REDtone Broadband WiMAX Promo
REDTone Broadband, a WiMAX operator that focus on Sabah/Sarawak has a new promotion for its WiMAX packages.
Until 31st August 2009, REDtone offers FREE WiMAX CPE Rental of RM25/month for new subscribers. In addition, the RM100 Activation fee is waived as well. REDTone Broadband is still giving a 14 days Money back guarantee.
The monthly WiMAX subscription fees are still maintained with the lowest entry of 1Mbps going for RM138/month.
More details here.
DiGi covers you when flying on Malaysia Airlines
DiGi subscribers can now stay connected in mid-air thanks to its arrangement with Malaysia Airlines and AeroMobile. You can now make calls, SMS and surf online at selected Malaysia Airlines flight as indicated during cabin flight announcement.
Don’t too excited just yet. The call rates are quite premium with calls within Malaysia being charged at RM15/minute. You would also pay the same RM15/minute rate for receiving calls as well. SMS are charged at RM1/sms for prepaid and 99sen/sms for postpaid. Receiving SMS however is free.
If you plan to go online with your mobile, do surf smartly with images turned off as data is charged at RM100/MB. That is RM1 per 10KB of data. Mobile Internet however is only applicable for postpaid and DiGi business users only.
DiGi isn’t the only one as Maxis has collaborated with AeroMobile as well. Overall, we see this as a convenient feature and it is good to be able to stay in touch while on mid air. With rates that high, we won’t be seeing passengers chit chatting on flights anytime soon, which is a good thing. Who would stand a loud blabber mouth sitting next to you on a long flight.
More details here. Don’t forget to read the FAQ.
DiGi Broadband: Student package from RM58/month
Mobile Broadband is now having a price war and the direction these days seem to focus more into the lower budget target markets. Previously Mobile Broadband used to be for the higher end market with subscription rates going more than RM100/month.
Today, we’re begining to see more lower entry pricing below RM100, such as Maxis’s RM78/month plan and even P1′s Wiggy RM69/month package.
DiGi that vows to make broadband done right, is not going to be left behind as well. They too had released a lower priced package targeted at students for only RM58/month with FREE Modem. This is applicable for students between 18-25 years old which are mostly college/university students.
The DiGi Broadband student package has an average speed of 700kbps downlink and 200kbps uplink with a monthly bandwidth quota of 3GB/month.
More details here.
Spend RM1 on SMS with DiGi Prepaid to enjoy lower rates, RM5/day for unlimited internet
Great offer from DiGi. Spend RM1 on SMS on DiGi Prepaid (Excluding International, Content Provider and DiGi Family & Friend’s number) and enjoy low rates of 12 sen/minute for all local calls and 1 sen/SMS for DiGI numbers for the rest of the day. To enjoy this, just make sure you’ve spent RM1 on SMS everyday.
For those who use data on mobile, DiGi Prepaid is also offering a mobile data cap of RM5/day. This simply means DiGi Prepaid allows unlimited mobile internet for RM5/day.
In economic slowdown like today, DiGi’s sweet deals are most welcomed!
More details here.
Maxis release iPhone 3GS Rate Plans, reduces iPhone 3G price
The official price for the iPhone 3GS are out. Maxis retails the iPhone 3GS 16GB at RM2490 and 32GB version at RM2990 . At the same time, the previous iPhone 3G 8GB is now retailed at only RM1990. It is interesting to note that we don’t see the iPhone 3G 16GB on the list anymore. The pricing difference is just RM500 for every double up of storage space between 8GB vs. 16GB vs. 32GB.
To get it for cheaper, there’s always iValue and iData plans that gives more savings on the iPhone price.
For example on the iValue 1 plan at RM100/month over 24 months contract, the iPhone 3G 8GB goes for RM1190 while the iPhone 3GS 16GB and 32GB is offered at RM1590 and RM1990 respectively.
