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Celcom & DiGi updates Samsung Galaxy S II subsidised pricing
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October 4, 2011
By: soyacincau
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A few days back, Samsung has slashed the popular Samsung Galaxy S II by RM200. As a result, Celcom and DiGi has revised its subsidised bundled pricing which offers it as low as RM998 on Celcom and RM1199 on DiGi. This is a reduction as much as RM210 on Celcom and RM150 on DiGi.
So far there’s no change from U Mobile’s offering of RM849 on U Premium contract, which is one of the cheapest offering we’ve seen to date. Also surprisingly Maxis, the first telco to offer the Galaxy S II has removed all traces of the device from their website.
For more information, check out the Samsung Galaxy S II page on Celcom & DiGi.
Maxis makes it easy for Malaysian Haj Pilgrims to stay in touch
Posted:
September 9, 2011
By: ccsoya
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Good news for those who will be performing the Haj soon and you happen to be a Maxis postpaid subscriber. Through its partnership with Saudi Telecom, Maxis will be offering a special Saudi Telecom SIM card which will enable pilgrims to make or receive calls and SMSes within Saudi Arabia at local rates. The Saudi Telecom SIM card comes preloaded with 25 Saudi Riyal prepaid credit, which offers customers approximately 40 minutes of free talk time.
With assistance from Tabung Haji, the SIM cards will be distributed free of charge to the pilgrims at various departure locations, namely Selangor (Kelana Jaya), Johor Bahru, Penang, Terengganu, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, before the pilgrim leave for Saudi Arabia.
In total, Maxis will be distributing 17,000 special SIM cards to pilgrims.
In addition to that, Maxis is giving its postpaid customer a 30% discount on roaming calls made to Malaysia to any fixed and mobile numbers. For pilgrims who would like to share their Haj experiences via Facebook and Twitter Maxis is also offering a special unlimited data roaming rate of RM48 per day during.
Both offers are valid from 1 October until 15 December 2011.
Indonesia not happy with RIM’s decision to make Malaysia BlackBerry manufacturing hub
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September 8, 2011
By: ccsoya
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With the sales of BlackBerry devices expected to hit four million units in 2011, it’s easy to understand why the Indonesian government is chided by RIM’s decision to make Malaysia its Asian manufacturing hub for BlackBerry devices. After all, Indonesia is among one of the world’s largest market for BlackBerry devices.
The chief of Indonesia’s Capital Investment-Coordinating Board (BKPM) says that Malaysia’s annual BlackBerry sales is only around 400,000 units. He argues that Indonesia makes a more suitable location for RIM to set-up a manufacturing hub due to the sheer market size.
As a result, BKPM has suggested that the Indonesian government take a stand on the matter, which includes removing incentives for RIM and imposing a tax tariff on the Canadian technology firm.
Imposing taxes in a bid to influence RIM to build a factory is just plain silly we think because at the end of the day, it’s the consumers that’s going to lose out due to high prices imposed by the taxes which could lead to RIM losing interest in Indonesia as a key market and turning to India, Thailand and Vietnam to grow its market share in Asia.
At the end of the day, be it China, Malaysia or Indonesia, where RIM decides to manufacturer BlackBerry devices is not important. What is even more critical right now is for RIM to quickly stop its rapidly shrinking global market share.
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DiGi dreams of a better Malaysia. We share that dream..
Posted:
August 23, 2011
By: ccsoya
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This, by our reckoning, is the best Merdeka tribute video we’ve ever seen. No froo-froo mumbo jumbo about faux patriotism or about waiving the Jalur Gemilang. It’s about how we have all forgotten what it is to be a Malaysian and the supernatural power of forgiveness.
The powerful and emotive video — called “Dear Malaysians” — was produced by DiGi in conjunction with Merdeka and it is splendid in its story-telling, we just love it!
In DiGi’s own words
An poignant exploration into the power of apologies and forgiveness.
The “Dear Malaysians” campaign was created to help Malaysians say “I’m sorry” and seek forgiveness from one another during the festive season. Hopefully, it’ll teach us how to brighten someone’s day, one apology at a time.
Spread the joy of forgiveness at www.dearmalaysians.com
DiGi wishes all Malaysians a Selamat Hari Raya, Hari Merdeka and Hari Malaysia.
You’ve outdone yourselves again DiGi. Congratulations.
Previous DiGi Merdeka and Malaysia Day ads that we liked:
Another funny Malaysia Day ad from DiGi
DiGi celebrates Malaysia day with an awesome ad
Celcom offering Samsung Galaxy S II & Galaxy S Plus
Posted:
August 10, 2011
By: soyacincau
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UPDATE: Celcom Samsung Galaxy S II & Galaxy S Plus plans now official on Celcom website. Thanks to @synnnx for the update.
