Already in KLCC. The shopping center, not the convention center. Waiting for the text from my brother already roaming inside the showfloor for the green light for the general public to go in.

still in my office
i'm already packing up ready to go

No hurry. The doors only open at 1800.

will come after 5pm
have work to do

posting from maxis iphone launch hall. we developers are preparing for the launch. if you guys meet a big guy with macbook at the Terato Tech Sdn Bhd booth, that's me lol. lots of people already waiting outside.

can you update to us what happen there?

Heading there now, to record the hilarity....oooops, I mean festivities.

bro string, if possible, please snap some photoes to share here..

Yes, photos please....

Im going to get my iphone tomorrow 11am .... cant apply leave today

i am not sure what happens outside now since i am inside the hall. but crowds will only getting inside at 6pm. for the moment, there is something like VIP thingy happening over there.

what r u doing there?

promoting our applications.
everybody has started coming in.

This thread is made solely to celebrate the launch of Maxis 3G iPhone availability today in Malaysia.

Live feedback and comments from forumers who are there in KLCC are providing info for us "live feed".

This thread will close by the end of the celebration.

For indepth discussion on the iValue/plan, please proceed to this thread: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/961060

Cheers

This post has been edited by davidgary73: Mar 20 2009, 06:00 PM

Aiyaaa ... sorry I can't join you guys. Seems like I'm needed elsewhere today and not at KLCC. Just wait for string's youtube video la.

not ass licking, although my post many kena deleted,
but this david = moderator

Already bad news for those who aren't prebookers. They are ushering prebookers first, walk-ins are held off at the entry arch. Once they've settled the prebookers, the walk-in crowd should be able to enter next.

Snap a few pics, but that's it.

Updates by Hanxz via SMS (Press Conference)

1) Maxis will be having 4 video ads for the promotional campaign.

2) Maxis received thousands of booking between the period of nine days.

3) Some journalist firung why the phone is so expensive as some matthew guysay it's fabulous value

4) Matthew denies any knowledge of any new phone coming out in july.

5) There will be a phone presentation by pak Lah in Cyberjaya live telecast in KLCC today.

This post has been edited by davidgary73: Mar 20 2009, 06:12 PM

isn't that odd? it's like asking Barack Obama or Lee Hsien Loong to do the same thing.

sorry, abit off-topic. just thought it's kinda weird.

so string, u were denied entry?

Yup, it's true then. I'm stuck outside here. No confirmation email slip, cannot enter. Not media, also cannot enter. Those still outside and planning to come, stay back. This event is by invitation only, I'm afraid.

haha will check it out when i go home.. the place is at menara maxis rite? beside coach store or somewhere else?

This post has been edited by pelvin: Mar 20 2009, 06:19 PM

it's at KL Convention Centre bro. beside the Twin Towers, where the PC Fair usually held. but since even bro string was denied entry, i don't think there's a point of going there anymore, unless you've pre-booked or have invitations.

By Hanxz

At hall 3, launching soon. Datuk Joseph Salang is there.

Maxis definetely has invested alot on the promotional launched with some fireworks and glitters.

Super solid sound system of the pa first customer iPhone presented by Datuk Joseph Salang.

Confetti all over the place.

Video presentation of the phone now

This post has been edited by davidgary73: Mar 20 2009, 06:23 PM

aiyo.. need to walk so far.... malas edi la.. i tot at the maxis office beside coach store there so can passby and check it out... cheh.. pfff..

There's Darth Vader and some Jedis outside. Promoting Star Wars applications, perhaps.

string, pull connections from ur bro la

david.. ask Hanxz to take some picture!! haha

RX330 bro, even he can't do much. Don't want to risk his job for just a peek.

Hanxz is inside, and doing a great job covering the event. I hope pics are coming from him as well.

Anyway, they seems to be shuffling the VIPs to the VIP section on the other side of the convention center. The prebookers are still inside.

By Hanxz

Launch finished ..press heading back to the conference room.



More pictures by Hanxz tonite.

kat itunes byk.
some pics. lousy phone camera lol.