If you’re already happy with your existing post paid Value Plans, you could add on with iData Plans. For the 3GB iData plan at RM99/month for 24 months contract, the iPhone 3G 8GB also goes for RM1190 and the iPhone 3GS 16GB and 32GB is being sold at RM1690 and RM2190 respectively.
On the iValue Plans, you’ll get a bundle of talk time and monthly data for a fixed price per month. Mind you that the monthly fee is not commitment fee based like the typical postpaid Value Plans.
If you’re currently making a lot of calls and the rates of existing postpaid value plans is still prefered, we would recommend adding on the iData plan instead.
It looks like Maxis is pricing the iPhone 3GS at a better price compared to the iPhone 3G that was launched just several months before. With even the 32GB version being retailed under RM3000, there isn’t much reasons for anyone to buy from grey importers at lowyat. Even if the iPhone 3GS is beyond your budget reach, the previous generation iPhone 3G is now more affordable as low as RM1190 on the iValue plan.
We can see the frustrations that the early iPhone 3G users might feel right now as the amount spent on the 8GB version few months before could get them the new iPhone 3GS with 16GB right now. To date, Maxis hasn’t announce any upgrade plans for existing iPhone 3G users to step up to the new 3GS.
With the new pricing, we could expect more people using the iPhone 3GS in the next few months.
P1 offers wiggy 69 with 800kbps download
Some P1 sales dealer P1 has officially started selling the new value version of Wiggy called the Wiggy 69. This offers a lower speed up to 800kbps compared to original wiggy that offers up to 10mbps. Monthly subscription starts from RM69 per month. Monthly data quota is 5GB per month.
The modem is free with 2 years subscription and it is chargable at RM299 for those who take up 1 year subscription.
The Wiggy 69 has a registration fee of RM100, chargable up front and activation fee of RM60 which will be charged on the first bill.
More info here or you can order direct from P1 here.
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Maxis starts registration of interest for iPhone 3GS
It is a rumour no more! Maxis has released the promo page for registration of Interest for the iPhone 3GS. There are 2 options available, 16GB and 32GB and both are available in either black or white colours.
Register your interested here.
If you can’t wait, sources tell us that you can get an iPhone 3GS From Lowyat from RM3000 range and above.
Update: iPhone 3GS by Maxis Retail price has been released
Happy updates to capture more smiles
6 months ago, Happy had stopped its happy rates when they remove the 45 minutes for only 99sen offer. It had made a lot of frown faces and the Happy trail somehow was beginning to trickle down.
Recently they had revised their plans and hopefully this would put more smiles on faces. Until 31st July 2009, they are offering a Happy Hour promotion of 33 sen for 45 minutes of calls made to both Happy and DiGi numbers from 9am-5pm.
For normal calls to all networks, calls are charged at 33 sen/minute and calls from the 3rd-15th minute are free.
As seen from the image at the top, it looks as if DiGi is trying to tease their new upcoming MVNO rival in terms of colour and slogan of ”Everybody Can Talk“. 
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U Mobile 018 celebrates 1st anniversary with 25% top up bonus
While facing possible management shake up, U Mobile still is in the mood to celebrate. From 1st – 12th July 2009, U Mobile 018 prepaid customers will get 25% Extra top up bonus, a 5% extra from its normal 20% top up for its 1st anniversary promotion.
In the FAQ, there’s no limit on how much you can top up to enjoy the extra top up bonus. After 12th of July, the top up bonus will go back to the usual 20%.
More details at their website.
DiGi Broadband with FREE HP Mini Bundling
As netbooks are the most value gadget in mobile computing, it has been quite common to see it being bundled free with mobile broadband packages these days. Maxis bundles the Dell mini, P1 bundles Acer Aspire One while AMAX bundles the HP Mini.
Not to be left behind, DiGi has also started its FREE netbook bundling with the HP Mini powered by the already familiar Intel Atom processor. In the specs, it is also written that WWAN supported which we assume is built-in 3G Module.