Iphone for MYR700?

Hi folks,

My DH is a great Apple fan...and he got his first Iphone even before it hits Malaysia's shore...

 

Subsequently his office seems to turned into an Iphone gang with more than 70% got an Iphone and got his help to put in songs, games, etc. (Yea, even mine was setup by him of course!)

 

Now, last week, I just overheard that two of his colleagues brought their so-called Iphone bought for mere MYR700 asking him to helped them to load in some songs and games, but voila...at one glance my DH able to tell immediately it is an Iphone imitation....and then got to know from them that they actually got it from other dealers (not the authorised dealer in Malaysia comes comes with telco packages, i.e. Maxis dn Digi) for mere MYR700 and the dealers told them IT IS AN SMART PHONE and being so cheap 'cos they got it from our neighbouring country and it is compatible with the Iphone cables and applications...my gosh!!! Not sure if they are able to get back their money...as they seems unable to contact the dealer anymore...

 

So guys, this morning when I saw this on TheStar Online..I like to share it with all of you...so let us all be more alert on all these so-called good deals...

 

Excerpts from The StarOnline

Buy smartphones from trusted dealers

PETALING JAYA: Buyers have been urged to carry out research first before buying smartphones to avoid being cheated by unscrupulous dealers.

Fomca secretary-general Muha­m­­­mad Sha'ani Abdullah said there was a rise in the number of complaints by smartphones buyers who were cheated recently.

"We have received more than 200 complaints this year alone related to smartphone purchases," he said in a telephone interview yesterday.

He said unscrupulous traders would mislead customers into believing that certain mobile phone models had the same features as others, adding: "Many mobile phones look like smartphones these days. Those who are less tech-savvy might not be able to tell the difference."

For full article, go to The StarOnline here.