Imagine flashing out your iPhone 3G in the event, everyone will stare at it.

Can string confirm if it's invitation only also for Sat and Sun? Or else I won't bother going down KL.

Finished? just like that? more info please ... what are the local apps available over there? any iphone accessorie available there?

This post has been edited by vui_msia: Mar 20 2009, 07:01 PM

By Hanxz

5 local app store developer will be awarded with awards.

So far got quran app and some other stuff only.

...

Launch ended and now waiting for live telecast of phone presentation to pak lah at cyberjaya..that's all.

This post has been edited by davidgary73: Mar 20 2009, 07:08 PM

they should show this iphone launching on tv la..only allow prebooked ppl to go in..not fair to ppl who cant get in..

By Hanxz

Live telecast started..

Transmitted from Cyberjya to KLCC only displayed in hall 3 to all the maxis iPhone customers.

No idea if customers have received their phone yet. Hanxz uploading pictures of live telecast to his facebook. Will post it here once it's up.

Check out Astro Awani channel now if you got.. siaran langsung of the event.. is that our PM there? ... man.. I bet you he gets one for free !!

Can you view the attachment as image?

A friend sent MMS of the Registration Counter


Attached thumbnail(s)

Live telecast pictures.



That's all from Hanxz.

wow so many people & registration not started yet? Loooong wait.

Yup the launch is over. Now's the mundane procedures of picking up the iPhones by prebookers. Already saw a couple of early ones lining up coming out with their iPhones.

As for tomorrow and Sunday's event and whether non-prebookers can come in, it may depend on who you are with. Harmeet is on his way here, wasn't one of the prebookers but he has 3 prebookers already inside the hall who could come outside and invite him in. Gracious that he offered to get me in, appreciate it bro. But the launch is done, so I'll take a raincheck on that.

Personally I don't understand on the apparent stance of Maxis restricting entrance, is the hall too small? This reeks of snobbishness, I'm sure everyone would agree that the more exposure this event gets, the better. Exclusively limiting this to prebookers only makes it look like the iPhone is only for the select few only.

Take for example the American or even the New Zealand launch. There are no segregation between those preordering and those walking in and just wanting to join the festivities. Everyone was treated as equals.Not with all these panderings and kissing up to VIPs like Datuks or the PM. This device is not just for the select few.

I can hardly call this launch a packed and huge lineup. There wasn't much of a line at all, and the fun and camaraderie is shielded from the general public inside walled spaces. In fact, other than the word of mouth and sprinkles of advertisements here and there, nobody who roams the outside of KLCC would even know there is an iPhone launch at all. We diehards and nerds would of course know about it , but Joe Public definitely would remain oblivious.

This air of exclusivity is worrying. I'd rather have lots more people able to afford and enjoy the iPhone as I have been, than turning it into a status symbol, as what Maxis is implying, intentionally or otherwise.

In any case, I'm outta here catching a movie and dinner. Just saw someone looking like xaw walking past by me. To the new owners, welcome! Congratulations and please make full use of your iPhone.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 20 2009, 07:42 PM

Wat? This is called a launching event...

Not even with the first iPhone owner walking out and getting cheered???

Why go so exclusive? It's a great phone and everyone from the public should be allowed to go in and experience it.

This post has been edited by neekun: Mar 20 2009, 07:43 PM

There were sprinkles of cheers when those with confirmation slips were ushered in the line. I would not know because I'm not special enough to go inside.

Hanxz may be able to clarify this.

I'm dismayed by the fact that Maxis panders more to the VIPs than the average folks. The objective is to get the iPhone into more hands of the ordinary people, but they treat it the other way round. The price's atrocious, the plan's restrictive, and the event itself shows how important "the average Joes and Janes" factor into their iPhone plans.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 20 2009, 07:48 PM

great review guys. Thanks. I will be there tomorrow and let's see how it goes.

Might see u there tmr!

I wish I coould do more than just typing words.

Post your experience tomorrow.

