within maxis, sms is 2 sens for the first 5 sms each day, after that it is 1 sen for rest of the day

outside maxis, sms is 6 sens

you can try Tron (MVNO using DiGi)

one year validity with every topup


https://tron.com.my/tron/products-and-services/rate-plan

set your phone to Manual Retrieve
then each time any mms notified you can choose Retrieve or Delete
there should be no charges for the notification as it's received under sms protocol

This post has been edited by dgboy: Nov 16 2011, 06:42 AM

finally my Hotlink line was cut now

service cancellation date = 28 October 2011 (50 days after expiry)

termination date = 16 November 2011

so it seems there's about 2-3 weeks gap in which it may be possible to ask Maxis to reinstate (but all credit, bonus and points are lost on the cancellation date)

hotlink is in such a mess with their plans and validities

https://forum.maxis.com.my/forum_topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=629

and i noted under Staying Active here, it is now suggesting back to RM5 for 90 days.. omg, it so confusing

http://www.hotlink.com.my/web/portal/hotli...ink_plan_en_web

This post has been edited by dgboy: Nov 17 2011, 09:42 PM

The complication is Hotlink website is still using New Hotlink Plan to describe what is now the old version.

If you go to FAQ on the same page, click General Enquiries (note New Hotlink Plan shows at the top), scroll down to Staying Active and it clearly implies 90 days for RM5 topup or Hot Ticket.

Nowhere is it clearly stated what validity one gets for topup under the new plan, but Maxis confirmed to me via email and in their Maxis Forum that it is back to basically 1 day for RM1 for RM10 upwards.

I had been monitoring Hotlink website a few months now in the expectation they would do something about this, but nothing has changed. Maxis appears to me to be committing an offence of false description of services in an advertisement under the Trade Descriptions Act 2011.

SKMM should oblige all telcos to publish full details of all their active plans that are still in use, so the customers can make informed choices of whether so-called upgrading to a new plan is actually in their best interests or not.

Maxis could help by drawing a comparision table between the New and Old Hotlink plans instead of comparing the new plan only with DiGi and Celcom's current prepaid plans.

Xpax have done a good job here

Hotlink have finally amended their website Plans page

http://www.hotlink.com.my/web/portal/hotli...plan_FAQ_en_web

this page now has Staying Active (which mentions 90 days validity for RM5 topup) under the FAQ > Old Hotlink Plan tab - previously it was under FAQ > General Enquiries

however, as you can see, above the 4 bars on that page, it still says NEW HOTLINK PLAN at the top, which wording remains whatever bar you click on to expand

it remains that Maxis nowhere reveals the every day validity for the new plan is 1 day per RM1 of topup

some progress, but too late for many people (including me haha) who switched to the new plan and found out the hard way it does not deliver the validity expected

This post has been edited by dgboy: Nov 26 2011, 08:26 PM

Actually hotlink365 is no longer available on the new plans. I would go for DiGi Best prepaid which have SuperLongLife @ RM30 for one year validity.

Hotlink 365 is only available to user on the old plans called Extra and Basic.

Did you find that page from internet search? I don't think it is accessible from hotlink.com.my now.



This post has been edited by dgboy: Dec 1 2011, 11:26 PM

the charging is per connection

it will be much more expensive than you expect

Umobile does not even cap the charges per day like DiGi and Xpax do

sorry2, early morning blur on my part

i'm not sure about how Maxis charges that plan

maybe it is ok if you can stay within 5MB

i was accidentally referring to the Um's PAYU rate of 05 sens per MB

that one, each connection would be charged 05 sens even the data volume is only a few 10s of kb

with DiGi you can currently get 15MB for free (just top up the RM15 Super Reload Internet)

http://www.digi.com.my/whatshot_v3/superRe...rnet/landing.do

I'm giving up on DiGi for Internet on my phone

Gonna try this new Mobile Internet Plan from Hotlink

10 day for RM10 and 75MB sounds about right for my usage

Just have to watch the quota as it's PAYU after that..

Me too. I topped up my Hotlink today, now waiting for the RM5million to be credited.

Meanwhile I take out the 10-day pass and everything is going nicely. Have used about 2.5MB so far today. I think the quota is quite safe for me.

Subscription SMS : RM10. MI: Yr 10 Days 75MB (T) Pass is activated. Surf from 13:27 09-12-2011 until 13:27 19-12-2011. Yr limit is 75 MB. T&Cs apply.

There is a status/usage counter available, dial *100*7*3*5#.

Good one Maxis

This post has been edited by dgboy: Dec 9 2011, 08:11 PM

if you've been using DiGi prepaid and paying RM2.15-RM3.00/day plus the hassle of auto-renewal, then RM1/day is a better deal if you don't need 50MB daily quota

not much can be buy for RM1

it is better value than a 3-minute call under Hotlink plan

this suit for light data users

for the same price of RM1/day DiGi prepaid data sim can get 100MB per day instead of 7.5MB, but with that option you either have to carry a second hp, or give up on carrying a phone at all..

This post has been edited by dgboy: Dec 9 2011, 08:47 PM

Unfortunately the Basic and Extra plans are no longer offered by Hotlink so it will not be possible for you to migrate to either of those plans so as to get Hotlink 365. I'd suggest you use Share-A-Topup to reduce your credits. You can send the extra credit to your friends or relatives using any Hotlink plan.

This post has been edited by dgboy: Dec 11 2011, 08:08 AM

need to take out a pass

*100*7#

set your phone to Manual Retrieval of MMS

then you will get only notification of new MMS (sent using SMS protocol and no charge when roaming)

after that, select Delete instead of Retrieve when each notification comes in

This post has been edited by dgboy: Dec 12 2011, 10:10 AM

yes, i'm using the 10-day one since Friday

it's good, really suit for light users

can check the usage under *100*7*3*5#