It’s not hypothetical, it is running band 20. Check out the report in the mentioned link or just browse the Yes 4G thread.

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https://www.malaysiainternet.my/2019/11/ytl-yes4g-800mhz/

YTL Yes had a BN-government contract to connect 10,000 schools with 4G LTE. Likely, Band 20 = 800MHz was trialed for this purpose.

If so, trials for schools do not necessarily mean commercial deployment by YTL Yes for non-school use. What YTL Yes is doing may be illegal. Hence, its trials on 4G LTE Band 20 for commercial use, ie for non-school use, may be temporary = may cease at any time.

https://www.lowyat.net/2019/189129/yes-4g-c...y-for-new-isps/ - Yes 4G Claims MoE Has No Budget For School’s Internet, Yet Still Choose To Pay For New ISPs - Chief Chapree - July 3, 2019
https://www.lowyat.net/2019/189353/moe-clai...only-till-sept/ - MoE Claims It Didn’t Breach Any Obligations; Allows Yes 4G To Use Towers In Schools Only Till September - Chief Chapree - July 5, 2019

https://twentytwo13.my/issues/ytl-comms-to-...s-till-sept-30/ - by Haresh Deol, July 5, 201, 10:35 pm -
YTL Comms to use base stations at schools till Sept 30
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This post has been edited by lurkingaround: Jan 26 2020, 06:26 PM

Ooh..
No wonder I saw YTL lobbying for more allocation..
Even mentioned that Celcom/Digi merger would result 1 company holding "big pie" of the spectrum allocation...

Want to ask if any of you got same situation. My phone was suddenly added to Gamelord subscription with my RM3 phone credits deducted. I don't subscribe to anything via phone and it appear to join these you need to apply via sms. If there any way to get my credits refund?

One thing. The Gamelord subscription is open to all Umobile users. This is clearly a mistake.

This post has been edited by nazrul90: Jan 27 2020, 09:16 PM

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This kind of RM3.00 to RM6.00 SMS scams seem to be perpetrated by some of the celcos themselves as their side income. Victims may need to report and complain to MCMC to get refund. ....... https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4622020/+20#bottom - MAXIS SCAM ALERT. SMS short code subscription., RM3. You have subscribed to ...

For the past 1 year as a postpaid UMobile GX50 subscriber, I have not received such SMS scams that seem to only auto-debit RM3.00 to RM6.00 from prepaid account credits.
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You need to call U Mobile Customer Service, inform them you never subscribed to the service, and ask for refund.

Wah like this also have..
More like Telco doing "dirty work"... Getting side income...
Report to UM & get your $$ back asap...

>Dude open an MCMC report asap request a refund and attach the picture
>They will say ohh we will refund after X days and the nothing then call again same thing in support line (I had experience that personally)
>It's ur RM3 they can't just take it. Realistically that means steal

This post has been edited by Agsx: Jan 28 2020, 10:30 AM

Worst of UM prepaid users does not similar like Hotlink has E-Statement which able to trace each month.
You need to trace one by one for the scam sms.

Same goes for DiGi too..

FYI:

https://www.mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/Gen...I_Annex-B_1.PDF - Aug 30 2019

UMobile had been allocated only 4G LTE Band 7 = 2600MHz in pre-2016. In 2016, UMobile was allocated 4G LTE Band 8 = 900MHz and Band 1 = 1800MHz also.
....... So, UMobile 4G LTE network coverage and service should be improving since 2016.

Afaik, 2600MHz = cell tower has a range of only up to 1.5 miles but top speed is 300Mbps and easily blocked by walls;
............900MHz = cell tower has a range of up to 3 miles, not easily blocked by walls but top speed is only 75Mbps.
.... 2600MHz is better deployed in city areas and 900MHz is better deployed in non-city/rural areas.

