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Apple will release the iPhone 18 Pro series on September 18. Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone Telecommunications, as Taiwan's major telecom operators, will simultaneously hold first sales events to attract consumers to buy new phones and apply for plans.
The iPhone 18 Pro series is expected to go on sale this Friday, September 18. (Picture/File photo)
The Apple iPhone 18 Pro series will go on sale on Friday, September 18. Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone Telecommunications will also hold their first sales events simultaneously. Apple fans who want to get the new phones as soon as possible may wish to pay attention to the queuing discounts of each company and have the opportunity to take home an extra iPhone 18 Pro Max for free. The Free 3C Technology Channel has compiled a list of the three major telecom first sales events, with time, location and event highlights.
Chunghwa Telecom
Event location: Taipei East District Service Center
Sales start time: Estimated to start at 07:20
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Chunghwa Telecom's first sale will adopt a lottery system in advance, and you must be qualified by the lottery to participate. Chunghwa Telecom has held an online registration event on Monday (14th), and has publicly selected 280 "Online Registration Double Draw" and 80 "Taipei First Sale On-site Plus Draw" winners. A total of 360 people can receive new phone shopping credits worth NT$3,600, including a NT$2,000 purchase discount and 1,600 Hami Points.
At the first sale event, 16 more people will be drawn to receive 18,000 Hami Points, and another 2 lucky people can take home an iPhone 18 Pro Max 1TB directly. Anyone who participates in the online registration event has a chance to win. As for the fruit fans who have qualified for the first sale, they can participate in the on-site lottery draw after completing the registration on September 18th. However, please note that all winners must actually complete the purchase in order to receive the relevant prizes.
In addition, Chunghwa Telecom will also launch a designated application plan from now until October 8 and complete the online login to have a chance to win a round-trip air ticket for two people to Nagoya, Japan.
The three major telecommunications companies also held first sales events as usual this year. (Picture/File photo)
Taiwan Big Brother
Event location: Taiwan Mobile Taipei Cultural and Creative Store
First sale time: Estimated to start at 08:20
The Taiwan Big Brother premiere event invited Fubon Angels 8 goddesses including Xiu Xiuzi, Ci Mei, Jessy, Caroline, Li Zi, Qin Qin, Chen Yu and Xiao Qian to support the show.
The first 20 Apple fans who complete the designated iPhone 18 Pro series project application will win prizes. The prizes include MacBook Air 13-inch 512GB, MacBook Neo 256GB, AirPods Pro 3 and other gifts. The top Apple fans will also enjoy special lucky draw benefits.
In addition, anyone who newly applies for, brings code or renews a designated monthly rental of 1,399 yuan or more before December 31st, with a new iPhone or Mac series and completes the registration, will have the opportunity to win the "Apple Monument Flagship Group", which combines 5 devices including MacBook Air, iPad Pro, Apple Watch Ultra 4, AirPods 5 and HomePod mini at once. Each set is worth more than 133,000 yuan. A total of 18 sets will be given away, with a total value of nearly 2.4 million yuan. The event adopts a two-wave lottery mechanism. As long as you complete the application and registration before October 31, you can participate in two consecutive waves of lottery. The earlier you apply, the more chances you will win.
Far EasTone Telecom
Event location: Taipei Sanchuang Store
Sales opening time: Estimated to start at 09:00
Far EasTone Telecom's first sale will focus on queuing up cash discounts. The first 50 consumers to apply for designated plans can directly enjoy a 5,000 yuan discount. In addition, those who download the "Qunar Eats APP" on-site can get 150 yuan in food credits for registration, and the top 50 fruit fans can add an additional 350 yuan, for a total of 500 yuan in food credits. At the first sale event, one iPhone 18 Pro Max and two iPads will be given away to lucky users.
Far EasTone Telecommunications is also launching 8 major phone purchase discounts from now until October 31, including exchanging old phones for the iPhone 18 Pro series, with discounts of up to 50,000 yuan available.
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