check on the volume for the notifications? they have 3 settings for volume..
depends on whether do you use the mobile data and call plan.. if u r not a heavy user, then might not worth.
just download from Play Store if don't have.

1gb currently cheapest is umobile, but network subject to availability.

28 monthly for 2 years with device only priced 1599

no one can help you to make the decision on this..
just ask yourself..

do i need the data? and do i want to be tie to the contract? if yes then go for telco can save few hundred on the phone..

if not for the question then just go to samsung buy the phone..

this is all depend on personal preference..

if he say he will go with the most expensive mobile data plan, u oso follow?

ok.. for me.. i need the data line and i have been with celcom for more than 10 years and it's ok for me to stick with there postpaid plan.. cause of their coverage here in sarawak.. so i go for there package to save few hundred on the phone..  but still final decision is on u

it really depends how much u can afford, how much do u use and where do u stay and how often u travel.

cz all these factors varies.

r u ok with umobile? if yes, take umobile RM28 plan.

otherwise, go with digi RM48 monthly plan.

if u want maxis, data only? then just buy phone from sellers with price @ around RM2k,

then subscribe their monthly RM48 plan via prepaid with 1GB quota.

it really depends on which telco u prefer and how much u can fork out monthly.

Telco plans are only good if your current bill with them is similar or closely similar to what they are offering. Like mine. My bill is so similar with one of the packages offered. So, taking up the plan/commitment was a non-issue. It was like purchasing the phone at a cheap price without changing anything on my bill. For cases like these, then go ahead. The phone really is much-most-way cheaper.

On the other hand, if you are one with a monthly commitment of RM30-RM50, or are on a low prepaid expenditure anyway, I feel no sense in suddenly paying RM100++ monthly which is way off your usual spending on your phone bill. It's not a lot. It's WAY A LOT.

Buying the phone at 2199 might seem hefty at first, but you can go as low as RM30 per month without any data (cause some people have wifi all the time). Which is saving a lot.

So, pick your own demons.