It is a whole day event - dont know if there will be a huge crowd or not.

ah, can anyone tell me is there any installment for the iPhone? i believe VISA/CREDIT accepted, so i don't need to carry that much cash around

yes credit cards are accepted.

Just off the convention centre. Yups I saw the guy with MacBook .

It's not long awaited iPhone. But wait long.. Huhu

A not so grand launching + wait at the mini entrace while your number be shown on the LED.

Too many men in black around. But the process is not smooth.

Good thing i didn't go there n waste my time. Hanxz complained that the press are not treated properly. Waiting for hanxz photo.

Yeah, and some of them are welcomed to the tutorial hall after getting their devices. Especially for those who dont know shit about iPhone. Actually I am a little bit unsatisfied with the booths they have given to us. Only one chair for each booth for the developers. Well of course there are two chairs for the visitors but mostly used by preorderers to rest rather than the intended purpose (which is for them to ask us about applications rather than asking for their preorders). Lanyards for developers were not available. Wtf la maxis. So we have to use normal crew lanyards which also make people mistaken us for the crews (we are application developers ffs).

so, wat's the special for those who be the 1st batch customers? Any free gift / freebs /??

no gifts no nothing
first customer got on the stage
presented his iphone by datuk joseph and everyone cheered and its not a cheer at all just well loud blast of little fireworks and confetti

still in office, will post pictures later tonight or tmr very tired d, still got a story to file

Makes me wonder if Sunday will be something like that >.> I'm going with my dad and meh I'd rather not have the whole line-up thingo

Read please.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/961060

A friend of mine got his number around 6:00 p.m. - he just got his phone at 9:30 p.m. - wtf three hours wait???

oh thanks for the link. rm2960.

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Added on March 20, 2009, 10:23 pmmy first 2g iPhone bought about 2 n half years ago. trade in for 3g iPhone about 5 month ago. much cheaper thn maxis iPhone. I am very please with it.

This post has been edited by DIABLOW: Mar 20 2009, 10:23 PM

Matthew is Maxis Chief Marketing Officer ...
http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/about_us/people/senior.asp

pictars as promised







apparently this guy (second from left) is the first iphone user in msia....oh wait the first iphone-maxis user
p/s the pictures arent great, just some snapshots from a humble nikon


overall, from the looks, maxis had invest alot for the 3-day event, and thats all i would say about the event on the forum openly
sry string didnt call u up, was busy with my own stuffs and i was actually looking for some HD action..too bad

This post has been edited by =Hanxz=: Mar 21 2009, 12:07 AM

Thanks for the pic

I LOLed when I read that. We all know who the REAL first iPhone user in Malaysia....................[b]that douchebag Indian guy who bought his iPhone EDGE from UK, and flaunted and paraded it in Lowyat Plaza, but unable to make a call because it was locked! I still remember that fiasco and still have a chuckle when I hear that from the guys at MacStudio. The poor bugger wants to show off his iPhone, but that thing is essentially just an iPod with every radio component locked out. Douchebag indeed.

Aiyaaaahh, dont worry lah about the call, but I did thought about wanting to pass you the Xacti and ask you to record it in Full HD, since you have the credentials.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 21 2009, 12:26 AM

i was in the VIP hall performing string quartet. watched lots of nice shows too...and because of datuks, foods are

but really, i also laughed about the first iphone owner in malaysia lol.

Thanks for the photo Hanxz.

My apologies to Nokia, body's willing but redtape held me back. Sorry bro.

@string
hehehe, i probably will spend my time trying to figure out how to use it rather than recording
looking forward to our next tt, can catch up on things also hahaha

and @ little ice
despite how good the event was i really need to give credits to the klcc cooks, one of their desserts called berries in vanilla sauce is so good i cleared out 4 helpings

Hanxz - were you in the VIP hall as well? i didn't go to the other side as i need to do standby all the time (i don't think i'm allowed to go in too).

This is getting OT, but.....

@Hanxz,


I ended up meeting Harmeet (he's done his civic duty of spreading the iPhone love to 3 of his friends and brother), catch up with old times. He's on his way back to Johor now.

