Happy Prepaid is having a Kelantan & Terengganu only special where they are offering a QWERTY Phone and simpack for just RM168. The phone in question is a CSL Blueberry 1300 while the RM168 sim pack comes with RM90 worth of Free Internet usage and RM100 worth of free talk time with a minimum usage of RM20/month.

The RM90 credit for mobile internet would last about 4 weeks with its RM15/week unlimited internet promo.

If you’re in Kelantan or Terengganu and looking for a cheap phone, this might be worth a look. For more information, head to Happy’s promo page here.

	Happy, Mobile Devices, Players on the Field
	CSL, CSL BlueBerry 1300, Happy, Happy Kelantan Terengganu, Happy Prepaid

We’ve just discovered that Happy Prepaid, an MVNO service under DiGi has just introduced a prepaid internet offer exclusive for Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

Their starter packs are going at RM15 which comes with 3 days worth of data and validity period. It starts off similar to DiGi prepaid internet at RM2/day but it gets cheaper
with higher value top ups.

For RM10 top up you’ll get 6 days of usage while RM30 top up gives you 18 days which is about RM1.67 per day to stay connected. The fair usage for this plan is capped at maximum 2GB a month which upon exceeding you might be just throttled further to snail crawling speeds. Just like the rest of DiGi prepaid internet offerings, download speed is limited at 384kbps which is adequate for normal surfing but challenging for those who require speedier downloads.

For more information, check out Happy Prepaid Kota Bharu page here.

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	DiGi, Happy, Happy Prepaid, Happy Prepaid Internet, kelantan, kota bharu, Mobile Prepaid, Mobile Prepaid Internet

A reader pointed out HERE that Happy has revised its call rates for 2009.

The reader said:

After using Happy for almost a year, I’m extremely annoyed that they changed their rates suddenly on Jan 22, 2009, delusionally advertising them as “new happy deals”. What bullsh*t.

We couldn’t agree more and here are the details.

Happy hinted that the “no-frills” cheapskate mobile service provider was working on new rates.

Happy revealed the revised rates on January 22, and we’re pretty sure many were very disappointed with the crappy “Happier” rates.

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	buyer beware, Happy, new call rates, per second billing

Our regular readers will obviously have noticed that we haven’t been updated this blog for a very, very long time.

First things first, we’re sorry.

We’ve grossly underestimated the time and commitment it took to deliver a good read on local telco developments on a regular basis. And in the past few months we’ve been bogged down with a lot of other commitments outside this blog that, regrettably, the blog took the back seat.

And even more regrettably, a lot has happened in the industry that we so much want to write, share and discuss with our readers but we can’t because we didn’t have the time.

Once again, we’re sorry.

The good thing about all this is that you learn from you mistakes and we’ve definitely learned our. This new year we’re all pumped up to give you the inside scoops, tips and opinions inside the telco industry.

Our regular readers can expect regular updates from us. For the first timers here, welcome and please fill us in if there’s anything about the industry that you’d like us to talk or find out more about.

We know it’s a bit of a stretch but you’ll know it’s the thought that counts. So we’re wishing everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR! and to our Chinese friends and readers, have a prosperous year of the Ox.

SoyaCincau.com is back!

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After Maxis launched its Hotlink 365, DiGi has responded with its Reload Once, Stay Connected for ONE Year offer for a limited time period between 23rd July – 31st August 2008.

DiGi’s offer is simple and gives more value to its customers as it only requires a RM100 usable reload. This means every single sen spent for validity is actual credit or talk time that subscribers can use.

On Hotlink 365, its subscribers are required to pay a yearly fee of RM33 which is similar to paying access fee which subscriber can’t utilise.  On top of the RM33 fee, they would need to top up RM30 within the first 6 months of activation.

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	DiGi, digi 365, Happy, hotlink 365, Maxis, MCMC, Offer, One Year Validity, prepaid, Reload

Happy, a no-frills prepaid on DiGi’s network has finally introduced direct debit payment thru Maybank2u. Previously Happy accepts only credit card transactions which limits its online subscription audience. Currently, it is estimated that there are 2.7 million credit card holders in Malaysia which is equivalent to only 10% of the population. With this new payment channel, we believe they are now capable to acquiring a larger subscriber base.

At the same time, Happy has also spread its wings about a week ago to Sabah! It was reported that they have been organising roadshows at strategic locations in Kota Kinabalu. As MNP is drawing near, it is obvious that Happy needs to spread its presence around Malaysia in other to secure its footprint in the prepaid segment.

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	direct debit, Happy, maybank2u, sabah

Happy says they are the prepaid mobile plan that’s just nice. We say: barely

Happy was launched sometime in December 2007 and it had created some buzz in the telco industry.

Who is this Happy? By now, most of you should have seen its multi coloured advertisements on TV, Internet and newspaper. While Happy is a part of DiGi, it tries to disassociates itself from the big yellow where its advertisements and promotional materials do not carry the DiGi brand. Even their sales channel are limited to their website and selected Giant hypermarkets. We’re wondering why they are not making use of DiGi’s already established dealer channels nationwide.

It is only after you looked closely, you will know that Happy comes from DiGi. In fact, Morten Lundal, the former CEO of DiGi said that Happy is formed by a rebel group in DiGi’s headquarters itself.

The next question is why did they create Happy when DiGi is already a strong prepaid-centric brand? It could be possible that Happy is a limited time experiment by DiGi. In an event where the outcome is not desirable, they could easily pull the plug on Happy without affecting DiGi as a whole.

So what’s the deal with Happy?

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