Hm.. did my post just get deleted?

Nvr mnd.. was just wondering whether there's any way to check if we've busted the 500 mb / 1 gb data threshold over the course of the month, instead of waiting for the bill at the end of the month?

I know there's a penalty if you downgrade your plan eg. iValue 155 to iValue100, but what if it's the other way round.. as in upgrading? I'm sure there isn't any penalties. There should be more than happy to eat up more $$ from me, no?

The talk time is basically RM50 / 0.15s = 333 minutes. Anything more, you'll pay the standard RM0.15 per minute.
I don't think you can have a supp. line for the iValue plans (for new Maxis users). As what the SA told me, there isn't no friends and family etc..
For those existing, I think they'll stick to their old plans. So there isn't any free talk time between the iPhone user and their supps.. Correct me if I'm wrong.

This post has been edited by sysh: Jul 22 2009, 11:37 PM

Hmm.. really contemplating whether should i go for 24 or 12 months contract.
Not sure whether the RM300 is worth saving or otherwise since I expect call rates to drop in the future *ponders*

Yea. That's what the girl who took my booking told me, I could still change which iValue Plan that I wanted (decision to buy on that way was on impulse)
She better be right 'cos I am going to change it on that day itself

Me too. I'll be mighty pissed off if I'm stuck with the plan or contract length that I'm not happy with
I'll probably pop by the Maxis Centre again and check it out again just in case

That's the catch. No SMS built into the plan.
If you're a moderate user, just get the iValue 100 + 500 SMS (Maxis to Maxis) for RM8

You mean, for example..take the Value Plan Plus 50 + iData2 = RM100?
So essentially for a new user, signing up for their "normal" plans then get the phone after that for RM2,590 (12 months, 32Gb 3GS)
A premium of RM300 over the iValue plan. Wonder whether it's worth it.

Edit: The Value Plan Plus.. say for RM50, that would give you to credit for both calls, sms, mms etc? Sorry, nvr been a Maxis user before

This post has been edited by sysh: Jul 27 2009, 11:22 PM

@ elico
Thanks for the illustration. I didn't know I could sign up for the Value Plus Plans + iData instead of just the iValue Plan since I'm gonna be a new Maxis member. Will try to determine which plan suits me well

I guess at the end of the day, one must know an estimation of how much he / she use both for calls, sms and data. a rough calculation at my end does show that the Value Plus 50 + iData 50 will save me maybe RM100 or RM200 (tops) as compared to the iValue1 + RM8 (SMS) + RM20 (Other Operators) on a 12 month Contract

32Gb iPhone 3G S.

Oh well, looks like I'm gonna be changing plans now..

Edit: Got a (silly) question, say if I'm taking the Value Plus 50.. the RM50 credit would include both calls & sms, but what say I pay the RM8 for 500 SMS (Maxis-to-Maxis), is Maxis' system smart enough to allocate the number of SMS being sent out (to Maxis) to the RM8 that I paid so that I can utilise the RM50 credit more for calls?

This post has been edited by sysh: Jul 28 2009, 06:39 PM

Thanks. It makes sense.
After going through a detail comparison with iValue1 + RM8 (for SMS) and the equivalent Value Plus 50 + iDAta 50 + RM8 (for SMS), I think for moderate users.. the latter does save you a wee bit of money. But not much. Anyway Maxis would have done their research to close any loop holes.

iPhone 3G? Yes
iPhone 3GS? Depends on your luck. Looking at how a lot of people have yet to get their phones, perhaps unlikely at this juncture.