thats overpriced of Maxis Plan + iPhone.

i will choose blk market set and jailbreak it. i still prefer to download those 'crxcks' apps. sbsettings, mxtube which i cant live without.

i find the price is ok actually. just ok, not great.

this calculation is based on what other people mentioned before,

consider the i-Value Plan 1 for 12-month contract, with commitment of RM100 per month.
1st of all, bear in mind that the contract is like "installments" for the phone itself.


(caps by teikwing)

so u'll have to pay RM2290 for 16GB model.
0.15 * 333mins = RM49.95
consider the 500MB data is complimentary, based on the Value Plus plan for 6-months contract,

(caps by teikwing)

the commitment fee is RM100. so we r paying RM50.05 per month for 12 months as "installment",
thus the total cost of owning the iPhone is around,
RM2290 + (RM50.05)(12) = RM2890.60.
i know u may find the ones from Garage Sales are cheaper a bit, but for the extra u r getting 500MB data monthly and warranty coverage.
it's not like u r purchasing iPhone (either gray imports or official) without pairing it with call plan anyway.

btw based on the FAQ on maxis site, the price for the 16GB iPhone itself is RM2700 (based on the rebate of 24-months contract). so if u wanna calculate the data bundle of 0.5GB, that should be,
(RM2890.60 - RM2700) / 12 = RM15.88 per month.
so if u recalculate the fee,
RM100 - (RM49.95+RM15.88) = RM34.47

but, if u r on prepaid or u r an SMS freak, u may find that this iPhone plan to be not suitable.



so cut a long story short, the iPhone itself is still around RM2.7k price range, like most of people will find in our market. only that u r forced to be tied on contract. but it isn't like u r not using an iPhone without a call plan anyway. anyway for prepaid user, better use imported iPhones as the iPhone plans by maxis arent that worth for changing your prepaid into postpaid subscription.

and yeah, there are no savings if u subscribe to the plan, unlike other telcos that provide the iPhone. yup, there are no savings anywhere. the price is almost the same as the gray imports here, if not a bit higher, so it's not worth if u r going to subscribe it just to resell it. well it's maxis we r talking about, and it's not like u have any other choice here other than imports. but i still think that it's better to invest in local warranty. so, my next purchase of iPhone will most probably be on maxis.

hope that they'll reconsider their iPhone plans, hopefully before the release of the next generation iPhone.

just my2cents.




This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 12 2009, 12:16 PM

No, cuz i already got one as im a iphone fan and i go all the f***ing extra mile to get it from other countries.

at least i felt it's better than getting f***ed upsidedown by the telco.

i can afford a 250 commitment plan for 2 years cuz ive been using it maxis from 1997 till now so it doesn;t matter to me but just dont like the way they try to maximize their earning from us - the consumers.

bottomline, get it if u can bear it and don't get it if you can't.

stop b****ing.

i m just chat with my friend who living in jp. softbank jp is giving the iphone3g 8gb for free but need to sign 2 years contract.. heard they want CLEAN the stock...

actually there are also other country that provide iPhone for free for selected plans, from the start. take example of UK and Singapore sets, u can check at O2 and singtel sites.
but most probably that iPhone cant penetrate he market there really well, as most of them will opt for jPhones.
btw, there also some nice deals on iPhone last year while clearing stocks, most likely because the sales of 1st gen iPhone wasnt that good as of wide adoption of 3G network. in UK last year prior to the iPhone 3G rollout, CarphoneWarehouse of UK sold the 1st gen iPhone dirt cheap. no contract was needed (as of iPhone 1st gen time).

btw sorry off topic already.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 12 2009, 12:33 PM

Well, Maxis will still need to pay a certain premium to apple for bringing the iphone in. And if i remember correctly, there is a certain profit sharing percentage as well. Of course in return we get the warranty which cap ayam doesnt provide.

It is not strange that the price is on the high side because of that. Also because it was the most anticipated gadget last year. You have to admit, not many (if any) product catches the attention such as Iphone. I do expect this kind of price to appear.

The second and most obvious reason for the ridiculous pricing is the number of mobile phone subscription in Malaysia. Please do not compare us with Softbank Japan. The number of mobile phone users in Japan exceed 100 Million already. We all need to carry 5 lines each to even that!! Obviously we wont have the same volume, and it is very unlikely singaporeans would smuggle Maxis Iphone's to singapore to sell as cap ayam so that's another key reason for the high pricing.

