So, Maxis is the first telco who brings the official iPhone 3G to Malaysia.

What I don't understand is that, what do you mean by "official"?

If I order and ship back from US, it is consider illegal?

What do they mean by unlock and lock iPhone 3G?

Can anyone explain the Maxis plan to me?

http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/iphone/rateplan1.asp#rate

We will start from iValue Plan (12 month contract)

So, if I want to buy 16gb (iValue 4), I would have to pay RM 1470 for the down payment, and pay for RM 375 x 12 months = RM 4,500. And I have to pay for an advance payment of RM 1000.

Total up, means 1470 + 4500 + 1000 = RM 6970 ?

Wow.. that's very very expensive.

I thought iPhone 3G only cost around RM 2,000.