Maxis iPhone 3G Review: Is it Worth Your Money?

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This review is based on our experience of using iPod Touch 2G together with Nokia E71 and N95.

You might be wondering what these two Nokia cell phones have to do with Maxis iPhone 3G in Malaysia. Keep on reading to know its relationship…

As you know, iPod Touch is the same as iPhone without Bluetooth & function as a cell phone. You can expect everything in iPhone to be made available in iPod except these two setbacks. And from our experience, these common benefits you can get either from iPod or iPhone:

Learning Tutorials

There are a lot of courses available online. In fact, there are “MBA in a Box” courses (either accredited or not am not sure) out there. By transferring all those tutorials to my iPod Touch, I can view them while nursing both my two kids. Tutorials like how to use Photoshop good for professional photographer.

Handy Web Browser

Both of my kids are very demanding. As much as possible they want me to be with them. I think they just are trying to prove they can do something to me. While sitting beside them I can curik2 masa surf info in Internet, YM or replying my blog comments.

Audiobook Specials

I find audiobook works well only for non-technical subject. Abridged or Unabridged doesn’t matter to me (at least at this point of time). Best of all, you can get most audiobooks in iTunes cheaper than in other online stores. So far I’d listen to “The Magic of Thinking Big” & “The Tipping Point”.

Podcast Updates

Podcast is great for fast updates. Abiy love listening to his podcast while driving to office. He claimed that Podcast helps him to reduce stress while on heavy traffic jam. Since then, he barely switch on radio. He’s also using his iPod to listen recorded webinar (sbb most of the webinar recorded in US time) just like you attending forum or seminar.

Reading eBooks

Both Abiy & I prefer reading eBooks than physical books recently. Because, eBook seems to be able to explains 500pg book in very concise & conclusive manner; probably into 40-50pg instead. Not to mention the content very up-to-date since it never have to go through 3-9 month of editing & printing time. Actually, we are currently trying to justify ourselves if subscribing Wall Street Journal (WSJ) through Amazon Kindle if economically viable.

These are the top 5 ways we used our iPod Touch. In addition, iTunes offers various application for your daily usage at much cheaper price than others. For example, we paid $14.99 for one application to track our daily expenditure in our N95 & E71 which you can get the same function but with better graphics for only $1.99 each for iPod or iPhone.

Obviously, you can watch TV shows, video clips or Youtube videos and listen to music, songs or maybe recorded ceramah agama in iPod Touch or iPhone. Abiy keep on watching all the new Smallville series on his iPod Touch when we first arrived in KL. We also keep some of Hafiy’s favorite Youtube videos to entertain him during long journey.

Enough about iPod Touch or iPhone, let’s talk about the data usage.

This will give you idea if Maxis iPhone 3G Plan is economically viable for you…

We subscribed to unlimited 3G/EDGE/GPRS data usage on E71 from Celcom. Both Abiy & me used this facility for Google Map (mcm nkg tpt yg tak biasa), read online news, google kt mana nearest Kopitiam, read email esp. from our customer, and kadang-kadang see stock price. With all these ‘light’ activities, we consumed 1.1 – 1.5Gb bandwidth. And we haven’t used our Nokia to surf Internet from PC (which I guess will consume more bandwidth)

The same usage on iPhone probably consumed 1.5-2.0Gb because iPod & iPhone collecting full feature website than just ‘compressed size’ surfing using our Opera Mini in Nokia E71. This haven’t include the nature of you to be addicted surfing more with iPhone.

With Maxis iPhone 3G Plan, you can only get free 2Gb data package RM250/mo or RM375/mo. Unless you are heavy phone call user, this maxis offerings really not worth it. If you are considering an iPhone 3G from Maxis currently, I think wait for better package from Celcom or Digi. Or at least, wait for better iPhone this June/July…

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12 responses to “Maxis iPhone 3G Review: Is it Worth Your Money?”

  1. chip Avatar
    chip

    as usual, aku always menyibuk when u post something about Apple product (haha).

    apart from bluetooth & phone function….1 more think ipod lack is GPS functionality as it lack of the gps chipset.

    mcm besa…cek it out http://www.idashaiful.com/2009/01/iphone3g-review-short-one/
    hehe

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      seperti biasa juga aku bertindak mengikut arahan. muahaha.

  2. knv Avatar
    knv

    errr…

    adakah ini sponsored entry??

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      nak sponsor? boleh2 😀

  3. mommy2h Avatar

    i’m an iphone user 🙂
    well what i can say is i’m totally satisfied with it, sebijik mcm laptop…buat keje(doc) pon bole, manage file, use it as remote, pointer, torchlight, flashcard etc..
    if u jailbreak ur phone, byk lagi benda yang bole buat, 😉
    lagipon iphone bole wifi so tak susah nak dpt internet connection, masa my hubby balik mesia dulu dia ckp dekat shopping mall merata dapat.
    kitaorg unlock dan bagi my dad kat mesia pakai, dia tak amek maxis package pon pakai prepaid biasa jek, nak internet connection carik wifi..save sikit dari amek package beside harga iphone kat sini murah jek..hehe..
    apa sapa2 nak???hahaha

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      personally kalo wifi i prefer ipod touch sebab nipis. iphone macam bagak sikit. kalo iphone tu nipis macam ipod touch, wah! mmg heven lah. hehe. bole sambar satu. kekeke.

      *kerjakeras!!!*

    2. babycomel Avatar
      babycomel

      nak2 brp regenye kat ctu??? klu mommy2h bg free syok bangat….hehe

    3. mama emma Avatar

      terasa2 mcm nak join je.. ngehngeh

  4. Jiey Mien Avatar

    MommyLyna tokkk.. Acu jawak tag teh..

    1. Mommy Lyna Avatar
      Mommy Lyna

      jawak doh tuuu.

  5. fid Avatar

    iphone?saya nak!!!

  6. aidie Avatar
    aidie

    i use iPhone myself..i like..but kekedang tukar blk pakai E71 sbb i think E71 lagi best the functions (more to business like). iPhone totally for entertainment

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