@ice
we were ushered somewhere else but the food is terrific
i dunno bout u guys but mine is great, got lamb got vientamese rolls, got prawns with caviar toppings, dessert is superb

@string
next time can try out then
records your wrongdoings in HD LOL

harmeet msg me as well, oh ya spreading the news, there's a 16gb white 3G iphone on sale, any enquiries look for harmeet15

condition - scratchless, have been protected by IS

my dad was one of the prebookers. unfortunately he'd port from celcom to maxis since last week and after the long 2.5 hours waiting, the maxis people say he can't get his phone yet because the number hasn't been ported yet.
so sad man. everyone went out from the hall with the iphone paper bag and their happy face except for my dad. lol.

at least we get free finger foods

it seems the lauching goes quite well but not as good as we expected. as string says, why they is limit ppl to go in? i found this is lame

the best joke from hanx is the "the first maxis iphone user"

This post has been edited by Shock: Mar 21 2009, 12:52 AM

can the iphone be used straight from the box? or require to charge?

I think that's what everyone is doing as well, nobody wants to hang around stuffy packed hall more than they care. But you have to remember, you're not the only one wanting this. Take a number.

@Hanxz
I may have done that already. shhhhhhh!

oh and the white iphone really nice woo. at first i tot it was the one with silver back panel. even asked one of the crew holding HIS OWN first gen iphone if that's was the white iphone. he chickened out because he tot my dad was firing him for using the seludup phone

@moyl_finuda

all phone nowdays charged with 30% power in the battery so yeah you can on it staight aways to active the warranty

what happened?? because i did the same too, port-in from celcom to maxis last sunday.. Maxis alrady confirmed port-in, they send me SMS etc.... i dont wan to be like ur dad tomorrow morning.. lol

I was looking through pics snapped by Harmeet, and it does not look comfortable inside the waiting hall. Stuffy and packed with bodies. Perhaps that's why they limit the number of people going in. Dont want people to suffocate.

As a consolation, I get a T-shirt though, from my bro.

i think in general KLCC food is awesome! but 100% sure their rental is $$$$$$$$$$$

there're some cool iphone tricks on stage, as well as using 3/4 iphones to do band jamming! although doesn't sound professional but hey, jamming merely using your phone, how amazing!

PS:i saw datuk lee chong wei, didn't manage to take photo with him lol what a waste.

yup. that actually happens. your number already totally change to maxis or not ? because my dad's wasnt. he port in online and confirmed with maxis but he's still under celcom and he tot after registering for the iphone it'll change to maxis but that didnt happen.

@moyl_finuda

lithium battery is like that lol always need put 30% power so the battery wont spoiled.

@string, ya i can see that also all become0 "sardin", but is that maxis cant afford to rent bigger hall? curious~

gonna go Machines tomoro once collect to buy cover, capsule neo in mind, lol

advise: take black neo capsule, cause white 1 can turn "black/yellow" at the polycarbon surface due to normal usage/dirt

noted. thanks for the advise

@string
i was there around 7 till 10 the hall for collecting the phone wasnt that sardin. there was alot of spaces to move around except there wasnt enough chairs and stool. some people just sit on the carpet. lol. and when the crew saw you tired of waiting, they'll come to you and flash the iphone giving demo and how-tos. the only place that was packed was the corridor. AND the food counter

I'm curious on that as well. On the subject of space, Maxis has done a terrific job on the launch venue though, KL convention Center does that professional-look and wide space, relatively wide spaces compared to the launch at NZ for example, at the smallish Vodafone store downtown. That was hellish, and crazy!

But I'll be lying if I didn't tear up a bit when I saw the banners from the ceiling on the iPhone3G. All this while, been seeing those at Apple stores overseas, seeing it here sort of affirms the position of Malaysia as a country not missing out on this. Yes, late by 21 months, but better late then never. Now, let's see if the upcoming June/July "extravaganza" here stays on time with the rest of the world.

