Anybody has any problems porting their number to other telcos? Been trying to port over to Digi from maxis and maxis kept rejecting my request. Checked with maxis CS at klcc and everything is in order i.e. no overdue payments, etc.

At first digi said that maxis something wrong with IC number and second time dunno what was the problem. Digi say got a few people who are porting from maxis is having problem. they are bringing my case and others to their HQ and try to find out what is the problem from maxis.

Maxis is really getting on my nerve. Is this how they prevent the customers from porting to other telcos?   

Actually, the reason I am porting back to digi is near my new house maxis coverage is really bad. i bought a digi prepaid to test the reception and it is good. so decided to port over to digi. last change to maxis due to 3g. ever since that i had soo many inconveniences with their billing. now that digi is cheaper, that makes me wanna jump on the wagon like everybody else! 

i've gotta say i  was really impressed..
but im still porting my hotlink to SOX coz i've got a secondary digi line adi..
staying away from maxis..

IM ON DIGI NOW!!! YAY!!!!
MAXIS CAN GOTO HELL NOW!!!! ARGH!!!!

Hahaha...
I have join the YELLOW community...
Honestly I was SURPRISED!!! DiGi is THE WAY TO GO.
I registered on their MNP website on Monday, received a call on Tuesday, received the SIM today, and by 10PM already told me activated despite saying will take around 48hrs after I called them today. Compare this to Maxis, I will tell them to go to HELL. Imagine whats it feels like when your principal line calling supplementary line, 7 out of 10 times will be out of reach!!!!! WTF is wrong with you MAXIS. After all you suck from my wallet, your service is gettting WORSE.

heard that this MNP, when we are going to change to another network provider we will be offline for about 4/5 days. is it true?

Snag in number portability

KUALA LUMPUR: The much-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service has finally been introduced, but not all cellphone users are jumping for joy.

There are other issues to grapple with now, involving call and SMS charges.

With MNP, users can switch from one service provider to another while retaining their phone numbers, prefix included.

But here is where it gets tricky – mobile phone users could end up paying higher bills as call charges to different network providers are usually higher.

With users retaining their prefix numbers but changing network providers, users calling out will not know if they are connecting to the same service provider or another as the prefix will not “show” anything.

Calls between subscribers of the same network provider are cheaper, compared to calls to other network providers.

For example, calls between Maxis subscribers are charged 12 sen a minute (postpaid, Value Plus 50 plan), as against 18 sen to other networks.

A Celcom subscriber (XPax prepaid plan) would incur a 35 sen charge a minute within the same zone, as opposed to 45sen a minute in calls to other networks.

Enquiries by The Star revealed that some network providers were offering certain solutions.

DiGi Telecommunications said its subscribers would be informed if those listed under their Friends & Family (FnF) package switched to other network providers.

“When a user calls someone who has ported out of DiGi for the first time, a pre-recorded voice message will be heard, saying that the contact is no longer a DiGi subscriber,” a spokesman said.

U Mobile Sdn Bhd said a pre-notification service would be introduced to its customers, informing them which network they were calling.

A Maxis Communications official advised subscribers to alert their contacts if they decided to change service providers to avoid confusion.

He said the subscribers’ decision to switch operators via MNP will not be automatically communicated to those who wished to contact the user.

This has made some users, like engineering student Siti Qistin Mohd Noor Azaman, 20, decide against switching networks.

“Don’t you think it would be rather awkward to ask someone that you just met about his or her mobile service provider?” she asked.

Copywriter Jason Sebastian, 26, felt that it was the network providers’ responsibility to inform their subscribers of their contacts’ service providers.

Tina Ong, 40, one of those who have opted to switch networks, said she was happy to have done so.

“I don’t have to worry about losing touch with my important contacts whom I have developed over eight years,” said Ong, who runs a café with her husband Dino Foon, 54.

According to estimates, there are 20.6 million prepaid and 4.6 million postpaid users in the country.

URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...7986&sec=nation

just ask...i have port from hotlink to celcom blue 2 weeks ago,, but now i want to switch to digi..can i do that?

thank you... i want to switch to the smarter side too

i wanted to port to DiGi but i have Deposit of $75 inside Maxis postpaid line. How can i get back that?

anyone Port to DiGi and get FREE gift or not ??
Such as umbrella ... haha

Call maxis just now, the number to call for enquires about deposit are
1300 821 123

Once the portability is successfully, upon receiving the last bill sent to
address & outstanding settle, a cheque will be sent within 2 months.

Hope this help those who have deposit with Telco.

I did call them to enquire about this matter. The first time I called, they said 2weeks. But I called again, and they said can be upto 3months. Of course I will keep calling them when times come.
Well, well my friend... actually Maxis didnt require so much deposit. But I think for all of the mobile companies also same tactics, if you want to activate international roaming, must pay extra deposit.

guys, i have enquiries here. bout getting a phone, good call rates to singapore and also MNP.

rite now im on Hotlink. and i wish to switch to a postpaid and get a phone together with it.

what if, im getting my postpaid plan with digi for its cheaper phone bundled, and i wanna switch back to maxis' postpaid immediately. is that possible?

why u want to do tat?

DiGi offer the best IDD rate to 30 countries including singapore compared to maxis.

DiGi postpaid also offer hand phone bundle where u can get the phone for as low as 99sen

hehe...maybe he settling some bills for his customers who are changing to digi..

I plan to switch over from maxis to celcom ... what do you guys think?

Agree! Maxi$ is the worst in term value for money service. Between Celcom and DiGi, generally DiGi is better except for their UNIVERSITY package which CELCOM trounce DiGi big time.

Maxis Communications Bhd CEO Sandip Das expects the company to remain the market leader post MNP.
"Why should I be worried (about MNP)? All this while, the consumers have made us the number one brand," Das said.

Hi all, Im a maxi$ user and i have a supp line (family plan) under me. If i wan to change to celcom, i just go to celcom and they will change for me on the spot? No charges rite? They can give me both sim cards for primary and supp line?

I m fed up with maxi$ already. I can never make call successfully on the 1st try, have to try few times. Then my house don't have reception. Called a few times to complain, the last time they say they only cover the line up to the main road. Inside the house canot get reception they also canot do anything. Well it might be true but then why do i need their service then? Call dropping, network unstable, etc etc. maxi$ can pack up and go home lah hehe.

I wish to port to celcom asap

I just checked out celcom website and i m very confused on which package to choose. Should i choose 2 x Executive 50 Plan or go for 1+5 plan? For now only need 2 lines for me and my gf. Thanks

Brother,  i tell you what, celcom MNP really suck, i have been doing it twice!!

First i apply it at Sunway Pyramid Bluecube center by 1/11/08,  but i wait until 12/11/08 it still no have any news, so i call to celcom center & check, they tell me Celcom system no have my MNP number record!! OMG!!   , then i ask why!! They tell me it is because of that stupid Sunway Pyramid Bluecube Center not summit my application form!!! WALAMAK!!!!   

After few day, i go direct to Celcom Center near CitiBank Building & apply again by 15/11/08, but until now still not receive any welcome msg from celcom......   

Actually before that i already port my number from Digi to Maxis, now i want port to Celcom, & i already make sure clear all the current outstanding bill with Digi & Maxis.

& As my experience last time Maxis only use 24 hours already success port my number from Digi to Maxis.

Really no idea about how come celcom can do it so slow........   

010 still existed aa? i thought it extinct already lol.. by the way, when XOX launches it service soon 010 users should be able to porting like other prefix users too..

Yup DiGi now owns 010
The numbers are out since 2-3 weeks ago