Yes.

Agreed on the first statement, but not on the second statement saying Digi smarter choice. IMO, Digi is just cheaper... That's all.

Exactly...

Yes. You have to. It is a must.

Only the telco people oe whoever has access to the database.

Good question and concern on the active 10 number. I try to ask around and get the answer.

yups...as long as their fight do benefits us...that would be great...
no more spamming, unknown-winning-contest, winning this and that shows, "hidden-charges"...

yup...we need to pay a maximum of rm25 for switching to another telco...

RM25 sounds reasonable. It's not like we are changing telco monthly. That would make the staff working in those telco restless as this will ruin all their plans, package or whatsoever. What active 10, friends and family, hope they will work together and make it possible to make them work for all telcos

A good chance for new telco like Umobile to compete in my opinion. With their "pay for just what you use". Anyone have any idea if the last number will be generated randomly or it's a fixed number?

telco like U-Mobile need to do extra homework to gain more "popularity"...many still have doubts with their coverage...
if MNP is implemented,they might left behind from the competition...they need to show more "strength"...

I've been through a lot of these numbering plan changes in a lot of countries.

They always use a fixed number, or at least a predictable scheme (for example, repeat the second digit, so 12 333 4444 becomes 122 333 4444 and 16 777 8888 becomes 166 777 8888).

Adding a random number would be a nightmare. How would you get in touch with your contacts to find out what their new numbers are?

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Added on August 19, 2008, 4:37 amMCMC has got to be about the stupidest organisation on the planet. I just read their document - http://www.skmm.gov.my/what_we_do/numberin...variation08.pdf - concerning the extra digit for mobile numbers.

It provides no implementation guidelines, it's like they thought about this over tea one morning and that was it. And they describe the new number format as: 01Y ZXXX XXXX, where Y is the variable part of a "mobile network identifier". But this totally ignores MNP. The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

The document later describes 018 as being "available" even though U-Mobile had already received this assignment at that time.

This post has been edited by rajulkabir: Aug 19 2008, 04:37 AM

Typical Malaysian disorganization. Business as usual.

MCMC = macam-macam ma. So... anyone tried porting? I remember reading that they're gonna be available in Klang Valley first, as a testing phase.

This post has been edited by SweetPuff: Aug 19 2008, 11:31 AM

if they implement as what mentioned in the early-line post,that would be great...

but after you mentioned reading their documentation...that sounds really really really
that's not MNP,that's fake...are they ready to get "fire" or what...

Now you are linking 8 numbering with mnp? Mnp for a long time in planning, at last, the race is up,
Digi already comes up 1 rate to all telco within Malaysia, in term of that, Digi actually earned more, also all is 30 seconds per block except some old plan, 12 per block, or U Mobile,
hope to hear more news, just now I passby Maxis, VP150 free Maxis to Maxis call, with *,

If MNP is implemented, I forsee the telco Helpdesk and Service Center will be full of people complain "why charge me when I call from my 012 number to that 012 number"
The caller does not know that the 012 number he called has port over to another telco operator.

hmmm....i also saw at maxis booth...convert prepaid number to postpaid for free but with "*"...below they wrote "terms and conditions apply" small...

this kind of situation they better be ready or not...

Last time I read, if you convert to Hotlink to postpaid, they give you rebate like 20myr monthly, so let say, you choose VP50, like 30myr reload, of course, you may opt to pay for Activ10 like service VAS too, and must stay for 6 months in postpaid, quite brilliant plan, after that, you don't like, pay processing fee, convert to Hotlink,

hmm... they already have online ebilling what... there will write maxis - digi/maxis/celcom/umobile mah.....

hmmmm....11 days before September 1st...
wonder how smooth the changes and implementation would proceed...

NEWEST NEWS!!

maxis will start its mnp operation from klang valley 1st. the launching date is on 7th sept 08 (if not mistaken)

Porting is FREE. no fee will be conducted.

You mean Maxis numbers can go to other operators on 7th Sept?
What if the other operators not ready to accept Maxis numbers, how to port over?

I'd expect a billing nightmare.

I mean, if your 012 pal suddenly switch to digi, for sure you're gonna kena charged extra without you knowing about it. Also, this sort of stuff can also open up a lot of dirty tricks by telcos? I mean, here and there they can give you hidden charges.

But i guess digi users will be luckier lor. Calls to all telcos are same rate.

Eventually all telcos will have the same rate. If not, they will lose out.

free for others porting to Maxis or free to leave Maxis??
anyway common sense would be free for other telcos users to Maxis...

If Maxis start its MNP and other telcos not yet start, what will happen?

If the other telco don't release that number, how can Maxis port it over?
When I call that number, which telco will be connecting my call?