iinm, all svc ctr cut for free. they use a puncher anyway.

i'd suggest to convert to nanosim (RM10 fee for actual nanosim card replacement), then get adapters instead cuz it give you all the options (nano > micro, nano > mini, nano > micro > mini)

fyi https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2791026

you cannot keep 0.00 as credit. it need a certain minimum amount so calls can be made (credit reservation).

keep a few bucks as float, e.g. rm2-rm5.

4G LTE launched this morning

http://www.lowyat.net/2013/12/u-mobile-lau...an-subscribers/

guys, for those who's on U28 Postpaid plan, although official announcement stated U28 Postpaid is not opened for LTE, but in actual fact, LTE IS ENABLED!

i tried it at Puchong area, I got my LTE signal and performed a quick speedtest. it works! sorry, no screenshot, was driving when i passed thru Puchong

p/s: remember to activate LTE via the SMS activation shortcode LTE ON to 28118

This post has been edited by cybpsych: Dec 28 2013, 11:10 AM

https://twitter.com/umobilesb/status/416253248115605504


https://twitter.com/umobilesb/status/416253375177822209

This post has been edited by cybpsych: Dec 28 2013, 11:13 AM

here's sample of mine, U28 Postpaid



old bill, but it's the same every month anyway. seldom make calls. just want use the 1GB quota and 100 free SMS

This post has been edited by cybpsych: Dec 31 2013, 08:58 AM

by right, it will consume your 50MB free data (from top-up) and then 1GB purchased quota (from UMI38).

usage logic: free > purchased

isnt that ALL telcos doing that?

1) postpaid registration requires personal details --- MCMC requirements, except for email addy which u can skip or use fake. all telco doing that.

2) autopay -- a payment channel option. good for telco to easily collect payment, convenient for customers (who dont bother much on billing, e.g. U28 Postpaid customers which is literally minimum-maintenance plan ). this is an opt-in feature anyway. no force needed. also, all telco offering that too.

3) umobile postpaid got contract? since when? as far as i know, contract only kicks in when you get the phones. if you purely get the postpaid plans, you are free to terminate or MNP.

4) advance deposit aka forward charging (pay first, use later). no more like last time, use firs charge later. isnt all telcos are doing that now including Unifi? this is standard industry practice (not sure if ddirected by MCMC). no matter who you use the service, the telco will charge you such.


agree that Postpaid customers doesnt get much benefits compared to Prepaid. why? well, industry ratio for prepaid:postpaid is on average 80%:20% split. guess which portion they going to target? answer: Prepaid customers.

also, prepaid have very high churn rate (i.e. very volatile, churn anytime) compared to postpaid (tends to stay longer, less fussy).

guess which telco offers the most prepaid promos/freebies? answer: ALL of them.

guess which telco seldom offer postpaid promos/freebies? answer: ALL of them too!

it's easy to acquire these prepaid customers than postpaid (good for their management/exco numbers!). but it's difficult to retain prepaid customers, hence the need to keep giving freebies/promos just to target these prepaid segment.

prepaid industry is a war, especially there are so many telcos in malaysia alone. one telco's churned customer = other telco's acquired customer. rinse and repeat the process.

prepaid customers, especially Malaysians, will always hunt for the best bargain (cheap plan, high quota, more voice minutes). where got such plan la. now umobile is probably affordable, next time sure got other telco offer competitive plans too. and the cycle repeats again, ppl churn from umobile and go for new promo.

This post has been edited by cybpsych: Jan 9 2014, 05:49 PM

heard umobile relaunching new postpaid plans tomorrow.

any insider news, CnY Garage ?

tonight's the dealer convention?

lol no la. wanna what they gonna offer for postpaid plas since their revised UMI is almost on-par with currnet U28 Postpaid (w.r.t. 1GB data).

keep us updated tonite!!

live from The Bee @Publika, launching of brand new Prepaid, UMI Plans & U Card


https://twitter.com/helloUMobile/status/423...6945792/photo/1

look at the right bunting: "The New Unlimited Postpaid Plans" ??



look at the cardboard held by the guy & girl: 2nd features ---- > Unlimited Postpaid Calls + Internet

This post has been edited by cybpsych: Jan 17 2014, 08:37 AM

so-called unlimited calls has 1800 minutes/month FUP

http://www.u.com.my/faqs/54/137


oh well, keeping my U28 Postpaid

in general, no-proration on termination (as iterated by FluffyTee, this is to cover those who abuses the bundled data/calls/sms before full month).

to get the best out of the current plan, switch/terminate near the end of the bill cycle or bill reset.

of course those who intend to maximize the bundled freebies, it wont make any differences anyway since you've paid upfront

basically, best of both worlds: benefits/freebies from Prepaid but payment (auto-reload) like a Postpaid

however, problem with Prepaid (along with other telco) is there is no way to reload directly from M2U online banking/CC without using reload voucher/softpin.



This post has been edited by cybpsych: Jan 20 2014, 10:57 AM

yeah, probably a niche request anyway, but that's the only reason why i always been using Postpaid line, since day 1 getting mobile phone

current, the cheapest postpaid line is U28 with 1GB quota and 100+200 sms, dont mind payu for calls/sms/etc. umi28 is slightly better but that is for prepaid, and ayam effing lazy to reload every time validity near death

now umobile postpaid ebill is getting better, so i can monitor if they over-charged me. so far, always rm28/mo.

which mall? maybe ibc (in-building coverage) down?

https://www.facebook.com/umobile/posts/8146...4?stream_ref=10

iinm, if there is failure on renewal day, there will be a retry the next day (last i check, umi renewal is set around 11:45pm daily)

just be careful (on excessive usage) if there is failure because there is about 1 day gap between expiry of umi <----> retry renewal.

actually topping up extra is a good idea too, but provided you can manage your PAYU usages properly.

imagine renewal failed, SMS notification failed. epic fail