Hmm it make sense....so are they in the market yet ?

I wonder those telco will implement quota with LTE package or not, If the quota is low like 1gb to 5gb...really no point to get LTE     

It's like having Ferrari (or other super cars) but can only drive 10km per month without any speed limit

It's like having Ferrari (or other super cars) but can only drive 10km per month without any speed limit

I won't mind paying RM100-RM200 for a service offering true unlimited data over LTE. Heck I have that now over DC-HSPA+ (10Mbps roughly). Too bad there're no official offerings.

Why is it that all telcos in Malaysia only sell HSDPA/LTE service via so-called 'broadband' packages? What happened to mobile PHONES? Practically all phones come with HSDPA nowadays, yet no telco offers services faster than EDGE/3G.v1 (3mbps and below). What's the point of LTE phones then?

Why is it that all telcos in Malaysia only sell HSDPA/LTE service via so-called 'broadband' packages? What happened to mobile PHONES? Practically all phones come with HSDPA nowadays, yet no telco offers services faster than EDGE/3G.v1 (3mbps and below). What's the point of LTE phones then?

any LTE phone user here?
Plan to buy Asus Padfone 2

IMHO, there is no rushing need for LTE other than for ISPs to serve areas unreachable by FTTH with mobile broadband replacing fixed lines.

A well planned 3G DC-HSPA+ network with very good coverage and is in a better position to even take on FD-LTE(with limited spectrum blocks allocations) and even the HSBB fibre networks.

DiGi is in no hurry to rush out their LTE network. They might be waiting to launch a network with significant coverage instead of choosing to slowly expand. Just look at the current pilot areas which Maxis has. They are ALL well served areas with FTTH and it's not a good strategy because the LTE service would just become another overlapped service competing against the HSBB and the upcoming cable tv broadband. How about the underserved areas which have been waiting for years to get fibre? Do Malaysian telcos only please the affluent and elites with all the best things even if they don't necessarily require all of them at once while ignoring the masses?

I wished Telenor(DiGi) would just acquire P1. That way it'll give them a a separate network to position themselves with a pure data/internet service provider instead of mobile voice. You know, the 3G networks are going to be around for quite some time along with LTE. The real benefits with LTE's additional speed has little much to do with voice and the other traditional mobile telco services, with the only exceptional good thing it is good for is for consumer broadband internet services which is confined mostly in the desktops.

Having said that, it is understandable why DiGi has no rush to push out their LTE with their tomorrow network. It's just pure hype. Having fibre-like speeds on your smartphone is nothing more than just hype because the mainstream consumers expects to download chunks of data for ISOs, games, movies and updates which expensive LTE data quotas would not make sense. You might prefer a TD-LTE network that could adjust better to asymmetrical speeds that in return becomes cheaper RM per byte with a better tolerance for higher contentions?

Could it be that DiGi is more interested to find a separate network to run its own internet services as a pure ISP?

Then they should have concentrated on working on their backhaul first don't you think. That's what DiGi is silently concentrating with their Tomorrow's Network advantage. The backhaul plays a very important role to keep sites pumped enough of bandwidth to prevent congestion in real world situations. Creative methods to offload the networks is also an important startegy.

The title of being Asia's 1st to launch commercial LTE has long been taken by others. So launching 1st is not a priority now.
The one who launches the widest coverage, cheapest packages and cater with the surge in network capacity without compormising customers experience is the REAL winner.

I don't understand Malaysian mentality of constraining themselves and always creating competiton only in their areas of choices.
Just look at TM, Maxis, DiGi and UMobile. It's always DU, TTDI, Subang Jaya, Putrajaya and Bangsar. They always get the golden shower first hand and then if demand dies down the whole momentum halts. Who would be interested for expensive high quota LTE packages when you already have HSBB at home? Would a wise person spent unnecessarily on several overlap services which you don't get to use all of it meaningfully? There's a living to make and there's a more to life other than your smartphone and PC at home.

dont think LTE will offer any unlimited since recently maxis is capping all the unlimited plan -> 30GB quota,.

so i guess LTE is coming with quota too 

hi there, really they will capped all the unlimited plan to only 30Gb per month ??
f***ing MAXIS!!~~     

They wanted use to agree to the contract which we signed for and now they just simply change it ???
Since they didn't follow up to the contract agreement they should refund or make some promises to the customers and not f***ING change it to their liking ~

f***ING MAXIS~~ I'm really mad and irritated to this type of f***ing Service from MAXIS~
and now I can't even surf the web with the maxis plan which is as you said the unlimited plan being capped.

DAMN THIS MAXIS~~ I'm GONNA Call them up and complaint about this!!!~

Please forgive me for the rudeness. Just didn't expect this and it is just too ridiculous for them to breach the contract agreement just like that !!!

Have a nice day Guys~

BROADBAND PROVIDER Virgin Media Business revealed today that 90 percent of UK consumers won't change mobile operators just for 4G, with most thinking the speed bump is too expensive.

The internet service provider carried out a survey of 2,000 smartphone subscribers, 1,800 of which answered that they won't be switching to a 4G mobile operator yet..

According to Virgin Media Business, 61 percent of UK consumers are reluctant to switch due to the cost of 4G mobile tariffs, which given EE's eye-watering contracts doesn't come as much of a surprise. For example, a Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE costs £150 on a 24 month £36 tariff, which comes with just 500MB of data

George Wareing, director of mobile and broadcast at Virgin Media Business said, "Of course price will always be a factor with consumer purchasing decisions.

"However, by taking a holistic approach and giving customers a better understanding of their services, operators will be able to differentiate themselves not just on price but on a better all-round service, setting themselves up perfectly to roll-out future technology such as 4G."

That's not the only reason consumers are reluctant to switch mobile providers, as 34 percent bemoaned the lack of network coverage as the reason they won't be switching. In addition, 22 percent said that they would want a more reliable mobile data connection before signing up to a 4G contract.

Wareing added, "With so much investment being made into existing and future services, and huge expectations around what those advances will bring to the UK, it's time for telcos like us to work even more closely to deliver a blend of technologies that will not only improve existing 3G performance, but also ensure that 4G is the success everyone wants it to be."

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2...s-too-expensive