It appears that Celcom too is offering Samsung Galaxy S II, making it the 3rd telco to offer the anticipated Android device. We got this info via our tipster and we can’t confirm right now if it’s available at all Celcom outlets. We tried searching over at Celcom’s website but there are no details as well.
Based on the table above, the Galaxy S II is offered as low as RM1208 over 18 months contract with Celcom Exec 250. If RM250/month is too much, there are other options such as Celcom Exec 50 + mAdvance of RM118/month and Celcom Exec 50 + mBasic of RM88/month.
In addition to that, there’s also the Samsung Galaxy S Plus at the bottom of the table. According to GSM Arena, the Galaxy S Plus is a refresh of the original Galaxy S smart phone. What it offers is an upgraded 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255T single Core processor and a larger 1650mAh battery. The rest of the specs remain unchanged and it also comes with a 4″ Super AMOLED screen like the original. On contract, it can be yours for as low as RM778/month with CelcomExec 250.
Looks like Celcom currently has the widest range of Samsung Galaxy S – Galaxy SL, Galaxy S Plus and Galaxy S II.
Thanks to @synnnx for the tip! Full plan details after the break
Samsung Galaxy S II now on DiGi from RM1349
Posted:
August 8, 2011
By: soyacincau
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As hinted yesterday, Samsung Galaxy S II is finally available on DiGi.
It is offered at RM1599 for 12 months and RM1349 for 24 months contract with DG Smart Plan. As comparison, Maxis is offering the Galaxy S II at RM1599 for 12 months and RM1399 for 24 months with either 1.5GB/3.0GB data bundle. Surprisingly the Galaxy S II is more expensive than expected as the subsidy amount is less as compared to the HTC Sensation.
There’s a EPP Credit Card offer where the Galaxy S II can be yours from RM128.30/month for 24 months installment.
For the first 100 at their Berjaya Times Square & KLCC roadshows , you’ll get a free Bluetooth heatset worth RM149.
More details of the Samsung Galaxy S II offer here.
DiGi to offer Samsung Galaxy S II soon? More details tomorrow
Posted:
August 7, 2011
By: soyacincau
7 comments
DiGi has hinted on their Facebook page that they will be offering the Samsung Galaxy S II with full details coming out tomorrow. This comes about a month after the Samsung Galaxy S II availability with Maxis. Usually devices are only exclusive to an operator for a limited time and this happens to be the case for the Galaxy S II.
It is expected that the Galaxy S II will be bundled with their DG Smart Plan with 12 and 24 months options with subsidised pricing to be similar or slightly cheaper than their current HTC Sensation offering.
Will DiGi offer a firesale for the first hundred units? All shall be revealed tomorrow.
Thanks to Jax for tipping us by email.
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If only we had an awesome half-time show like this at last night’s World Cup qualifier against Singapore do you think our boys could’ve gotten those elusive three goals to make it through the second round?
Probably not. We didn’t play like we wanted to win it. Our defense was riddled with holes and our midfield lack the creativity and precision to make the most out of the very lethal and potent Safee Sali. Only the stellar performance from one of Malaysia’s best goal keepers in recent history – Khairul Fahmi Che Mat — kept Malaysia in the game denied Singapore of a goal deluge.
So here’s a video to cheer you up from what could have been. Sigh #HarimauMalaya. In any case, we have a lot more games ahead of us. Raise your head up Tigers and make us proud!
Back to the video. Yes, we know that its old. Who said there’s an expiry date on awesomeness?
Also, can you guess all the video game references in the performance? Answer is after the jump. Real geeks do click past it because they already know.
Broadband in Malaysia 2011: Cost Comparison
Posted:
July 17, 2011
By: soyacincau
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UPDATE: Updated Broadband Comparison with breakdown of Fixed, Mobile Broadband & Mobile Internet plans.
Our Malaysia Broadband Cost Comparison post is in dire need of an update since most broadband providers had revised/introduced new broadband plans. As demanded by you, we’ve updated the broadband comparison table as below:
Further breakdown with speed & excess charge by categories after the jump.
RIM manufacture BlackBerry smart phones in Malaysia
Posted:
July 14, 2011
By: soyacincau
2 comments
RIM, the maker of BlackBerry devices has started local manufacturing of smart phones in Penang. The new manufacturing facility will produce several Blackberry models which will also be exported overseas. This is a great move as it creates more job opportunities locally. Hopefully this might result lower pricing for our local market considering the logistic savings.
More pics and press release after the jump.