Comments on: Getting the iPhone 3G in Malaysia

By: Andy Goh

Andy Goh — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:22:11 +0000

guh its cheaper than my new *cough*Windows*cough* mobile :o

By: Should you buy an iPhone 3G from Maxis? | Colin Charles Agenda

Should you buy an iPhone 3G from Maxis? | Colin Charles Agenda — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:43:35 +0000

[...] back in January, I wrote about price comparisons and where to buy an iPhone 3G in Malaysia. RM2,899 (8GB) and RM3,099 (16GB), unlocked, from iWorld. Today, I moseyed over there to see them [...]

By: synack

synack — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:43:31 +0000

It’s available unlocked in Turkey as well through Turkcell:

8gb RM 3,080.xx
16gb RM 3,620.xx

URL: http://www.turkcell.com.tr/bireysel/kampanyalar/iphone3G/nasilsahipolurum

By: biatch0

biatch0 — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:03:44 +0000

You can gimme a ring for iPhone hookups :)

By: Kamal Fariz

Kamal Fariz — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:04:54 +0000

@Colin, you and every reseller from China. They all descend onto NZ to take advantage of the arbitrage. Here’s an account: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=762977&hl=

By: Josh M

Josh M — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:20:27 +0000

Just to note, I could pick one up for you if you so desired.

By: Josh M

Josh M — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:17:25 +0000

Hey Colin,
I’m in Australia and just got a brochure from Optus. You can get the iPhone on pre-paid, and then get it unlocked either by recharging $120 or just paying a $120 fee outright.

This page has the details, see the iPhones at top and the unlock conditions at the bottom:
http://personal.optus.com.au/web/ocaportal.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=prepaid_mobile&productpath=/personal/mobile&FP=/personal/mobile/prepaidmobile&site=personal

I’ve got an iPhone on contract, and they unlocked it for me for free, but that doesn’t apply to you…

Cheers,
Josh

By: byte

byte — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:21:17 +0000

@Carolyn It seems in Malaysia, if you order it from the local “reseller”, the colour makes a difference. Black is only available for the 8GB one… Or something like that.

I am just wondering why I don’t go to New Zealand or Hong Kong and bring units back by the bag load. Seems like there’s a market, clearly…

By: byte

byte — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:18:37 +0000

@Mikal I would really like to get an unlocked Android phone for myself, but they’re not shipping to Malaysia. Anyone you can prod at the office to ensure this gets fixed? Seems to ship to Singapore… Malaysia is just up there.

By: Mikal

Mikal — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:07:48 +0000

Why not just get an unlocked Android phone for $400?