Ask Melvin Ng

  Believe it or not, people actually do stupid things JUST to use an Apple iPhone.

Yes, me got myself an iPhone during my trip to the US. Not only me, Vince and Gobala also bought themselves a set.

We were all pretty excited and looking forward to use it back in Malaysia. Unfortunately, after unlocking the phone, we realized that of all the 3 network providers here, only Digi and Celcom was compatible with iPhone.

The provider that the 3 of us were using, Maxis, was not compatible. We could make calls, but couldn’t receive calls.

What a bummer!

And currently we’re not sure how long it’s going to take for them to fix this compatibility issue. Their customer service were pretty ignorant of the issue.

Anyway, Gobala was the first culprit. He started using his iPhone regardless of the problems with Maxis. Yes, he made himself ‘UNCONTACTABLE’!

Correct me if I’m wrong. You carry a mobile phone for convenience so that friends can contact you easily. If your phone cannot accept calls, then it’s pretty much a DOH!

Yes, he pretty much did a DOH!

Next in line, it was my turn to do a DOH….LOL.

Yes, I started using my iPhone in spite of the problems. But I made sure I was contactable. I bought a Digi Prepaid Pack to be used on my iPhone. Then, I redirected all my calls on my original Maxis number to my Digi number.

How’s that for being vain. The Apple iPhone is just too sexy to leave it unused.

Hey Vince, when are you going to join the DOH club?