These are all logical business reasoning, not because maxis want to suck us dry (Well, they are already so little consumers in malaysia, killing them wont help right? ).

Regards/Soo

EDIT: As per this topic, I will wait for an unlimited data package before i can consider this. I can NOT buy a phone with absolute no warranty. Even if it is a few hundred cheaper. The reason is simple, i CANT afford a 2.7k door stopper.

This post has been edited by pmsoo: Mar 12 2009, 12:36 PM

Who says the iphone sells outside does not come with absolute warranty? You have to buy smart. I believe there are few "Lowyater" sells SingTel iPhone with 12 years warranty. Some even cover the logistical service to Singapore if your iPhone got problem. Paying few hundred lesser, it is 12 months warranty, and without being locked by Maxis. Why not?

Still waiting patiently to make a move

lol.

ok i know what u meant. but for some people it will be more reliable if the warranty is available locally. u have prob with the iPhone, just drop by a maxis centre nationwide and they'll handle the rest. no need to depend to some people to do the logistical job, and wait patiently for the iPhone. although i've read somewhere that the service will be done in singapore while the customer will receive a seed iphone as replacement (just like practiced by other telcos that brought iPhone in their market). it's more reliable.

but yeah, different people got different thought. it's just a matter of preference. some will stretch every single ringgit for more savings, while some other willing to spend more for peace of mind.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Mar 13 2009, 08:51 AM

Been waiting for an official one...now that it comes...arrrghh...very expensive....back to the old Nokia then...boo hooo hoooo

well if u want it locally then bare the price lah, if not can wait for maxis to revise the plan and maybe it will suit them next time.. but for time being, subscribe it or dont....or u can wait.....

or u can always get it frm somewhere no?
(me just going to chill and saving money for the next iphone)

@g3n0c|d3,
You're saying that only because Ur oredi using an iPhone 3G WHITE!

wont buy.
unless if my parents are using more than 300 on maxis postpaid, then can just ask la for the plan and phone.

if the price within my expectation, i would happily get 1 from maxis as im 012 user

It's highly unlikely that I'll go for an iPhone, irregardless of price... First of all, I'm very happy with that PDA that claims to be an iPod... I also carry a standalone Sony Ericsson mobile phone for text messaging and making calls as well as photo taking (that iPod-PDA has no camera )...

I have always been an opponent of hybrid PDA-phones and will continue to remain so!

This post has been edited by THTgadgets.com: Mar 12 2009, 05:28 PM

I'll be waiting for the next plan, with unlimited data. I just dun like the idea of limited data package, it's kinda like a restriction to me, I prefer freedom LOL

Hahaha!!! Why stop there? They should pay us to take the phones off them as well! Barring Japan where the iPhone is crap compared to their superphones, no other countries are giving it away for free, why should we expect Maxis to do so?


I'm basically neutral about the whole thing. I don't think the plans are good but I don't think they are bad either. If I am an existing Maxis Value Plus subscriber and am planning to get an iPhone, I'll definitely take the 6 month deal and pay the extra RM100-200 premium.


Why? Easy. I would be paying my phone bill anyway regardless of whether I buy the iPhone but now, I get 500MB data per month and also local warranty.


If anything happens to the phone, I get a temporary iPhone to use. If SG warranty, I'll probably have to wait weeks and have to get in touch with seller, meet somewhere, wait for the phone to come back, meet up again. Too much hassle imo.

This post has been edited by blackchides: Mar 12 2009, 07:21 PM

At these price plans - the ppl who can afford those would have already bought an iphone from lowyat!

Dun be stupid. Support Lowyat businesses and buy the most value for money cell phone plan Malaysia offers - Digi.

On that same note, if the phone breaks (I've dropped and flung my iphone 2g from across the room and it still works) - our skillfull phone repairshops can fix it for u. It wont be a door stopper.

lol. thats if the so called skillful phone repair wont cut your throat.... besides, who would be a better repair service? Apple themselves or ahbeng repairers?

Might buy the 6 month contract since i'm using value plan 150. @_@'