YTL Yes and TM Webe/Unifi Mobile were late entrants to 4G LTE(at around 2014) and were allocated the reserved Band 38 = 2600MHz, Band 40 = 2300MHz and Band 5/20 = 850MHz/800MHz.
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This post has been edited by lurkingaround: Jan 28 2020, 07:12 PM

Interesting information 👍
So now it's seems like government is like "spreading" the spectrum allocation to more Telco.. give same level playing field 💪

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UMobile does not use Band 20 = 800MHz. Only YES uses Band 20. Khuan0813's problem is likely due to the following: ...

Eg the Oppo A5 2020 and A9 2020 do not support LTE Band 7 = 2600MHz, the main 4G LTE frequency used by UMobile. ....... https://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/6507521b
https://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/dd36521a

So, we need to check the specifications of phones to be celco-compatible before buying them or before subscribing to celco.
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This post has been edited by lurkingaround: Jan 29 2020, 11:56 AM

U mobile thread become war thread

I am sorry for the misleading information given here since I am not a pro.

U Mobile does not use 4G band 20.

Before buying the phone, that was on December 2019, I have checked the phone specifications many times from oppo Malaysia official website : oppo.com.my and vivo Malaysia official website : vivo.com.my.

That time, the phones that I wanted to buy both support 4G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 40 and 41 as stated on their official website.

But just now I go to view the oppo, they have changed to 4G band 1, 5, 8, 38, 40 and 41.

And vivo has not changed, still maintain the same.

Anyway thank you for helping me to find the answer.

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You are welcome.
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It's helpful to all of us when we discuss and clarify things, ie not make it into a war of words.

Including myself being guilty, I have come across needless complaints against celcos' network service from some users who are not well-informed about the technologies and policies used by celcos and smartphone-cos, similarly for telcos and computer technologies(= complaints about poor Fiber Internet service, malware, ransomware, privacy intrusion, etc).
....... Eg I just found out that I can also pay my postpaid GX50 bill via ATM's Jompay by using my account information from my monthly e-Bill.

Good day.
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This post has been edited by lurkingaround: Jan 29 2020, 03:28 PM

Wow, when I’ve complained to umobile About poor speeds/ poor 4G coverage, they admitted about congestion and they would do some optimization from time to time and a new base station would take like 3 months

One thing that sketches me out is that they got the wrong address(wrong street name)

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Users should check 4G/3G network coverage before subscribing. ....... Eg ...
https://www.nperf.com/en/map/MY/1735161.Kua...-Mobile/signal/

Users can even fully test a celco-network coverage and speed by buying its cheap prepaid Starter-pack. With no-contract phone plans, subscribers can always port-out if not satisfied.
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i'm in kg melayu subang, noticed one thing new starting from early jan, umobile's lte band 7 is no more used in my area. the main band is now band 1 and band 3. i mean umobile's band 7 is not available at all, disappeared like it's switched off completely. i'm using network signal guru to lock to specific bands to test. can anyone test your area too?

edit: i don't have a screenshot of how it was before, but i'm 100% there was band 7 coverage in my area, and it was the main one. now it's gone, not sure if this is permanent or temporary.

This post has been edited by syukrilajin: Jan 29 2020, 09:25 PM


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Mobile

Seems, UMobile is transitioning to 4G LTE Band 1 = 1800MHz and Band 3 = 2100MHz from Band 7 = 2600MHz. Maybe because of less frequency interference from other celcos, the lower frequencies give better range/coverage per cell tower and have better wall penetration, even though slightly lesser speed.
....... Seems "Band 8" = 900MHz is only 3G/HSPA+ for backup(eg in case area has no 4G coverage) = top speed 7.2Mbps.

I have just experimented setting my mobile network to only WCDMA/GSM or 3G/HSPA+(= 900MHz), ie no 4G LTE, and I can still get HD/720p/1.6Mbps streaming on Youtube and 5Mbps when downloading apps on the GX50 phone plan. 3G signal reception on my Android device is better than 4G LTE, ie 900MHz is better than 2600MHz in terms of signal range and wall penetration.
....... Of course, if the subscribers can use speed of at least 7Mbps, they should stick to 4G LTE.
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This post has been edited by lurkingaround: Jan 30 2020, 06:25 PM