Solution: remove the sim card or turn off mobile network

put your celcom card into an old school 2g phone. get a local sim for your smartphone.

biasalah.. not telco issue, its due to the nature of your phone.

my method for smartphone:
turn off data, turn off roaming,
delete all APN entry, including mms

best way is to change phone to nokia 3310. can do banking with no worries
get yourself a umobile sim, unlimited data roaming in singapore for only rm10 a day!

Switch to another telco which does not offer data roaming

For Celcom

IR ON
IR OFF

Send to 28882. Will take few minutes to process. Keep the sent and confirmation SMS as proof.

Avoid sending at midnight - I sent at 1:03am earlier, and it responded with "failed for now", probably due to system maintenance period.

If still got charges after disabling, you can argue that "IR OFF" per the SMS.

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This post has been edited by cicak.fakir: Dec 14 2016, 08:34 AM

I heard from Singapore telco effective April 2017 onwards, they will shut down ALL 2G network in Singapore.
In simple, even you bring your old school 2G phone to Singapore, you can't receive incoming normal message in the future time.

great.

> charge premium for optional local data.

> implement a technology that use data even for calls

> make devices that uses data even for calls

> while waiting older devices to be purged off network, nurture people and replace devices to ever become "data-dependent"

> charge premium for optional roaming data

> roaming partner shuts down non-data network.

> enjoice windfall

I think gomen should start investigating this roaming charges, like in europe. if not mistaken, they going to flatten charges within EU. at the very least, goken should take away the excessive profits these telcos are making under roaming arrangement. isn't the an act about businesses profiteering off sudden windfall?

too bad then. pay celcom then

Tried on my prepaid lines and got this reply:

Sorry, your plan is not eligible to enjoy this service and your request is unsuccessful.

Only for postpaid?

Prepaid default setting have available for international roaming..

And cannot cancel... Thanks, anyway.

If let say you want to turn off the international roaming for prepaid, sorry to say nothing can off.
Unless your credit balance only RM1 and roaming to other country..

Go for Digi and U Mobile roaming features instead. Celcom also better

Update

After filing a complain with CFM webiste, a week later, Celcom refunded my RM45.

So they will listen if you keep keep keep pressing the buttons.

So I put on hold porting out to Maxis........

Incidentally, my phone salesman buddy suggested a partial solution :

Some models of phones have dual SIM slots; one of which will only work on 2G.
e.g. Lenovo etc.

So when overseas, pop the M'sian SIM card into the 2G slot. Can still SMS and receive calls
Then buy a local prepaid and pop it in the 4G slot. Use data on local network.
Or leave empty and survive on Wifi.

Time to change phone......