Comments on: iPhone Hits Malaysia, A Little Too Late & Why It Would Fail.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:54:15 +0000

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. :-|

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:54:00 +0000

This comes a little bit late, I know. :)

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. :-|

By: lankapo

lankapo — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:02:12 +0000

hi,
for me i-phone 3G is sudah basi, with current broadband situation.
I dont think we can fully utilize it’s potential.

Plus Maxis iPlan package is so terrible..

By: lankapo

lankapo — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:02:00 +0000

hi,
for me i-phone 3G is sudah basi, with current broadband situation.
I dont think we can fully utilize it’s potential.

Plus Maxis iPlan package is so terrible..

By: Horizon

Horizon — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:21:26 +0000

Hi Bryan… haha if I had bought Apple shares a few years back, my dividends would have paid for a couple of iphone, unfortunately Malaysia got no Apples :) only sour oranges haha! BTW thanks for your comment, glad u find the articles helpful.

By: Horizon

Horizon — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:21:00 +0000

By: Melody Ng

Melody Ng — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:32:11 +0000

Hi Bryan,

I sent you an email regarding an event invitation. Was wondering if you’ve received it? Let me know when you have, ya?

And btw, I personally think the iPhone is overrated. Just my thoughts. :)

By: Melody Ng

Melody Ng — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:32:00 +0000

Hi Bryan,

I sent you an email regarding an event invitation. Was wondering if you’ve received it? Let me know when you have, ya?

And btw, I personally think the iPhone is overrated. Just my thoughts. :)

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By: shraqs

shraqs — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:49:35 +0000

Yes, I totally agree with the post. But, whatever it is i’ve already use it since 2008 (2G & 3G)- unlock model made myself. There’s no chance any other mobile can compete with iphone. Of course i’ll not buy it from Maxis, lock iPhone is like a s**t.