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P1 W1MAX launches W1GGY prepaid

P1 W1MAX has launched its prepaid USB broadband called the W1GGY prepaid. The prepaid market is big especially when consumers need broadband on the go on a need to use basis. Most telcos has recognise such demand and we’ve seen various prepaid 3G broadband products as of late. Wanting a slice of that market, P1 has become the first WiMAX operator in Malaysia to offer prepaid as well.

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Singapore’s STT to invest in 33% stake in U Mobile

Struggling 3G Telco, U Mobile has finally gotten into the news again with the announcement of Singapore’s Technology Telemedia to invest 33% stake in the company. U Mobile is majority owned by UTV – U Television Sdn Bhd with Tan Sri Vincent Tan as chairman. The total investment is said to be worth over RM1 billion.

After its bad experience with the Koreans & Japanese, Tan Sri Vincent Tan has clarified that the deal with STT is different from KT Freetel and NTT Docomo. STT does not have an sell-back option if the deal doesn’t go well as planned which was obviously practised by its former strategic partners. The big man said it in his own words, jokingly: “Once bitten, forever shy.”

With this new investment, it will definitely give hope to U Mobile to gain some grounds in the telco industry. In terms of dealers, they have already made in roads nationwide and to date they have captured about 4% of the telco market. What they need now are exciting products and services to stay relevant as the 4th 3G operator in Malaysia.

They have a lot of catching up to do and we look forward for a come back.

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Security Flaw on P1 DV 230 WiMAX Modem allows WiFi Stealing

P1’s DV 230 WiMAX Modem is one of the first WiMAX with WiFi modem that’s easy to use thanks to its simple plug and play approach. The only technical bit for the user is to enter the predefined WEP password which is uniquely customised for each USB WiFi Module.

It looks all good and dandy but there’s just one small problem. We found out that the “unique” WEP password isn’t that unique after all.

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DiGi starts pre-ordering of iPhone 3G until 18th March 2010.

DiGi has started pre-ordering of the iPhone 3G. Options available are iPhone 3G with 8GB and iPhone 3GS with 16GB and 32GB capacities.

Pick-up locations are currently limited to Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Kota Kinabalu only. Actual pricing and plans are not available yet. It is also good to know that this pre-ordering is also open to non-DiGi customers however one would require to sign up for one upon collection.

We believe DiGi is trying to find out how many people are willing to prebook by asking more details from protential customers. Let’s hope that DiGi will be able to release iPhone stock in a shorter timeframe compared to Maxis.

Click here to pre-order yours now. Remember, this is only until 18th March 2010.

TM Streamyx BlockBuster Deals: Broadband + Voice

Streamyx has sweeten up their offer with the new BlockBuster Deals that is obviously pushing their voice business.

This could also be seen as a Streamyx retention campaign as well as to encourage more usage of voice by offering FREE Calls to all TM Fixed Line and attractive mobile call rates.

There are 4 Broadband + Voice plans and 3 Voice only plans on offer.

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DiGi to bring in iPhone 3G & 3G S

DiGi has officially announced that they will be offering the iPhone 3G S by middle of this year. This announcement is certainly great news especially when Maxis, the first to offer the iPhone in Malaysia is plague by network data congestion and long waiting list for the device.

With this DiGi has ended Maxis monopoly of the iPhone game  in Malaysia for about a year since its launch of iPhone 3G in March 2009. Now we just have to see how DiGi packages and price the iPhone 3G S to offer some real competitive advantage.

In another note, we also hope that DiGi have studied the impact of the iPhone on Maxis in terms of device stock availability and network capacity. To date, DiGi has been getting rave reviews on their Turbo3G network but is it ready to withstand the massive data consumption of iPhone users?

If you’re a DiGi customer or a potential customer who are looking to switch to a telco with iPhone 3G alternative, do drop your email to register your interest.

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Maxis Mobile Internet cease unlimited plan, introduce smaller packages

Maxis has revised its Mobile Internet Plans for its users. The unlimited mobile internet  RM99/month package is no longer offered. Instead, they have introduced a total of 5 packages which ranges from hourly to monthly package to suit different needs.

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TuneTalk Commercials

TuneTalk has launched its series of videos. Check them out and they are pretty funny as well.

TuneTalk Thematic Ad

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Maxis exclusive iPhone 3GS offer for existing iPhone 3G owners

If you’re one of those who took up Maxis iPhone 3G and still waiting for an upgrade to happen, expect something coming to your mailbox soon.

Maxis is giving an exclusive offer to iPhone 3G owners to step up to the new iPhone 3GS with a special privilege rebate of RM500. No contract is required so you can keep your existing iPhone 3G and continue whatever contract you’re on.

The catch is that the RM500 rebate is actually a month credit back to your bill over a period of several months. That means you would still need to pay up the full retail price of RM2490 for 16GB and RM2990 for 32GB version.

It is not an upgrade, but a payback discount for a retail priced iPhone 3GS.  This offer is exclusive for iPhone 3G owners and you are only entitled if you receive their official letter.

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Maxis offers 50% off on IDD Calls, including IDD132

Great news for international callers on Maxis! From now until 31st October 2009,  all IDD calls made from 9PM-9AM will be charged at half price! This is also extended to the already low rates enjoyed on the IDD132 shortcode.

With this offer, calls to countries such as Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy and New Zealand on IDD132 are charged as low as 10 sen/minute for fixed line and 50 sen/minute for mobile.

To enjoy lower rates on IDD132, just dial 13200 followed by the IDD number (eg: 132006321234234324).

More details and promotional rates here.