My aim is validity ie I want the line to last as long as possible, so I usually top up RM60 or RM100 at a time. I used to get the good ones on the Red plan (RM6 bonus with RM60 top up, RM5 bonus with RM30 top up)

I switched to Hotlink unlimited and now I get the really bad ones... RM2 bonus with RM20 top up which doesn't help with validity.

I'm guessing Maxis is getting stingy, not enough competition maybe

As someone mentioned, you can't use data during the grace period. You can receive calls and SMS
Also the 1GB per day is ending soon (30 April?)
Isn't the minimum topup amount RM5?

If you actually need lots of data, Hotlink's unlimited has been pretty good for me except in Cyberjaya. I've been on the 6Mbit plan + hotspot for the past month or so and the data is stable, and 6Mbit is surprisingly usable even in tethered/hotspot mode to my laptop

Ya agreed. I did a test, full 5 bar at around noon July 4th

1. without any subscriptions and only the 1GB data available
- fast.com will give me around 64kbps
- speedtest didn't even connect
- whatsapp was noticeably slow
- bbc/star other websites load a bit slowly but usable


2. with 3mbps subscription
- fast.com gives me 3.5Mbps
- speedtest immediately gives 20-30Mbps
- whatsapp is much better
- can't tell much with bbc/star other websites. Maybe they're already amp optimized so the slower 64mbps didn't matter?

I suspect Maxis is throttling the speed on those without a subscription and using the 1GB free data to certain websites but not enough data (or patience) to really confirm.

I wonder why I'm still so loyal to Maxis...