple malaysia?
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For i-value RM100 usage , RM50 for voice where RM50 for Data. How about SMS? which will deduct from the Voice (RM50)??
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QUOTE(g3n0c|d3 @ Mar 12 2009, 10:04 AM)
(tengah simpan duit sikit2 untuk iphone yang baru yang dijangka akan diumumkan pada Julai 2009) sempat lagi rasenye ni....
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same goes with me..by then i hope maxis will revise the rate, especially the DATA plan.
i assume the next iphone will cost around 3k perhaps?
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same goes with me..by then i hope maxis will revise the rate, especially the DATA plan.
i assume the next iphone will cost around 3k perhaps?
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But.. who knows... you may need to wait for another 6-12 months or more , for maxis to import the newer model ?
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QUOTE(g3n0c|d3 @ Mar 12 2009, 10:04 AM)
(tengah simpan duit sikit2 untuk iphone yang baru yang dijangka akan diumumkan pada Julai 2009) sempat lagi rasenye ni....
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mmm...aku terasa...

QUOTE(vui_msia @ Mar 12 2009, 10:56 AM)
But.. who knows... you may need to wait for another 6-12 months or more , for maxis to import the newer model ?
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looks like that wont be the case, as most likely all country that already got iPhone will enjoy the launch at (almost) the same time.
or myb it will be at most a month late (SIRIM lol)
but yeah, who knows rite.
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So anyone is going to 20th March to get their iphone???
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QUOTE(snakevenom @ Mar 12 2009, 10:45 AM)
ok so the iphone from maxis got warranty under apple malaysia?
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Got warranty, but according to taiko string, the ifon need to be sent to singapore for repair.
Go figures.
Probably Apple M'sia ain't equipped to repair them.
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Have to agree that it is on the expensive side. I would prefer to get one without contract, but sure maxis will charge sky high for that. Im still happy with my 2G. biggrin.gif
I'll wait for the next-gen iphone then.

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at last!!
hehe...i'm a slowpoke but i read today newspaper and its real!!
thanks Maxis...!
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For i-value RM100 usage , RM50 for voice where RM50 for Data. How about SMS? which will deduct from the Voice (RM50)??
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read the little tiny printings below their plans, sms EXCLUDED from date package...and u got to pay RM0.10 PER SMS! sweat.gif
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if i am rich , i will go for maxis obviously.
the fact is outthere includes me are poor . So.. lets pray for better package soon
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LOL I trust u string bro. New iPhone out can tumpang buy if u doing it again like iPhone 3g
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don't let the different I value plan confuse you .... (very tricky )

take this example 8G (RM 2540 )with 6 month ivalue ( RM 480 ) total of RM 3020.00

16G (RM 2960 ) with 6 month i value (RM480 ) total of RM 3440.00

market $$$ for unlock set (16G) is about RM 2700.00 to RM 3000.00

so takes it as RM 2700.00 minus the 16G set from maxis (3440.00 )

the different is RM 740.00 .. ( don't forget the Plan you are having ( 6 months of RM 480.00 )

now the NET different is only RM 260.00 ...

so the say ... Maxis is making a profit of this "RM260.00" per set ..... (NOT too bad laah )

but as a consumer, I think this $$ different is also goes to the warranty and the peace my mind toward owning this set ( 1 year )


I made up my mind ... heading to maxis center now !!!!

see you at KLCC .... launching nite ...
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QUOTE(suns8630 @ Mar 12 2009, 01:42 PM)
don't let the different I value plan confuse you .... (very tricky )

take this example  8G  (RM 2540 )with 6 month ivalue ( RM 480 ) total of  RM 3020.00

                          16G (RM 2960 ) with 6 month i value (RM480 ) total of RM 3440.00

market $$$ for unlock set (16G) is about RM 2700.00 to RM 3000.00

so takes it as RM 2700.00 minus the 16G set from maxis (3440.00 )

the different is RM 740.00 .. ( don't forget the Plan you are having ( 6 months of RM 480.00 )

now the NET different is only RM 260.00 ...

so the say ... Maxis is making a profit of this "RM260.00" per set ..... (NOT too bad laah )

but as a consumer, I think this $$ different is also goes to the warranty and the peace my mind toward owning this set ( 1 year )
I made up my mind ... heading to maxis center now !!!!

see you at KLCC .... launching nite ...
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that's already a well inflated price where the seller is attempting to rip you off (at those prices)
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Personal observation (disclaimer, non iPhone owner):

EVERYONE I know who wanted an iPhone really badly got one pretty soon after launch, or at least sometime last year. They're happy - and it's rare the product breaks down or whatever, and even if it does, they know the consequences.

