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nokia2003
post Sep 13 2009, 03:07 PM

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QUOTE(idoblu @ Sep 13 2009, 03:03 PM)
hopefully by next year will have iphone 4th gen and then can buy and get another year of free data usage instead of paying for rm68 per month

my one month anniversary was yesterday, my usage is less than 250MB
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no worries, there will be a new generation for sure.

hence i will never ever opt for a 24 months contract with the iPhone for obvious reasons.

and when the new model comes rushing in, the same cycle starts again; people start cursing profanities at maxis for the alleged "scam" and how maxis "swindled" them. very classic scenario.

congratulations on maintaining your data usage and practicing self control! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

IMHO 250MB is too little whilst 500MB is too much for my consumption.


QUOTE(idoblu @ Sep 13 2009, 03:03 PM)
hopefully by next year will have iphone 4th gen and then can buy and get another year of free data usage instead of paying for rm68 per month

my one month anniversary was yesterday, my usage is less than 250MB
nokia2003, maybe its not the 3 megapixel camera cause the mms and email, the size of the photo is scaled down to something very small. Maybe its the Notification or Push setting
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it could be. it is still a mystery to me. but right now, i have to be a little careful with my usage as opposed to my 3G days.

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post Sep 13 2009, 03:19 PM

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QUOTE(idoblu @ Sep 13 2009, 03:17 PM)
no self control needed. infact i dont even bother to use Cellular Data Network to key in wrong characters etc to turn off Maxis data. I set my wifi and data to be on all the time. I surf daily without any restrain and yet my usage is only 212MB for my first month. I do have Notification and Push set to off though
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LOL. i forgot mention a very important piece of information.

over here in australia, there is no such thing as free Wi-Fi in shopping malls, et cetera.

internet is extremely serious business here. even to surf in my own university, i have to pay (after i exceed a small quota allocated each semester)

hence, the minute, you leave the house, you are reliant on your network's connection 100%


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QUOTE(earl-ku @ Sep 13 2009, 03:19 PM)
maxis should somehow sent out periodic text messages that states the current usage for the day, or week or when u are at 50% 75% and 85% ...

but no ... because they want to charge you for the excess ...

i called them up the other day, they have no access to the current usage on their system, so i asked them if you have no view of my current usage how will the system know when to start charging me for excess ... the fella cannot answer, i thanked him and hanged up ...
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maxis is not alone i suppose.

doubt that i have heard of any networks in australia (which coincidentally all offers the iPhone) offer such a service to send such text messages.

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QUOTE(idoblu @ Sep 13 2009, 03:33 PM)
i have to charge it several times a day. its docked most of the time but i can say that the battery drains off pretty fast when surfing. But it doesnt drain when on standby mode. I do not have facebook or IM on but you cant multitask anyway right? I find that quite troublesome with no multitasking, I cant surf and have Yahoo Messenger up at the same time

sorry for the OT
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that's when beejive comes into place?

despite being so expensive, it is the best value for money application that you will ever purchase, in the long run.

integrates all major IMs into one app!

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post Sep 14 2009, 04:17 PM

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QUOTE(megatron007 @ Sep 14 2009, 04:13 PM)
i found out that exchange email push is based on cellular network data

i m in office usign wifi on my wifi

but seems like the push tru maxis 3G... when phone on standby

am i correct?
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erm because when you are on standby, you will realise that the previous connected iPhone to your Wi-Fi, has been disconnected due to "inactivity".

which also explains why, when it is turned back "on", the iPhone requires approximately 2 seconds to reconnect to Wi-Fi.

not sure if my theory makes any sense? laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif
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post Oct 7 2009, 07:09 PM

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QUOTE(icechiller555 @ Oct 7 2009, 07:04 PM)
Hey guys,

Currently I am using RM80 maxis phone plan with RM99 unlimited data plan.  I want to purchase the iphone via maxis 12 month contract.  I know there are many plans.  But ivalue 2 for RM155 looks good.  Nowadays I don't use the data much but think if I get the iphone I will probably use more.  Is 1 gb enough for surfing on the iphone and sharing connection and surfing on the pc?  Not going to download files.  Any advice will be much appreciated.  Thanks.
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a highly subjective question TBH.

but if it was me, 1GB is definitely insufficient for my consumption; to tether.

whilst it is extremely lucrative to have 1GB on the iPhone, but once it goes to the big picture (tethering to PC/MAC), it is far than satisfactory.
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post Oct 7 2009, 07:26 PM

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QUOTE(icechiller555 @ Oct 7 2009, 07:13 PM)
But bro I will only be using it to surf. Not going to download.  Also just want to confirm that there is software to tether from iphone to pc via wireless.  I know it is a noob question, but hey nokia 5800 xm user here going to be converted to iphone user.  Also can I check my data balance on the phone itself, like how much mb I have used? What plan are u on bro?
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as i was mentioning earlier, the question is highly subjective. it may be a lot for you, but not vice versa.

tether using, either the provided USB cable or bluetooth. no exceptions.

yes. as per, the included image from my iPhone
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post Oct 20 2009, 02:30 PM

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QUOTE(visualfoley @ Oct 20 2009, 02:30 PM)
i bought an iphone 3g from us.. and now its locked.. can i send it to maxis to unlock?
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no. period.
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post Oct 22 2009, 09:16 AM

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QUOTE(tinkerbel @ Oct 22 2009, 08:50 AM)
@tssoo,
Ask urself if u really want to sign on a 24 month contract.  12 month is probably ok but 24 months?  I personally find that a lil too long.
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yup. not to mention, how envious you will get seeing the new iPhone model out in the market! laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif
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post Oct 22 2009, 06:49 PM

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QUOTE(tinkerbel @ Oct 22 2009, 06:42 PM)
@yujin86,
tssoo is referring to the corporate plans, not the consumer plans.

@nokia2003,
Let's hope the shape won't change so the cases you spent a lot of $ on can still be used tongue.gif
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mana ada?

tentatively, i only have 2 cases; vaja and PF.

PF was a gift icon_idea.gif icon_idea.gif icon_idea.gif
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post Oct 31 2009, 09:46 PM

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QUOTE(wen9x88 @ Oct 31 2009, 09:30 PM)
i don understand.
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you gotta kidding me?

i thought tinkerbel' and Iceharts' explanations would have suffice your enquiry.
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post Dec 12 2009, 07:49 PM

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i have just received this text message.

since i'm rarely in malaysia, can i just check if this incident does not occur regularly amongst hotlink users?

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post Jan 14 2010, 09:59 PM

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i must admit that, i'm beginning to like how hotlink is running their mobile internet these days (what a great and steep improvement from last time). not to mention, satisfactory coverage and speed as well (at least for the places, that i typically patronise)

just look at how attentive, hotlink is, with regard to my data consumption.

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post Mar 15 2010, 01:33 PM

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QUOTE(Jasonjinct @ Mar 15 2010, 12:26 PM)
I got iPhone already, and I'm currently using Hotlink Prepaid package now..
Because of the data usage, plan to change to iValue plan (postpaid)

which plan should be better? iValue 50? how about the data charge? I saw there an extra add-on for RM8 for just 5MB per month, is there any other other plan to get cheaper rate for data charges?
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erm allocating 5MB to be used on an iPhone, is pretty much deluded.

my suggestion is to add a double zeros to the right of the '5'

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