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.

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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DiGi Postpaid: 50% off this weekend

Attention DiGi Postpaid customers! DiGi is giving you a break by giving 50% off on calls made this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (21st-23rd August 2009) from DiGi Postpaid number to any DiGi numbers.

This is another surprise reward by DiGi, similar to the 50% off on prepaid about 3 months ago.

More details here.

DiGi launches Unlimited Music service portal for RM5/month

DiGi today has revamped its “DiGi Music” service with the Unlimited Music service. For only RM5/month, DiGi customers can download unlimited music to their PC and Mobile phones. When downloading on mobile, there are no data charges to worry about on its WAP portal. All these equals to infinite music enjoyment for one flat rate of RM5. To tempt people to try, the 1st month (30 days) is FREE.

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DiGi International Data Roaming at RM36/day

Planning to visit Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand or the Philippines soon? You can stay connected with a Unlimited Data Roaming of RM36/day. This is a time limited promotion from now until 28th February 2010 on specific operators below.

Just make sure you’re connected to either Indosat (Indonesia), SMART (Philippines), StarHub (Singapore) and dtac (Thailand) on your next visit to enjoy the unlimited data rate.  Even if you don’t use Unlimited, the data rates for the 4 operators are charged at RM12/MB and charges are max capped at 3MB for RM36 for the rest of the day.

More details on Unlimited Data roaming  here. For other countries, DiGi offers 1 Data Roaming rate of RM38/MB.

We strongly think these data roaming rates are just too expensive. Alternatively we suggest that you buy a local prepaid with data package for cheaper mobile data connectivity.

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.

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.

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DiGi Talktime Transfer to Indonesia with 15% Extra Credit

DiGi is currently giving a special offer when you transfer credits to Mentari/IM3 users in Indonesia. With a minimum transfer of 50,000 rupiah (about RM18), DiGi will give 15% extra talktime bonus! This offer starts from 1st July 2009. No details when this promo ends.

In case you didn’t know, DiGi allows you to send credits to international prepaid users in The Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, China and Sri Lanka.

To transfer credits to overseas by SMS type in “TN <international phone number>” and send to 2000. After that follow the interactive menu to select amount which will appear later.

Related Links
DiGi Talktime Transfer Guide
DiGi Talktime Transfer Promo