If you’re travelling overseas for a year end trip, Celcom is now offering twice the amount of data for its data roaming plans. This limited time offer is applicable for both Celcom postpaid and Xpax prepaid customers.
Starting from today, all Xpax prepaid customers are able to receive 1GB of High-Speed Internet for free when they top up a minimum RM10.
When SST took effect starting 1 September 2018, many prepaid users in Malaysia were unhappy that their reloads carry less value due to the 6% tax deduction. A RM10 reload would only give you RM9.43 of credit.
Lim Guan Eng had mentioned that prepaid was excluded from SST and telcos should give RM10 value for RM10 of top up. However, telcos had started deducting taxes to comply with the Sales & Services Tax Act 2018.
UPDATE: Prepaid services are officially exempted from SST beginning 6 September 2018. More details here.
Starting 1 September 2018, all telcos had introduced 6% SST on all services. This is done in accordance with the Sales & Services Tax Act 2018 and it covers all users including postpaid, prepaid and broadband. For postpaid, the 6% tax is applied on the total taxable amount while prepaid users will have to pay the 6% tax at the point of top up.
Obviously, this had caused a lot of dissatisfaction for prepaid users as most of them are getting less value when they reload. For example, a RM10 top up will only come with RM9.43 of credit after deducting the 6% tax.
UPDATE: We’ve updated this post to include SST details from Yes 4G, U Mobile and Tune Talk.
UPDATE 2: Lim Guan Eng says prepaid users should get RM10 credit with RM10 top up.
UPDATE 3: Yes has updated their SST FAQ. RM10 top ups are sold at RM10 and you’ll only get RM9.43 of credit.
UPDATE 4: Prepaid services are officially exempted from SST beginning 6 September 2018. More details here.
The Sales and Services Tax, or better known as the SST will take effect in Malaysia starting 1st September 2018. This replaces the current Goods and Services Tax which was zero-rated since June 2018.
So what happens to mobile prepaid services in Malaysia? We’ve checked with the local telcos and basically, you’ll get slightly less credit for all reloads or top ups effective 1st September 2018. In short, a RM10 top up will only give you RM9.43 of credit. To cushion the blow, most telcos are throwing a little bit of extra freebies for every new top up.
After resurrecting late last month, unlimited music platform, Yonder Music, has just discontinued its service effective 15 June 2018. Yonder will be removing the app and existing users will not be able to access their music.
Two months ago, Celcom’s free unlimited music service partner, Yonder Music, was suspended without prior notice. It was a value add-on feature for Celcom postpaid and Xpax prepaid customers, where subscription is free and it won’t consume your monthly data quota if you stream music on your smartphone.
Now it appears that Yonder is back and it’s still free with no ads and no subscription fees required.
Celcom has just announced that they will be implementing new upgrades on their billing system in order to provide a better customer service experience. The upgrades will affect some of the services for two days.
If you’re looking for a new phone with a decent sized display, the Huawei Y6 2017 is now available on contract. This is Huawei’s new entry-level smartphone that comes with a 5.7″ FullView display and it is offered for free exclusively on Celcom.
Celcom’s prepaid brand has just gotten a refresh for 2018. After simplifying their prepaid in December 2016, Xpax is now offering both postpaid and prepaid plans that are targeted at the youth.
Apart from introducing its new postpaid plans, Xpax is also refreshing its current prepaid offering. It’s slightly different from its current #NoKelentong plan especially when it comes to free data.
Nope, you didn’t read that wrong. Xpax, the prepaid brand under Celcom is introducing its first ever postpaid plans. At first, we thought this could be a direct response to Hotlink’s postpaid Flex plan, but they are actually aimed at data-centric users.
