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Maxis officially brings in the iPhone 3G
Posted on March 12th, 2009 14 comments
After a long wait after hearing news & speculations, Maxis is the official telco to sell the ground breaking iPhone 3G. No doubt it has been a long wait since July 2008 when we first started the online petition at iPhone 3G for Malaysia but we’re glad that the wait is over. Maxis offers both iPhone 3G 8GB & 16GB that comes in black and white (16GB version only).
Lets take a look at what Maxis has offering:
Contract Plans
As expected, Maxis offers various contract durations with 6 months, 12 months and 24 months. Obviously a shorter contract period would have fetch a higher price for the iPhone 3G device while a longer contact period and higher commitment fee such as the i-Value 24 months Plan offers the iPhone 3G 8GB version for FREE.
6 months Contract
12 months Contract
24 months Contract
At first glance, we think Maxis is over doing it by coming out with various of plans and packages with different bundles. If you see from above, there are a total of 12 plans to choose from! Getting an iPhone 3G should have been easier and it shouldn’t take a genius to find out which package gives the best value.
In these times where people are getting more hard up financially, the timing of the launch isn’t exactly perfect. The price however isn’t as cheap as speculated before (iPhone 3G under RM1000) and customers would need to pay an advance payment ranging from RM200-RM2000 depending on plan.
However, we do believe that some people out there who are willing to fork out more cash for the purpose of being different. Judging by the sales of unofficial units in Malaysia that costs RM2000-RM3000, this simply proves that people are still willing to spend even for a non-official released product.
iPhone 3G as MNP bait
With no hesitation to capture more people into its growing community, Maxis also added an online booking for non-Maxis subscribers. However you’re porting must be successful before you could claim your iPhone 3G booking. It is known that Maxis will give priority to those who booked the iPhone 3G online prior its big event on the coming 20th-22nd March 2009 at KLCC Convention Centre.
So are you up for it? Visit Maxis iPhone 3G site at http://www.maxis.com.my/iphone
iPhone 3G is finally here – The Star
Official Press Release from Maxis
Maxis, Mobile Devices, Players in the Field, Road to MNP, iPhone Malaysia iPhone Contract Plans, Malaysia official iPhone 3G, Maxis i-Value Plans, Maxis iPhone 3G, Maxis iPhone Plans, Maxis iValue Plans, Official Malaysia iPhone 3G Launch14 responses to “Maxis officially brings in the iPhone 3G”
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I think most people would wait first. It’s too expensive with all the contract hassles. It won’t be too long until we can purchase the phone contract-free from lowyat. I guesss
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goahash March 12th, 2009 at 21:45
will the iphone release in Malaysia officially unlocked by the Apple as the iphone in NZ?
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You guys may think it’s expensive, but rumour has it that queues were seen outside Maxis Centre TTDI (Tmn Tun, KL) after this announcement. Personally, I don’t see why an intelligent person would want to buy one off Maxis.
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I’ve been using iPhone for 2 years now. ( both models – 2G & 3G)it is jailbrek/unlock model- made myself. Device is a damn good. Just for advise, remember that we’re living in Malaysia, there is no iTunes acount available (cannot open any account at Apple Store), which means the iPhone that you bought (without unlock)stays the way it is. No software to download and so on. And believe me, if you ever manage to get iTunes account (there is a trick) you still need to buy software from Apple except for a free apps. But if you unlock or jailbreak your iPhone you can use it with any service provider (I’m using Celcom and Digi)and there’s is a lot of free software to download from Cydia.
For me, there’s nothing special about “Maxis bring iPhone in Malaysia” plus we do not have a good free Wi-Fi service yet even in Klang Valley. Such a waste money. -
it reminded me of the iphone that selling in US is about 199 USD plus the convert and all, i rather ask my friend to buy in US and send back to us with lower rate than malaysia sold…and so i can unlock it or whatever.
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It is too expensive. What a disappointment from Maxis. It would be better to get from this guy at Lowyat. http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/785059
8GB going for RM2400 while 16GB going for RM2700.
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I visit Lowyat last year, there was already some shop promote iPhone to me. You all can go there and search.
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john benjamin April 5th, 2009 at 11:06
i bought a iphone at maxis on 23rd March 2009
and it is not working today
hanging
annot make call
can not on the phone it happend suddenly -
BADRON ABDUL MANAF April 10th, 2009 at 23:07
very good
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when i can to repair my mobile?
Iphone Apple model A1203
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This comes a little bit late, I know.
The more I look at the iPhone packages, the more ridiculous I think the plans are. Not only one is paying almost 2 times more than the cost of an “illegal” iPhone, the basic features are not up to par compared to most phone’s. It’s more for the cool/wow factor when you use the iPhone, but iPhone is so common these days that it’s not cool anymore.
Comparing plan with plan, I think Digi’s phone bundle plans are more “reasonable”. A simple survey on the street price for the phones available, you can see that Digi isn’t trying that hard/obvious to rip you off. The phones are actually cheaper when you opt for the correct plan.
For my case, the SE W760i does go cheaper as my average monthly usage fee is between RM50 to RM600. I get almost RM150 off (comparing to its RPP) and just slightly above the street price (about RM10). Sounds fair to me.
Anyway, Maxis’s plan is just blatant rip off. The RM2000 advance deposit is even ridiculous. It’s like asking the customers to pay for the phone and their loyalty to Maxis.
Yeah, I am a sour grape. LOL. Why Apple has to give its exclusivity to Maxis only?
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i wan buy iphone3gs ~ be… no money ya~
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