Better hurry, Machines was packed today when I was with Harmeet. They ran out of lots of accessories for the iPhone.

your number wont change one... that's called port-in. After you request port-in at Maxis, then need to wait for Celcom to verify (if u have outstandin balance etc) then they wont let u. I have clear mine b4 i apply for it. Then after 2 days i received many SMS from Maxis, sayin welcome transfer to Maxis line and so on... and now my Telco operation from my phone showing Maxis...

i just received email from Maxis as well, reminder to collect iphone on 21th .... hopefully everyhing ok tmr morning.. (i mean 10 more hours! )

oops sorry. i meant the telco. the only thing i knew that it wasn't ported to maxis yet because the service provider on my dad's blackberry still say My Celcom. i dont know if he'd receive the confirmation sms. it's his 2nd time port in. from maxis to celcom now back to maxis. aiyoo. but still after 2.5 hours waiting, disappointment man.

which one is good actually? but im getting white iphone, wouldnt it looks weird if i wear black case onto it? need advice pls ! i was thinking IS/BG as well

Hmmm. What pic did Harmeet show me?

I'm curious though, did anyone who attended the event asked questions about the iPhone, and were the crew competent enough on answering your questions. This applies more on those who had the iPhone3G before and was asking questions to test the knowledge of the staff there. Harmeet's iPhone3G was jailbroken, and he got "interesting" looks and "answers" when he push these staff further on more advanced queries on the iPhone.

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Added on March 21, 2009, 1:12 amThis is individual taste. Mine is white, and I used the black Neo case and it looks fine by me. It is naked now, and permanently slipped onto the Mophie Juice Pack. Never worry about running out of power anymore.




This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 21 2009, 01:12 AM

@string, it the power pack make it seem bulker?

nice, where can u get this? and cost pls..

Most definitely does. You can opt not to have it plugged in all the time, and use it whenever your iPhone is running out of charge, the Juice Pack will drain its charge into the iPhone, acting like a charger.

www.mophie.com. USD99. Crxr got mine for me. But this is later, once you start drawing out your activity pattern with the iPhone and see how long you can make it last. First of all, get protection! Either an Invisible Shield, a Bodyguards, or bare minimum, a screen protector. Purchasing a case usually comes with a screen protector bundled together. Search the forums.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 21 2009, 01:28 AM

cool, thanks. stringfellow.

so overall = C**d*m first.... (Safety 1st eh)

It's funny if you look at Apple.com site, they just updated Malaysia at the Coming Soon section while it has been launched earlier yesterday.

yo guys...just got back home from the maxis launch event...
1stly, string n guys, i din noe thr was a thread dedicated for the live feed for da event...
i left my apt early n din hv time to go online...had i known earlier i wud hv done my bit for tis...my apologies...

now for the event, yes...maxis was very tight about who gets in n who stays out...
i missed the "launch" which apparently a short lived moment n everyting went on without any hoo-haa...
for a launch, this was quiet small scaled i must say...

those who had booked their phones earlier were allowed entry into da halls accompanied by fam & frens, tats wat they stated in the mail... but, the screwed up part is, only the 'prebooker' can go n proceed with payment n collection. NOone can follow him to da counter. tats just pathetic according to me

well nvm, my frens r happy they got their i3g... n now sm pics....



the pack sardin hall string was referring to..
tis was inside..., da main action area...customers proceed to the registration 2 make payment n discuss abt the plan, n then go on to the iphone setup counter on da right 2 activate it n stuff... tis was da part when i said tat only 'prebookers' were allowed in...



on the left they had set-up various dedicated booths for games, music, demo, apps...just abt anyting abt i3g...



an entire band was performing here just using the phones...



sm cuci mata..



interesting enough, when asked abt JB, all of them were speaking in da same tune...uniform answer...
i guessed tat they were given briefing abt the whole JB tingie...



at one time i was tinking it was DG in tat..
sori bro..just kidding



da food was bad....frozen sandwiches...

Since it launched yesterday, do I still need to book it or I can buy it directly?