Hi,

I was wondering which telco has the cheapest solution to keep a number alive.

I am moving abroad and would still like to be able to receive sms on my Malaysian telco.

For internet banking I also need to be able to receive TAC sms.

Do any of you know the best solution?

I guess I have the following requirements:

- Able to receive sms abroad
- Able to top-up via internet banking to keep the number alive
- Able to top-up for more than a month, so I do not have to top-up that often and still able to keep the number alive
- Able to top-up a small amount only, as I am not planning to use the number while abroad, besides to receive sms confirmations and such

I currently have umobile, but paying RM28 a month to keep the number alive is quite a lot of money (yearly) while I am not actually using it.

Perhaps there are alternatives for what I want too?

Thanks

maxis, ive got experience using maxis in indonesia.. able to receive sms without problem, and i think u need to pay rm35(please check urself) for 365 days period

how to get this promotion..i once got sms offer for this rm35 for 1 year... subscribe but no response.. right now still need to topup monthly to maintain this number..


to TS.. if u just want to keep this number alive.. just topup once for 2month.. if rm10 ringgit.. 1week can use. then expired take 3 months before they fully cancel ur number.. but need to topop within 2 month after expired.. because after 2month its already temporary terminate ur number (but still can receive incoming call but cannot topup).. need to go to center to activate if after 2 months.. after 3 months they will fully terminate ur number.. cannot use anymore..

Hi, you mean their prepaid solution (so Hotlink?)...as Maxis only has postpaid subscriptions right? I will check yes...thanks!

*100*1*5# send, sila maklum,Hotlink 365 hanya sah untuk pelanggan pelan Basic, Extra, Hotlink Baharu,bla bla bla....

its maxis prepaid.. but i never subscribe the hotlink 365 yet, so i dunnoe..

last time i just topup rm10 when reaching expiring date, please note after u reach ur credit expiring date, u still got 3 months(please check also) b4 the sim went out of service, so just need topup rm10 each 3 months or so..

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Added on August 28, 2012, 2:02 pmyes hotlink prepaid

This post has been edited by hazard_puppet: Aug 28 2012, 02:02 PM

Found it indeed. Great! So only RM33 per year to keep it active for a whole year.

http://www.hotlink.com.my/web/portal/hotli...tlink_365_SA_en

Thanks a bunch!!!

just for information.

for celcom... after 2nd months from expired... they already temp terminate. but u can still receive call&sms but cannot topup anymore.. need to go to celcom center to activate the number back.. need to pay rm30.

last week before complete 3months.. they will send notification sms told to topup else the number will fully terminate..

glad that i did help

change to digi prepaid. RM30 active for 365 days ... can visit their website for more info.. www.digi.com.my

same also for my celcom
u can opt for 1 year @ RM30
or 2 years @ RM50.

can read hee for TLDR versyen http://www.soho68.com/airtime.htm

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Added on August 28, 2012, 3:17 pmjust topup RM 30 after u activate / before u leaving Malaysia to fully eligible for that 1y or 2y plan.


This post has been edited by salimbest83: Aug 28 2012, 03:17 PM

Anyone tried XOX?
http://onlinestore.xox.com.my/hopon/

not on my usage habit btw..

celcom 10min/28cent n 1 cent sms fit me well enuff

This post has been edited by salimbest83: Aug 28 2012, 03:57 PM

That Celcom option for 2yrs also sounds interesting, but I have used Celcom (& also Tunetalk) for a while and wasn't that happy with the reception and with the 3g speeds. If I am traveling through the country, Hotlink/Maxis usually has the best coverage (also on deserted islands/jungles and such). So I might still choose Hotlink365.

Don't get the whole RM33 top-up thingy that I have to comply to though, but I am sure the people at the store are able to talk me through it proper....

