So this is going to cause many people to flame me, but still, read on for people who has logic and common sense.

Don't port out if you still have contract.


There, I said it!

I'm no math guru, and I hate math. But if my simple calculation says, you are throwing money away, you most likely are.

One post got viral about some guy paying the 700 penalty and got a celcom. My dad is still on contract and have 1 year left for iValue with the iphone 6 package.

Sure, out of the hype and impulsive behaviour of the influence of social media and peer pressure (or what have you), my dad wanted to join the bandwagon also.

But after I calculate, it's not worth it. So now he's paying 100 per month, has 2GB of data to use, and never finishes it at all every month. If he decides to terminate, he has to pay 1.2k for the remaining 12 months left of his contract, to get celcom's 10GB (actually 5GB, the extra 5GB is BS, sorry).

Sure, he save 20 bucks.  Good or bad? BAD.

Why throw 1.2k at maxis? I ask. Are you gonna use up the 5GB every month? Are you gonna talk on the phone until it explodes? NO. No, no and no.

Suck it up, finish the 1 year, and then say goodbye. Don' act on impulsive behavior. It's like buying property. Calculate, ask questions, if in doubt don't buy it and wait for a better deal.

Edit: It turns out that it might not actually be 1.2k based on the fact that I see many claim it's not the exact monthly figure for the penalty. In such case, I'm wrong and I'll look into bugging maxis for the actual figure. Thanks to those who comment.  :thumbsup:

So this is going to cause many people to flame me, but still, read on for people who has logic and common sense.

Don't port out if you still have contract.


There, I said it!

I'm no math guru, and I hate math. But if my simple calculation says, you are throwing money away, you most likely are.

One post got viral about some guy paying the 700 penalty and got a celcom. My dad is still on contract and have 1 year left for iValue with the iphone 6 package.

Sure, out of the hype and impulsive behaviour of the influence of social media and peer pressure (or what have you), my dad wanted to join the bandwagon also.

But after I calculate, it's not worth it. So now he's paying 100 per month, has 2GB of data to use, and never finishes it at all every month. If he decides to terminate, he has to pay 1.2k for the remaining 12 months left of his contract, to get celcom's 10GB (actually 5GB, the extra 5GB is BS, sorry).

Sure, he save 20 bucks.  Good or bad? BAD.

Why throw 1.2k at maxis? I ask. Are you gonna use up the 5GB every month? Are you gonna talk on the phone until it explodes? NO. No, no and no.

Suck it up, finish the 1 year, and then say goodbye. Don' act on impulsive behavior. It's like buying property. Calculate, ask questions, if in doubt don't buy it and wait for a better deal.

Edit: It turns out that it might not actually be 1.2k based on the fact that I see many claim it's not the exact monthly figure for the penalty. In such case, I'm wrong and I'll look into bugging maxis for the actual figure. Thanks to those who comment.  :thumbsup:

my case, 7 months to go and penalty is RM350...
if shift to celcom save RM20 and just to get 10GB...

if switch = 80*7 + RM350 = RM910 (5GB all time and 5GB is weekend only)
if stay and up grade to MOP = 128*7 = RM896 (8GB coming soon and unlimited call)

my bet is to stay with MOP

I already stated earlier in a thread that its so stupid to pay the penalties to port out . some pay up to a few k to port out. It just doesnt make sense.

Alot of them jump on the bandwagon. Some of them want attn on facebook. Jokers la. In the end , u are giving Maxis huge cash upfront .  And when they improve their plans, u clowns jump back to Maxis .

If u are on contract , pls dont port out!

The thing is many ported out. But the ones that paid a huge penalty to port out are very few.

Those who ported out without penalty can always port back in when the offer gets better.

The idiots are the ones paying huge penalty to port out. Eventually Maxis had to improve their plan. So it was just down to impulsive behaviour and jumping on the bandwagon. At the end of the day, they will be the biggest losers, not Maxis.