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 Clueless on which telco? Prepaid or postpaid?, Enquiries, discussions and suggestions

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reoz
post Dec 30 2012, 12:47 AM

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Currently using two telco, both r prepaid. One is umobile and another is maxis hotlink.

Pricing, umobile will be cheaper. Even blackberry plans are cheaper than hotlink. Hotlink very expensive!

Coverage, of course maxis 3G signal better. Can get 3G in every major town or places. Seldom to go kampung area.

Umobile signals are good as well, can get 3G signal in major town, 2G signals are good. Now umobile roam on maxis line if there is no umobile home coverage. But umobile's line a bit unstable, especially when outside is raining very heavily, drop call. With maxis or celcom, no problems at all in making calls when outside is raining.

Celcom pulak, it used to be the best coverage, but nowadays I don't think so. Besides of lousy customer service, prepaid also vry hard to use especially when u want to subscribe something. Always says service not available. That's why my bb using maxis.

In terms of speed, umobile and maxis is good.

Digi is terrible! Poor signal especially indoor, slow speed, the pricing also no longer the cheapest.
I saw my aunt using digi prepaid, she can't even make a proper call and most of the time hardly to contact her. But her plan can make free calls to 3 buddy. Besides of this, digi is disappointing.

My choice will be umobile»maxis»celcom»digi
I will wait until my hotlink youth prepaid expired, will mnp my hotlink to umobile.
reoz
post Dec 31 2012, 02:37 AM

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QUOTE(tanjinjack @ Dec 30 2012, 06:26 PM)
If I want to use Umobile, then best is set my phone to use Umobile when on 3G but just let it roam on Maxis network when on 2G? (I suppose there's a way to achieve that with Android)

How unstable could Umobile be? Trying to get a data plan for my mum but if Umobile will be difficult to troubleshoot or bear with, I'll rather pay more for stable line on Maxis/Celcom.
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If u r always live in the town, u can lock the network to 3G mode. I don't do this because if the 3G signal really bad, my phone will need to use more battery to catch the 3G signal. I just let my phone to pick up the signals automatically. Overall. My phone can always connected to 3G.

I am using nokia C7 for umobile prepaid. Sometime my phone can't connect to the internet automatically, need to do manually. Plus I noticed that if making calls when outside is raining, the call's quality will not that clear and sometime will disconnected.

But so far, I am very satisfied with umobile. Cheap and good speed.
reoz
post Jan 1 2013, 04:44 PM

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QUOTE(minto13 @ Jan 1 2013, 02:58 PM)
Hi All,

Happy New Year 2013!!!!

May I get some advice? My iPhone4 two years contract with Digi will be ending soon in mid Jan 2013. I don't plan to get a new phone because my phone is still working fine.

I think I under-utilize the current plan. My monthly internet usage less than 2G in a month. Talk time less than 400 mins per month (I guess).

I am thinking to switch to Maxis because Maxis coverage seems better in the area that I stay/work.

Any advice?
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If u think maxis has better coverage in the areas that u always visiting, just go ahead. Study more on their plans and choose the one that suits u.
reoz
post Jan 1 2013, 08:42 PM

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QUOTE(minto13 @ Jan 1 2013, 08:02 PM)
For the past half year in my new house, some calls turned into missed call before I receive the call.

After do some studies, I am thinking to get SurfMore50 for 2Gb.

Realised Maxis dun have plan to cover
Internet 2Gb + Talk time 200 mins.
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Don't know much bout maxis postpaid. I am using prepaid for my blackberry. Kinda good but a bit pricy.

Celcom good coverage, but sometime hard to make calls(although full bar signal), hard to connect to the internet,
And also very bad customer service. I hate repeating hello hello or har? Har? Har? While I was calling. Lol. Sorethroat u know. This situation even worse to digi users in my area.

Digi in my area vry bad. Dropped call. No signals inside the house.

Since your contract still valid til june, u have lots of the time to consider about it.

This post has been edited by reoz: Jan 1 2013, 08:43 PM
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post Jan 7 2013, 10:06 PM

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QUOTE(krizalid88 @ Jan 7 2013, 08:53 PM)
why people not use celcom??
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Me!. Used to love celcom very much. Until I ca't get 3g signal at my home in ipoh.

And also, always failed to topup my phone. Hard to subscribe the prepaid plans as well. Always: service not available, try again later.

Headache bout celcom's system. But the call quality is awesome.



 

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