iPhone 4

the long awaited iPhone 4 finally has a launch date! :)

(well, at least it's 'long awaited' for me :P)

as for now,

there's still no news on the rates and plans for Digi,

for Maxis.

Here are the rates and plans...etc.

bigger view HERE.

you can purchase on the 26th of September at Maxis centers at

KLCC, the Gardens, Sunway Pyramid, Pavillion, TTDI

and nationwide on 27th of September :))

From Prepaid to Postpaid

My analyst of changing from your

owh-soooo-cheap hotlink youth club to iValue plan 1

(based on Maxis's iValue 1 rates)

Okay,

so just like me, some of you would be in a dilemma whether or not to switch from hotlink youth plan to iValue 1 plan.

Assumptions:

1. buying a 32gb iPhone 4

2. signing up for iValue 1 plan for 12 months

With Hotlink Youth Club plan...

assuming that you spend RM30 a month.

and the price of the phone w/o a plan is RM2690 for 32gb

so in a year (12 months)

you would have spent

RM360+RM2690 = RM3050

*Do bear in mind that there's no free data

what on earth would you want to buy a smart phone when you don't plan to use 3G.

just buy an iPod touch then.

(as youth plan is not equals to normal hotlink prepaid plans)

with iValue 1 plan,

assuming you don't spend above your limit.

(if you only spend RM30 with your hotlink youth club,

you are not expected to exceed even the FREE voice calls of 333mins.

as 333mins*0.12/min (assuming ONLY maxis to maxis) = RM39.96)

and the price of the 32gb phone with this plan is RM1990

so in a year (12 months)

you would have spent

RM1200+RM1990 = RM3190

Comparing both

the hotlink youth plan is only cheaper by

(RM3190 - RM3050)

RM140

You may think that,

HEY! RM140!

i can last for another 5 more months with my hotlink youth club prepaid!!

but think of it,

you DO NOT have the monthly FREE

1gb data

the 1gb data for one year is gonna worth more than the RM140 :)

MY conclusion

it's actually okay to switch to iValue 1 plan from hotlink youth club prepaid.

hehe.

okay, so Maxis is NOT paying me to promote whatever :P

just a way to console myself that's worth the switch :P

HA HA HA

but make sense right?

call me a good promoter :)

not sure about Digi's rate plan,

but will do some recalculation after they release the thingy :P

alrightie

really hope to get hold of it ASAP!

i've been waiting really really long for the launch in M'sia.

i know many are too :P

so hope i'm one of the lucky ones :P

hehe.

ttfn.