I suggest let the recession proof malaysians go and buy this Maxis Cheatiphone to boost the local economy. The rest either already have them (or like me) will wait for ppl to sell their old 2G ones in Garage sales hehehe
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QUOTE(bearbearhong @ Mar 12 2009, 11:56 AM)
read the little tiny printings below their plans, sms EXCLUDED from date package...and u got to pay RM0.10 PER SMS!  sweat.gif
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Oh man.. this is a ripped off.... i pay so much for plan, but SMS not included..... SMS supposed to be part of the Voice service, isn't it ????

Added on March 12, 2009, 2:03 pm
QUOTE(suns8630 @ Mar 12 2009, 01:42 PM)
don't let the different I value plan confuse you .... (very tricky )

take this example  8G  (RM 2540 )with 6 month ivalue ( RM 480 ) total of  RM 3020.00

                          16G (RM 2960 ) with 6 month i value (RM480 ) total of RM 3440.00

market $$$ for unlock set (16G) is about RM 2700.00 to RM 3000.00

so takes it as RM 2700.00 minus the 16G set from maxis (3440.00 )

the different is RM 740.00 .. ( don't forget the Plan you are having ( 6 months of RM 480.00 )

now the NET different is only RM 260.00 ...

so the say ... Maxis is making a profit of this "RM260.00" per set ..... (NOT too bad laah )

but as a consumer, I think this $$ different is also goes to the warranty and the peace my mind toward owning this set ( 1 year )
I made up my mind ... heading to maxis center now !!!!

see you at KLCC .... launching nite ...
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I might see you there! LOL .. i have company phone allowance RM100 p/mth.. so this is not bad for me. but the thing is.. SMS excluded sad.gif

so after all, my ivalue + SMS Usage will be about RM130-150 ....

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Oh man.. this is a ripped off.... i pay so much for plan, but SMS not included..... SMS supposed to be part of the Voice service, isn't it ????

Added on March 12, 2009, 2:03 pm
I might see you there! LOL .. i have company phone allowance RM100 p/mth.. so this is not bad for me. but the thing is.. SMS excluded sad.gif

so after all, my ivalue + SMS Usage will be about RM130-150 ....
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and also the data plan is limited.. what the point of having cool phone but limited usage because of avoiding expensive pay per use data rates..
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and also the data plan is limited.. what the point of having cool phone but limited usage because of avoiding expensive pay per use data rates..
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agreed, forgot to mentioned it is only 500MB for the RM100 plan ...
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er... becos hor, from wat i see most users here with iphone, dun buy it for its data usage one, i guess only certain users are with ulimited 3G plans, mostly even pay a bit for data usage aredi very unhappy liao
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QUOTE(rx330 @ Mar 12 2009, 02:15 PM)
er... becos hor, from wat i see most users here with iphone, dun buy it for its data usage one, i guess only certain users are with ulimited 3G plans, mostly even pay a bit for data usage aredi very unhappy liao
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I dont think there is any point to get a DATA plan for 500MB or 1GB .. if we really want a data plan, we will go for unlimited... and i just notice that in the FAQ, currently there is no way to check your data/voice usage .. shocking.gif
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I think this is a good deal for those who their phone bills are paid by their companies. RM1.5k for a 8gb 3G iPhone seem like a very fair price to me.
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and also the data plan is limited.. what the point of having cool phone but limited usage because of avoiding expensive pay per use data rates..
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u can always use wifi. its practically everywhere these days..lol.
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u can always use wifi. its practically everywhere these days..lol.
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Exactly! Now i wish there is another plan with Voice + SMS only... LOL ....
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hey i think 6 month contract plan more worth it rclxms.gif
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