If you are still using IOX prepaid plan, pre-2015 Xpax plan, U will benficial to use some short-time Internet. Type IOXNET send to 28882

look like Celcom continue to scam prepaid user money.

my Xpax line is as backup for call only. No need internet. When oversea, I turn off data but select 4G/LTE mode. Everyday it will deduct my credit even I am not connected to internet. I contacted Celcom CS, they said, disabled Data is not enough. Must select 2G only coz when even Celcom line connected to 4G/LTE, there will be some data used even with Mobile Data off. Therefore the deduction.

Now back to Malaysia, same thing happen. Even my phone connected WiFi for Internet, Mobile Data is set to off. Whenever I set to 4G / LTE mode, I will receive below message and my credit got deducted.   
Now, my Xpax line is always set to 2G only.

remember people were complaining about this before on maxis network.
getting charged for sliver even though data usage is disabled. phone do some negotiation to sign in to 4G tower were falsely lumped under normal data usage.

Happened to my backup line (XPAX) too. Too frequent till I keep it zero balance. Luckily my line still have that 2 years long term validity. Screw them. Not reloading /top up anything unless I need to use it, RM5 would be good enough  .

Tired of complaining. It will come back after a few months. 

  Based on my Celcom Postpaid, Prepaid and Unifi Mobile line experience. 

Here we go again.

Old voice plan big sim with  pay-per-use data can't access 4G network. You have to change a new sim card to enable 4G LTE.

And 4G phone love mobile data. It use for date/time, country location, calling google home and phone manufacture telemetry.

Pay-per-use bill shock is normal news when 4G android 4 @2014 smartphone getting popular years ago. Telcos solution for smartphone evolution is new plan come with free basic internet to offset smartphone calling hone feature.

From my experience of using Maxis postpaid, they did not charge me anything despite my line is in 4G mode roaming. Roamed in Thailand, Japan, and UK last time as some area no 2G and no bill shock so far. They just charge based on my usage during roaming like Calls and SMS.
Phone setting I just turn off the data and data roaming and good to go.

The same goes for my company Digi line where usually I will subscribe to their 3day data pass (RM25). They just charge the amount I subscribe to only.

I think setting 2G is not the main issue as newer phones may not have 2G force mode like iPhone [4G/3G] only and certain countries like Korea or Japan no more 2G network.. so either is flight mode all the way in Msia first

Postpaid memang dont have this issue. This issue is only for prepaid where they have long validity to just keep the number but never subscribe any data plan.

Xpax used to allow people to subscribe to 150mb with no time limit, by SMSing SOCIAL to 28882, but I tried just now cannot. If you managed to SMS this let us know. This is a parachute for payu old xpax sim, especially when inserting to f£%#ing android phone that activates mobile data automatically. F£#% u google!
Magic sim? People who change plan early when it is introduced gets to buy validity, so early adopters get to enjoy two years of basic internet. Then celcom disables ALL sim from buying validity for few months... Now ok already

mid plan
blue
university of x
student of x
xpax 24
magic burung hantu
xpax pantai timur
xpax kelentong
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any spesific reason u want to keep verv old xpax prepaid plan ?
Why not switch to ONExox for long validity ? ONExox have long validity and no pay-per-use bill shock

Mee too. university of x + social plan for gps tracker. 150mb last for years

now looking for narrow-band LTE 4G gps tracker to be pair with unifi bebas never expire

G.day all,

    I have a celcom prepaid package long ago Xpax which could buy 2 years validity, I noticed celcom is arbitrarily deducted the money if detected there is internet data usage even 1kb will deduct 50sen, so far this month already deducted RM5, but I already block all internet data usage for simcard celcom, and also block and set the limit for celcom simcard is 0 kb, but again the celcom still deducted money arbitrarily.

  I have contacted celcom helpdesk, they said celcom detected data usage and deducted the money, and they said this is because the old xpax package didn't have basic internet, celcom suggest to convert to new xpax plan with basic internet (but can not buy 2 years validity which is a must for me, cause this celcom simcard is for my aunt to use, she seldom call, and just receive call and with 2 years validity.),  I asked celcom helpdesk to block all the internet data usage for this simcard, celcom helpdesk said they cant block

  Anyone encounter such a problem? How to solve this. Thank you for all the replies.

Happen to may of use with old xpax with 2 years validity. Connect to 3G only. They consider every new connection to 4G as data usage. Trick for you to migrate perhaps.

Just reload RM5 and let it be 0. Line still okay.