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hurm. at my area. and my kampung
maxis is worse. broadband only got G. but celcom can get H already.
so cannot help lor..

that RM30 extra basically mean u must topup RM 30 during 1st 6 month to make its eligible for 12/24 month lifetime.

subcribe to Hotlink 365 plan . Fees : RM33

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the cheapest solution to keep ur num alive is, make sure the number is not under celcom, change to prepaid, then change ownership to ur youngest siblings name, then bring him/her to celcom to port to sox/uox, it will expiry when the age reach 25

earlier this year i'm using my lil bro-in-law ic for 1 of my simcard, and guess what, the expiry date is 2022

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Added on August 28, 2012, 8:07 pmupdate: new uox is untill 23 years old only

http://www.xpax.com.my/uox_faq.php

but if can get some1 age 13-17, then it will auto migrate to uox when 18 years old, so another xtra 5 years ~

http://www.xpax.com.my/sox_faq.php see faq 17.

see faq 21 (both uox/sox) regarding port

This post has been edited by erry-: Aug 28 2012, 08:07 PM

can I keep number alive for 10yr?

I used to have that too. You must top up some amount within the first six months.

There is also a little known provider, Tron, that I think is valid for 18 months on first purchase. However, like U-Mobile, maybe limited roaming.

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Great advice guys and gals! Much appreciated! I have no sibblings so that trick will not work ...

Still leaning towards Hotlink, but I will definitely check out the alternatives...

cheapest way is u assign the TAC number to one of your close relatives. when ever u want to use TAC the bank will sms to your relative. then thru viber, whatsapp or such he sends the code to you for verification. done.

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Added on August 29, 2012, 9:18 amthe problem with malaysian banks is that they all think that we are in malaysia. the TAC thru sms is a stupid implementation.

This post has been edited by ramz: Aug 29 2012, 09:18 AM

I agree. Old fashioned. With my foreign bank account I have a small verification device that gives out a new code every few seconds. As far as I know perfectly safe, and easy to carry with me during travels or when I am here in Malaysia. But I guess I have to accept what we do have (better than no internet banking at all I guess)...

Hotlink Youth Club numbers..

They have 5 years validity without need to reload.. But since its not longer in production, all those in markets now are used so will have lower validity depends how long it has activated.

Some forummers here are selling those at between RM20-RM50/card

yea. 1 of them is hsbc

any update on what's relevant to current's circumstances? i'm moving abroad in 2 months time, and trying to find cheapest way to keep my number? any idea?

hi everyone! I would like to find out what is the latest and cheapest way to keep a number now that Hotlink 365 is no longer offered and I'm no longer a youth

+1
OCBC bank

If you just want to keep the number alive, can port to those which offer long validity like xox, get 28 months validity on your 1st top up once number activates. To further extend validity after the 28 months promo, it cost rm25 a year.

Is it confirmed already that the Hotlink 365 is no longer available for exist hotlink (extra) users?

onexox 28 months + extended validity

Onexox.

sos

Yeah, OneXOX has auto and Tune Talk also came up with recent promo .... RM10 for 1 year validity.

Hey @kidmenot & @ultra_freeze ,

thanks for the replies. I've not used nor heard of OneXOX before and I'm not entirely comfortable using a telco that is not mainstream. I'm worried that the telco might disappear while I am overseas and have no means of porting my number over to another telco. what do you guys think?

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This post has been edited by KidMeNot: May 15 2017, 06:32 PM

If you're not comfortable with MVNOs like OneXOX and Tune Talk and want to stick to the main telcos, I can only think of 2 choices offhand:

- Maxis Hotlink - contact their CSO and explain your situation, see if they'll allow you to switch to an old plan that offers Hotlink 365.

- Digi Best - if you don't already have an older version, the cost to extend the validity for the latest version is now RM108/year. And no, they won't allow you to downgrade the versions.

Guys please take note that Digi wont let postpaid customer switches telco easily, i got caught off guard. When today I thought I could just easily switched my digi postpaid to tune talk 365 validity, I was told by the tune talk sales lady at paradigm mall that I first need to convert to their prepaid first for at least 6 months. I had no choice, so I went to digi store but... they can't do conversion. Can only be done at digi centre, so i went to sunway pyramid. To convert to digi prepaid there are 2 options. First, if you wanna go 6 months and get the cheapest prepaid would cost total 6 x RM30 = RM180. Or as someone mentioned on comment above, Digi super long life is RM108/year. With simple math I know what to choose la, so we took the digi super long life. I marked my calendar down, exactly the same date today next year "Change TELCO!"