Maxis adds more iData plans for iPhone, iPhone 3G S coming this month?
Maxis has add more variety for the iData plans which can be added on to your existing Value Plus plans.
When firstly introduced, it came only with a single RM99 plan for 3GB of data. If 3GB is too much, they also offer 2 smaller monthly data plans of RM30 for 250MB and RM50 for 500MB.
Of course, the price of the iPhone 3G would be less subsidised for the smaller “byte” packages.
iPhone 3G S coming to Malaysia?
Another hot news is that new iPhone 3G S is coming to Malaysia by Maxis as highlighted here and here. The rumoured date of launch is 19th July 2009. Some questions come to mind if this does launch in the weeks to come:
- Will Maxis maintain the same price for the new iPhone 3G S?
- Is there an upgrade plan for those who purchased iPhone 3G from Maxis?
- What happens to existing stock of iPhone 3G?
Nothing is confirmed but we’re keeping our fingers crossed for a better deal to come.
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P1 WiMAX available at Pahang, Perak & Terengganu, now eyes East Malaysia
P1 W1MAX, one of the key 4 WiMAX operator has started operations in Pahang, Perak & Terengganu recently which brings its coverage up to a total of 8 states (Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Kedah, Penang, Pahang, Perak & Terengganu). This is quite an achievement for a company that is barely a year in operations. It is also expected that P1 will achieve to cover 35% of the population by end of this year.
While P1 has been busy in West Malaysia, it also has shown interested in venturing to East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. However this optimistic move would require consent from MCMC as Redtone is the sole WiMAX operator in Sabah/Sarawak at the moment. We foresee if Redtone isn’t able to meet coverage expectations, MCMC would be forced to open up East Malaysia to other WiMAX operators to get the job done.
Hopefully with P1 knocking on MCMC’s door to enter Sabah/Sarawak, Redtone would be pressured to speed up desired coverage.
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Maxis revises Value First to RM30 commitment plan
After DiGi introduced its entry level DG30 post paid plan, it had ruffled some feathers at Maxis. Initialy launched as a hybrid of access and commitment based post paid plan with 60 seconds billing block, they had now made some changes to be on par with DiGi’s DG30 offering.
Now for RM30 a month, you’ll get RM30 worth of calls and there’s no longer access fee required as before. Call rates still remain the same at 18sen/minute for on net and 20 sen / minute for off net. SMS too is still the same at 10 sen / SMS to all networks too.
Originally, Value First was charged at 60 seconds block which obviously isn’t much value if you make short calls. With DiGi’s DG30 being charged at 30 seconds block, it is obvious that Maxis too had to cut it down to 30 seconds block as well.
With this revision of Value First, Maxis now is on par with DiGi. What’s our take on this? If you make more calls to Maxis network, go for Maxis Value First as it offers 18 sen/minute for calls made within Maxis. Other than that, there isn’t much difference in terms of offering as off net calls and SMS are charged the same.
More details on Maxis Value First here.
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