CELCOM C500

Monthly Bill  = RM 80 + 5% Tax

Celcom To All = RM 0.16 per minute (500 minutes / 8 hours & 20 minutes)

SMS  = FREE 30 SMS *Additional SMS = RM0.08 per SMS

Connection Fee = RM 50

Stamp Duty  = RM 10

Wuikk.. how come mine only 400 minutes ??

Paying RM80 /month aso ??   

Took it October last year...

celcom has same mentality. The billing mayhem has not been sorted out yet.

Advertisement says no need pay deposit or upfront fees. From their website this is not true.

There is still a hidden RM50 connection fee, RM10 stamp duty, advanced PV, prorated PV, and BACKDATED PV.

so this is how it will work. let me take RM80 plan for example.

For your first month, you will be charged RM 10 (connection fee, staggered into 5 months ) + RM2 (stamp duty ,staggered into 5 months) + prorate + advanced RM80.

confused yet? why do we need to pay advanced RM80 for the current month? I could accept the prorate.. but why advance payment for every month?

this is not all guys, there is this BACKDATED PV ( or so called adjustment for advanced PV) staggered for 5 months. this is basically your deposit, will will be offset in case you terminate the plan.

so every month for 5 months you will pay more than RM100 ....for a RM80 plan.

Now, it takes me a while to figure out their billing bewilderment.

This UNACCEPTABLE atrocious billing system which is out there to CHEAT customers. STAY CLEAR of celcom until they sort out their billing system.

why cant they just follow DIGI/ Maxis in their billing?
maxis connection fee waived, stamp duty waived, first bill you ONLY pay the PRo-rate for the previous month. The current month will be billed to you NEXT MONTH. and they tell you that u only need to pay upfront deposit of RM100.. but what i like about maxis is they are CLEAN. you dont feel cheated.

There is still a hidden RM50 connection fee, RM10 stamp duty, advanced PV, prorated PV, and BACKDATED PV.

Wuikk.. how come mine only 400 minutes ??

Paying RM80 /month aso ??   

Took it October last year...

last time it is rm80 for 450 minutes (if i'm not mistaken), then celcom change to 500 minutes with the same amount of rm80.

i think urs also automatically changed to 500 minutes.
so next time dun waste the balance 50 minutes k... 

hi guys... want to ask

3G simcard can be used in normal phone or not? specifically K750i. just for normal usage, call, sms, wap surfing. 3G surfing of course cannot. thanx

hi soul2soul... if you care to read my previous post, maybe you explained half of the answer for me... 
you mean only pay that for the 1st 5 months right? after the 5th month, only RM80 + 5%tax is it = RM84... by the way, what is the amount of deposit for celcom C250 & C500 ?

you are right. after 5 months then you will only see the RM80 + RM3 (itemised billing) + 5% tax.

The deposit is not required under their advertisement BUT you will be charged the Backdated PV rate (which is basically YOUR deposit btw ) for the first 5 months.

The deposit (or PV rate whatever u wish to call it) will be based on your plans. If your monthly plan is RM80) , then the PV will be RM80 ( but charged RM16 per month for the next 5 months , 16 x 5 = 80).

If you monthly fee is RM50 , then  your deposit will be RM50 (RM10 per month x 5 months).

hope this clears some querries.

that is to say for celcom postpaid subscribers, you are not required to pay deposit, connection fee, stamp duty or advance fee  during sign up BUT it will be charged to your account for first 5 months.

you are right. after 5 months then you will only see the RM80 + RM3 (itemised billing) + 5% tax.

The deposit is not required under their advertisement BUT you will be charged the Backdated PV rate (which is basically YOUR deposit btw ) for the first 5 months.

The deposit (or PV rate whatever u wish to call it) will be based on your plans. If your monthly plan is RM80) , then the PV will be RM80 ( but charged RM16 per month for the next 5 months , 16 x 5 = 80).

If you monthly fee is RM50 , then  your deposit will be RM50 (RM10 per month x 5 months).

hope this clears some querries.

that is to say for celcom postpaid subscribers, you are not required to pay deposit, connection fee, stamp duty or advance fee  during sign up BUT it will be charged to your account for first 5 months.

thanks soul2soul... but can i trouble you a little bit more? hehe  are my calculations correct?   

CELCOM C500

Connection Fee = RM 50 (1 Month = RM10)
Stamp Duty  = RM 10 (1 Month = RM 2)
Monthly Bill  = RM 80 + 5% Tax + RM 3 Itemize Bill = RM 87

Expected Monthly Bill For 1st Month Of 5 Month = RM 99

CELCOM C250

Connection Fee = RM 50 (1 Month = RM10)
Stamp Duty  = RM 10 (1 Month = RM 2)
Monthly Bill  = RM 50 + 5% Tax + RM 3 Itemize Bill =RM 55.50

Expected Monthly Bill For 1st Month Of 5 Month = RM 67.50

and you must be wondering what if you use more than RM80 for december and how would your Jan 07 bill be ?

If you use up around RM 100 (for example) on december 06, your Jan 07 bill will have an additional RM20 (excess usage charge) on top of the normal monthly fees.

You see... after all this.. you get headache.. WHY SO COMPLICATED ???
number8, have u considered other telco besides Celcom? they got a better and simpler plan.

hehehe... i am currentlu considering between all 3 telcos... but i narrowed it down to celcom and maxis... digi seems ok, but got access fees and their plans (premier and optimum) don't quite seem to fit me... most of them are on celcom and maxis... so, at RM0.20 @ RM 0.30 for calls to other telcos is quite expensive... hehehe... sorry to all of digi users reading this... 

*edited - but after some calculations, i think digi premium plan is some how same with another telco plan.... hmmm...  maybe i will consider also coverage, bill statement and etc...

question: can anyone tell me the charges celcom implied using the 8pax scheme. does it make any diff if ure in any plans (lite, mid max) & if the call is adjacent/nonadjacent/local calls.

one more thing, i dun quite get the thing about the plans. if i want the mid plan, i have to spend more than rm75-150/month?  wut wud happen if i do not? looking at the rates for those plans, i dont know why ppl wud opt to use the lite or even the mid plans as it is more expensive. does it mean that only after spending more than 75, i can change to mid?

i really noe little abt telco in msia.