QUOTE(funnyTONE @ Jul 7 2010, 05:09 PM)
I must admit, even it took me three days to fully figure out the iPhone plan when it was first launch. Eventually, it does makes sense that most telco out there doesn't make any money selling phones. Their main income is in the plan. So try to get it straight that there is no such thing as free stuff or unbelievable discounts.
I got myself the HTC Legend plan, and even that took me another three days to figure out the plan. And when I thought I got it right, there was some confusion at the digi center about how much I should pay for the Legend package. I'm not too frustrated about it though, because I already know myself that the only way digi/maxis is ever going to get back their money from the discounts is through contracts and advanced payment. For HTC legend, I had to pay in advance RM500 for the plan, including RM68 for the first month, plus RM999 for the phone itself.
So in a way, digi got off RM1567 from me when I signed the dotted line. Same story goes for iPhone plan. Digi is actually using the money customers are paying in advance for the lines to cover the cost of the phone. Only when after a few month later, digi will eventually earn profit from its plan.
Aiyah... I think if you put it straight like Smart Plan, then understood lor. Digi go and cut the monthly fee but there is no fineprint or whatsoever. It is really hard to be just a little bit transparent? The reason why I like Digi is they are straight forward with their policy and this is somewhat misleading ads. If this is USA, I bet Digi is getting bombarded with hate mail and probably gonna honour some of the deal before forcing to bring down their ads in shame.
Added on July 7, 2010, 7:16 pmQUOTE(avatar99 @ Jul 7 2010, 05:35 PM)
the reason i take maxis plan is thier 3G coverage and speed is faster and wider. Just need to make sure u don't over use. Maxis do offer 24 month 0% interest free for the iPhone. So upfront not that much lor
Depends on location. You have to give Digi some time to improve on their services. I remembered Maxis was like shit in Sg Buloh 2 years ago and today, it was awesome. Digi is not there yet but Im getting pretty good speed in some area. My house for example can download 120-130kB/s from Hotfile. Not bad at all...
This post has been edited by andrekua: Jul 7 2010, 07:16 PM